Honors and Awards

Cal State Fullerton’s Business College Maintains Acclaimed Dual Business and Accounting Accreditation

Cal State Fullerton’s continued excellence in business education has again resulted in prestigious dual accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the premier global accrediting body for business schools and colleges. Through 2029, the college, the largest business school on the West Coast, will be fully accredited both for business administration studies […]

Education Professor Recognized for Scholarship on Student Success

Estela Zarate, professor of educational leadership, has accepted the invitation to be a senior faculty fellow at the Diana Natalicio Institute for Hispanic Student Success at the University of Texas El Paso. In this yearlong role, Zarate will support the DNI’s research projects, grant writing and development, and strategic and organizational planning. She will have […]

Faculty Recognized for Excellence in Service

The Faculty Development Center was pleased to recognize 75 faculty members from across the CSUF campus for their excellence in service.  These faculty have a record of providing high-quality service activities that significantly exceed the normal expectations of faculty.  Faculty were recognized on December 5 for their service to the students, the university, and the […]

CSUF Wins Six Best of District CASE Awards

Cal State Fullerton’s Strategic Communications and Brand Management team won several Council for Advancement and Support of Education 2023 Best of District VII Awards.

Professor and Students Recognized for Innovative Health and Wellbeing App Design

Chen Wang, professor of graphic and interactive design, along with a dedicated team of students, recently received the 2023 Health+Wellness Design Awards from GDUSA (Graphic Design USA). This recognition is a celebration of their exceptional contributions in developing the mobile application “DUMP THE BUMP.” Collaborating closely with Maria Koleilat, associate professor of public health, the […]

Psychology Professor Wins Distinguished Book Award

Ella Ben Hagai, associate professor of psychology and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Lesbian Studies, has won the 2023 Distinguished Book Award from the American Psychological Association’s Society for the Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity (Division 44). Co-written with Professor Eileen L. Zurbriggen (UC Santa Cruz) and with a contribution from Noël R. […]

CSUF Wins Three CASE Awards for Higher Education Communications

Cal State Fullerton’s Strategic Communications and Brand Management team won several awards in the 2023 Council for Advancement and Support of Education Circle of Excellence awards, including two gold recognitions in the global higher education communications program.  Strategic Communications, a unit within University Advancement, won gold in the promotional video category for “Empowering Titans,” gold […]

The Career Center “I Am First” Program Receives National Recognition Award

The Career Center’s “I Am First” Program has received the Career Services Excellence Award for large schools from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). The “I Am First” program was recognized for demonstrating excellence in career services best practices. The program was created by Elizabeth Zavala-Acevez, associate vice president for student affairs, Jennifer […]

TESOL Professor Honored at International TESOL Conference

Nathan Carr, a professor of TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) at Cal State Fullerton, was one of 30 educators honored as part of the English Language Specialist Program’s 30th anniversary in 2021. However, due to the pandemic, the celebration was rescheduled to March 2023 during the International TESOL Conference. Specialists are top-tier TESOL […]

Cal State Fullerton Recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best Employers for Diversity 2023

Cal State Fullerton was recently recognized by Forbes magazine as one of America’s Best Employers for Diversity 2023. For their sixth annual list, Forbes partnered with market research firm Statista to rank 500 companies that employees said excel at promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace. According to the article, “Though many companies emphasized (or built) DEI programs […]