In April, the California State University announced the establishment of the CSU “Campus as a Living Lab” grant program to fund innovative classroom sustainability projects that merge academics and facilities management to provide students with high impact, hands-on learning. At its May board meeting, the CSU Board of Trustees heard how CSU Dominguez Hills is already doing just that. Earth sciences lecturer Judy King and central plant manager Kenny Seeton were invited to speak before the Board of Trustees about their experience working collaboratively on student projects in King's fall 2012 Natural Resources GEO 420 class. Intending to incorporate a service learning component for ... Read More
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Janet Andrade: Leading the Way Toward Science Education Earns Alumna Accolades
On the heels of receiving four pink slips in as many years, California State University, Dominguez Hills alumna Janet Andrade was recently named the 2012-2013 Project Lead The Way (PLTW) California Teacher of the Year for her ability to engage students at Bud Carson Middle School in Hawthorne in progressively advanced hands-on engineering activities. The award was presented during the 2nd Annual Statewide PLTW Conference held in Sacramento in February. “I was shocked when they announced my name. It was very unexpected,” recalled Andrade (Class of '03, B.A. public administration; '07, teaching credential, multiple subject; '11, M.A., education curriculum and instruction), who is only ... Read More
$200,000 from Keck Foundation Supports Unique Chemistry Lab Redesign
California State University, Dominguez Hills has received a $200,000 grant from the W. M. Keck Foundation to support a unique chemistry lab model aimed at addressing barriers to the sciences for part-time, working students. For nontraditional students who work and/or commute long distances to campus, spending hours in a lab each week can be daunting and is often a deterrent in the pursuit of a degree in science, mathematics, engineering and technology (STEM) fields. Recognizing the large population of part-time, working students, as well as students underrepresented in the sciences who attend CSU Dominguez Hills, the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry sought a more flexible model ... Read More
Research Students Gain Insights and Experience at National Science Conference
Seven undergraduate and graduate science students from California State University, Dominguez Hills gained valuable experience participating along with 1,700 undergraduate students, and 400 graduate students and postdoctoral scientists from more than 350 colleges and universities nationwide at the 2012 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) held at the San Jose Convention Center in November. The four-day professional conference, now in its 12th year, is the largest for biomedical and behavioral sciences, attracting more than 3,000 participants–including students, faculty and administrators–and is aimed at encouraging underrepresented minority students to ... Read More
CSU Dominguez Hills Awarded Federal Grant to IMPACT Math Teacher Development
California State University, Dominguez Hills has received the first award of a three-year $749,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program to offer professional development and support to algebra teachers in middle and high schools in predominately economically disadvantaged areas of Carson and Los Angeles that serve a large minority population. Overseen by the Department of Mathematics and its Center for Mathematics and Science Education, Project IMPACT will work year-round for three years with a cohort of 30 algebra teachers in schools within the south region of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD South) to build on ... Read More
