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PRESIDENT'S OPEN FORUM
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In an effort to encourage communication and strengthen teamwork across campus, President Rajen Vurdien has scheduled a series of Open Forums.
The next forum is scheduled for Monday, April 15 at 3 pm in the Faculty Lounge (room 1246) - please note the time change. All faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to attend and participate in the discussion.
A full schedule may be found at http://www.fullcoll.edu/president/presidents-open-forum.
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|  Biology professor Dr. Jo Wen Wu was recently named the 2013 Fullerton College Teacher of the Year! It is her willingness to go the extra mile to help students succeed and a genuine desire to better prepare students for their future career goals that helped Dr. Wu secure the honor.
Dr. Wu came to Fullerton College in 1990 and has volunteered her time both in and out of the classroom. She serves as the faculty advisor for the Science Club, coordinator of the Amgen-Bruce Wallace Biotechnology Lab Program, and chair of the Biology Scholarship Committee. She has applied for and received three Biotechnology Workforce Innovation Grants, totaling over $700,000 and organizes science and health symposiums.
Perhaps what impresses Dr. Wu's students the most though are the weekly student sessions she organizes for students needing that extra boost, the professional speakers she invites to class, and the time she spends reviewing college applications for those hoping to transfer to a four-year university. One of her current students commented that, "Dr. Wu takes complex ideas and makes them fun! She has helped me realize my ambitions and without her I would have no idea how to achieve my goals. She has inspired me to become a professor so I can teach and mentor students and one day be hopefully even half the professor she is."
Dr. Wu received her B.A. in Biological Sciences from the University of Missouri at Columbia and her Ph.D. in Developmental and Cell Biology from UC Irvine.
She was selected 2013 Teacher of the Year from a group of finalists by a committee composed of members of the Associated Students Curriculum & Education Committee and the Faculty Senate. The five other finalists were Social Sciences' Jodi Balma and Bruce Hanson, Natural Sciences' Guy Dadson, Fine Arts' Bill Hayner, and Technology and Engineering's Connie Lopez.
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FINANCIAL AID WEEK: APRIL 8-13
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Fullerton College is celebrating Financial Aid Week from April 8 - 13. Various sessions will focus on the FAFSA, financial aid basics, and important changes in financial aid. All of the workshops will include pizza.
An informational table highlighting the week's offerings will be outside of the Cadena-Transfer Center each morning and a complete schedule may be found here.
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SPRING HEALTH FAIR: THURSDAY, APRIL 11
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Fullerton College Health Services is hosting its Annual Spring Health Fair on Thursday, April 11 from 10 am - 1 pm on the Quad. The fair will include free blood pressure, glucose, chiropractic and dental screenings, as well as live DJ music, free giveaways, and over 40 health organizations providing life-saving information.
In addition, Bienestar will be offering free, anonymous, rapid HIV to attendees. A crashed car provided by Mothers Against Drunk Driving will also be displayed between the 300 and 500 buildings for the entire week to remind everyone about the dangers of drinking and driving.
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CADENA-TRANSFER CENTER HOSTING TRANSFER AWARENESS WEEK
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The Cadena-Transfer Center is celebrating Transfer Awareness Week through Friday.The Transfer Center will host a variety of events designed to prepare students for the transfer process, including the following:
Monday, April 8
Transfer 101 Seminar
12 noon
Room 212
Tuesday, April 9
Transfer 201 Seminar
12 noon
Room 212
Transfer 301 Seminar -Transfer Exploration
5 pm
Room 212
Wednesday, April 10
College Fair
10 am
Quad
Thursday, April 11
Transfer 401 Seminar -Transitioning to a University
12 noon
Room 212
Friday, April 12
UCLA Transfer Day
8:30 am
RSVP required
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28TH BIANNUAL VISITING POET: CONSTANCE EGGERS
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The Humanities Division presents the 28th Biannual Visiting Poet Event, featuring Constance Eggers, on Wednesday, April 24 at 6:30 pm in the Campus Theatre. Tickets are $6.50 and available at the Box Office. Although she has been writing since she could pick up a pencil and form letters, Eggers waited until she was 41 years old to begin submitting her poetry for publication. Before retiring from teaching full time in 2009, she taught English composition and literature to secondary and college-level students for 34 years. Her chapbook, Reliquary, was published by Finishing Line Press in 2012. Her poems have also appeared in Faultline, Jeopardy, The Seattle Review, The MacGuffin, Pudding, The Wilshire Review, Creative Transformation, and Soundings. Constance is currently the book review coordinator and a member of the editorial collective for Calyx: A Journal of Art and Literature by Women. |
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CAMPUS SAFETY HOLDING LOST & FOUND EVENT
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Many staff and students have lost items on campus. Most items are phones, keys, glasses, books, computers, clothing and calculators. In an effort to help reunite these items with their rightful owners, Campus Safety is hosting a Lost & Found event on Wednesday, April 17 from 9 am - 4 pm in the Quad.
The contents of the current Lost & Found will be on display. Owners will need to provide a valid photo ID. Those items not claimed will be donated to a local charity.
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CALWORKS AND CARE PREPARING FOR ANNUAL STUDENT RECOGNITION LUNCHEON: DONATIONS NEEDED
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The CalWORKs and CARE programs are preparing for the Annual Student Parents Recognition Luncheon, taking place on Friday, May 10 in the Historic Library Courtyard. The event celebrates the successes and acknowledges the daily struggles these parents face in order to complete their education, achieve self-sufficiency, and create a brighter future for their children.
In the past, the generosity of Fullerton College faculty and staff has ensured that each student in attendance receives a $15 Target gift card. This year, event organizers hope to raise enough money to purchase gift cards for all 50 attendees.
Please send tax-deductible donations to Lizzete Garcia in the EOPS Office by Monday, May 6. Checks should be made payable to "Fullerton College."
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CLASSIFIED SENATE HOSTING END-OF-YEAR LUNCHEON
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The Classified Senate is hosting its Annual End-of-Year Luncheon on Thursday, April 18 at 11:30 am in room 224. Interested staff are asked to RSVP to Melinda Taylor.
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SAVE THE DATE: WORLDFEST 2013
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The Cadena Cultural Center is planning this year's Worldfest, taking place on Thursday, April 25 from 10 am - 2 pm on the Quad. The group is still seeking volunteers to help create a series of villages focusing on Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Oceania, Mind, Body, & Spirit, and Global Issues. For more information, visit the event website.
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In late March, the library provided tours and story times for the future FC alumni who are presently elementary school students at Maple School. These inquisitive Fullerton primary schoolers were welcomed with a library tour by Circulation Librarian Jane Ishibashi, and treated to an interactive story time with Acquisitions Librarian Monique Delatte Starkey and Library Assistant Betsy Murray. Materials selected through Target grants, such as pop-up books, puppets, flannel boards, and colorful placards, were employed in this hands-on activity.
Fullerton College radio station 90.1 FM KBPK held a simulcast (video & radio) of the Read Around The Clock event from Buena Park High School (BPHS) on March 20. The event, created by BPHS English teacher Ron Carcich, consisted of students and volunteers reading for 24 hours straight. Buena Park Mayor Dr. Beth Swift and BPHS Principal Jim Coombs were two of several interviews conducted during the simulcast. The broadcast is available for viewing here.
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NOCCCD BUDGET CENTRAL
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 A recent syndicated opinion piece by "California Watch" - which included publication late last month in The Orange County Register among other newspapers in the state - hypothesized about significant potential savings for the California Community College System. "Bigger does not always mean better," said Scott Lay, President of the Community College League of California in rebuttal to the article. "And, bigger most certainly doesn't always mean cheaper."
Lay also pointed to a 2001 study indicating that the process of consolidation itself is costly, and that changes to legislation would be required for such consolidation to be imposed on districts.
Lay noted a number of cost-saving initiatives intended to leverage the power of the 112-campus system gained without consolidation of districts. These include legal opinions as part of CCLC's policy and procedure service, and purchasing agreements initiated through the Foundation for California Community Colleges. Local control also provides stronger accountability to voters.
Learn more at http://www.nocccd.edu/BudgetNews.htm.
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FULLERTON COLLEGE ATHLETICS ROUND-UP
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WOMEN'S TENNIS: The FC women's team hit the road on Thursday to take on Cypress College and beat the Chargers 8-1. The victory gives the Lady Hornets a share of the Orange Empire Conference title along with Riverside City College. Up Next: FC (14-3, 9-1) will host Santa Monica College on Tuesday, April 9. Matches begin at 2 pm.
MEN'S TENNIS: The Hornets beat Cypress College on the road last Thursday 6-3 sweeping their district rival two game to zero on the season. Up Next: FC (5-7, 2-7) will host the Orange Empire Conference Tournament April 11-13.
BASEBALL: Irvine Valley's baseball team couldn't stop streaking Fullerton on Saturday in an Orange Empire Conference game at IVC. The Hornets won their 10th straight conference game, beating Irvine Valley, 14-6. Fullerton, which improved its record to 21-7 overall and 11-2 in conference, stayed three games clear of any other conference team at the top of the standings with the win. Up Next: The Hornets travel to Orange Coast College on Tuesday, April 9 at 2 pm.
SOFTBALL: The FC softball team lost a tough one at home last Friday to Santiago Canyon College 5-0. Up Next: The Lady Hornets will host cross-town rival Cypress College on Tuesday, April 10. Game time is 3 pm.
SWIM & DIVE: The Hornets made their mark at the Pasadena Invite this past weekend. The women's team took 6th with a total of 278 points, and the men place 8th overall scoring 209 points. With both teams combined, the Hornets place 6th overall out of a total of 18 colleges. Up Next: FC will compete in the OEC Diving Championships at El Camino College April 12-13.
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Fascinating Fact ...
American school buses are yellow because the brain registers the color yellow faster than any other.
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