Dr. Mildred García, president of California State University, Dominguez Hills, has been appointed by President Barack Obama to serve on the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics. García is one of 19 individuals from the education, business, nonprofit, philanthropic and high-tech sectors nationwide appointed to the commission, which will advise the president and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on issues related to improving educational opportunities and outcomes for Hispanics. With Hispanics representing the fastest-growing minority group in the United States yet having the lowest rate of education attainment in the country, the committee's ... Read More
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CSU Dominguez Hills Welcomes Young Musicians on College Tour
California State University, Dominguez Hills opened its doors and dorms last week to more than 100 middle and high school students from central Texas, who are on a five-state college and performance tour, after an employee at the university - and a native of Texas - learned the students didn't have adequate accommodations while in California. “When I found out that a group of inner city high school students from Austin, Tex., was traveling all the way to the West Coast to visit local universities and sleeping on gymnasium floors, I knew that we had to do something,” said Tomás A. Aguirre, acting associate director of University Housing at CSU Dominguez Hills. “I'm lucky that I work at ... Read More
Scott Bigney: Senior Awarded Membership in International Obsidian Studies Society
Senior Scott Bigney was selected for membership in the International Association of Obsidian Studies (IAOS) in recognition of his research on “Characterization of Obsidian from Five Late Postclassic Sites in the Soconusco Region of Chiapas, Mexico.” He presented his findings, which were co-authored by mentors Janine Gasco, associate professor of anthropology, and Dr. Hector Neff, professor of anthropology at CSU Long Beach, at Student Research Day at California State University, Dominguez Hills last February and at the annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology in Sacramento last March. In addition to the two-year membership and access to IAOS's archives and materials, Bigney's ... Read More
Graduate Student Wins PICTURE Art Essay Contest
Humanities graduate student Jack C. Patterson has been named the winner of the first exhibition-related essay contest by the nonprofit PICTURE Art Foundation, which operates PICTURE Cultural Art on first floor of the new Library South wing. A graduate assistant and supplementary instructor for the College of Arts and Humanities, Patterson received $500 for “The Twilight of Renewal,” written in response to California artist Renzo's painting “Fallen Crow,” which was featured in the center's current exhibition, “On Being Human: Love, Faith, Shame, and Hope.” “We are delighted with Jack's submission,” says Mike Johnson, president, PICTURE Cultural Art. “It's thoughtful, literate, and ... Read More
Symposium Highlights STEM Careers for Area High Schoolers
Approximately 1,000 students from South Bay high school academies attended the Generation STEM Symposium on June 2 in the Loker Student Union. The event, which was presented by the South Bay Workforce Investment Board (SBWIB), showcased careers in science and technology, with presenters from businesses throughout the Los Angeles region. Jan Vogel, founder and executive director of SBWIB, says that the event was modeled after a conference SBWIB had previously conducted for teachers to help teachers in their efforts to instill in students a curiosity about STEM education. “[The students] are going to hear from industry people, which will hopefully get them excited to stay in school,” ... Read More
