August 2011
- New Faculty
Cal State Fullerton welcomes 43 tenure-track professors, two librarians and eight full-time lecturers this year.
- Opportunities in Higher Education Topic of Sept. 10 Symposium
Pedro Noguera, the Peter L. Agnew Professor of Education at New York University, will discuss how African American parents can prepare their children to pursue a college education, at the 15th annual Parent and Student Educational Symposium, "Why We Can't Wait," sponsored by the Council of African American Parents and held at Cal State Fullerton.
- International Students Introduced to Campus
More than 430 international students who are attending Cal State Fullerton this semester took part in a recent daylong orientation program held in the Titan Student Union.
- Ronald Rietveld Discusses California and the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln scholar and civil war expert Ronald D. Rietveld, Cal State Fullerton emeritus professor of history, will speak Sept. 7 on "Lincoln's California Ally: The Golden State and the Civil War." The free lecture is open to the public.
- Osher Lifelong Learning Fall Lectures
Free, public programs and lectures related to a wide variety of topics -- including state redistricting, retirement and medical issues, elections, earthquakes and ethics in journalism -- are offered this fall by Cal State Fullerton's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
- Emigdio Vasquez Art
Artist Emigdio Vasquez' Work on Display at Begovich Gallery Through Sept. 29
- Graduate Student Honored With National Teaching Award
Cal State Fullerton Geology graduate student Michelle Vitale has been awarded with the Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award from the National Association of Geoscience Teachers. She is one of 13 nationwide recipients of the award, which recognizes outstanding teaching assistants in geoscience education.
- New Residence Halls Ribbon Cutting
CSUF celebrates the opening of new residence halls.
- Living and Learning
Students and Two Professors Move Into New Housing Complex
- Summer Program Promotes Biomedical Careers
Six community collee students spend 10 weeks conducting research in a Cal State Fullerton laboratory, all part of a program that encourages underrepresented students to consider biomedical careers.
- Introducing The Gastronome
New dining facility at Cal State Fullerton opens on campus
- Stephen D'Arcy Named First Robitaille Chair in Risk and Insurance
Cal State Fullerton's Mihaylo College of Business and Economics has named Stephen P. D'Arcy, professor of finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, as the first to be accorded the title Robitaille Chair in Risk and Insurance.
- Fall Classes Begin Aug. 20
Cal State Fullerton will welcome new and returning students to campus for the start of fall semester classes beginning Saturday, Aug. 20.
- CSUF Welcomes New McNair Scholars
Ten Students Become Newest McNair Scholars, Begin Preparing for Graduate School
- Is Research Useful?
CSUF English Professor Stephen J. Mexal Rises to Scholarship's Defense
- Voigt and Gilfry in "Annie Get Your Gun"
Music alumni Deborah Voigt and Rodney Gilfry are sharing the stage this summer in a production of "Annie Get Your Gun" that has been dazzling audiences and critics alike at New York's annual Glimmerglass Festival in Cooperstown.
- Global Research Opportunities Part of MHIRT Program
This summer, 10 college students, including five from Cal State Fullerton, are donning research coats, gloves and goggles and conducting research in university labs far from home. The experience is broadening not only their scientific skills, but also their cultural knowledge.
- CSUF Alumni Selected to CSU Doctoral Incentive Program
Four Cal State Fullerton graduates are returning to classrooms seeking doctoral degrees, thanks to the California State University Chancellor's Doctoral Incentive Program.
- Golf Tournament Raise Funds for Scholarships, Academic Support
Business leaders from throughout the county recently gathered for a day of golf action at the Aliso Viejo Country Club for the annual Mihaylo Golf Classic. Their participation in the Cal State Fullerton June fundraiser netted $72,000 for student scholarships and academic program support.
- New Class of President's Scholars Announced
his month, a dozen of the region's best-and-brightest graduating high school seniors will enter Cal State Fullerton as President's Scholars -- the most prestigious status the university accords to incoming students. Joining them are three military veterans, who have shown they have the right stuff academically.
- Students Conduct Stem Cell Studies
Cal State Fullerton undergraduates are gaining hands-on knowledge -- by conducting stem cell research.
- University Police Conduct Emergency Exercise
The sounds of gunfire were fake but the intent of the July 29 Cal State Fullerton exercise was serious, as university personnel practiced how they would respond in the event of a shooter roaming the campus.
- Applications Being Accepted for Spring 2012
Students completing their sophomore year of college study at a community college are eligible to apply for transfer to Cal State Fullerton for the spring 2012 semester. The filing period opened Aug. 1.
- Tomato Tasting and Salsa Contest Aug. 6
The Fullerton Arboretum will host its annual Tomato Tasting and Sizzlin' Summer Salsa Contest from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 6.
- Researchers Study Protein Loss Related to Genetic Disorder
Math Cuajungco, Cal State Fullerton assistant professor of biological science, and three students are studying a protein that could potentially help people with Mucolipidosis type IV. The study is funded by a three-year federal grant.
- Summer Institutes for Math Teachers
Area teachers have been going back into Cal State Fullerton classrooms this summer to become leaders and better educators as part of the Collaboration for Leadership and Improvement in Math Education (CLIME), a California Department of Education-funded program.
- 2011 Panetta Scholar Jacqueline M. Kamel
CSUF student Jacqueline M. Kamel will take part in the Leon and Sylvia Panetta Institute for Public Policy Congressional Internship program.
