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
Faculty
CSUDH Receives $4.5 Million to Provide STEM Programs for Compton Students
(Carson, CA) California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) has received a $4.5 million GEAR UP program grant from the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) to increase the number of low-income students in the Compton Unified School District (CUSD) who are prepared to enter and succeed in college. The seven-year GEAR UP grant will enable CSUDH faculty and staff to work with CUSD and other entities to create academic development programs and activities for a cohort of advanced underserved students starting in the 7th grade and through their graduation at Dominguez High School. The grant will also provide college scholarships for low-income students. “Every single time we compete for ... Read More
Faculty Highlights, September 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 Salim Faraji, professor of Africana Studies, presented the paper “The Ascendancy of the Kushite Kingdom of Kerma in the Post Middle Kingdom Era: Revisiting the Second Intermediate Period of Ancient Egypt” at the 14th Annual International Conference on Nubian Studies at the University of Paris-Sorbonne/Louvre Museum. Faraji also presented “Osirian Motifs in the Martyrdom of St. Peter of Alexandria” during the ... Read More
4th Annual South Bay Economic Forecast
(Carson, CA) From the applications and implications of blockchain to the future of personal mobility, California State University, Dominguez Hills’ (CSUDH) 2018-19 South Bay Economic Forecast conference on Oct. 25 will provide a look at innovative local businesses that are changing the way residents live, work, and play, and an analytical report of the current economic drivers in the region. WHEN & WHERE: The South Bay Economic Forecast will take place Thursday, Oct. 25, from 3 to 5:30 p.m. in the Loker Student Union ballroom on the CSUDH campus, located at 1000 E. Victoria Street, Carson, CA 90747. Click here for a campus map. RECEPTION: The conference will be immediately followed ... Read More
2018 Art and Design Faculty Exhibition Opens in University Art Gallery
(Carson, CA) “2018 Art and Design Faculty Exhibition,” featuring work by 12 members of the California State University, Dominguez Hills Art and Design Department, runs Sept. 17 through Oct. 10. An opening reception for the artists will take place on Monday, Sept. 17, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Admission is free. The gallery is open Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Investigating a range of subject matters and approaches to artmaking, the exhibition demonstrates the span of the media and materials used by these teaching artists in their personal practices. The exhibition includes work by Michele Bury, Daniela Campins Cambra, Jim Keville, Vladimir Goryachev, Gilah Hirsch, Greg ... Read More
