Ryan Bowles Eagle doesn't just research and teach media activism—she considers teaching as a form of activism, as well. “The activism that I get to do is through my teaching, through what I can do to build up our students, who have so much to contribute, whose voices are so important and needed in media,” she says. Bowles Eagle, an assistant professor of communications at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), and program director of the Film, Television, and Media (FTVM) program, wants her students to use what they learn in her courses to help change the media landscape. “I see our students as having the potential to be change-makers in media storytelling,” she says. ... Read More
Digital Media Arts
Campus Community Comes Together to Elevate Student Researchers
Nearly three dozen students received top honors for their scholarly research and creative activity during California State University, Dominguez Hills’ (CSUDH) 15th Annual Student Research Day (SRD) competition on Feb. 12 and 13. Since 2005, the highly anticipated showcase of comprehensive faculty mentorship and student achievement has brought together the campus community, and an enthusiastic group of volunteers. This year, 110 faculty mentors guided the nearly 400 students who delivered oral and poster presentations during SRD, while 96 judges evaluated the students’ research in a wide range of academic disciplines, from history to health, business to biology, Chicana/o studies ... Read More
2019 Economic Forecast Shows Slowing yet Stable Economy in the South Bay
After years of solid economic growth, the South Bay’s local economy will experience some slowing in 2020, but will remain stable due in part to the federal government’s high level of defense spending in the region. Such was one of the many economic projections presented in the 2019 South Bay Economic Forecast and Industry Outlook, which California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) released on Oct. 29 as part of the fifth annual South Bay Economic Forecast conference hosted on campus. Approximately 200 guests representing cities and businesses throughout the region attended. CSUDH developed the report and the conference to provide a focused look at the current state of the ... Read More
University Art Gallery Exhibits ‘Legend and Legacy: José Guadalupe Posada and Contemporary Latinx Art’
(Carson, CA) – “Legend and Legacy: José Guadalupe Posada and Contemporary Latinx Art,” a multimedia exhibition tracing the influence of Mexican illustrator José Guadalupe Posada on contemporary Latinx artists, will run Oct. 7–Dec. 13, Monday–Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and by appointment at the University Art Gallery at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH). The public opening reception for the exhibition takes place Saturday, Oct. 5 from 3 to 6 p.m. The exhibit is FREE and open to the public. Known for his animated skeleton figures—or calaveras—used in annual Day of the Dead observances, Posada chronicled and satirized his society in street art that appealed to the ... Read More
CSUDH Alumni Honored During CSU Media Arts Festival
On their home turf, four proud Toro alumni were honored for their video production prowess during the 2017 CSU Media Arts Festival (MAF), which took place on Nov. 4 at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) for the first time in the festival’s 27-year history. The MAF was hosted by CSUDH’s College of Arts and Humanities and the Digital Media Arts Department. Hosted at a different California State University (CSU) campus each year, the MAF provides talented students studying film, broadcasting, video, screenwriting, and new media from throughout the 23-campus CSU system the opportunity to showcase their work for their peers, faculty, and industry professionals, while ... Read More
