In partnership with the California State University Office of the Chancellor, California State University, Dominguez Hills hosted the first in a series of United States Department of Education (DOE) public hearings on President Barack Obama's College Affordability Initiative on Nov. 6. The university was one of four higher education institutions in the U.S. selected to host this hearing, which sought feedback from the public on the various components of the president's higher education plan, including how to develop and implement the new college ratings system. “I believe that this campus is an appropriate venue for such a hearing, given our long history of access, affordability, and ... Read More
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Michele Bury: Drawing on Experience to Inspire Design Students
Graphic design constantly and creatively innovates, adapts, evolves, and progresses. So, too, does Michele Bury, past chair and professor of art and design at California State University, Dominguez Hills. And the beauty of it is her influence can be seen in the works created by the university's art and design students. Traditionally, the works of students are displayed during the Annual Student Art and Design Exhibitions held in the University Art Gallery. Drawing on her early career experience working internationally as a graphic designer–in Paris she designed for clients including the Chateau de Versailles Museum and for one of London's top agencies, Roundel Design Group–the Berkeley ... Read More
STEM Advantage Helps Computer Tech Majors Break Stereotypes
Joyce Rockhold and Erica Tinsley aren't your stereotypical math or science geeks. They are women, for one. They are also African American. However, being both could be to their advantage: Women and minorities–particularly African American and Latinos–are viewed as the key to addressing the nation's workforce needs in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) professions and ensuring the United States remains a global leader into the future. It's already proving advantageous for Rockhold and Tinsley. The two computer technology majors with an emphasis in homeland security are among 12 computer science or computer technology students–six women and six men–selected ... Read More
Theodore Byrne: Assistant Professor Receives U.S. Meritorious Service Medal
For his outstanding service in the U.S. military, Theodore Byrne, assistant professor of public administration, has been awarded the United States Meritorious Service Medal. The medal specifically recognizes Byrne, a lieutenant colonel, for his service in the Judge Advocate General Corps (JAG) for the Army Reserve Medical Command's Central Medical Area Readiness Support Group at Fort Sheridan, Ill. In his role as an Army Reserve judge advocate general, Byrne provides advice on a wide range of legal topics to members of the command, from the Uniform Code of Military Justice to federal personnel law, disciplinary matters, human rights, ethics, and law of war. He also plays a leadership ... Read More
Second-Generation Toro Follows Family Tradition of Military Service
Petite and self-described as girlish, Kimberly Walker says few of her classmates at California State University, Dominguez Hills know she's in the military. While that might be the case, soon, lawmakers and visitors to the State Capitol in Sacramento will be made aware of her service. The senior majoring in business with a concentration in accounting is among 10 veteran or active service students, alumni, faculty and staff of CSU campuses chosen by the CSU Office of the Chancellor to have their images and stories showcased in a display in the State Capitol during the week of Veterans Day (Nov. 11). The banners will line the Capitol halls as part of a celebration of veterans and the CSU's ... Read More