“Hey Big Mama,” a homeless man quietly said last week on a brisk Thanksgiving morning in MacArthur Park in Los Angeles. He then joined the line to wait for food served by LA on Cloud9 (LAC9) volunteers. “Hey Baby,” she replied, as Big Mama continued greeting folks. Behind her hundreds of volunteers set up buffet trays to be filled with a holiday feast big enough to feed an estimated 600 homeless and needy families, as others arranged clothes, vitamins, and a diverse variety of other donated goods. Among the well-coordinated frenzy were California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) alumni Gerardo “Jerry” Arredondo, his wife, Grissel Chavez, and Omar Merino, who serve on the ... Read More
Alumni
Fall Alumni Reception reaches out to Toros in the O.C.
To reconnect with alumni who live in Orange County, California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) hosted its Fall Alumni Reception on Nov. 4 at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana. Joining CSUDH President Willie J. Hagan and university staff members, approximately 50 alumni reminisced about college, enjoyed good food and drink, and toured the museum during a docent-guided tour of three exhibits: “The Red that Colored the World,” “Spirits and Headhunters: Art of the Pacific Islands,” and “Ancient Arts of China: A 5000 Year Legacy.” A college degree is like a fine wine. It will either age or spoil as time goes by. -President Hagan “A college degree is like a fine wine. It will ... Read More
Alumnus Charles Snyder teaches in Spain in cultural immersion program
Charles Snyder, a two-time California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) alumnus, is hoping to enjoy the “fiestas and everything Spain has to offer” during his nine months in the European country as a teacher in the North American Language and Culture Assistants Program. Snyder ('09, B.A., theatre arts; '11, M.A., negotiation, conflict resolution, and peacebuilding) arrived in the town of Torre Pacheco in Murcia, Spain, in late September to teach English to 6- to 11-year old children. As a writer and poet who recently was a summer fellow at the VONA Voices writing workshop for writers of color, he also hopes to teach poetry and other types of writing in the cultural immersion ... Read More
‘The Simpsons’ co-producer Dominique Braud shares her work, and offers a little ‘sound’ advice for students
Dominique Braud sits in the back of a sound studio at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City as the iconic voices of Bart Simpson and Sideshow Bob blare through the speakers. The same line is repeated several times as they become more in sync with the animation projected on a wall-sized monitor in front of the audio crew. A post-production co-producer on “The Simpsons,” Braud and her team are working on this year's Halloween special to get the audio “mix” just right. “Each episode goes through several rewrites throughout the process," says Braud. "They record it, then six weeks later it gets a pencil test," which is a live-action sketch of the animation. "They'll say, 'That doesn't ... Read More
CSUDH welcomes future Class of 2019 during Freshman Convocation
California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) alumna and 2012 Olympic gold medalist Carmelita Jeter helped the university welcome the incoming Class of 2015 at the second annual Freshman Convocation on Sept. 21. Jeter, President Willie J. Hagan and the university's top leaders marched in the StubHub Center tennis stadium–where CSUDH commencement ceremonies takes place–in full regalia, so the future Class of 2019 could visualize what graduation would be like. The approximately 1,000 freshmen in attendance were given a pep talk from each of the speakers that was filled with such sound advice as the importance of academic flexibility, and the willingness to not “go it ... Read More
