Fullerton College
Excellence.
Elevated.
Established
1913
Fullerton College
Excellence. Elevated.
Excellence. Elevated
Annual Report to the Community 2010-2011
Mission
We prepare students to be successful learners.
Vision
Fullerton College will create a community that promotes inquiry and
intellectual curiosity, personal growth and a life-long appreciation for the power of
learning.
Core Values
We respect and value the diversity of our entire community.
We value tradition and innovation.
We support the involvement of all in the decision-making process.
We expect everyone to continue growing and learning.
We believe in the power of the individual and the strength of the group.
We expect everyone to display behavior in accordance with personal integrity
and high ethical standards.
We accept our responsibility for the betterment of the world around us.
We value and promote the well-being of our campus community.
President’s Welcome
Table of Contents
1
President’s Welcome
2Academics
10
Student Services
13
Student Life
Dear Community,
As president of Fullerton College, I am proud of the accomplishments of our students,
faculty, and staff. These individuals make our campus thrive, and the 2010 - 2011
academic year was a testimony to the advances we have made. Quality, diversity, and
commitment to students are themes you will discover throughout this year’s
Annual Report to the Community.
Our campus community is diverse, ranging from the traditional student, entering college directly after high school to
the older adult looking for career training. We serve local and international students and offer courses for students
in the evening, on weekends and in other learning environments that best meets our students’ diverse educational
needs.
I wish I could introduce you to our 1,000 plus faculty and staff members. They are committed to student success. It’s
personal to them, whether it’s assisting students in one of our small classes, serving the community, or staying in
touch with students after graduation. Whatever the need, faculty and staff are involved.
We look forward to another academic year, and we especially look forward to working with our students and local
community to emphasize the value of community colleges and to make sure a quality education remains first and
foremost in our mission.
Sincerely,
Rajen Vurdien, Ph.D., MBA
President, Fullerton College
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16Community
20Athletics
23
Alumni & Friends
26
Finance & Facilities
Academics
Fullerton College offers students 93 degree programs and 147 career certificates. Students at the
college gain a comprehensive education, which prepares them to successfully meet the demands of
the marketplace and rigors of a four-year university.
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Program
Highlight:
Disney Training Program
Unique Fullerton College training program prepares Disney Cast Members for a bright future
In a May 2011 speech at Northern Virginia Community College, President Barack Obama
stated that investing in the country’s community colleges will help “light more sparks all
across America.” Fullerton College and the Disneyland Resort have partnered together and
taken President Obama’s words to heart by creating a unique machinist training program
specifically designed to prepare working adults with a clear career path.
The program, created through existing partnerships between Fullerton College and the
Disney Machinist Union, consists of full-credit courses taught on the main college campus in
subjects ranging from Blueprint Reading to Automotive Fundamentals. In addition, program
participants receive hands-on training three days a week in departments including Central
Shops, Attraction Maintenance, and Transportation Services at the Resort.
“Partnering with Disney makes complete sense for everyone involved. Community colleges
are unique in that they are designed to quickly respond to the needs of our local workforce
through practical coursework,” said Machining Instructor Dan O’Brien. “However, I am finding that not only am I teaching the students, I am learning so much from them. Their
determination and dedication to improve their skills is astounding, and fellow students have
enjoyed working alongside people who have real-world experience.”
All participants receive formal training supported by the International Association of
Machinists (IAM) and upon completion of the program, are eligible to be hired at a higher
pay rate if a regular or full-time position is available at the Disneyland Resort. In addition,
each candidate who successfully completes the program will be awarded the Journeyman
card, which certifies that the candidate performs at an advanced level of technical work and
is trained to use power tools.
“One of the primary missions of the California Community College system is to advance
California’s economic growth and global competitiveness through education, training, and
services that contribute to continuous workforce improvement,” said Dr. Rajen Vurdien,
Fullerton College President. “Our partnership with Disney allows us to provide real-world
experience and training that will benefit both Orange County and all of California.”
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Faculty of the Year:
Student
Profile:
Brandon Floerke
English professor Brandon Floerke was named the 2010-2011 Fullerton
College Teacher of the Year in April 2011.
John Lien
Brandon is a product of the community college system, starting his post
secondary education at Fullerton College. In fact, Brandon began his
path toward teaching as a Student Facilitator for the Transfer
Achievement Program (TAP). He then transferred to CSU Fullerton
where he earned both his B.A. and M.A. Before joining the full-time
faculty at Fullerton College, Floerke taught on an adjunct basis at
Orange Coast College and his alma mater, CSU Fullerton. Outside of
the classroom, he has served as the Staff Development Coordinator,
Faculty Senator, and advisor for the Phi Theta Kappa International
Honors Society. He lives in Fullerton with his wife and two daughters,
both of whom are students in the Fullerton Public School District.
In late May, the Fullerton Chamber of Commerce named Fullerton College student John
Lien as one of its 2011 Young Citizens of the Year. As an award recipient, he received a
$1,000 scholarship and was recognized at the Chamber’s Annual Salute to Education held
at Fullerton College. Lien plans to use his scholarship to continue his coursework at
Fullerton College.
During the summer before Lien’s junior year of high school, he suffered a brain aneurysm
and is now mobile by wheelchair. “I missed a year of high school, but I managed to
graduate on time. I didn’t let the aneurysm stop me from getting involved in my
community.” To date, Lien has donated over 130 hours of volunteer time to the
Fullerton College Tutoring Center, Fullerton College Adaptive Computer Lab, and his church.
At the end of the academic year, he received a United States Presidential Award for his
commitment to service.
Brandon was selected 2010-2011 Teacher of the Year from a group of
finalists by a committee composed of members of the Associated
Students Curriculum & Education Committee and the Faculty Senate.
The four other Teacher of the Year finalists were Social Sciences’ Jodi
Balma, Mathematics’ Arlene Larios, Humanities’ Miguel Powers, and
Social Sciences’ LaVonne Nelson.
Instructional Aide Tim Blaine explains, “A scholarship offered to John Lien would be quickly
repaid to society a thousand times over because wherever this fine young man goes he
brings a sense of the true value of life to those around him.”
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Fullerton College welcomes two new Vice Presidents
In July, Fullerton College welcomed two new Vice Presidents, Dr. Terry Giugni, Vice President of Instruction, and Michael Perez, Vice President of Administrative
Services.“It is a great pleasure to welcome both Dr. Giugni and Mr. Perez to Fullerton College,” says Dr. Rajen Vurdien, President of Fullerton College. “I am
confident that their leadership will help Fullerton College continue its tradition of excellence.”
Dr. Terry Giugni
Michael Perez
Dr. Giugni is a California native who has benefited
from and enjoyed the great public education systems
of this state. He started his career as a research
assistant at Kerckhoff Marine Laboratory of the
California Institute for Technology in Corona del Mar,
California.
Mr. Perez comes to Fullerton College with over five
years of experience as Vice President of
Administrative Services in the community college
system and over 25 years of public service in county
law and justice and K-12 administration.
Mr. Perez has served in two multi-college districts, Columbia College in Yosemite
Community College District and San Bernardino Valley College in San Bernardino
Community College District. He oversaw many operations including college budget
oversight, strategic planning, construction projects, food service, safety, bookstore,
maintenance, custodial, grounds, security, business office, Financial Aid, Health Services,
technology, mailroom, facility use, and emergency preparedness. He has served on various
college committees including: Citizen Bond Oversight, Budget (Chair), Facility/Safety (Chair),
Accreditation, Program Review, Technology, Fiscal Service, Diversity, Research, and several
community organizations.
From Kerckhoff Marine Lab he entered into the graduate program in Physiology and
Biophysics at University of California, Irvine where he started his work on growth factors
and their role in the development of cancer. This work continued for two years at Vanderbilt
University Medical School working under Nobel Laureate Stanley Cohen. From
Tennessee, Dr. Giugni moved to the City of Hope Medical Center in Duarte, California,
where the emphasis of his research changed to the study of viruses that infect bone
marrow transplant patients. In 1989, while still working at the City of Hope, he started
teaching biology part-time at Chaffey College. Dr. Giugni became a full-time Biology
Instructor at Chaffey College in 1997 where he also served as an Educational Service
Coordinator. In 2004, Dr. Giugni was appointed Dean, Physical, Life and Health Sciences
and then became the Dean, Mathematics and Science in 2005. At the beginning of the
2010 academic year, Dr. Giugni became the Dean of the Chaffey College, Chino Campus.
Mr. Perez has served with several K-12 school districts constructing and modernizing
schools in Chino, Anaheim City, and San Bernardino. He was responsible for the
construction/modernization of several new high schools, middle schools, elementary
schools, special education facilities and land acquisition.
Dr. Giugni has a B.S. in Biological Sciences from California Polytechnic State University,
San Luis Obispo. He completed his Ph.D. in Physiology and Biophysics at the University of
California, Irvine. He has also completed three fellowship programs at Vanderbilt University
Medical School, City of Hope Medical Center, and Center for BioTechnology at the
Karolinska Institute in Huddinge, Sweden.
Mr. Perez has earned a certificate in educational facilities planning from the University of
Riverside, a B.S. in Business Administration from Cal Poly Pomona, and an M.B.A. from
Keller Graduate School of Management.
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Classified
Professional
of the Year:
Student
Highlight:
Cynthia Sands
Luz Jimenez Vela
Cynthia Sands began her career with the North Orange County Community College District
nearly 15 years ago as an employee in the Cypress College Admissions and Records
Department. In November 2004, she transferred to the Administration of Justice
Department at Fullerton College and never looked back.
“Well-rounded” is how one of her advisers described Luz Jimenez Vela. Born in Mexico, Luz
was ten years old when her family came to California in 2000. At the time she only spoke
basic English. “Math became my favorite subject during my first year in the US,” Luz said.
“It was the only subject that needed no translation and, at the start, the only subject I was
able to maintain top of the class status in a completely different language.”
The department is run like a family and the students are her kids. At times, students call her
the “Academy Mom.” Cynthia comes from a military family and is a former military wife so
the law enforcement world makes her feel at home. In addition, she enjoys doing any activity that the entire family can do together such as sewing, theatrical make-up for dancers
and gardening.
Luz’s studying paid off and in May 2011, she was named a winner of the prestigious Jack
Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship! The scholarship makes it
possible for the nation’s top community college students to complete their bachelor’s
degrees by transferring to a four-year college or university. The foundation provides up
to $30,000 per year, for up to two years, to each of approximately 50 deserving students
selected annually.
Cynthia has a strong family orientation and her good, solid character provides the
department with clear direction. As a Classified Professional leader, she is willing to go
above and beyond the call of duty. Even during challenging situations, Cynthia manages to
lead with confidence, enthusiasm and dedication to the Administration of Justice
Department.
Also a gifted athlete, Luz was captain of the women’s tennis squad at Fullerton College,
playing both singles and doubles in the number one and number two positions. Luz has it
all – brains, athleticism and perhaps most important, a commitment to community service.
Her mother (also named Luz) is and always will be her inspiration. “My mother came from
Mexico with my brother and me to the US in 2000 in pursuit of US citizenship, selflessly
working in any setting in order for her two children to achieve their educational dreams.”
As a consequence, Luz said, “she has been an example of constant perseverance and hard
work, setting no boundaries to what one desires to achieve. She has taught me to never
stop using my imagination, to think in the abstract, indulging myself in deep levels of
thinking.”
Luz is currently a student at the University of California at Berkeley where she hopes to
major in physics, astrophysics, or both, “I’m shooting for the moon...literally,” said Luz.
“Setting foot on the moon is my superlative dream.”
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Accreditation:
The Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges commends Fullerton College for its tradition
of collegial discourse
Recommendation 3
In June 2011, the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC)
placed Fullerton College on Warning. The report from the ACCJC did offer the college the
following commendations:
•The College is commended for its tradition of collegial discourse, which enables constructive dialogue to occur even when disagreements among participants exist.
•The College’s senior student services management division is commended for
providing stability, sound guidance, and forward-thinking leadership during a period of transition on the part of the College administrative team.
•The College, and in particular the Library, Academic Support Center, Veterans
Services Office, EOPS Program, the Cadena Center, and Diversity Committee, are commended for the wide variety of innovative programmatic initiatives in support
of student development, engagement, and success.
In order for the college’s accreditation status to be reaffirmed, the college must address the
following five areas:
Recommendation 1
In order to meet the Standard and to fully address Recommendation 4 of the previous
visiting Team report, the Team recommends that the institution develop, adopt, and
implement an action plan and timeline for employee diversity with an emphasis on
strategies geared toward attracting diverse applicants and facilitating career advancement
for underrepresented groups within the organization.
Recommendation 2
In order to meet the Standards, to fully address Recommendation 3 of the previous visiting
Team report, and to advance to the Sustainable Continuous Quality Improvement on the
ACCJC Rubric for Evaluating Institutional Effectiveness for planning and program review, the
Team recommends that the institution complete a full cycle of adoption, implementation,
and evaluation for its institutional planning, budgeting, program review, and resource
allocation processes.
Recommendation 4
In order to meet the Standard, to fully address Recommendation 3 of the previous
visiting Team report, and to fall within the required range of Sustainable Continuous Quality
Improvement on the ACCJC Rubric for Evaluating Institutional Effectiveness for planning, the
Team recommends that the College fully implement and strengthen its institutional planning process to include: 1) reporting systematically on an agreed upon set of College wide
critical indicators and measures that clearly assess the progress of College wide goals; 2)
closing the planning loop by evaluating actions taken and then documenting future actions
based on the evaluation results; 3) expanding efforts to engage all relevant constituents in
a collaborative inquiry process that is facilitated by a broad range of College members; 4)
building in mechanisms for regularly evaluating the effectiveness of planning processes; and
5) providing transparency in the institutional planning process by communicating clearly,
broadly, and systematically, and by providing structured, well-defined, opportunities for
broad employee participation.
Recommendation 5
In order to meet the Standard, to achieve the Proficiency level in accordance with the ACCJC
Rubric for Evaluating Institutional Effectiveness for student learning outcomes and
timeline, and to fully address Recommendation 5 of the previous visiting Team report, the
Team recommends that the institution accelerate the identification and assessment of course
and program-level student learning outcomes, and use the results to make improvements in
courses and programs.
In order to meet the Standard, the Team recommends that “total cost of ownership” of
new facilities be incorporated in the College’s institutional planning and budget practices,
adopting a multi-year perspective.
“I want to thank the many members of the Accreditation Steering Committee who put in
countless hours of work to prepare for the Commission’s March visit,” said President Rajen
Vurdien. “I recognize this will require a considerable amount of work, but I am confident
that together we will complete our obligations and the college’s accreditation will be
reaffirmed as quickly as possible.”
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Charts/Graphs
–Top Ten Majors–
–Student Academic Objectives–
Goal
Transfer with Degree
Transfer without Degree
Degree without Transfer
Vocational Degree
Vocational Certificate
Discover Career Interests
Prepare for New Career
Advance in Current Career
Maintain Certificate or License
Educational Development
Improve Basic Skills
Complete High School Diploma
Move from NonCredit to Credit
Four Year College Student
Undecided
Unknown
NumberPercent
MajorNumber
11,131
50%
3,549
16%
944
4%
129
1%
388
2%
427
2%
641
3%
349
2%
219
1%
528
2%
357
2%
122
1%
13
0%
1,041
5%
2,44411%
720%
Liberal Arts and Sciences
5,718
Business Management
2,125
Psychology899
Health Professions, Transfer Core
819
Child Development
750
Art729
Administration of Justice
651
Music644
Biology616
Accounting486
2010
2009
2008
2007
–CSU Transfers–
1,440
756
1,250
1,389
0 300 6009001200 1500
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Charts/Graphs
–Degrees and Certificates Awarded–
–Units Enrolled–
5%
12%
Certificates
AA
297
0.1-2.9
15 or more
9.0-11.9
16%
6.0-8.9
17%
1,149
AS
3.0-5.9
21%
131
29%
12.0-14.9
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Student Services
Fullerton College Student Services provide a variety of services to assist students in meeting their
academic, career and personal goals. Staff are dedicated to providing students with the
individualized assistance that contributes to their success as college students.
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Program Spotlight:
Disability Support Services
Fullerton College ensures that all students, including those with disabilities,
succeed in their education. A comprehensive Disability Support Services (DSS)
program is available for all students with disabilities to make certain that
they have equal access to all educational and support services at the college.
DSS services are designed to enhance student success through specialized
counseling, curriculum design, interpreter services, specialized instruction, and
adaptive technology. Over 1,540 students took advantage of these services
during the 2010-2011 academic year.
Cadena Cultural and Transfer Center:
Linking students to their future and the local community
Fifteen years ago, the Cadena Cultural Center opened
its doors to Fullerton College students. In an effort to
promote diversity, the Center was established through a
federal grant to provide cultural resources to students,
faculty, and staff. The word “cadena” means chain and
signifies the chain or link between students and the
community, and to their future.
Two years after opening, the Fullerton College Transfer
Center was combined with the Cadena Cultural Center
forming a dynamic, multipurpose center. The Transfer
Center was designed to assist students with the transfer
process by providing walk-in advising and counseling,
hosting representatives from four-year universities, and
offering workshops on the university admission process.
A Transfer Fair (pictured above) is held each fall with representatives from CSU and UC Systems as well as private
colleges from California and out-of-state.
Today, the Cadena Cultural Center and the Transfer
Center are still housed together and provide a great
environment for cultural exchange as well as transfer
information. The Center offers a variety of services and
activities for the college community including programs
and services honoring and celebrating diversity. By
collaborating with student clubs, campus committees,
and community members, the staff members facilitate
active dialog on diversity issues and self-empowerment
for all students. Past events have included field trips to
the Museum of Tolerance, presentations by guest
lecturers, and cultural celebrations such as, Hispanic
Heritage Month, Black History Month, and Lesbian,
Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Questioning
(LGBTQIQ) student forum.
“Anytime there is an economic downturn, people return
to school,” says Cadena Cultural and Transfer Center
Director Dr. Lily Espinoza. “We are seeing more and
more students from different backgrounds coming to
college and we strive to understand and appreciate their
different backgrounds and help them succeed in their
future endeavors.”
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Students wishing to use their services must first apply to the college and
then meet with a diagnosing professional in DSS to determine what
accommodations or services, depending on the type of disability, would
best serve the individual student. Disabilities include mobility restrictions,
psychological disorders, hearing impairments, visual impairments, and learning
disabilities. After the initial assessment, an individualized plan is compiled
with the assistance of a DSS staff member. Services may include note taking
assistance, classroom furniture accommodations, priority registration, test taking
accommodations, and other services specific to an individual student’s needs.
Students who are part of the DSS program also benefit from a state-of-theart Adaptive Computer Lab (pictured below) located in the Fullerton College
Library-Learning Resource Center. The lab houses an array of specialized
computer equipment, designed to enhance and support student learning.
In addition to participation in the DSS program, Director Paul McKinley and his
staff make it a priority to ensure DSS students participate in the larger college
community. The recent addition of Club Ability to the college’s Interclub
Council gives DSS students the opportunity to experience numerous
extra-curricular activities. Throughout the year, the staff hosts educational
workshops and seminars for faculty and staff about the best practices for
advising and assisting students with disabilities.
“I am passionate about ensuring there is equity for all students and in the
case of those students with disabilities - that they have equal and timely
access to educational content,” says McKinley.
Charts/Graphs
–Student Age–
–Student Gender–
–Student Ethnicity–
15,000
11,810
12,000
10,745
9,000
Native American
1%
11,265
7,478
Multi-Ethnicity
African-American
2%
3%
4%
4%
Filipino
Unknown
13%
6,000
3,066
White
3,000
31%
43%
Hispanic
Male
0
Under 20
20-29
Female
30 and over
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Asian
Student Life
Student Life at Fullerton College ensures that a rich variety of programs, services and resources are
available to promote student success, support retention and respond to the diverse needs of the
student population.
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UMOJA
inspires
at-risk youth
The UMOJA Community is designed to specifically
address the academic success and retention of AfricanAmerican and other at-risk students in the California
Community College system. The Fullerton College
Ms. Rodarte Goes to Washington
Fullerton College student Jackie Rodarte spent her summer in
Washington DC, which doesn’t sound all that impressive until
you realize that she spent her summer in Washington DC as a
White House Intern.
The White House Internship Program provides a unique
opportunity for students to gain valuable professional
experience and build leadership skills. This hands-on program
is designed to mentor and cultivate today’s young leaders,
strengthen their understanding of the Executive Office and
prepare them for future public service opportunities.
Jackie, a political science major and President of the Political
Science Student Association, has been interested in politics
and volunteering since a young age. As a high school
freshman, she started an after-school tutoring program,
which also provided students with options for life beyond
graduation – including career seminars and college
presentations.
After graduating from Anaheim High School, Jackie immersed
herself in life at Fullerton College. She became an active
member of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society and enrolled
in Honors courses. It was at Fullerton that she learned about
the prestigious White House Internship Program, and because
she was interested in a career in public service, she applied.
After being selected, she moved to Washington DC and
began working for the Office of Presidential Personnel.
During the internship, she and her fellow White House interns
teamed up with Dr. Jill Biden (pictured above with Jackie to
her right) to put together care packages for the families of
wounded soldiers being treated at Walter Reed Army Medical
Center and the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda,
Maryland as part of program “Operation Care Package.”
Organized by USO of Metropolitan Washington to raise the
spirits of the troops and their families, the White House
volunteers completed a total of 500 care packages. She also
volunteered with the YMCA, Food Bank, and the USO.
Now a student at UCLA, Jackie says, “I really enjoyed my
experience and it only deepened my interest in public service
because I want to educate others so they can succeed by
making effective decisions in their own lives.”
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UMOJA Community includes a variety of successoriented components such as a summer orientation,
a campus and community mentoring program, and
various on-campus events, speakers and workshops.
The group meets each Sunday for UMOJA Inspiration,
led by Pastor Patrick Singleton, which allows students
to come together and discuss some of the challenges
and successes they face as college students.
Fullerton College
students march to
protest budget cuts
On March 14, Fullerton College students made their
voices heard by staging a march and protest. Making
their way through the busy restaurant and bar district
of downtown Fullerton, roughly 200 demonstrators,
consisting of Fullerton College students and their
supporters, marched to defend funding for higher
education.
Fullerton College student team trains with NASA
A team comprised of five Fullerton College students was one of
fourteen teams in the country selected to participate in NASA’s
MSI/CC Flight Week, held in early June 2011. The team was
affectionately dubbed FFORX after their experiment ‘Ferrofluid
Energy Production in 1-G and Microgravity Environments’,
which involved testing ferrofluid behavior in microgravity
conditions and what they learn through their research may help
space systems in the future use ferrofluid for energy production.
David Salazar, Jordan Tran and Derek Mardian had just finished
a Physics course at Fullerton College when they found out
about NASA’s Flight Week. Mohammad Khalil and Taylor
Helgestad were recruited shortly after, deciding to integrate
their new ideas for a ferrofluid experiment involving
magnetism, energy and fluid behavior. The team submitted
their plan to NASA and found out that their project FFORX was
accepted. The team of full-time students, all with part-time jobs,
used their free time to work on their experiment, fundraising to
buy equipment and to pay for their trip to Houston.
David and Mohammad were both Engineering majors at Fullerton College and participated in NASA’s National Community
College Aerospace Scholar Program. David plans to pursue a
career with NASA as an astronaut stating, “My recent
involvement with NASA has inspired me to set far-reaching
career goals. I plan to set foot on Mars and lead a robotic
mission to the nearest solar system.”
Jordan moved from Bellingham, Washington, to
Fullerton, California, to pursue his dream of becoming an
engineer. He majored in Mechanical Engineering because he
enjoys working on machines and writing computer programs.
Derek studied Computer Engineering at Fullerton College and
now attends CSU Fullerton.
FFORX’s alternate flyer, Taylor Helgestad’s passion for research
stems from his desire to find alternative energy sources. He is
currently pursuing his environmental engineering degree at the
University of California, Davis.
In June, the team arrived safely in Houston and began working
on their flight experiment. Unfortunately, several of the teams’
packages did not arrive on-time and they were forced to shop
at Lowe’s for new supplies. The team regrouped and were
able to complete their anti-gravity experiment. The team
documented their journey via their YouTube channel at
http://www.youtube.com/user/FFORX2011.
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Protesters marched to local Assemblyman Chris Norby’s
office to demand that he back Governor Jerry Brown’s
proposed special election, to allow Californians to vote
on tax extensions that would prevent additional cuts to
social programs. Fullerton College student Christopher
Sanchez led the protest.
“I was very excited, moved, and passionate about
what was going on,” Sanchez said after the protest.
“Our action showed the students actually care despite
what most statistics show about youth being politically
involved in society. It is very crucial that students from
the community colleges be involved in this process,”
he said. “We will be hurt by cuts a second time when
attending a CSU or UC.”
Community
Fullerton College is focused on creating a better future for its students, community, partners, and
staff. The college hopes to enrich the lives of everyone it works with.
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Standing Room
Only (SRO) Program
attracts students to
Fullerton College
Since 1980, Fullerton College has offered high school students a tremendous educational
experience in the months of June and July. While working on a major musical produced in the
Campus Theatre, students also take college credit classes in acting, voice, and dance.
In May, students auditioned for the roles they wanted by singing a 16-32 bar cut from a song.
They were also taught a short dance and given 15 minutes to practice before performing it in
front of director Gary Krinke, choreographer John Vaughan, and music director Mark Henson.
The program, affectionately dubbed Standing Room Only, celebrated its 30th anniversary with
a production of Anything Goes. The musical, written by Cole Porter, is about an American
stockbroker who has stowed away on a trans-Atlantic steamship in pursuit of the only girl he
ever loved, who is sailing away to get married in England.
“We wanted to get the community more involved, which includes students from all over the
county,” said Dean of Fine Arts Robert Jensen, “and to introduce students to excellent
professional training. It also helped recruit students to Fullerton College.”
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Service Learning:
President Rajen Vurdien:
Giving back to the community
Active in the local community
Fullerton College is committed to the communities it serves and prides itself on giving back
to those who support the college and its students. Each year, hundreds of students
contribute thousands of hours to agencies and organizations. They make the decision to
become sincerely involved, make a difference, and help the community.
Since his July 2010 arrival on campus, Fullerton College President Rajen Vurdien has been
active in the local community, beginning with a reception held in his honor at the Fullerton
Museum Center. Several local officials, business owners, and community members welcomed
Dr. Vurdien to campus during the reception.
This year, Fullerton College students donated their time to over 60 community agencies as
participants in the college’s Service Learning Program. The program allows learners to apply
classroom theories to authentic and practical situations by connecting with the needs of
the local and global community. For example, Fullerton College student Sergio Valderama
(pictured above) spent several hours working with children at the Blind Children’s Center
in Anaheim. As a result of their participation in the program, nearly 400 students received
the President’s Volunteer Service Award last year. The award was created to honor Americans who, by their demonstrated commitment and example, inspire others to engage in
volunteer service.
During the fall 2010 semester, Dr. Vurdien also made presentations at several city council
meetings, including Brea, La Habra, Anaheim, Placentia, Yorba Linda, and Fullerton, and
hosted two meetings with local-area junior and high school superintendents and principals.
All students who complete a minimum of 20 hours during each semester have their
volunteer work documented on their official transcripts, which helps when applying for
university admissions, scholarships, and employment.
A few years ago, the Fullerton City Council officially dubbed the City of Fullerton “The
Education Community.” Ever since then, more than a few people have wondered just what
that title means. Dr. Vurdien joined local leaders at a panel discussion entitled “Fullerton:
The Education Community,” held at the Fullerton Main Library, and discussed whether the
city motto is merely a tool of local boosterism or something that can be embraced as a path
to a desirable future.
The Fullerton Chamber of Commerce took note and invited Dr. Vurdien to be a panelist
on a discussion focusing on the preparation of tomorrow’s workforce. He joined Fullerton
School District Superintendent Dr. Mitch Hovey, Fullerton Joint Union High School District
Superintendent Dr. George Giokaris, and CSU Fullerton President Dr. Milton Gordon, to
discuss ways in which educational institutions in the city can work together to ensure the
workforce of tomorrow is prepared. (pictured above)
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Charts/Graphs
–Student City of Residence–
–Feeder High Schools–
District/High SchoolStudents
District/High SchoolStudents
Anaheim Union
High School District
3,643
Anaheim854
Cypress71
Gilbert Continuation
72
Katella697
Kennedy270
Loara555
Magnolia316
Savanna560
Trident Continuation
5
Western243
Fullerton Joint Union
High School District
4,759
Buena Park
456
Fullerton913
La Habra
815
La Vista Continuation
212
Sonora787
Sunny Hills
931
Troy645
District/High SchoolStudents
Brea-Olinda Union
High School District
796
Brea Canyon Continuation
55
Brea-Olinda741
La Habra
Brea
7%
5%
Fullerton
Buena
Park
5%
16%
5%
5%
Placentia
20%
Anaheim
District/High SchoolStudents
Placentia-Yorba Linda
Unified School District
2,463
El Camino Real Continuation
119
El Dorado
834
Esperanza724
Valencia786
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Yorba Linda
37%
Other Orange County
Athletics
Fullerton College is home to fourteen intercollegiate men’s and women’s sports teams. Fullerton
College athletes are members of the Orange Empire Conference and many continue on to successful
college and professional athletic careers.
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Hornet Football Team remains in
Dance Team wins
possession of “Key to the County” national championship
In early September 2010, the Fullerton College Hornet Football Team dominated Santa
Ana College 41-10. With the victory, the Hornets remained in possession of the “Key to the
County” in the oldest rivalry in community college football. The win gave the Hornets a
43-41-4 overall record in the teams’ long time rivalry, that has been played for 65
consecutive seasons.
The first six Hornet drives resulted in four turnovers, two interceptions, a fumble, and a
turnover on downs. Quarterback Darius Banks finished the game with 209 yards through
the air on 18-28 pass attempts and four touchdown passes on his way to being named
“Key to the County” offensive player of the game.
In early April 2011, the Fullerton College Dance Team made history by capturing first place
at the National Dance Alliance Collegiate National Championships held in Daytona Beach,
Florida. This is the first time any California school has captured the title of National
Champions in Dance at this event!
The Hornets were part of the Open Dance II Division, which included Hawaii Pacific
University, Valdosta State University, Central Oklahoma University, and more! In the
preliminary round of competition, the dance team proved they were a force to be reckoned
with by earning the top score, then in the final round of competition, they wowed the
judges and crowd by earning a score of 9.8 out of 10.
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Hornet athletes transfer to
four-year universities
Hornet Women’s Basketball guard Alysa Ito (pictured above) signed with the Sonoma State
Seawolves in early February 2011. Ito, a sophomore from Troy High School in Fullerton,
averaged 4.1 assists, 3.5 points, and 2.9 steals in 31 games as a starter this past season for
Fullerton College.
A tenacious defender on the court, Ito is a solid student with a G.P.A. over 3.0 and was
recently honored by the Pysical Education faculty as a Hornet Scholar.
Eight Hornet football players also signed letters of intent with several four-year universities.
The players who signed are:
• Fullback Chris Do - San Diego State
• Defensive Back Aaron Garbutt - Ole Miss
• Defensive Tackle Uriah Grant - Ole Miss
• Quarterback Zach Griffen - Louisiana Tech
• Linebacker Offensive Team Darryl Jackson - Oregon State
• Linebacker Kaulana Judd – Purdue
• Wide Receiver George Whigham - Northern Alabama
• Gary Wright - Northern Alabama
Field House Grand Opening
and 5k Fun Run
On Saturday, May 7, 2011, the Fullerton College community joined together to celebrate
the opening of the Field House. The day began with pre-race massages, group stretching,
and a 5k Fun Run through campus. Once the race was complete, the Pep Band welcomed
attendees to the formal portion of the event before an official ribbon-cutting featuring
Fullerton College mascot Buzzy. The morning concluded with a BBQ and dance team
performance.
The Field House is a unique building that directly services two distinct divisions – Physical
Education & Athletics and Humanities. The building houses locker rooms, coaches’ offices,
team meeting rooms, and three general purpose Humanities classrooms. Located on the
northeast side of campus, the Field House overlooks Hal Sherbeck Field.
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Alumni and Friends
Fullerton College alumni are a class of their own. Many arrived on campus not sure of what was
in store for them, but left the college better people. They are individuals who often remind us that
“Fullerton College gave me a chance.”
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Fullerton College Centennial:
Foundation Oktoberfest
raises scholarship funds
2013-2014
The Fullerton College Centennial Steering Committee is planning to celebrate the College’s
centennial in 2013. The Steering Committee’s mission is to educate, celebrate, and
commemorate. A year of activities is being planned to honor the college’s past and to
prepare the college for the next 100 years.
The Fullerton College Foundation sponsored an Oktoberfest celebration in Downtown
Fullerton to raise money for student scholarships. The foundation has been working for 50
years and awards scholarships once a year based on the GPA of each student as well as
their major.
Several events are currently being planned including a 1913 Day, Hall of Fame Gala, and
a number of exciting art commissions and student contests. The centerpiece of the event
is a historical exhibition opening in April 2013 at the Fullerton Museum. The exhibition
will present a unique voice of the college’s development and trace the development of the
American experience during those 100 years. Using video, historical memorabilia, fine art,
and interactive technology, this exhibition will reveal the diversity of experiences and
cultural backgrounds of Fullerton College’s alumni, students, faculty and staff. The exhibition
will also serve as an important resource for sharing the college’s history and contributions
with the community and in building lasting relationships, while inspiring future generations.
At Oktoberfest, attendees were treated to a performance by classic rock band The Lazy
Bones and food from local restaurant Florentine’s Grill (pictured above). A face painting
booth, appearances by cast members from Frankenstein, and a vocal performance by Miss
Fullerton delighted children.
The highlight of the event was the drawing for a 2010 Ford Mustang, which was won by
former Fullerton College Man of the Year Kelly Arne.
“McCoy Mills Ford helped by loaning a car, but with the money raised from ticket sales,
we will have money to contribute to scholarships” said Tony Florentine, Board President of
the Fullerton College Foundation. “We are always looking for people to provide financial
assistance.”
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Leo Fender:
Rock and Roll Pioneer
When Leo Fender was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, it was acknowledged,
“Rock and Roll, as we know it, could not exist without Leo Fender,” who is known as the
inventor of the first solid-body electric guitar to be massproduced: the Fender Broadcaster.
Fender’s instruments-which also include the Stratocaster, the Precision bass (the first electric
bass) and some of the music world’s most coveted amplifiers-revolutionized popular music
in general and Rock and Roll in particular.
Fender was born in 1909 near Anaheim, California, and in 1928, Leo graduated from
Fullerton Union High School. He then entered Fullerton Junior College as an accounting
major. While he was studying to be an accountant, he continued to teach himself
electronics and tinker with radios and other electrical items. He never took any kind of
electronics course while in college.
is still being debated, Fender was the first to successfully design and market such an
instrument with the introduction of the Broadcaster in 1948. Renamed the Telecaster two
years later, Fender’s creation remains a mainstay of country and rock musicians who like
its clean, biting sound. His Precision bass, introduced in 1950, brought a new sound and
flexibility to the rhythm section of bands, liberating the bassist from cumbersome standup
instruments. The bass-driven soul music of Motown and Stax would have been
inconceivable without Fender’s handiwork. In 1954, Fender introduced the Stratocaster, a
flashier instrument featuring a contoured, double-cutaway body, three (as opposed to two)
single-coil pickups and a revolutionary string-bending (tremolo) unit. Fender’s Strat has been
the favored model of such virtuosic rock guitarists as Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix
and Stevie Ray Vaughan.
After college, Fender took a job as a deliveryman for Consolidated Ice and Cold Storage
Company in Anaheim, where he later was made the bookkeeper. It was around this time
that a local band leader approached Leo, asking him if he could build a public address
system for use by the band at dances in Hollywood. Fender was contracted to build six of
these PA systems. While the question of who designed the first successful solid-body guitar
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Finance & Facilities:
The financial and facilities plans at Fullerton College provide a roadmap for campus growth and
change. Campus planners continuously address key site and facility needs identified by faculty, staff,
and students.
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Charts/Graphs
–Allocation of Funds–
Supplies/Materials
Operating Expenses
–Budget Source Breakdown–
Federal
Benefits
3%
1% 1% 5%
5%
17%
18%
51%
Local
Capital Outlay
Administrative
Salaries
Classified
Salaries
–General Fund Budget–
Millions of Dollars
$80
$71
$75
$75
$72
$73
56%
State
Academic
Salaries
Fullerton College celebrates grand
opening of new Science Building
$60
On January 18, 2011, Fullerton College celebrated the
opening of its new Science Building. Members of the NOCCCD
Board of Trustees, District and College administrators cut the
ribbon on the 63,000 square-foot, high-tech building which
was funded by the Measure X bond.
Construction on the Science Building began with a
groundbreaking in fall 2008, which provides state-of-theart instructional space to serve current and future students.
There are 15 science labs for physics, chemistry, and biology
labs; an astronomy telescope deck; eight smart classrooms,
and 16 two-person faculty offices. The first classes met in the
new building on January 20, 2011.
$40
$20
0
41%
‘06-’07‘07-’08‘08-’09‘09-’10‘10-’11
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Charts/Graphs
–Institutional Grants–
–Bond Projects–
Grants
Project Timeframe
General Child Care
$384,458
VTEA
$1,340,544
ACS - Petroleum Research Grant
$8,231
CTE Community Collaborative Grant
$333,805
CCRAA Grant
$79,138
NSF Dance Flies Research Grant
$15,151
Food Program
$56,822
Tech Prep
$69,708
Child Development Training Consortium
$15,000
TANF - Child Development Careers
$11,690
Amaturo Group - KBPK
$5,087
Referee and Lane Technician
$12,000
CTE Workforce Innovation Partnership
$150,000
Aid Success Grant
$10,000
Summer Musical Theatre Grant
$5,000
Education Pathways Initiative Grant
$18,789
Child Care Renovation and Repair Grant
$27,705
Total
$2,543,128
New Construction
Library/Learning Resource Center
Lemon Street Parking Structure
300/500 Access Project
College Center
Classroom Office Building
opened June 2005
opened May 2006
completed August 2006
opened November 2007
opened August 2008
Remodel/New Construction
Physical Education
Science Building
Technology Complex
opened May 2011
opened January 2011
construction began summer 2011
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Board of Trustees
Jeffrey P. Brown
Barbara Dunsheath, Ed.D.
Leonard Lahtinen
Michael Matsuda
Molly McClanahan
Donna Miller
M. Tony Ontiveros
Jennifer Caspellan, Cypress College Student Trustee
Chris Sanchez, Fullerton College Student Trustee
Ned Doffoney, Ed.D., Chancellor
Rajen Vurdien, Ph.D., M.B.A., President, Fullerton College