Five students from California State University, Dominguez Hills were chosen from colleges and universities nationwide to spend two weeks in June at the Emerging Minority Business Leaders Summer Institute (EMBL), which took place at West Liberty University in West Virginia. Business administration students Philippa Clarke, Chinedum (Austen) Ezenwa, Todd Ireland, Jorge Morales, and Gloria Talbot participated in a the U.S. Department of Commerce-sponsored program. Activities included lectures and workshops on leadership skills, self-management, minority-owned businesses, financial planning, and accessing capital. Todd Ireland, a recent graduate of the business administration program who ... Read More
College of Business Administration and Public Policy
David Reed: Business Alum’s Efforts Recognized by US Dept. of Commerce
David Reed (Class of ’94, B.S., international business), director of international sales for Amarr Garage Doors, traveled to Washington D.C. in May to accept the United States Department of Commerce Presidential E-Award being presented to Amarr for its growing export sales, which is seen as having a positive impact on jobs creation in the U.S. Reed develops and manages all tactical and strategic plans related to international operations for the company, which is based in Winston-Salem, N.C. “As a nation, we all have a lot of hard work ahead of us before we can claim victory in setting the US economy in right direction,” says Reed, who lives with his family in Houston, Tex. “It gives ... Read More
Todd Matsubara: Family History of Perseverance Propels New Graduate
Todd Matsubara (Class of ’11, B.S., business administration) is proof positive that one can go home again. After dropping out of California State University, Dominguez Hills in the early 1990s, he returned nearly two decades later to complete his degree. This past May, the 43-year-old graduated cum laude as a McNair Scholar and will begin the Transportation Science Graduate Program at University of California, Irvine this fall with the hopes of eventually earning a doctorate and entering a career in academia—possibly at his alma mater. Matsubara had a personal example to draw from in his journey to complete a college education. As the son and grandson of Japanese and Japanese ... Read More
Inaugural Peace Leadership Conference Will Teach Youth to Resolve Conflict
Undergraduate and graduate students in the Negotiation, Conflict Resolution, and Peacebuilding program at California State University, Dominguez Hills will put their skills to use by teaching area middle and high school students how to resolve conflict at the first Peace Leadership Conference on April 25 in the Loker Student Union. Charmaine Lang (Class of ’06, B.A., English/Public Administration), is an interdisciplinary studies major and NCRP graduate student and the event’s coordinator. She says that the first-ever event was inspired by the fact that “people would be surprised to learn how much conflict there is in primary education.” “Young people deal with conflict in their ... Read More
Political Science Students Win Top Honors at Model U.N.
The Model United Nations (MUN) class at California State University, Dominguez Hills won top honors at the regional Model United Nations Conference, held at Santa Barbara City College from March 31 to Apr. 2. This year 35 students from CSU Dominguez Hills represented 12 countries, including the United States, France, Turkmenistan, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. Hamoud Salhi, assistant professor of political science and adviser of the MUN class, led his students to distinguished honors at the conference, including those who were recognized as Best Delegates: Gregory Jacobs, Turkey, UN General Assembly; Gloria Lopez, United States, UN General Assembly; Keith Banks, Saudi Arabia, UN Economic and ... Read More
