Nearly 2,000 women (and several men) who either are small business owners or are considering becoming one filled the Loker Student Union at California State University, Dominguez Hills for the 2014 Connecting Women to Power Business Conference on June 20. The capacity crowd was on hand to gain invaluable tips on a variety of topics facing small business owners, including how to build a feasible budget, business promotion and marketing, winning government contracts, and how venture capital could help spur growth. The event's panels focused on issues specific to female business owners who seek mentorship, advice and practical knowledge, with featured exhibitors offering free business ... Read More
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Fulbright Student Program Offers Experience of a Lifetime
“This experience may take you out of your comfort zone, but it will definitely change you and shape you for the better.” With that, Fulbright alumni ambassador Rebecca Littman-Smith inspired a classroom full of students at California State University, Dominguez Hills who are interested in applying for the prestigious Fulbright U.S. student program. During a presentation held on June 19 on campus, Littman-Smith offered tips, advice and information on the Fulbright U.S. Student grant program that is designed to send American students to a foreign country for one academic year to work on a study/research project or teach through the English Teaching Assistant (ETA) program. The highly ... Read More
Students Journey to Four Corners of the World With the Help of Scholarships
Six California State University, Dominguez Hills students will have the chance to travel and study in a new corner of the world after being awarded scholarships to help fund their international travel opportunities during the 2014-2015 academic year. Of those six, four were awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, a prestigious grant offered through the U.S. State Department that provides the financial means for a student to study abroad. The undergraduates, Lissete Rivera, a senior double majoring in anthropology and Spanish; Wendy Velez, a senior in sociology; Xaisha Bailey, a junior studying sociology; and Kenneth Tyler, a senior in business administration, will be ... Read More
STEM in Education Conference – June 7
California State University, Dominguez Hills will host its second STEM in Education Conference for science, technology, engineering and math educators at all levels from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 7 in the Loker Student Union Ballroom on campus. Hosted by several of the university's grant-funded teacher preparation program–Math and Science Teaching Initiative, Noyce Scholars Program, Transition to Teaching, Transition to Teaching Online, Urban Teacher Residency program, and Master Teachers Fellow--the 2014 STEM in Education Conference will highlight innovative strategies and best practices for STEM educators. More than 300 educators from across the state of California are ... Read More
Field Notes from Peru: A Blog by Dr. Jerry Moore and Anthropology Students
Professor of Anthropology Jerry Moore and four students, Claudio Carini, Michelle Garcia, Martha Ramos, and Steve Rosales, are in Peru using geophysical techniques to help answer archaeological questions at sites dating from as old as 4700 - 4300 BC and as recent as AD 1400 - 1500. This is their blog. (Note: posts are added with most recent at the top.) ¡Saludos, Tumbes! Dated: June 11, 2014 Posted by: Jerry D. Moore This phase of the research is nearly done. We leave for Guayaquil tomorrow and fly the next day back to LAX. We finished the last bit of fieldwork yesterday morning. Over the last weeks we have conducted ground penetrating radar and magnetometer ... Read More