The opening reception for “Annual Student Art Exhibition: B.A. Graduates” exhibit on May 11 (exhibit runs through May 21 in the University Art Gallery) showcased not only the artistic talent of students at California State University, Dominguez Hills, but the high levels of community engagement and preparation for professional success the university’s art department provides.

When Clara Weston was looking for a topic to present as her senior seminar project in History 490, she was directed by her professor, Ericka Verba, to find one at the Southern California Social Studies and Research Library in South Los Angeles. While looking through several options, the 60-year-old history major at California State University, Dominguez Hills found documents that described initiatives that were established more than 20 years ago to regulate and protect Los Angeles’ growing population of street vendors.

Robert Dowling, professor emeritus of management died on May 14 after a brief illness. A founding faculty member of California State University, Dominguez Hills, the Huntington Beach resident was instrumental in establishing the business program at the university and served many leadership roles in his 31 years on campus, including chair of the Academic Senate, co-chair of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Action Report Council,
and the CSU Dominguez Hills advisory board. He was 67 years old.