Following a national search, Willie J. Hagan, president of California State University, Dominguez Hills, has appointed Ellen Junn as provost and vice president for academic affairs effective Jan. 21, 2014. Twenty-seven of Junn's 30 years of experience in higher education have been within the CSU, most recently as provost and vice president for academic affairs at San José State University (SJSU). Her many accomplishments at SJSU include a refocusing of the campus' graduation rate initiative, the creation of a new undergraduate research initiative, the inception of the university's academic plan through 2017, the establishment of departmental grants designed to improve student success, ... Read More
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Archives Department Receives Upton Sinclair Collection
Reposted from the Archives and Special Collections blog. The Archives and Special Collections Department in the Library at CSU Dominguez Hills has received a generous donation of a collection relating to author Upton Sinclair (1878-1968). One of the most prolific authors of the 20th century, Sinclair saw “The Jungle,” his muckraking novel exposing the meat packing industry, lead directly to food and drug reforms following its sensational reception in 1906. “The Jungle" is still taught in classes all over the world. John Ahouse, a Sinclair bibliographer, scholar, collector and enthusiast has donated at least 320 books (consisting of multiple editions of nearly every Sinclair title), ... Read More
President Willie J. Hagan, Students Honored by Millennium Momentum Foundation
California State University, Dominguez Hills President Willie J. Hagan was honored with the Millennium Momentum Foundation (MMF) 2013 Ambassador of Education Award, and three students from the university were recognized with the foundation's Best and Brightest Scholarship during the nonprofit's 11th Annual Opening Doors Awards Gala at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on Dec. 6. The Ambassador of Education award is presented to an institution of higher education or an individual in higher education who has demonstrated a significant commitment to creating and sustaining avenues for civic engagement and community reinvestment among a new generation. Since becoming CSU Dominguez Hills' ... Read More
Competition Heats up at Sixth Annual Toro Iron Chef
The weather may have been chilly, but the competition was red hot during the California State University, Dominguez Hills' Toro Iron Chef VI as teams cooked up delectable dishes, which included a secret ingredient that was revealed to the culinary crafters just moments before the action began. “The most challenging part was the beginning, trying to figure out what we were going to prepare once we found out the secret ingredient–smoked turkey leg–and figuring out who's going to do what. But once we got that all figured out, it was smooth sailing for us,” Geoffrey Cruz, a graduate assistant in the Multicultural Center (MCC), said of his teammates who are also his officemates. “I think ... Read More
Benefits of New Equipment a No Brainer for Department of Psychology
By Wyahee Tucrkile The Department of Psychology is getting a clearer picture of how the mind reacts to different tasks and stimuli thanks to a new piece of equipment called the functional near-infrared spectroscopy, also known as the fNIR. The department showcased its new acquisition during an open house at the George Marsh Applied Cognition (GMAC) Laboratory on Nov. 19. “This is a relatively new optical brain imaging technique that allows for real time recordings of brain activity in the cortical areas of the prefrontal cortex,” says Aimee Miller, a second-year clinical psychology graduate student at CSU Dominguez Hills. “The advantages of fNIR is that it is relatively inexpensive ... Read More
