Since she arrived at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) in 2016, lecturer of environmental studies Jenney Hall has wasted little time developing new ways to teach students how to study and protect the environment, and how to grow nourishing crops for themselves and food insecure people. Hall quickly became well liked and respected among her students and colleagues in CSUDH's Interdisciplinary Studies Department (IDS) for her teaching of introductory and advanced courses in environmental studies, and for developing curriculum for face-to-face online and hybrid courses. In 2018, she brought agriculture to campus when she co-founded the Urban Farm to teach the health and ... Read More
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Virtual Graduation Celebration Honors Toro Class of 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic may have postponed commencement ceremonies for the Class of 2020, but California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) still found a way to celebrate its graduates with a week-long Virtual Graduation Celebration. Given the task of quickly creating a series of online and virtual events to celebrate Toro grads, several departments teamed up and got to work. The effort was led by the CSUDH Office of Ceremonies and Events, with staff from the Office of Student Life (OSL), communications, alumni, the Academic Affairs Division, and DHTV all pitching in. “None of us had ever done anything like this before,” says Marilyn McPoland, director of Ceremonies and ... Read More
Ryan Bowles Eagle Honored with the 2020 Lyle E. Gibson Distinguished Teacher Award
Ryan Bowles Eagle doesn't just research and teach media activism–she considers teaching as a form of activism, as well. “The activism that I get to do is through my teaching, through what I can do to build up our students, who have so much to contribute, whose voices are so important and needed in media,” she says. Bowles Eagle, an assistant professor of communications at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), and program director of the Film, Television, and Media (FTVM) program, wants her students to use what they learn in her courses to help change the media landscape. “I see our students as having the potential to be change-makers in media storytelling,” she says. ... Read More
Class of 2020 Shares Fond Memories, Aspirations, and Collective Apprehension
California State University, Dominguez Hills' Class of 2020 has a lot to offer. The students featured below are a small sample of the 4,633 graduates who will become the next generation of nurses, business professionals, researchers, artists, and leaders. Each graduate shared one of their favorite faculty mentors, a few memorable experiences since joining the Toro Nation, and some trepidation about an uncertain future. Sahara Vilchis, B.S., Anthropology/Biological Concentration, Minor in Geography Sahara Vilchis is a McNair Scholar who serves as president of the Anthropology Club, works on campus as a writing/content tutor in the Toro Learning and Testing Center, and is a volunteer in ... Read More
Department of Theatre and Dance Presents Spring Dance Concert ‘Translucent’
(Carson, CA) - California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) Department of Theatre and Dance will premiere the virtual spring dance concert “Translucent” on Friday, May 15 at 7 p.m., with direction from Amy Michele Allen, assistant professor of dance. Please RSVP at PerformingArts@csudh.edu to receive a digital invitation. “Translucent” is a visual showcase of choreography on film created by and featuring CSUDH dance students Rodrigo Bastidas Berropsi, Lesley Bautista, Kai Crowe, Miledid Delgado, Sian Greene, Brenae Howard, Eric Ixta, Hannah Mercado, Dixie Ramirez, Asia Santos, Heather Stell, and Angela Zambrano. Through the camera lens, each choreographer conveys a personal ... Read More
