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 Assistant Professor of Art Devon Tsuno's painting “Watershed 3,” part of the “80/50 Quiet Storm” exhibit in the Denk Gallery in Los Angeles through Aug. 19, was named “Pick of the Week” by Artillery Magazine and positively reviewed by art critic Ezrha Jean Black. Tsuno has also joined artists Hung Viet Nguyen and Erin Harmon to create “Verdant Loop,” which presents landscape as an “invented not-nature where ... Read More
Social Work
‘Promise Zone’ Designation Opens Door for CSUDH to Help Reduce Poverty in South L.A.
California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) is one of the higher education partners in the recent designation of South Los Angeles as a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development “Promise Zone,” which opens the door for communities to work more closely with the federal government to help improve educational and economic opportunities and reduce poverty. South L.A. is now one of 13 urban Promise Zones in the nation, and Los Angeles is the only city to have two designations within its boundaries. The new zone's boundaries include approximately 198,000 residents living in parts of Crenshaw, Leimert Park, Exposition Park, University Park, Historic South-Central, ... Read More
MSW Graduate Layla Sewell Works to ‘Awaken the Greatness’ in Local Communities
When Layla Sewell is out in the community and she hears someone say, “Look! It's Ms. Sewell!” it warms her heart –as it should having worked to warm the hearts of entire families for over 20 years. Sewell is executive director of the Awaken the Greatness Foundation (ATG), which she founded in late 2011. The Los Angeles-based non-profit facilitates, organizes and moderates workshops, classes and events that “enrich and improve the lives of African-American parents and youth.” “Working with young people just seems to come naturally to me. It's truly a joy,” said Sewell. “It's been a major part of my life for so long.” Along with her work for ATG, Sewell has been balancing her role as ... Read More
Pablo Portillo to receive ‘Student Civic Engagement Award’ at Founders’ Dinner
“It never hurts to lend a helping hand,” or get your hands dirty when it comes to assisting others, according to Pablo Portillo, a human services major at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH). Portillo, a senior who plans to graduate with his bachelor's degree in spring 2016, is driven by his desire to help others, particularly those from underserved communities. One such opportunity presented itself during the recent “2015 CSUDH Day of Service” in Watts, which was organized by CSUDH's Center for Service Learning, Internships and Civic Engagement (SLICE). “I hadn't done that [landscaping] since I was 9 years old, but I told her [SLICE Director Cheryl McKnight] I could ... Read More
CSUDH Day of Service helps strengthen community pride in Watts
Guided by their civic duty and desire to help enrich the communities in which they live and/or serve, dozens of California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) students and leaders joined residents in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles on Aug. 15 during “CSUDH Day of Service” to plant seeds of hope in a community still struggling 50 years after the Watts Rebellion. Armed with paint brushes, cleaning supplies and gardening tools to help beautify Fire Station 65 and the Bradley Milken Family Source Center in Watts, the volunteers were joined by a number of men from Beacon House, a residential alcoholic/drug recovery facility for men in San Pedro. CSUDH Day of Service is one of ... Read More
