(Carson, CA) The California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) University Art Gallery has been awarded $180,000 by the Getty Foundation for support of Brackish Water Los Angeles, co-directed by gallery director and co-curator Aandrea Stang and co-curator Debra Scacco.This art and research project is part of the Getty Foundation's PST ART: Art & Science Collide initiative and will culminate in a public-facing exhibition at the gallery next year, alongside a robust slate of programming, off-site activations, and a catalog. “We are very excited that CSUDH is participating in the PST ART initiative for the first time,” Stang said. “It is meaningful to ... Read More
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LA Opera Presents Free Live Simulcast of Verdi’s Otello on May 13
Source: LA Opera High-definition broadcast will be transmitted free of charge, live from the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, to audiences at California State University, Dominguez Hills and at the Santa Monica Pier (Los Angeles) April 11, 2023 – LA Opera will present a live simulcast of its opening night of Giuseppe Verdi's Otello for audiences at two outdoor locations. At 7:30pm on Saturday, May 13, 2023, LA Opera's production of the towering operatic masterpiece will be transmitted live in high-definition video from nine cameras at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion to large LED screens at California State University, Dominguez Hills and the Santa Monica Pier. The performance will ... Read More
NBC4: CSUDH Can Boast about Graduating 5 Current Mayors
Source: NBCLA (Video) In LA County there are several big name and world-class universities but there's only one university that can boast about graduating five sitting LA County mayors. "This school produces a lot of, you know, greatness," said Johnathan Kaufman, a Cal State University of Dominguez Hills student. From Dominguez Hills to city hall only Cal State Dominguez Hills in Carson can brag about graduating five siting LA County mayors. They are Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson, Compton Mayor Emma Sharif, Carson Mayor Lula Davis-Holmes, Hawthorne Mayor Alex Vargas, and LA's newest Mayor Karen Bass. "She grew up in our community, she grew up like we did, she went to ... Read More
Daily Breeze: Carson Celebrates 1st Graduates of Small Business Growth Academy
Source: Daily Breeze There is a powerful business incubator in the heart of Carson. Its mission is not to create the latest buzzy tech startup – but to elevate and empower locally owned businesses. So far, it seems, that mission is working. The first class of the Small Business Growth Academy recently graduated and are already encouraging the next cohort of participants to apply. The academy stems from a partnership between Carson and the Innovation Incubator at Cal State Dominguez Hills. The program is open to small businesses in Carson – those with 100 or fewer employees and/or revenue $20 million per year or less – and provides 10 weeks of workshops to help local companies ... Read More
CSUDH Receives $5.3 Million to Address Digital Divide in the South Bay
The CSUDH Workforce Integration Network (WIN) has been awarded $5.3 million through the National Telecommunication and Information Administration's Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program (CMC). The funds will support “Closing the Digital Divide with CSUDH-WIN,” an innovative outreach effort which connects CSUDH students with partnering organizations to provide training, equipment, and technology resources to members of the community. CSUDH is one of only 19 institutions awarded CMC grants to date, and one of only three in Southern California. CSUDH-WIN is designed to address digital inequities, such as access to laptops, Internet, skills training, and technical support. The ... Read More