Students and faculty in the Labor Studies Program at California State University, Dominguez Hills welcome labor and community organizations from across the greater Los Angeles area to celebrate the Seventh Annual Labor, Social and Environmental Justice Fair on Thursday, April 30, on campus. From immigration reform to workers' rights to economic and environmental conscience policies, people are uniting to create real social change, and the fair's theme, “Uprising" aims to highlight these organizing drives of the Social Justice Movement. Greg Akili from the Black Worker Center and Mark Lopez from East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice are this year's keynote speakers. “We're ... Read More
Students
3 CSUDH chemistry students share their research at ACS conference
Three California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) chemistry students had the opportunity to not only present their own research, but view poster and verbal research presentations by their peers during the 33rd Annual Southern California Undergraduate Research Conference in Chemistry and Biochemistry (SCURCCB), held at the University of California, San Diego on April 11. Hosted by the Southern California Section of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the conference attracted nearly 150 chemistry and biochemistry undergraduate researchers from more than 25 post-secondary institutions. Noman Al, a junior studying chemistry at CSUDH, presented his poster “Estimation of ... Read More
National Poetry Month: 3 CSUDH poets share insights, teaching and their writing
There is a reason the departure from the conventional rules of writing and speaking is often referred to as poetic license. As poets try to tell narrative or more personal stories based on the world around them through their prose, rules on writing could hinder their ability to creatively dissect observations, draw from cherished memories, or tap strong emotions attached to painful life experiences. To celebrate poets and their renegade spirit, the Academy of American Poets inaugurated the month of April as National Poetry Month in 1996. Today it is the largest literary celebration in the world. At California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), poetry has a subtle voice, but it ... Read More
West Basin Cuts Ribbon on Ocean Friendly Garden at University Housing
Officials from West Basin Municipal Water District, Surfrider Foundation and the university celebrated the unveiling of a West Basin Ocean Friendly Garden (OFG) on campus during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, March 26. Located just outside the entrance gates to the University Housing complex, the garden replaces nearly 7,000 square-feet of grass with 250 water-saving, drought-tolerant trees and plants native to Southern California and will save up to 80 percent of the water previously required for landscaping. Additionally, it is designed to redirect and capture water from the street to allow for natural irrigation of the garden. The OFG program is part of West Basin's Water ... Read More
Political Science Department Hosts Panel Discussion on Human Trafficking
There is a big open secret here on this campus and throughout the cities beyond. Something that impacts all of us. You might see glimpses of this crime in the neighborhood or in the local grocery store. They look like ordinary people; actual chains do not bind them, but they are nevertheless enslaved. Human trafficking, in its many forms and variants, is alive and thriving throughout every community in Southern California, and the world at large. Indeed there are more people alive and enslaved today than ever in this planet's history On Tuesday, April 14, from 2:30 to 4 p.m., the Department of Political Science at California State University, Dominguez Hills will present an open forum ... Read More