California State University, Dominguez Hills is proud to announce the unveiling of a third painting in a series that commemorates the university's 50th anniversary. “E Pluribus Unum” was created by South Bay artist Hatsuko Mary Higuchi and will be presented to the campus and local community at a reception at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 12, in the University Library. The evening will include a reading and book signing by Dr. Don Hata, emeritus professor of history, of the fourth edition of “Japanese Americans and World War II: Mass Removal, Imprisonment, and Redress,” which he wrote with his late wife, Dr. Nadine Ishitani Hata, in 1974. Higuchi says that she created “E Pluribus Unum” to ... Read More
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Library South Wing Receives Construction and Architectural Design Awards
This month, the new Library South wing of the Leo F. Cain University Library was honored with a 2011 Project Achievement Award by the Southern California chapter of the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA). The facility, which was recognized in the “$51-$100 Million Building/New Construction” category, was among 16 institutional and industry projects that were recognized. “Throughout the entire construction phase, O'Connor Construction Management's team was highly professional, easy to work with, and kept the project on track despite several challenges,” says Adele Vanarsdale, construction manager at CSU Dominguez Hills. “This project was interrupted by the state ... Read More
Africana Studies Students and Faculty Present at National Black Studies Conference
Faculty and students from the Department of Africana Studies at California State University, Dominguez Hills attended the 35th Annual National Council for Black Studies (NCBS) Conference held in Cincinnati, Ohio, in March. Through a variety of forums and presentations, the conference provided opportunities to exchange ideas, network and learn the latest scholarship in the field. For undergraduate students from CSU Dominguez Hills, the NCBS conference afforded an opportunity to do graduate-level research on major issues in the African and African Diasporic communities and present it to a world-class audience of peers and academics. Ricco Garrett (senior, Africana studies), presented ... Read More
Keynote Speakers for Commencement 2011 Announced
California State University, Dominguez Hills is pleased to announce the four distinguished individuals who will serve as keynote speakers during the university's college-based commencement ceremonies scheduled for Friday, May 20, at the Home Depot Center Tennis Stadium on campus. The four speakers and the college-based ceremonies where they will be give the keynote are as follows: Dr. John Tracy, Boeing vice president and chief technology officer College of Professional Studies, 8 a.m. Dr. Wanda Austin, Aerospace Corporation president and CEO College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences College of Extended and International Education, 11:30 a.m. Judge Scott Gordon, Los Angeles County ... Read More
Meeting of National Stakeholders for Latino Success Held at CSU Dominguez Hills
A forum hosted by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) was held in the fifth floor gallery of the University Library's South Wing on April 8. Panel discussions featured stakeholders from the academic and policymaking arenas. Dr. Irene Vasquez, chair of the Academic Senate, welcomed the attendees to the university on behalf of President Mildred García and pointed out the significance of hosting CHCI's meeting at Dominguez Hills. “CSU Dominguez Hills educates a large percentage of Latino and African American students in the CSU system,” said Vasquez. “In 2010, 41 percent of the student population was Latino. And [it] is the only state university in the system, and perhaps in the ... Read More