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Category: Achievements

Haas Foundation Awards $20,000 in Student Scholarships

The Gene Haas Foundation has presented a check for $20,000 to the Fullerton College Machine Technology Department for student scholarships. The scholarships will be awarded to machine technology students who have demonstrated a commitment to pursuing a career in the CNC machining, engineering and manufacturing areas. Machine technology students with at least a B average… Read more »

FC Students Participate in Summer STEM Institute at CSUF

14 Fullerton College students completed the Summer STEM Institute held at California State University Fullerton from June to July 2016. The Institute is offered as part of the Orange County Teacher Pathway Partnership which includes Rancho Santiago College, Fullerton College, Santa Ana College and Cal State Fullerton. During the Institute, students were taught by JPL/NASA educators, created… Read more »

FC Faculty Article Highlights Teaching Strategies in Ocean Science

Professor of Earth Sciences Sean Chamberlin published an article in the April 2016 issue of In the Trenches magazine, the news magazine of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers. NAGT is an association consisting of K-12 teachers and college/university faculty that strives for improvement and promotion of the Earth sciences. Chamberlin’s article, “The Algae-in-a-Bottle Experiment”,… Read more »

DMA Honors Student Leaders

At their annual end-of-the-year Breakfast on June 2, the District Management Association awarded scholarships to five outstanding students. Each recipient was chosen for their exceptional leadership qualities, dedication to their studies, and admirable work ethic. Thank you to the Association’s members, whose dues make the scholarship program possible. Congratulations to our students! Cypress College Catherine… Read more »

Students Present Research at Mini-Conference

The 2016 Honors Psychology Research Methods Mini-Conference Poster Session was held May 11 at Fullerton College. Seventeen students participated in the event where they presented their research. View photos from the event on the Fullerton College Facebook page.

Innovation Fund Grants Awarded

NOCCCD Vice Chancellor of Educational Services and Technology Cherry Li-Bugg announced that nearly $75,000 will be awarded to recipients through the Innovation Fund Grant Program for the academic year 2016-2017. Among the recipients, four Fullerton College faculty and staff members will have their projects funded. The program is designed to encourage and provide financial support… Read more »

FC Forensics Speech and Debate Team Finish Strong

The Fullerton College Forensics Speech & Debate Team finished off their 2016 season strong, taking home numerous awards during the 22nd Blumer Speech & Debate Tournament at Cal State Fullerton on May 7. Teammates Michael Wu and Kitiny Phumchum edged teammates Rohan Shah and Brian Gatpandan in team debate, while Justin Allen and Yash Patel… Read more »

Snyder Recommended for Fulbright Specialist Roster

Fullerton College Faculty Dr. Pete Snyder has been recommended for placement on the Fulbright Specialist Roster. This roster is made up of candidates who are eligible to be matched with incoming project requests from overseas academic institutions as part of the Council for International Exchange of Scholars. The Fulbright Specialist Program links scholars from the… Read more »

Fullerton College Debaters Take Top Awards at Robert Barbera Debate Invitational

Fullerton College debaters prevailed against teams from Cal State Fullerton and Cal State Northridge at the Spring 2016 Robert Barbera Debate Invitational hosted at Northridge on Saturday April 23. Fullerton completed sweeps in both team debate and speaker awards. Fullerton College’s Michael Wu earned the top speaker award, edging out teammates Ryan Martinez (second) and Ryan Gauthier (third). Zach… Read more »

Rescue Robotics Team Wins First Place

On April 15 to 17, the Rescue Robotics Team took first place in Overall Design Review and first place in Aerial Design during the Fifth Annual Vital Link STEM & the Arts Career Showcase Rescue Robotics Competition. The team members include: Daniel Denney, Josh Lee, Omar Dominguez, Cole Panning, Zac Rust, Ian Mackie, Cong Nguyen,… Read more »