This November, voters in the North Orange County Community College District (NOCCCD) will see Measure J on the ballot. The Fullerton/Cypress Colleges Repair and Student/Veteran Job Training Measure would generate $574 million for facility improvements, upgrades, and repairs at Fullerton College, Cypress College, and the School of Continuing Education. 

 

If approved it would fund upgrades to antiquated science labs, lecture halls, technology, veteran amenities and instructional equipment to better prepare students for growing fields of study and high-skill careers. Read more...

 

 

Open enrollment runs through Friday, Oct. 10.The office of Human Resources - Benefits will be hosting open enrollment health fairs on each campus over the next couple of weeks. The Fullerton College workshop will be Sept. 25 from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. in Bldg. 200, Room 224-228. Please see the flyer for additional dates, times and locations. For those unable to attend and may need assistance with open enrollment, please review the 2015 Open Enrollment Guide available on myGateway (District Forms, HR, 2015 Open Enrollment). 

 

Students from Parks Junior High School send their thanks for Fullerton College's Summer STEM camp. Enjoy this video! 

 

Student debaters captured big wins at the first tournament of the Intercollegiate Debate season--the Fullerton College "Early Bird." Fullerton College's Kenneth Baer and Sarah Benedict went undefeated, and edged the Fullerton College team of Doan Truong and Daniel Boughter (second). Third place went to debate powerhouse Cal State Fullerton, while community college national champions Irvine Valley College placed fourth and fifth.   

 

Fullerton College Staff Development continues its workshop series on the Common Core State Standards Initiative with a panel of practitioners from English and math content areas, as well as looking into implementation and assessment of the standards. The panel will take place Oct. 15, at 3:30 p.m. in Bldg. 200, Room 229. Teachers and practitioners from K-12 classrooms will answer questions and discuss Common Core. For those who may have missed the first workshop in May, there will be a few short videos that recap what was presented. Please sign up on the "District-Wide Staff Development Registration Calendar" on myGateway, under the "Employee" tab, and videos will be sent to you.

 

You've probably heard of Turnitin.com, but perhaps you haven't yet used it. It's still not too late in the semester to become acquainted with its benefits to instructors and students.Turnitin Campus Coordinator, Deborah Paige, will be conducting one more orientation session in the TEC (room 800) on Friday, Sept. 26 from 11:15 a.m.-noon. Contact her if you'd like to attend as seating is limited (dpaige@fullcoll.edu or 714-992-7327). However, whether or not you attend the orientation, she is happy to address any questions you may have about Turnitin. 

 

 

The Sociology Club is collecting items (dog/cat toys, treats, food, collars, leashes, bowls, blankets, etc) for an animal shelter. Professor Angie Andrus has a drop-off box in her office suite 1423. The collection is through Oct. 7. 

 

Registration is free and open for the Closing the Latino Opportunity Gap Summit, which will take place at Fullerton College on Oct. 17. Closing the Latino opportunity gap requires a community of invested and informed stakeholders, yet few venues exist for open local discussions as to how we can act together to nurture the ambitions and aspirations of our Latino students, regardless of fiscal challenges. The purpose of this summit is to provide a venue to discuss the many ways in which Orange County schools, leaders, teachers, parents, and community partners can act together to close the opportunity gap for Latino students. This day-long summit rotates each year to a different campus in Orange County, and Fullerton College is hosting this year. 

FOOTBALL: Fullerton hosted Cerritos College on Saturday and managed to keep the Falcons at bay 24-21. Up Next: FC (2-1) will travel to Orange Coast College for a Southern Conference match-up this Saturday, Sept. 27 at LeBard Stadium. Kickoff is at 7 p.m.

 

CROSS COUNTRY: The women's team placed 19th out of 25 teams competing at the SoCal Preview held at Woodley Park in Van Nuys last Friday. The FC men's team took 14th place out of 29 teams. Up Next: The Hornets will compete in the Golden West College Invitational at Central Park in Huntington Beach on Friday, Sept. 26 at 10:45 a.m.

 

WOMEN'S SOCCER: Fullerton hosted Irvine Valley College in an Orange Empire Conference match-up on Friday and lost 3-0 to the Lasers. Up Next: FC (3-4) will hit the road on Tuesday, Sept. 23 to take on Orange Coast College at 3 p.m.

 

MEN'S SOCCER: FC traveled to L.A. Harbor College last Friday and tied the Seahawks 2-2. Up Next: The Hornets (1-2-3) will host San Bernardino College this Tuesday, Sept. 23, at 4 p.m.

 

WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL: The Lady Hornets had a busy weekend playing three matches that began on Friday with a 3-0 home win over Ventura College (25-12, 29-27, 25-15). Then on Saturday, FC hosted Allan Hancock College and Santa Barbara City College for their annual Fullerton College Quad Tournament. Fullerton managed to remain unbeaten on the season beating Allan Hancock 3-0 and Santa Barbara 3-1. Up Next: Fullerton (5-0) travels to Citrus College this Wednesday, Sept. 24. Game time is at 6 p.m.

 

WOMEN'S GOLF: Once again, the Hornets placed 3rd overall (out of 9 teams) at the OEC Event #3 at Oak Creek on Wednesday. Like last week, Fullerton nearly took second place finishing only two strokes behind the competition. Jesse Giese led the FC charge shooting 82 on the day (4th best) and Kacy Kachi finished with an 84. Only a stroke behind Kachi, Tiffany Kohyama shot 85, Stormi Perry shot 96, Brittany Prieto shot 97, and Bianca Prieto 109. Up Next: The Hornets (17-7) will play in OEC #4 at Diamond Bar on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 12 p.m.