With Earth Day just around the corner, California State University, Dominguez Hills students, faculty and staff are showing their commitment to the environment in a variety of ways this year. Below are a listing of activities of which Dateline was made aware. Carson Tree Planting More than 60 students, faculty and staff got an early start to Earth Day by helping add a little more green to the City of Carson during a tree planting event in celebration of Earth Day and Arbor Day (April 26) that took place Saturday, April 13. Sponsored by Shell in partnership with the city and the Los Angeles Conservation Corps, the event planted 104 trees in city parks and neighborhood street ... Read More
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Janet Andrade: Leading the Way Toward Science Education Earns Alumna Accolades
On the heels of receiving four pink slips in as many years, California State University, Dominguez Hills alumna Janet Andrade was recently named the 2012-2013 Project Lead The Way (PLTW) California Teacher of the Year for her ability to engage students at Bud Carson Middle School in Hawthorne in progressively advanced hands-on engineering activities. The award was presented during the 2nd Annual Statewide PLTW Conference held in Sacramento in February. “I was shocked when they announced my name. It was very unexpected,” recalled Andrade (Class of '03, B.A. public administration; '07, teaching credential, multiple subject; '11, M.A., education curriculum and instruction), who is only ... Read More
Africana Studies Students and Faculty Carry on Tradition at National Conference
Students and faculty members from the Department of Africana Studies at California State University, Dominguez Hills presented their research through a variety of forums and served on panels during the 37th Annual National Council of Black Studies (NCBS) national conference held in Indianapolis, Indiana, in March–a custom that began as part of the legacy of the late William A. Little, the founding Africana studies chair and former NCBS president. “The annual practice of preparing students for the conference has proven effective in the development of their research, writing, and presentation skills,” said lecturer of Africana studies Keith Claybrook. “Furthermore, the students have the ... Read More
Alumni Get to Work at Spring Career Fair where People Skills Reign
Representatives from more than 60 companies from various industries accepted résumés from job seekers and provided information about internships, and part- and full-time career positions at the California State University, Dominguez Hills Spring Job and Internship Fair held on March 20, in the Loker Student Union Ballroom. Many of the representatives talking to students and taking their résumés shared something in common with them–their alma mater. One unique aspect of the job fair was the large number of alumni now gainfully employed who returned to campus searching for a few more professionally-minded Toros to add as colleagues. While attending the university, alumnus Scott Banks ... Read More
Education is a Universal Theme for NBC Human Resource Manager
One might think that someone encountering the likes of Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, *NSync, The Rock, and Angelina Jolie during stints at Motown Records, Jive Records, and NBCUniversal would be star struck. But it was a bunch of teenagers that struck a chord with California State University, Dominguez Hills alumna Lisa Collins (Class of '06, B.A., interdisciplinary studies). While working as a staffing and recruitment manager nearly 10 years ago at Hot Topic, a mall- and web-based apparel retail store, Collins participated in one of the company's outreach events geared toward providing high school students with real-world business insights and extolling the benefits of earning a college ... Read More
