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Category: Achievements

Humanities Division Honors 32 Students at 61st Annual Awards 

The humanities division at Fullerton College recently held its 61st annual Awards Tea event, honoring 32 student scholarship and achievement award recipients. Recipients were awarded in the disciplines of communication studies, English, English as a second language, foreign languages, mindfulness and reading.  Congratulations to the 2024 scholarship and achievement award winners:  Mindfulness Program  Achievement Awards … Read more »

Students of Distinction Recipients Honored at 67th Annual Award Ceremony

The Student Life and Leadership and Associated Students at Fullerton College recently held its 67th annual Students of Distinction Awards ceremony, which brought together faculty, staff, students and their families to celebrate the recipients of the 2024 Students of Distinction Award. Each year, twenty students are honored and recognized for their outstanding achievements in the… Read more »

Fullerton College Celebrates Tenure of Five Faculty 

Fullerton College is pleased to announce the tenure of five faculty members during the 2023-24 academic year. We look forward to supporting our newly tenured faculty as they continue to excel in teaching, scholarship and service. Congratulations to the following faculty members:   Dr. Americo FraboniChemistry Department (Natural Sciences)  Dr. Americo Fraboni is a professor of… Read more »

Student Journalists Beat Elite Universities in National Journalism Awards

Student journalists from Inside Fullerton and The Hornet, publications of Fullerton College’s journalism program, have earned top honors, beating out prestigious universities like Harvard and UCLA at the national College Media Convention. On Oct. 31, 2023, journalists from Inside Fullerton student magazine received first place awards for best magazine cover and best magazine illustration. This… Read more »

Fullerton College Speech and Debate Team Starts Strong in Season Openers

The Fullerton College Speech and Debate Team participated in a full slate of season opener tournaments taking place in October and buzzed into action at four competitive tournaments, making quite an impact. At the Steve Hunt Classic, hosted by Lewis & Clark College, Daniel Solares soared into the tournament championship and finished a commendable second… Read more »

Student Journalists Take Home Top Honors at JACC SoCal Regional Competition  

Student journalists from The Hornet student news outlet and Inside Fullerton student magazine took home top honors at the Southern California Regional competition for the Journalism Association of Community Colleges which was held in Northridge on October 21. Among the awards were first place prizes in the following categories: Magazine News Feature for Mariana Ramos’s… Read more »

Marcia Foster Accepted to Prestigious NCBAA Leadership Development Institute

Congratulations to Senior Coordinator of Athletics Marcia Foster who was accepted into the prestigious National Council for Black American Affairs (NCBAA) Carolyn Grubbs Williams Leadership Development Institute that will take place Oct. 15 – 20 in Kansas City, Missouri. Foster has been a faculty member in the Department of Physical Education at Fullerton College since… Read more »

Fullerton College Named 2023 Champion for Excelling in Equitable Course Placement

Fullerton College has been named a 2023 Champion for Excelling in Equitable Course Placement by the Campaign for College Opportunity. As part of the 2nd annual Excellence in Placement awards, Fullerton College is among 56 California Community Colleges being recognized as a top performer with three awards granted in the following categories: Campuswide Transfer-Level English Enrollment –… Read more »

Paloma Foster and Julianne Le Named 2023 Students of the Year

Graduating students Paloma Foster and Julianne Le were named the 2023 Students of the Year at the annual Students of Distinction celebration on May 5. They are among 20 students selected as the 2023 Students of Distinction. Recipients were selected through a nomination process involving faculty, staff, and fellow students. The awards are divided into… Read more »

PTK Students Earn Top State Awards

Two Phi Theta Kappa students have earned top awards in California. Joanna Ugalde and Hamza Sobho have made the 2022-2023 PTK All-California Community College Academic Team with Ugalde earning a first-team ranking and Sobho earning a second-team ranking. The All-State Academic Team members receive special recognition locally and will receive a certificate and medallion that… Read more »