In the fall of 2022, Josh Grisetti, professor of theatre and head of the musical theatre area, received a $113K HSI (Hispanic Serving Institution) Community Grant sponsored by CSU Northridge (CSUN) and Apple, Inc. (which also includes an additional $30K technology package) to develop and stage a new musical theatre work in support of up-and-coming […]
Natalie Novoa, an assistant professor in the Department of African American Studies, has been named one of the 20 new Career Enhancement Fellows for the 2023-24 academic year by the Institute for Citizens & Scholars. She received the fellowship for her project titled “A Home Away From Home: Recreation Centers and Black Community Development in […]
Student journalism will continue to thrive at Cal State Fullerton thanks to a recent pledge of $246,000 from Tom Clanin ’94, ’97, emeritus lecturer of communications, to support the Daily Titan student newspaper. Clanin, a former journalist, was the Daily Titan adviser for six years from Fall 2002 to Spring 2008. During this time, he […]
Yuko Okado, associate professor of psychology has received a $979,212 NSF CAREER Award for her project, “Improving Persistence of Underserved Students in Psychological Science Using an AI-Based, Personalized Career Exploration Platform.” This five-year project, which runs from September 2023 through August 2028, addresses two pressing problems in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) workforce: its limited […]
Two CSUF College of the Arts alumni – out of 779 applicants – were recently awarded prestigious 2023 California Arts Council (CAC) Individual Artist Fellowships which celebrate the excellence of California artists. Artists were selected by peer review panels comprised of artists, arts administrators, arts educators and arts funders assembled from the participating counties in […]
A team of Cal State Fullerton faculty members who teach critical courses with high concentrations of repeatable grades joined the Improvement Science Academy, an in-depth program that focuses on methods to eliminate inequities and decrease the proportion of repeated grades in their classes. Made possible by a three-year $170,000 grant from the Chancellor’s Office, the […]
By Daniel Coats ’15, ’18 The Center for Leadership, one of the 12 Centers of Excellence housed at the CSUF College of Business and Economics, has been named after donors and longtime friends of the college: Terry Giles ’70 and his wife, Kalli O’Malley. The naming marks a new chapter for the center, which is […]
To advance student success, Genesis Bank recently helped the university establish a partnership to improve digital equity amongst CSUF students. Sharing a similar commitment to supporting the needs of underrepresented communities, Genesis Bank leveraged its business network to connect CSUF with Excess Telecom. Through this connection, Genesis Bank helped to lay the groundwork for a […]
The Nika Nikopour Foundation recently made a five-year gift to Cal State Fullerton to provide scholarships to students who are committed to serving others. Passionate about mental health, the foundation will provide two scholarships each year to CSUF students who have demonstrated an interest in social action within their local communities by promoting inclusion, anti-bullying, […]
Music Composition Professor Pamela Madsen’s “ORATORIO FOR THE EARTH” will receive its World Premiere Performance on May 14, at 3 p.m. in Meng Concert Hall. ORATORIO FOR THE EARTH received project awards from National Endowment for the Arts Project Award (2020-2022), New Music USA Project Award (2019), and Artist Fellowship Awards from the Women’s International […]