Two California State University, Dominguez Hills digital media arts (DMA) students landed a gig that highlights their talent in a big way. The City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks (RAP) commissioned recent alumna Danayia Stedham (Class of '12, B.A., digital media arts, television arts option) and Kimberly Esslinger, a senior majoring in DMA with a television arts option, to produce a 30-second public service announcement (PSA), "Experience a Healthy Lifestyle," which has since aired on the City of L.A.'s Channel 35 with a reach of 1.3 million households in the City of Los Angeles, and debuted on the giant video screen at the Staple Center during halftime at the Clippers ... Read More
Human Services
Steven Moreau: The Road to a Career in Healthcare Leadership
A bit of sage advice went a long way for California State University, Dominguez Hills alumnus Steven Moreau (Class of '80, M.S., clinical science: medical technology) when it came to navigating a career that has evolved from being a microbiologist in a clinical laboratory to the president and chief executive officer at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange. It was something his late father would often tell him: “When you come to a fork in the road, take it. And it doesn't matter which path you take because what you do is you make the most of whatever path you choose.” This has been a guiding principle throughout Moreau's life. Even as an undergraduate student without much direction, Moreau ... Read More
Health Science Students Present at National Conference
Students from the Division of Health Sciences at California State University, Dominguez Hills were among a select few undergraduates who presented their scholarly research alongside respected professionals, as well as doctoral and master's level students at the 140th American Public Health Association's (APHA) Annual Meeting held in San Francisco in October. “It's one of the largest conferences in the United States. It's also done at an international level, so there are usually a lot of international presenters. In the area of public health, and I would say in health in general, the American Public Health Association's Meeting is probably the largest in the U.S.,” said Enrique Ortega, ... Read More
Pamela Lane: Nursing Graduate Finds Purpose in Helping Others
For Pamela Lane - a recipient of the 2012 California State University, Dominguez Hills Presidential Award for Outstanding Student for academics, leadership and community service and the Presidential Award for Personal Perseverance who was once a high school dropout - walking in commencement exercises to receive her Master of Science in Nursing this past Saturday was not merely an academic accomplishment, but a personal triumph in turning the troubles and tragedies of her past into a future of helping others. Troubled Past Lane grew up in a broken home, her parents having divorced when she was 4 years old and her mother, who remarried and divorced twice more- to abusive heavy drinkers- ... Read More
Nursing Student Receives U.S. State Department Critical Language Scholarship
California State University, Dominguez Hills Bachelor of Nursing (BSN) student Anna Rosen will be spending eight weeks in Tunisia this summer following her selection by the U.S. Department of State to its Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) program. Rosen was one of only 575 undergraduate and graduate students chosen out of a field of 5,200 applicants nationwide to receive the scholarship for 2012. She will be studying Arabic in the city of Tunis. “I'm really excited,” said the 24-year-old Santa Barbara resident. “It will be my first time to Northern Africa. It's also the first country to start the Arab Spring; I'm interested to see what the country is like now.” Rosen says she has ... Read More
