Women in Politics: Elected Officials Remember Their Path to Public Service
Four Cal State Fullerton alumnae share how their alma mater prepared them to serve as local and state elected officials.
Empowerment
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$650,000 Grant to Attract, Retain and Graduate Women in Computer Science
To address the gender gap, remove barriers and increase the number of women graduating in computer science at Cal State Fullerton, the university has been awarded a $650,000 “Best Practice” grant from the Center for Inclusive Computing at Northeastern University. The grant project supports increasing the number of women in computing through a focus on […]
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Business Students Take Top Honors at National Consulting Competition
CSUF MBA students won, and business undergraduates placed second at the National Small Business Institute Consulting Project of the Year Competition.
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Behind the Scenes With ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ Animator
College of the Arts alumnus Andrew Feliciano ’08 served as animation supervisor on Disney’s “Raya and the Last Dragon.”
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Finding Happiness
The new “Art of Happiness” course aims to teach students how to change their mindset and intentionally create their own happiness.
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Scholar Presses On, Inspired by Her Late Mother’s Medical Career
Freshman Krisha Marie Uy is among 10 students who joined the President’s Scholars program this academic year, which offers experiences and opportunities in academics, leadership, service and mentorship.
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Social Work Students Awarded National Fellowship to Combat Substance Abuse, Mental Illness
Rwanda Carter knows firsthand how social and economic inequalities disproportionately affect racial and ethnic minorities. She was raised in Watts, in South Central Los Angeles, where health, education and earnings levels are far below the national average. Her parents immigrated from Belize to the U.S., where they worked diligently to obtain permanent residency and sustain […]
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Alumna Persevered to Land a Mission on Mars
Alumna Lauren DuCharme, who led Cal State Fullerton’s Titan Rover team, is an engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and part of the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission to seek signs of ancient life and collect samples on the red planet. The rover touches down on Mars on Thursday, Feb. 18.
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Alumnus Commits $1 Million Gift to Center for Leadership
Alumnus Terry M. Giles — lawyer, business leader, entrepreneur, author and longtime supporter of Cal State Fullerton — has pledged a $1 million gift to benefit the Center for Leadership.
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Programs on Culture, Arts and Politics Highlight Black History Month
Cal State Fullerton is celebrating Black History Month during February, with a range of virtual programs focusing on culture, arts and politics, organized by the African American Resource Center. Event topics include protests and dissents, Black foods, the Angela Davis lecture that took place at CSUF 49 years ago and researching African diasporic family histories. […]