Two of the three student-produced publications received top honors of General Excellence at the annual Journalism Association of Community Colleges’s Southern Regional conference on October 19 at Cal State Fullerton. General Excellence is awarded for the overall content and quality of a publication.The Hornet received the award for Online General Excellence and Inside Fullerton received… Read more »
Category: Achievements
Ruano Recognized as Leader in Education by Rep. Cisneros
Fullerton College Adjunct Counselor Nancy Ruano was recognized with a Leadership in Education Award presented by Representative Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. (CA-39) during a celebration event for Hispanic Heritage Month. The event recognized Hispanic community members in the fields of education, community service, and small business, and featured a resource fair to connect constituents with… Read more »
Juan Cuevas Wins Excellence in Athletic Training Award
Fullerton College’s longtime Athletic Trainer Juan Cuevas received the Excellence in Athletic Training Award from the Far West Athletic Trainers’ Association (FWATA) District 8. The award celebrates athletic trainers or athletic training student members who display an exceptional commitment to mentoring, professional development or enhancing the quality of healthcare. Cuevas heads into his 14th year… Read more »
ACTE Announces Dr. Wu as National Award Finalist
The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) announced Jo Wu, Faculty at Fullerton College in Fullerton, California, as the 2019 ACTE Region V Postsecondary Teacher of the Year. This award recognizes the finest career and technical education (CTE) teachers at the postsecondary level who have demonstrated innovation in the classroom, commitment to their students… Read more »
Olivia Barajas Named OC Career Education Counselor of the Year
Fullerton College Counselor Olivia Barajas has been named the 2018-19 Orange County Career Education Community College Counselor of the Year by the Orange County Department of Education. Barajas will be honored at a special ceremony during the 2019 OC Counselor Symposium on Nov. 7 in Anaheim. “We are so proud of Olivia,” said Counseling and… Read more »
Fullerton College Hosts Second Annual Speech and Debate Hornet Invitational
[tabs slidertype=”simple”][tab][/tab][tab][/tab][tab][/tab][tab][/tab][tab][/tab][tab][/tab][/tabs] Fullerton College Speech and Debate proudly hosted a tournament serving several California colleges and universities with more than 80 students participating on Friday, April 13. Fullerton College continues to be one of a few full-service speech and debate programs in California offering students a variety of speech and debate events. This was also… Read more »
Welding Takes Gold and Silver at State Competition
[tabs slidertype=”simple”][tab][/tab][tab][/tab][/tabs] Fullerton College welding students, David Blackney, Dylan Mungia, Jesus Torres, and Victor Ugalde competed at the SKillsUSA CA State Championship April 26-28 in Ontario. They took home Gold and Silver in the Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) competition and Gold in the Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) competition.
2019 Students of Distinction Announced
[tabs slidertype=”simple”][tab][/tab][tab][/tab][tab][/tab][tab][/tab][/tabs] Eighteen students, who have distinguished themselves and are representative of the top scholars at Fullerton College, were honored at the annual Students of Distinction awards banquet on Friday, May 10 from 6 – 8 p.m. in the College Center Dining Hall. Aaron Untiveros and Corey Lamb were named Students of the Year. Recipients… Read more »
Speech and Debate Team Wins West Coast, National Championships
[tabs slidertype=”simple”][tab][/tab][tab][/tab][tab][/tab][tab][/tab][/tabs] The Hornet Speech and Debate Team finished their nationals season strong by bringing home the Community College National Championship at the National Speech Tournament hosted in Detroit and finishing Novice Champions at the West Coast Novice Nationals hosted in Fresno. Collectively, the Hornet program was awarded the Bulldog Award for a team meaningfully… Read more »
Fullerton College Professor Takes California’s ACTE Top Honor
On March 5, Fullerton College Biology Professor Dr. Jo Wen Wu was honored by the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) as the 2018-2019 California ACTE Post-Secondary Teacher of the Year, during the organization’s Educating for Careers conference in Sacramento. Every year, ACTE’s “Excellence Awards” are given at the state, regional, and national level… Read more »
