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Category: Achievements

McKamy, Mummery Recognized by the Board

[tabs slidertype=”simple” auto=”yes” autospeed=”4000″][tab width=”600″ height=”300″] Jim McKamy stands with former FC President Rajen Vurdien(left) and former Classified Senate President Ericka Adakai (right) after receiving the 2015 Classified Professional Recognition Award. [/tab][tab width=”600″ height=”300″] Francis Mummery is notified of winning the 2015 Teacher of the Year Award. [/tab][/tabs] Campus Safety Coordinator Jim McKamy and Economics… Read more »

Powers Presents Sabbatical Presentation

English Professor Miguel Powers will present on “Growth Mindset: A Growing Solution for Fixing Education?” at the North Orange County Community College District Board of Trustees meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 5:30 p.m. Powers conduced this research while on sabbatical. The BOT meeting takes place at the Anaheim campus located at 1830 W. Romneya… Read more »

Faculty Receive Grant Funding

Fullerton College Professors Sean Chamberlin and Valerie Loew received Innovation Fund Grants to develop programs and conduct research. They were among four North Orange County Community College District faculty and staff who received grants, which totaled more than $90,000. The grants are awarded annually to help develop initiatives aimed at improving the district and its… Read more »

Haas Foundation Grants Over $10,000

Ten students in the machine technology program at Fullerton College were each awarded $1,000 scholarships from the Gene Haas Foundation this spring. The foundation awards scholarships to community college and vocational school students who are entering technical training programs, with a focus on machinist-based certificate and degree programs. The recipients may use their scholarships to… Read more »

Debate Students Win Again

[one_third] From left: Taylor English, Kitiny Phumchun, Zach Turner [/one_third] [two_third_last] Three Fullerton College debaters picked up first, second, and third place awards on May 16 during the Southern California Intercollegiate Oratorical Contest in Los Angeles sponsored by the Women’s Christian Temperance Union. Kitiny Phumchun picked up first place and received a $1,000 scholarship, while… Read more »

Students Take Top Honors

Bryan J. Stoker was named Man of the Year and Yicheng (Eva) Zhang was named Woman of the Year at the the Men and Women of Distinction banquet on May 8. They were selected among 30 Men and Women of Distinction honorees. Men and Women of Distinction recipients represent the top scholars of the college,… Read more »

“Carousel of Fashion” Winners Announced

[tabs slidertype=”simple” auto=”yes” autospeed=”4000″][tab width=”800″ height=”500″] Jenny Porrett, winner of best of show [/tab][tab] Tanya Lopez, Betty McKown scholarship recipient [/tab][tab] Jessical Lowerre, winner of best specialty garment [/tab][/tabs] The winners of the fashion show, Carousel of Fashion have been announced. The following students have been selected best of each category. Jenny Porrett, best of… Read more »

Students Take 2nd at Green Expo

[tabs slidertype=”images” auto=”yes” autospeed=”4000″][imagetab width=”800″ height=”500″]https://news.fullcoll.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/image1.jpg[/imagetab][imagetab width=”800″ height=”500″]https://news.fullcoll.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/image2.jpg[/imagetab][/tabs] The Metropolitan Water District’s third annual ECO Innovators Showcase competition, part of Metropolitan’s eight annual Spring Green Expo was on April 30 in Los Angeles. The FC team consisting of Maria Palaez and Dailyn Rodriguez, won second place in the team category on their ‘Baby Steps’ to… Read more »

Fullerton Debaters Win Big at 20th CSUF Blumer Forensics Tournament

[tabs slidertype=”images” auto=”yes” autospeed=”4000″][imagetab width=”800″ height=”500″]https://news.fullcoll.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/2015-CSUF-BLUMER-TEAM-PICTURE.jpg[/imagetab][imagetab width=”800″ height=”500″]https://news.fullcoll.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/CSUF-BLUMER-1nc-TURNER.jpg[/imagetab][imagetab width=”800″ height=”500″]https://news.fullcoll.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/CSUF-BLUMER-2015-Finals.jpg[/imagetab][imagetab width=”800″ height=”500″]https://news.fullcoll.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/CSUF-Blumer-cx.jpg[/imagetab][/tabs] Michael Wu and Zach Turner led a 1-2-4 Fullerton College finish at the 20th CSUF Blumer Invitational Speech and Debate Tournament May 2. They and the team of Sarah Benedict and Kenneth Baer closed out finals, with Wu and Turner prevailing in a… Read more »

Robotics Team Wins First Place

[tabs slidertype=”images” auto=”yes” autospeed=”4000″][imagetab width=”800″ height=”500″]https://news.fullcoll.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Quadcopter-Competition-OC-Fair-2015-1.jpg[/imagetab][imagetab width=”800″ height=”500″]https://news.fullcoll.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Quadcopter-Competition-OC-Fair-2015-2.jpg[/imagetab][/tabs] The quadcopter team of the FC robotics team competed in the OC Fair’s Rescue Robots competition. They won first place in aerial design and first place overall. This was the team’s first competition and their trophies are on display in the Office of Special Programs, room 225.