As something she and her mom used to do for fun, Nicole Leonard would often spend weekends spontaneously dropping in on real estate open houses in and near Torrance, where she was born and still calls home. Leonard developed such an interest in residential real estate that it became her career aspiration to become a licensed real estate broker. As a means to that end, she enrolled at Marymount College (now Marymount California University) in Rancho Palos Verdes and in spring 2012 earned an associate's degree in business with a concentration in accounting. By the time she transferred to California State University, Dominguez Hills in fall 2012, something had caught the senior ... Read More
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CSUDH Students Present Research at Prestigious Health Science Conferences
Eleven seniors majoring in health sciences at California State University, Dominguez Hills presented details of their research at two high-level conferences during the fall semester. Three seniors presented at the Annual American Public Health Association (APHA) meeting held in Boston in November. With more than 10,000 attendees, most of which are professionals in the field or graduate students working toward public health related degrees, APHA is a large and prestigious international professional conference where public health professionals and students gather to share their latest efforts in research, education, and intervention work. Spencer Nelson (community health ... Read More
CBAPP Faculty Leads Management Education Development Program in Ethiopia
In some respects, when companies from countries outside of Africa open businesses in Ethiopia, it's an economic opportunity for the developing nation. In other respects, such imported enterprises introduce a host of challenges, something Jim Katzenstein, a full-time lecturer of management at California State University, Dominguez Hills, aims to remedy. Foreign-owned businesses in Ethiopia often also become foreign-run businesses due to a dearth of trained Ethiopians who can step into managerial positions, according to Katzenstein. He points to an article, “African Management Initiative: catalyzing management development in Africa,” published by the African Management Initiative that ... Read More
Ellen Junn Named New Provost, Vice President for Academic Affairs
Following a national search, Willie J. Hagan, president of California State University, Dominguez Hills, has appointed Ellen Junn as provost and vice president for academic affairs effective Jan. 21, 2014. Twenty-seven of Junn's 30 years of experience in higher education have been within the CSU, most recently as provost and vice president for academic affairs at San José State University (SJSU). Her many accomplishments at SJSU include a refocusing of the campus' graduation rate initiative, the creation of a new undergraduate research initiative, the inception of the university's academic plan through 2017, the establishment of departmental grants designed to improve student success, ... Read More
Archives Department Receives Upton Sinclair Collection
Reposted from the Archives and Special Collections blog. The Archives and Special Collections Department in the Library at CSU Dominguez Hills has received a generous donation of a collection relating to author Upton Sinclair (1878-1968). One of the most prolific authors of the 20th century, Sinclair saw “The Jungle,” his muckraking novel exposing the meat packing industry, lead directly to food and drug reforms following its sensational reception in 1906. “The Jungle" is still taught in classes all over the world. John Ahouse, a Sinclair bibliographer, scholar, collector and enthusiast has donated at least 320 books (consisting of multiple editions of nearly every Sinclair title), ... Read More