February 2015

Student Affairs News Feed Student Affairs Division Updates

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MEN’S SOCCER

Marc Fenelus was drafted in the third round of the Major League Soccer 2015 Superdraft by the New England

Revolution on Jan. 20.After transferring to CSUF his junior season he appeared in 17 matches, finishing the season

with two goals, two assists, and six points.

Before returning to the Titans for his senior year, Fenelus competed in the 2014 Caribbean Cup for the Turks and

Caicos Islands national team. Turks and Caicos suffered a 1-0 loss to Aruba and a 6-0 loss to French Guiana before

the team's final match. In the 31st minute in a match against British Virgin Islands, Fenelus scored the team's first

goal since 2008 as the team went on to a 2-0 victory.

In 2014, the 5-foot-11 forward had his best year as a Titan, appearing in all 24 matches and started 22 games. He

led the Titans in goals (7), points (16), and game winning goals (3). His play on the pitch earned him a selection

on the Big West Conference All-Conference Second team for the first time in his career.In his two-year career on

the pitch as a Titan, Fenelus has accumulated nine goals, four assists, and 24 points. Fenelus becomes the 31st

Titan in the history of the program to play professional soccer, and the 19th to play in the MLS.

VOLLEYBALL

Ashley Preston was appointed the seventh women's volleyball head coach in Cal State Fullerton history on Jan. 15,

2015.Preston comes to Cal State Fullerton after serving as women's volleyball head coach at Coppin State

University for the past three years. In that short time, Preston became the all-time winningest coach in the

program's history. In each of her three years with the Eagles, the team advanced to the Mid-Eastern Athletic

Conference tournament, advancing to the championship for the first time in program history in 2013.

In 2014, Preston led the Eagles to 14 victories, the second most single-season win total in program history. Five

players were named to the All-MEAC volleyball team and 10 student-athletes were selected to the MEAC All-

Academic Team, the most of any school in the conference. Preston, the 10th head coach in Coppin State history,

led the Eagles to a school-record 15 overall victories and eight conference wins in 2013. The Eagles won 10

straight home matches and recorded the program's first playoff victory since 1992, eventually advancing to the

MEAC championship match. In her first season at Coppin State in 2012, Preston led the Eagles to the MEAC

tournament for the first time since 2006.

Prior to her stint at Coppin State, Preston landed her first head coaching job in 2011, leading Spelman College to

nine victories, which established a school record for wins in a single season. Preston got her start in coaching as an

assistant coach at Morgan State University in 2008. She served in that capacity for two years under head coach

Ramona Riley-Bozier. Preston moved on to become an assistant coach at Loyola University (Maryland) in 2010

under head coach Scott Pennewill.

Preston is a 2008 graduate of Morgan State University where she ranks as one of the top players in Morgan State

history. She was a three-time First Team All-MEAC selection from 2004-06 and is the Bears all-time leader in digs

with 2,066. She also owns the top three marks in Morgan State history for digs in a season. During her tenure the

Bears advanced to the MEAC Tournament championship match in 2006.

Off the court Preston was equally impressive. A native of Las Vegas, Nev., Preston was a three-time recipient of

the MEAC Commissioner's All-Academic Award and garnered Arthur Ashe Scholar's first team honors as a junior.

Following her junior season Preston also earned the Elijah Rowe Award, which goes to the female student-athlete

with the highest grade point average at Morgan State.

Preston graduated in May of 2008 with a bachelor's degree in telecommunications and was honored that summer as

Morgan State's representative for the MEAC Woman of the Year Award. She earned a Master of Arts in Publications

Design from the University of Baltimore in 2011.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Alex Harris' jumper with 5:01 to play in the first half against UC Riverside on January 8th resulted in his 1,000th

career point. Harris is the 23rd Titan join the Cal State Fullerton 1,000-point club…with 25 points in the game,

Harris has reached double figures in 13 games this season as well as eclipsing the 20-point threshold on six

occasions.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Senior point guard Chante Miles captured Big West Women's Basketball Player of the Week accolades on Jan. 5

after notching her first double-double and fifth 20-point game of the season to help the Titans post a 2-0 record.

Miles led the Titans to a 20-point win over UMKC on New Year's Eve with 18 points and a career-high 12 assists.

Miles hit three treys en route to a 7-for-16 shooting effort as the Titans rolled to a 72-52 victory.

The Compton, Calif. native also directed a 66-59 come-from-behind victory at Seattle thanks to a 28-point

performance. She poured in 10-of-22 from the field, including four three-pointers, and chipped in four rebounds,

six assists, three steals, and a blocked shot. For the week, she averaged 23.0 points, 9.0 assists and 3.5 rebounds.

SOFTBALL

Reigning Big West Softball Player of the Year and CSUF junior Missy Taukeiaho was one of 50 student-athletes from

across the country to be selected on the "Watch List" for the 2015 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year

award, the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America and USA Softball announced Jan. 28.

Taukeiaho capped off a stellar season with her selection as a 2014 NFCA Division I Third Team All-American while

being the 21st Titan to claim All-American honors since the program joined the Big West in 1986, and the first

since Kiki Munoz captured second team honors in 2008.

The Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., native was a menace to opposing pitchers from the leadoff spot as she hammered

a conference-leading 19 home runs. The performance placed her at No. 2 in Big West single-season history, trailing

only former CSF slugger Stephenie Little, who owns the record with 23 round trippers in 1999. The third baseman

also set a Big West single-season record with 62 runs scored, and landed at No. 6 in RBI (51) and No. 9 in average

(.429). A transfer from the University of Washington, she produced 21 multi-hit games and 12 multi-RBI games.

BASEBALL

The Titans had a number of preseason accolades awarded, beginning on Dec. 19 when pitchers Thomas Eshelman

and Justin Garza were named Louisville Slugger Preseason All-Americans by Collegiate Baseball. Eshelman would

go on to receive five preseason All-American selections from Baseball America, D1Baseball.com, Perfect Game and

the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) while Garza would earn a second preseason All-

America selection from D1Baseball.com. Fullerton earned five preseason top-25 rankings from Baseball America

(No. 23), Collegiate Baseball (No. 17), USA Today Baseball Coaches Poll (No. 19), D1Baseball.com (No. 19), and

Perfect Game (No. 19). The Titans were also picked to win the Big West Conference in the Big West Conference

Preseason Coaches Poll released on Jan. 29, earning five first-place votes and 74 points overall… Off the field, the

Titans celebrated their proud history in record-setting fashion as the legendary Augie Garriod served as the

keynote speaker at the ninth annual Dinner With the Titans. More than 500 guests gathered at the Phoenix Club in

Anaheim, Calif. and helped raise more than $75,000 for the baseball program thanks to donations, raffle drawings

and proceeds from the silent auction, both new records. There were also more than 85 former players and alumni

that came out for the event.

SPIRIT SQUAD

Dance Team clinched its 14th UDA/UCA Collegiate National Championship at the ESPN Wide World of Sports

Complex in Orlando, Fla., on Jan. 19. The Titans competed in the Division I Jazz category, and finished ahead of

fellow Big West competitor Long Beach State (5th). In addition, Fullerton finished second in the Division I Pom

finals for the second straight year, placing behind first-place Saint Joseph’s University.

BIG WEST CONFERENCE 2014 FALL ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS

Twenty CSUF student-athletes earned berths on the 2014 Fall Big West Academic All-Conference team announced

on Jan. 15. To be eligible for the All-Academic team, student-athletes have to maintain a 3.0 cumulative grade

point average, complete one full academic year at the member institution prior to the season for which the award

is being received (at least a sophomore academically), and compete in at least 50 percent of their team's

contests.

Women's Soccer

Morgan Batcheller, Jr., Kinesiology, Carlsbad, Calif.*

Ivy Diego, So., Communications & Public Relations, Santa Maria, Calif.

Adriana Gjonovich, Sr., Kinesiology, Cypress, Calif.^

Jazzmin Mancilla, So., Kinesiology, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.

Chelsey Patterson, Sr., Kinesiology, Anaheim, Calif.*

Jennifer Stuart, So., Psychology, Cave Creek, Ariz.

Lauren Stupin, Sr., Communications & Advertising, Hacienda Heights, Calif.*

Ali White, So., Kinesiology, Yorba Linda, Calif.

Rebecca Wilson, Jr., Criminal Justice, Placentia, Calif.*

Men's Soccer

Mark Vasquez, Sr., Accounting, Fullerton, Calif.*

Fermin Villalba, Sr., Kinesiology, Anaheim, Calif.*

Women's Cross Country

Katie Bathgate, Sr., Kinesiology, Bloomington, Calif.^

Lauren Carr, So., Communications, Huntington Beach, Calif.

Tejera Dial, Sr., Business Administration, Bakersfield, Calif.

Celinda Manzo, Sr., Human Services, La Mirada, Calif.*

Emily Taylor, Jr., Ethnic Studies, Huntington Beach, Calif.*

Ana Valdovinos, Sr., Kinesiology, Coachella, Calif.

Men's Cross Country

Tyler Moffit, Jr., Kinesiology, Bakersfield, Calif.

Daniel Ramirez, Jr., Business Administration, Buena Park, Calif.

David Ramirez, Jr., Business Administration, Buena Park, Calif.

CA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOOD PROGRAM ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW - CHILDREN'S CENTER

During the week of January 26, 2015, the staff at the ASI's Children's Center program, hosted an audit team

representative of the California Department of Education, who conducted a review of the center's food and

nutrition program. The administrative review resulted in no administrative findings and only three minor

recommendations for future improvements to practice. This positive outcome will hopefully bolster the program's

continued good standing with this state agency in connection, an important aspect of the Children Center's

operation as this food/nutrition program provides approximate $49,000 in funding annually to the Children's

Center in support of the nutritional needs of qualifying families.

DANIEL ROBINSON - ASI BUILDING ENGINEER - START DATE JANUARY 26, 2015

Following an extensive search and selection process, Daniel Robinson joined the Associated Students staff on

January 26, 2015 as the ASI Building Engineer. In this role, Daniel will lead all trades staff and activities,

associated with the maintenance, repairs and safe operations of the Titan Student Union, the Student Recreation

Center, Children's Center, and outdoor areas which fall under the responsibility of the ASI to maintain. Daniel is a

26 year career employee of CSU Fullerton, most recently having led various projects associated with large scale

building system automation.

T.R.U.S.T. - TITAN RECREATION UNIFIED STAFF TRAINING - FRIDAY JANUARY 16,

On Friday, January 16th a day long all-staff training entitled "Titan Recreation Unified Staff Training" (T.R.U.S.T.)

was held with all units within Titan Recreation including staff and student employees from Student Recreation

Center; Titan Bowl & Billiards; CSUF - Irvine Campus fitness center; and part time Group Exercise instructors. The

eight hour training experience, focused on engagement, pride, value, connection, and team unification. The

program was supported by various campus partner from within Associated Students (Executive Leadership, Titan

Student Centers Board, ASI Leader & Program Development, ASI Human Resources, ASI Executive Board), as well as

other areas of the CSUF campus community (Office of the President, Alumni Affairs, Office of the VP for Student

Affairs). $1,500 in financial support for the training day was provided by Schools First Federal Credit Union.

"AFTER THE BEACH PARTY" - THURSDAY JANUARY 29, 2015

More than 400 students attended “After the Beach Party” hosted by ASI Titan Recreation, in collaboration with

strategic partnerships from across the Student Affairs Division. This event was an alcohol alternative event

immediately following the CSUF vs CSULB Men's Basketball game. Designed as a healthy option for after the game,

this event featured partnerships with Housing & Residence Life, The Health Center, Athletics, Resident Student

Association, Titan Tusk Force, ASI Leader & Program Development, Delta Chi Fraternity, Alumni Affairs, and Titan

Recreation.

Students took part in activities such as Laser Tag, Dodgeball, Hot shot contest, Fitness challenges, Group Exercise

classes, a photo booth, "Plinko" for an opportunity drawing, alcohol and sexual health education, and a sound

lounge. The learning outcomes for this event were to engage students with peers, promote conversation and

activity around alcohol awareness and sexual health, connection with departments and departmental staff, and

safe space fun.

Dr. Eanes with students from

Manual Arts High School

ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (AAC &U)

Attended AAC& U Annual Meeting: Liberal Education, Global Flourishing,

and the Equity Imperative, held in Washington D.C. from January 21 to

24 with President García.

OUTREACH AND PARENT ENGAGEMENT

Keynote speaker at Parent Promise College event hosted by LA Promise

at Historic Manual Arts High School on January 31st. Keynote focused on

college affordability and accessibility and engaged parents and their

students.

ADDITIONAL UPDATES

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UPDATES FROM THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS

Julianna

Hernandez, New Student Programs

Martin Dominguez, Office of the Vice

President for Student

Affairs Office

Andrew Gonzales, Center for Internships &

Community Engagement

Arianna Meza, Office of the Vice

President for Student

Affairs Office

Marcie Arciniega,

Supplemental

Instruction

Samuel Castelan,

Housing

Purisima Cataquiz,

Student Health &

Counseling

ASSOCIATED STUDENT, INC.

STUDENT RETENTION

ATHLETICS ACADEMIC SERVICES

Athletics partnered with Human Resources, Diversity and Inclusion and the WoMen’s Center and Adult Reentry

Resource Center for a Titan Athletics Spring 2015 Kick-Off, focused on “Title IX: Informing and Protecting Our

Community”.

Titan Athletics celebrated the graduation of eleven student-athletes in fall 2014 and look forward to honoring our

2015 graduates soon.

Athletics requests your support, in the month of February, as we compete against the other Big West Conference

Schools in the annual coin drive, benefiting the Pediatric Cancer Foundation. If you would like to contribute

student-athletes will be collecting coins around campus, at athletic events and in Titan House.

CAREER CENTER

The Career Center completed a survey of CSUF employers, identifying key hiring factors and the positive

performance of CSUF graduates hired by employers over the past three years, including the 5 Core Competencies

that WASC utilizes in its accreditation process. The survey also documented the increased use of internships by

employers to recruit full-time entry level candidates from colleges and universities, as well as a high level of

satisfaction with the services they had utilized from the Career Center.

A comprehensive set of workshops, programs and campus-wide recruiting events for students and employers

during the spring semester, including several webinars on career preparation topics have been organized by the

Career Center. Initial student interest in webinars has been strong with over 360 students having RSVP’d as of

February 5 for a resume writing webinar that will be delivered on Thursday, February 12, 2015 at 5:30 p.m.

With the support of the Student Success Initiative a renovation of LH-210G Conference Room has been completed,

including installation of touch-sensitive digital screen with wireless access. The renovation project for other main

areas of the Center has also begun, also with SSI support, with a target completion date no later than June 30,

2015.

Our Customer Service (Front Desk) position was filled through Student Success Initiative support, after being

vacant for over 6 years. Courtney Wen, a recent graduate from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, has joined the staff and

has been working on-campus in Facilities Management for the past one and one-half years.

CENTER FOR INTERNSHIPS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT (CICE)

The 10-year Carnegie Community Engagement classification was awarded to campus and announced in January

2015. The classification was awarded to only 361 institutions in the country and signifies Cal State Fullerton's

"excellent alignment among campus mission, culture, leadership, resources and practices that support dynamic

and noteworthy community engagement." Similar to accreditation, the classification signifies that the university

reflects the highest standards for reciprocal partnerships, student service-learning, and faculty scholarly work

around engagement.

During intersession, service-learning and academic internship courses are essentially offline although CICE does

continue to serve prospective placement sites and prepares students for Spring placements, CICE took advantage

of this brief hiatus to hold strategic planning focus groups, onboard a new key staff member, closeout

documentation and tracking of fall community engagement courses, and process faculty mini-grant proposals.

Strategic Planning

CICE engaged Dr. Kathy O'Byrne, founder of CSUF's service-learning office and Freshman Programs and former

faculty member, currently head of UCLA's office of engagement, to consult on development of CICE's three-year

strategic plan. More than 25 key informants participated in a series of focus groups representing community

partners, deans and associate deans, current and former service-learning faculty, members of the Academic

Senate Internships and Service-Learning standing committee, CICE staff and program leads, and students.

Structuring, execution and wrap-up spanned three weeks in December and January.

Onboarding

To address the goal of increasing opportunities for students to participate in high impact practices, CSUF recruited

a second Community Engagement and Placement Coordinator. The recruitment process concluded in December

and onboarding commenced the last week of Intersession.

STUDENT WELLNESS

Recently, a holistic Student Wellness model with Disability Support Services (DSS), Counseling and Psychological

Services (CAPS) and the Student Health Center (SHC) was created to better support student success.

PHUN Hut had over 10,000 student encounters last semester, twice as many as last year promoting healthy living

styles to students on campus daily.

DSS

As of January 15th, DSS had 1,149 registered students. Out of this number, DSS actively serves 704 students with

proctoring tests, counseling, and assistive technology. Out of the total number of registered students, 61% are

actively utilizing our services. Out of the 704 active students, 422 of them utilize test-taking accommodations,

prompting us to schedule and proctor 2,409 exams between August 2014 and January 2015. 60% of active DSS

students are using test-taking accommodations today.

STUDENT HEALTH AND COUNSELING CENTER

The Student Health and Counseling Center in collaboration with John Beisner in Risk Management, sent a Measles

Advisory to the campus. SHCC was also able to identify students who have waived the MMR requirement and sent

them a measles alert encouraging them to come in for their immunization. This was sent via secure message in our

electronic medical record, making sure privacy was respected.

SHCC completed their AAAHC Accreditation Survey in January and are awaiting the results. The summation

conference went extremely well and it is anticipated SHCC passed and will be awarded a full 3 year re-

accreditation. SHCC at CSUF was the first CSU to receive accreditation in 1983 and has been accredited for over

30 years.

COUNSELING AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES

CAPS will collaborate with Washington University, Stanford, and Rutgers participating in an Interpersonal

Psychotherapy study. This is a great opportunity for CAPS staff to learn an evidenced-treatment model for eating

disorders, depression, and anxiety. This form of treatment is effective and short-term which fits nicely with our

brief treatment approach at CAPS (professional development).

CAPS is providing more services at the Irvine Campus with a fulltime counselor for the first time this semester

along with healthy lifestyles prevention programming.

CENTER FOR SCHOLARS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

Guardian Scholars

On December 19,2014 the Donahue Schriber Holiday Luncheon was held. The employees at the Donahue Schriber

Realty Group host this annual luncheon and fulfill the wish list of the Guardian Scholars. Further, this time

presents an opportunity for staff and students to engage with CSUF campus supporters.

On January 18, 2015 the Guardian Scholars visited program supporters in Indio to watch a Polo Match. The purpose

of this activity was to enhance the cultural competence/experience of the Guardian Scholars. Program supporters

hosted students to lunch and enjoyed a polo match at the El Dorado Polo club in Indio. Students had the

opportunity to engage with CSUF philanthropic supporters and share all of their collegiate successes.

On January 26, 2015 the First Year Workshop Session that focused on life skills was held. During this workshop

students were able to assess their understanding of the seven Casey Family domains: Cultural and Personal

Identity Formation, Supportive Relationships and Community Connections, Physical and Mental Health, Life Skills,

Education, Employment, and Housing. Through the Seven Life Domains poster activity students were also able to

identify and discuss how Fall 2014 workshop topics contributed to their academic and personal growth as they

transition to the university. This workshop series helps prepares students for participation in a global society that

is responsive to the workforce.

On January 27, 2015 Guardian Scholars had their monthly meeting. One of guest speakers was a representative

from their partner, the Orangewood Foundation to present information to students about the expanded services to

foster youth from counties outside of Orange County. Services offered include expanded scholarships for non-OC

foster youth. Another guest speakers was a representative from the College of Humanities and Social Sciences to

speak about their Study Abroad Programs and to encourage Guardian Scholars to participate. Another speaker

represented the Cal State DC Scholars Program who also encouraged students to participate in the programs. This

is an example of cross-college/divisional collaboration.

On January 30, 2015 was Foster Youth College Bound Day with the NORCO School District. Guardian Scholars

Director gave a presentation about the CSUF Guardian Scholars Program admission and program requirements to

faculty, administrators, and students from the North Corona School District. This event helps to strengthen the

pipeline for young foster youth into higher education by engaging with and informing them as well as their school

administrators on admissions to the CSUF Guardian Scholars Program.

Foster Youth College Fair at Cerritos College was held on January 31, 2015. Guardian Scholars, Program Specialist

hosted an information table to foster youth from local community colleges and high schools. Representatives

included those from Cypress College, Cerritos College, Rio Hondo College, Irvine Valley College, Saddleback

College, CSU Long Beach, and UCLA. This event helps strengthen the pipeline for foster youth into higher

education, particularly those in community colleges by engaging and informing them as well as their campus

administrators on admissions to the CSUF Guardian Scholars Program. Approximately 200 foster youth and

administrators attended the college fair.

VETERAN RESOURCE CENTER

In late December, the VRC was notified that it was awarded a $6500 gift from Tee It Up for Troops. $2000 would

go to student veteran scholarships and $4500 would be used for general expenses. This is the 4th year that Tee It

Up for Troops has supported the VRC. Additionally, Year 4 of Fund for Improvement of Post-Secondary Education,

Center for Excellence of Veteran Student Success grant successfully ended on December 22, reaching the majority

of goals and objectives.

On December 19, 2105 students were recognize for veteran leadership and peer support contributions at the

Student Veteran Recognition Dinner.

On January 13-14, 2015 the Veteran Welcome & Information Session for Spring transfer student was held to

support veterans. Student were provided information about the VRC and had an opportunity to engage with staff

and other student veterans.

From January 19-22, 2015 there was a Student Veteran Welcome Breakfast to welcome student veterans to the

VRC and the Spring semester. The intention was to demonstrate the academic and personal support that is

available to them through VRC.

Joint VRC and SVA Mentor Training and Meet & Greet for transferring student veterans to ease the transition from

community college to CSUFs campus and student life on January 23, 2015.

Further, a total of 537 certifications for student veterans and veteran dependents were processed. This accounts

for all chapters including Vocational Rehabilitation.

Lastly, VRC implemented a new process of meeting every new student on a one-one to review their file contract

and explain what the VRC does for all student veterans and dependents.

STUDENT ENGAGEMENT

ASSISTANT DEANS

College of the Arts

Interim Assistant Dean Maricela Alvarado & HHD Assistant Dean Peggy Bockman continue a strong partnership with

Housing & Residence Life in hosting college based theme communities for first time freshman. Each community of

48 students began the semester with a GPA average of 3.0, 20 students of which are on the Dean’s List and 100%

of student residents were retained. During the month of February, Assistant Deans Alvarado and Bockman will

partner with the Academic Advisement Center and faculty to help students develop a Sophomore Road Map for

Success, which will incorporate curricular and co-curricular student engagement opportunities.

College of Natural Science and Mathematics (NSM)

NSM Assistant Dean, Amy Mattern, worked with the NSM Inter-Club Council to confirm keynote speaker Anousheh

Ansari for their Annual Science and Math Symposium scheduled for March 18-19, 2015. The first female private

space explorer and first astronaut of Iranian descent, Anousheh Ansari will inspire attendees with her talk

“Reaching for the Stars and Getting There” on Wednesday, March 18th at 6:00 p.m. in the Titan Student Union.

The keynote is part of a 2-day event that showcases undergraduate research, a high impact practice (HIP) that is

a hallmark of the College of NSM. For details regarding the keynote, student oral and poster presentations, and

faculty and industry professional talks, click here.

College of Humanities & Social Sciences (HSS)

Assistant Dean David McKenzie is a member of the HSS Student Success Team which redesigned and implemented

new probation workshops during the 2014-2015 Intersession. Completion of the online probation tutorial by HSS

students other than first semester freshman, increased from a traditional 30-40% to 70%.

The Student Success Team held eight probation workshops early enough in 2015 to allow students to make changes

to their Spring class schedules’, if it was recommended. The in-person completion rate of the two hour probation

workshop, where students received probation advising, major specific advising, and career advising , improved

from a traditional 10-20% to 71%.

College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS)

Internship Placement

Assistant Dean Victor Delgado in ECS coordinates the CSUF activities of a Department of Labor OC Bridge to

Engineering (OCB2E) grant which aims to expand recruitment and increase retention of underrepresented

minorities and women in engineering and increase the supply of qualified engineers in Orange County. One of the

program activities is to provide opportunities for paid Internship and On the Job Training placements. During the

months of December 2014 and January 2015, 11 undergraduate students were placed in Spring semester

internships at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). The students will work in project teams with professional

JPL engineers and scientists and gain valuable real world experience.

ECS-ICC Breakfast with the Dean

As advisor to the ECS Inter Club Council (ECS-ICC), the assistant dean provided direction to the ECS-ICC Executive

Board in the planning of a Breakfast with the Dean event which took place on December 9, 2014. The ECS-ICC

Executive Board invited presidents and ICC representatives from the 23 active ECS clubs to meet with the Dean. A

total of 37 students attended the breakfast where the Dean shared about the current state of the College and

answered questions from the student leaders.

College of Health and Human Development (HHD)

College Interclub Councils (ICC)

Assistant Deans serve as advisors to Interclub Councils providing guidance and coaching on a weekly basis. A great

example of ‘learning by doing’ took place over Intersession. Our ICC student leaders crafted eight 2015-16 ASI

Budget Proposals totaling over $355,900! ICC budgets help fund professional conference travel and monies to

assist student organization programs/events in every college. Their impressive efforts to secure ASI funding for

the next academic year will benefit hundreds of students and dramatically contribute to the Titan Experience.

Student Success Center

Under the direction of the assistant dean, the HHD Student Success Center (EC-105) is now fully functional and

serving students from 9am-7pm. It takes a group of amazing colleagues to handle the myriad of details related to

designing a new space and expanding services. Our success is the result of partnerships with college faculty and

staff that are student-centered. At the beginning of the spring semester we launched a Peer Mentor Program,

Tutoring for students in all five undergraduate programs, Student Showcase, and a Street Team designed to

heighten awareness of resources available to increase student success.

College of Communications

Assistant Dean Dana Roson, provided information about the scholarship application process to all department

scholarship committees as well as assisted COMM Dept with review of all applications.

Assistant Dean Roson also helped the University in its efforts to, "prepare students for participation in a global

society," (Strategic Goal 1) by devoting 4-6 hours per week (assigned by the Dean) assisting faculty who oversee

study abroad programs in the College, in particular the very successful Florence program, which President Garcia

has asked the College to expand to now include a fall semester program in addition to the longstanding summer

program.

The Student Success Team's (SST's) Goal for spring 2015 is to "Increase student awareness of, and involvement in:

(a) co-curricular activities, (b) Career Center preparation, and (c) internships." Assistant Dean Roson was

responsible and completed Step1: Collect and report baseline data for the past three years for membership in

college clubs and event attendance for college clubs.

Mihaylo College of Business and Economics

Assistant Dean Yong partnered with the Business ICC E-board to secure Magic Johnson as the keynote speaker on

March, 4 2015 during Business Madness 2015.

Assistant Dean Yong collaborated with the Management Department and the Center for International Business

colleagues to pioneer 2 student organizations: Operations Management and International Business.

The College Tutoring Center opened during the second week of the Spring semester with 40 hours of operation

weekly first time in 9 years to have so many hours of tutoring services.

Assistant Dean Yong collaborated with Trista O’Connell, the university S.I. coordinator to introduce Supplemental

Instruction to an additional department within the College (for a total of 4 out of 6 that have S.I. now).

IRVINE CAMPUS

The career center at the Irvine Campus hired an advisor for 30 hr/week to provide services and programs that

focus on professional development for students including job and internship search assistance, major to career

guidance and exploration, spring job fair, and career centered workshops.

On Tuesday, January 6th the Irvine Campus Shea Homes Scholarship recipient, Yvonne Johnson (Psychology), was

recognized during a luncheon attended by Dr. Susan Cooper (Dean of the Irvine Campus), Robert Flores (Assistant

Dean) and Bob Yoder (President of Shea Homes). The Irvine Campus Shea Homes Scholarship is a $1,000 award

given to an Irvine Campus student each semester for their involvement both on and off campus.

The Irvine ASI Productions team hosted a successful Week of Welcome (W.O.W), which included New Student

Programs, Accounting Society Membership Drive, gourmet food trucks and breakfast on the go snacks.

DIVERSITY INITIATIVES AND RESOURCE CENTERS (DIRC)

A Phone-a-thon was organized on January 24 in partnership with University Outreach, Scholarship Programs,

Advancement staff, and AAFSA members. Over 900 admitted and prospective students (applied but not admitted

yet) to invite them to Fall in Love with CSUF Day (scheduled for February 14). This event is an intentional

outreach to African American students and families, a new initiative to attract African American students to CSUF.

Approximately 2,500 emails have been sent to admitted and prospective students to invite them to the February

14 event – either as follow up to the phone-a-thon or reaching out to students who we were not able to call.

A two-day staff Retreat with professional staff, graduate assistants, and student assistants was implemented. This

is the second all-staff retreat of the year since DIRC was officially opened in July, 2014. The retreat focused on

building relationships, collaboration, understanding our place in the bigger picture (Institutional and Student

Affairs strategic plans, HIPs, and SSI), and goal setting for each resource center.

African American Resource Center (AARC)

The Black History Month Calendar was finalized– the calendar includes 21 programs and events offered by various

departments and student groups.

Four students were recognized for research agendas and conference proposal acceptance through the AARC and

working with Professor Gwen Alexis and Dr. Natalie Graham.

Asian Pacific American Resource Center (APARC)

The API Heritage Month Committee was established in December and includes faculty, staff, and student

organizations

Student from APARC and Asian American Studies students attended the 30th Annual Asian Pacific American

Awareness Conference at UC Irvine on Saturday, January 24, 2015. Paul Thang, APARC Student Assistant, did a

presentation at the conference.

Chicano/Chicana Resource Center (CRC)

The CRC, established campus partners for Cesar Chavez event. Partners include undergraduate and graduate

students, MESA Cooperativa, Ballet Folklorico, Career Center, College of Education, and College of

Communications.

Staff met with Dr. McEligot, professor in Health Science Department, and representatives from HACU and USDA to

plan a workshop that informs Latino/a students of internship opportunities with USDA. Goals and focus of

workshop is to encourage underrepresented groups to complete internships and increase representation within

USDA agency and labor force.

Titan Dreamers Resource Center (TDRC)

TDRC, has established multiple partnerships and collaborative efforts; the first collaboration is with the Office of

Financial Aid to provide one-on-one support to students who are undocumented. Additionally, In collaboration

with Educational Partnerships, TDRC staff facilitated sessions for students and parents (in English and Spanish)

about the California DREAM Act at high schools in Orange County.

The center also hosted two noteworthy events activities in their center:

TDRC hosted the “Dream Resource Center Coalition”—a group of dedicated students, faculty, and staff who

advocate for the creation of spaces for undocumented students on their respective campuses. Further, a group of

students, faculty, and staff visitors from CSU Channel Islands visited to learn more about the center.

The TDRC, and its Coordinator, were highlighted in the front page of the Orange County Register’s Cal State

Fullerton section, click here to access article.

TITAN ATHLETICS

STUDENT TRANSITION

WELCOME TO THE STUDENT AFFAIRS TEAM

FRESHMAN PROGRAMS

Deans List

About 30 percent (N=131) of Freshman Programs students made the Dean’s List. Freshman Programs is excited

about student achievements.

Panetta Congressional Internship

CSUF student Diana Muñoz, travels to Washington, D.C. as part of the prestigious Panetta Congressional Internship

Program. Diana is a Freshman Program alumni and former Peer Mentor for FP. Click here to read her story.

UNIVERSITY OUTREACH AND NEW STUDENT PROGRAMS

Phone-a-thon

In partnership with Diversity Initiatives and Resource Centers, Scholarship Programs, Advancement staff, and

African American Faculty Staff Association members to call over 900 admitted and prospective students (applied

but not admitted yet) to invite them to Fall in Love with CSUF Day (scheduled for February 14). This event is an

intentional outreach to African American students and families, a new initiative to attract African American

students to CSUF. Approximately 2,500 emails have been sent to admitted and prospective students to invite them

to the February 14 event – either as follow up to the phone-a-thon or reaching out to students who we were not

able to call.

Cash for College

University Outreach and New Student Programs provided an outreach table and supported Vice President Eanes

Welcome message at the Cash for College event at Manual Arts High School in Los Angeles. This event targeted

unrepresented students and their families in providing information on preparation for College and financial

resources such as FAFSA and Dream Act workshops.

EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS

Upward Bound

Youth-Led Action-Research: Santa Ana Students Teaching and Modeling Research

Ten CSUF Upward Bound high school students from Santa Ana presented research they conducted during the 2014

Upward Bound Summer Program at the California National Association for Multicultural Education on Saturday,

January 10, 2015 in San Diego. Research topics addressing the broader theme of Critically Analyzing and

Challenging Poverty in Santa Ana included: youth perspectives on mental health, gangs, schooling, and

incarceration. Upward Bound scholars presented their findings to university scholars, teachers, and community

members.

The CSUF Upward Bound Summer Program is a six-week college preparatory program designed to provide high

school students from Santa Ana with an academically rigorous research experience in a higher education setting.

The summer program is led by Ivan Peña, Director of Upward Bound and Dr. Miguel Zavala, Assistant Professor of

Secondary Education. Dr. Zavala taught the Research & Writing course this last summer and created a space for

Santa Ana students to engage in the research process using the Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR)

curricular model. Upward Bound scholars are encouraged to actively engage in research and see themselves as

part of an intellectual community working towards improving issues they experience in their everyday lives.

Dr. David Pagni, Professor of Mathematics and GEAR UP Co-

PI; Melba Castro, Director of Educational Partnerships and

GEAR UP Co-PI, Congressman Chaka Fattah, Architect of

GEAR UP legislation; Adriana Badillo, Director of GEAR UP;

and Manuel Colon, Assistant Superintendent for Anaheim

Union High School District

Ivan Peña and Dr. Miguel Zavala teaching students enrolled

in 6-week college preparatory Summer Program

Students presenting their research at the California

National Association for Multicultural Education in

San Diego, CA

CSUF GEAR UP

P21 Mentoring Program

Anaheim Union’s corporate-mentoring program was launched on January 14, 2015. A total 45 students were

matched with Kaiser Permanente professionals who will provide them with hands-on experience and career

guidance. The P21 Mentoring Program is the outgrowth of a partnership between the District, the city of Anaheim,

and California State University, Fullerton. It took hold last spring when some 200 AUHSD students presented more

than 5,000 petitions to the Anaheim City Council urging officials to participate. Student participants selected for

the experience are sophomores from Magnolia, Western, and Savanna high schools who currently participate in

CSUF’s GEAR UP college-prep program. Welcoming the participants to the mentoring program included Kaiser

Permanente Executive Director Mark Costa, Anaheim Mayor Tom Tait, AUHSD Superintendent Michael B. Matsuda,

and Darren Bush, Interim Associate Vice President for Student Affairs at CSU Fullerton. Keynote speeches about

career opportunities in the medical industry will be delivered by a Kaiser physician and a nurse. After pairing up,

mentors and mentees will engage in ice-breaking and team-building activities, and take a tour of the facility. This

was the first of first of four mentoring sessions. Additional mentoring opportunities will be available to students

in the future at corporations who have pledged their support, such as Disney. Click here to read an article

published by the OC Breeze.

Educational Partnerships Featured at the National Council for Community and Education Partnerships Conference

CSUF was invited to participate in two panel presentations at the National Council for Communtiy and Education

Partnerships Conference in Philadelphia on February 8-11, 2015. Melba Castro, Director of Educational

Partnerships shared the Padres Promotores de la Educación model at the “Parent Engagement Program Models

Panel Discussion” Padres Promotores is a parent leadership program from the Santa Ana Partnerships, an

intersegmental collaborative with Santa Ana Unified School District, Santa Ana College, California State University,

Fullerton and University of California, Irvine. Adriana Badillo, Director of GEAR UP shared work on near-peer

programs in Anaheim Union High School District on the “Designing and Implementing Effective Near-Peer

Mentoring Programs in Secondary School” panel.