Since 1992, California State University, Dominguez Hills' Center for Mediated Instruction and Distance Learning has been at the forefront of providing video courses to the university's distant learners. This semester it continued that trend by offering live streaming on YouTube of the nine courses it is offering this spring. In December 2013 YouTube opened up live streaming capabilities to all users of the popular video-sharing site, and with it, the CSUDHTV YouTube channel opted to take advantage of that new services, said Warren Ashley, director of Mediated Instruction and Distance Learning. "We are not the only university that is allowed to stream programming live on YouTube, but we ... Read More
College of Extended and International Education
Student Kris Hale on Her Time in Thailand
Kris Hale is currently doing a summer study abroad in Thailand, which was coordinated through the university's International Education Center. She provides her thoughts on her trip so far: When I made the decision to travel abroad I made two promises to myself: 1) I would have an open heart and an open mind. 2) I would leave "America" in America and accept that I was not at home and learn to appreciate, accept, and cope with the differences in culture. I feel as though those two things have made this trip amazing. I also meditated and prayed for opportunities to grow as an individual, and Thailand has provided a number of those. Being one of very few Blacks in Thailand and fewer ... Read More
OLLI Summer Program Provides Enrichment
Members of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at California State University, Dominguez Hills had a busy week of special events recently as part of its summer program that runs through August. In commemoration of Juneteenth marking the end of slavery, OLLI's seniors–the institute is open to those 50 and older interested in continued educational enrichment–gathered on June 19 for an afternoon of history, traditional food, and song. Then on Friday, June 22, they had the opportunity to get properly fitted to their cars and learned a few driver safety tips during Car Fit, a demonstration put on by the American Society for Aging, the American Automobile Association (AAA), and the ... Read More
Justelle Cain: An African American’s Experience in Africa
The signs had been there for several years that Justelle Cain would go to Africa one day. They were subtle at first: a conversation about a friend's trip to Morocco that piqued Cain's interest in the continent that, at the time, wasn't even on her radar; then a cultural pluralism course on African and American culture that made her think more about her own African heritage. It all came to a head, though, for the senior psychology major last spring – and now, a year later, she's talking about her experiences studying abroad in Ghana over the fall 2011 semester. She will give a talk “An African American in Africa” (postponed from last week) on Monday, Feb. 27, from 1 to 2 p.m. in meeting ... Read More
SEED Scholars Welcomed to CSU Dominguez Hills
The first cohort of awardees of the Scholarships for Education and Economic Development (SEED) have arrived for a six-month course of study at California State University, Dominguez Hills. The SEED Scholars, who are from Central America and the Dominican Republic, will examine vector-borne disease control in an exclusive program taught by university faculty and staff, as well as Los Angeles County health professionals. The group was welcomed to the university at a reception in January attended by the Honorable Jose Alberto Acevedo Vogl, consulate general of Nicaragua, Mildred García, president of CSU Dominguez Hills, Margaret Gordon, dean of the College of Extended & International ... Read More
