Even before his official appointment as the sixth president of Cal State Fullerton, Fram Virjee called on Titans to loudly and proudly share their stories of excellence. From move-in day to commencement, here are 19 standout stories from 2019 highlighting Titans’ “first-ever” accomplishments, national honors, university milestones, notable research and innovative programs.
Interested in the federal investigations into the Ku Klux Klan, the McCarthy hearings or the 9/11 Commission Report? All this and more can be found in Cal State Fullerton’s Pollak Library.
Cal State Fullerton has been honored by the Campaign for College Opportunity for its efforts to ensure that community college students access and succeed in a pathway designed to streamline the transfer process to the California State University system.
Cal State Fullerton is recognizing nearly 80 faculty members for all the things they do to help students succeed, including mentoring, guiding research in the lab and incorporating cutting-edge technology into the classroom.
Cal State Fullerton has received national recognition for its student-centered approach to undergraduate education by the college guidance tool Colleges of Distinction.
Long a leader in helping first-generation, underrepresented undergraduates thrive and succeed, Cal State Fullerton begins a new program this fall to offer that same type of support and guidance to graduate students: Project upGRADS, or Utilizing and Promoting Graduate Resources and Access for Disadvantaged Students.
Cal State Fullerton’s new Tuffy’s Graduation Scholars program is a cross-divisional initiative to guide first-year students every step of the way during their Titan college journey. Launched this fall semester, the program is a collaborative effort between the divisions of Student Affairs, Academic Affairs and Information Technology.
Research into manta rays, electron scattering and emerging datasets for agriculture, as well as programs that encourage study in social work, allied health care and STEM fields, have garnered nearly $11 million in awards, grants and contracts during the first fiscal quarter of the academic year.
Cal State Fullerton faculty, staff and students are asked to answer a survey about ethnic studies taught on campus. The information will be used in CSU response to a proposed assembly bill requiring at least one three-unit ethnic studies course be a requirement as part of undergraduate graduation requirements.
The College of Engineering and Computer Science has seven new faculty members, including five women, this academic year.