Leticia Barajas (M.P.A. '00) was named vice president of academic affairs and workforce development at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College. Over the past year, she has served as the acting vice president and has worked to enhance the reputation of the college through the development of industry partnerships, cutting-edge academic programs, and numerous grant awards. Rick Fernandez (B.A. '83) has written a book, An Uncharted Desert Isle, for mentally disable persons and the people who care for them. A collection of memoirs of Fernandez's own struggles and triumphs after suffering a massive head injury from a car accident at age 18, the book serves as a roadmap to overcoming great odds and ... Read More
Alumni
Women’s Business Conference Enlightens and Empowers
Approximately 1,000 women (and a few brave men) from throughout much of Southern California–who already are or are interested in becoming small business owners–gathered at the 2012 Connecting Women to Power Business Conference held at California State University, Dominguez Hills on June 14. The large crowd was treated to rousing keynote and welcome speeches laced together by master of ceremonies and HOT 92.3 FM radio personality Josefa Salinas, who made a generous offer to help any woman in the audience to promote their business on air. Among those that Salinas introduced was the husband-and-wife team of alumnus and chairman of the California State Board of Equalization (BOE) ... Read More
University Hosts State Department Delegation of African Women Entrepreneurs
The California African American Political and Economic Institute (CAAPEI) at California State University, Dominguez Hills and the University Library hosted a breakfast on Tuesday, June 12, for 15 African businesswomen visiting the United States as part of the U.S. Department of State's African Women's Entrepreneurship Program (AWEP). Hailing from 10 African countries, the women entrepreneurs have businesses in the garment and fashion industries in their respective countries and are traveling throughout the U.S. to network and learn best practices from industry professionals here, as well as meet with government, business and education leaders to gain insight on how to navigate the ... Read More
Three-year Grant Awarded to Sociology Professor for HIV/AIDS Related Study
Matt Mutchler, associate professor of sociology and director of the Urban Community Research Center (UCRC) at California State University, Dominguez Hills, has been awarded a nearly $400,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to conduct a three-year groundbreaking study exploring how young gay and bi-sexual black men talk about sexual health with their friends. A collaboration with the Department of Sociology at CSU Dominguez Hills, AIDS Alabama, AIDS Project Los Angeles (where Mutchler directs community-based research), and the University of Alabama, the study aims to better understand how sex talk may influence safer sexual ... Read More
Ludivina Vasquez: A Better State of Mind
Ludivina Vasquez, 20, finished strong at California State University, Dominguez Hills, graduating on May 18 with a Bachelor of Art in psychology from the College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences. Vasquez started out as an average student, but reached her stride toward the end of her sophomore year. That's when she discovered research-- or when chair and professor of psychology Mark Carrier discovered her. Because she was actively participating and excelling in his critical thinking course (PSY 110), Carrier asked her to participate in the George Marsh Applied Cognition Laboratory, which he directs along with fellow psychology professor Larry Rosen and conduct her own independent ... Read More
