California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) faculty and students who have been active in plans to turn a long-contaminated parcel of land in unincorporated Los Angeles County into a neighborhood park are celebrating. In November, Margaret Manning, lecturer in the Negotiation, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding Program, joined CSUDH students, local residents, neighborhood activists, and industry and civic leaders for a groundbreaking ceremony for Wishing Tree Park. The park will be built on land that for more than two decades has been under environmental supervision as an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Superfund Site. “Over here on the north side there were open pits ... Read More
Faculty
Faculty Highlights, November 2018
Our faculty members participate in conferences around the world, conduct groundbreaking research, and publish books and journal papers that contribute to their field and highlight their expertise. We feature those accomplishments and more in this section. College of Arts and Humanities Assistant Professor of Art Devon Tsuno created the fork design for the latest version of Cannondale’s SuperSix bicycle. Tsuno, a rider himself, worked on the design in collaboration with the Pasadena-based cycling brand Team Dream. College of Business Administration and Public Policy Orie Berezan, assistant professor of management and marketing, has co-edited the book “Marketing and Humanity – Discourses ... Read More
University Garners Delphi Award for Support of Non-Tenure-Track Faculty
For its success in connecting its support for non-tenure-track faculty to improved mental health counseling for students, California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) has been honored with the inaugural Delphi Award from the USC Rossier School of Education’s Pullias Center for Higher Education. Announced by the Pullias Center on Oct. 16, CSUDH will officially receive the Delphi Award and its $15,000 prize Jan. 24, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. One four year college/university and one two-year college receive this recognition each year. Harper College, a community college in Palatine, Illinois, has also been named a recipient of the award. The Delphi Award is an initiative of the ... Read More
Faculty Highlights: October 2018
Our faculty members participate in conferences around the world, conduct groundbreaking research, and publish books and journal papers that contribute to their field and highlight their expertise. We feature those accomplishments and more in this section. College of Arts and Humanities Gilah Yelin Hirsch, professor of art, will show her piece “Choice” in the “Visions of Elysium” exhibition at the Inland Empire Museum of Art. The exhibit’s opening is Nov. 11, 2 to 5 p.m., and it runs from Nov. 11 to Dec. 23, 2018. Hirsch will participate in an artist panel on Nov. 17. The works exhibited in "Visions of Elysium" are "rooted in personal desires and beliefs and realized through a number ... Read More
2018 Economic Forecast Shows Strong Economy and Stable Job Growth in the South Bay
As predicted during last year’s conference, California State University, Dominguez Hills’ (CSUDH) 2018-19 South Bay Economic Forecast showed that the economy remains strong, and though the region’s status of “full-employment” has resulted in slightly slower job growth in recent years, employment growth in 2017 overall increased to a more stable 1.4 percent. Titled “A Region in Transition: The Future is Here,” the fourth annual South Bay Economic Forecast and Industry Outlook conference took place at CSUDH on Oct. 25. Hosted by Frank Mottek, anchor for KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO, the economic forecast provided a wide-ranging, data-driven report on the current state of the South Bay, as well as ... Read More
