The “Excellence in Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Award” acknowledges that research, scholarship and creative activities that are essential components of the mission of CSUDH, and recognizes a professor's professional activities that provide intellectual stimulation and motivation for student learning. Nancy Deng has participated in ingenious research and projects at California State University, Dominguez Hills. She promotes undergraduate student research as a faculty mentor, judge and Student Research Day session chair, and incorporates the latest business analytics research regarding the job market in her curriculum and programs. Deng also applies the latest research to her ... Read More
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DACA Student Aimee Vaquera Welcomes Undocumented and Other Students with Support
When Adriana (Aimee) Vaquera asked her parents to go on a senior trip to Europe while in high school, they said no, “You won't be able to come back.” “That's when they told me I was not a U.S. citizen. I was a little bit shocked, but not that surprised because in middle school there was a school trip across the state, and my parents wouldn't let me go on that trip either, telling me that they were just worried that something might happen to me,” said Vaquera, a California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) criminal justice major. “Even in high school I didn't fully understand because you grow up feeling that you're just like everybody else. But when I wanted to work and go to ... Read More
Religious Violence Expert Mark Juergensmeyer to Begin CSU Dominguez Hills’ Semester-Long Speaker Series ‘Tolerance and Violence in the Mind of God’
“Tolerance and Violence in the Mind of God,” California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) semester-long speaker series exploring the connection between religion and violence, solidarity, peacebuilding, and combating terrorism, kicks off Feb. 7 with professor and author Mark Juergensmeyer. Juergensmeyer is a professor of sociology and director of global and international studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. An expert in religious violence, conflict resolution and South Asian religion and politics, Juergensmeyer is the author of 22 books including, “Terror in the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence” (University of California Press, fourth edition ... Read More
CSU Dominguez Hills Presents LAEDC’s ‘Future Forums: Cyber Security’
Leaders in digital technology, education, business, and city governance gathered in El Segundo Dec. 14 for Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation's (LAEDC) Future Forums: Cyber Security to address society's increasing vulnerability to cyber threats. Cyber Security was the second of four LAEDC Future Forums being presented and sponsored by California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH). University President Willie J. Hagan serves on the LAEDC board and initiated the series as a way to engage thought leaders from key Los Angeles industries in in-depth discussions on the issues and opportunities facing their industries. The first in the series took place in September ... Read More
Daily Breeze: Tech, Aerospace, NFL Driving the South Bay Economy, Study Says
South Bay workers are better paid and more educated than workers overall in Los Angeles County, but they also suffer from a stifled housing market, according to a new review and forecast of local business trends. The second annual South Bay Economic Forecast and Industry Outlook report was released Thursday at a Cal State Dominguez Hills conference with local business and civic leaders. The study, commissioned by the university's Economics Institute, was compiled by Los Angeles-based Beacon Economics. The report found the region is economically stable, with steady growth, and is well-positioned for a boom with coming major developments such as the Los Angeles Rams stadium in Inglewood ... Read More