ANNUAL REPORT Join Us April 8, 2017 for the 2Nd Annual Fullerton College Night at Angel Stadium!

Fullerton College BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Stephen T. Blount, Jeffrey P. Brown, Barbara Dunsheath, Ed.D., Leonard Lahtinen, Molly McClanahan, M. Tony Ontiveros, Jacqueline Rodarte Tanya Washington, Cypress College Student Trustee 2015-2016 Scott Begneski, Fullerton College Student Trustee Cheryl A. Marshall, Ed.D., Chancellor Greg Schulz, Ed.D., President, Fullerton College ANNUAL REPORT Join us April 8, 2017 for the 2nd annual Fullerton College Night at Angel Stadium!

FULLERTON COLLEGE 2015-2016 ANNUAL REPORT Produced by the Office of Campus Communications at Fullerton College, which is part of the North Orange County Community College District

PRESIDENT WRITERS CONTRIBUTORS Fullerton College Dr. Greg Schulz Melissa Serrato Carlos Ayon 321 E. Chapman Avenue Jazmin Zuniga Linda Briney Fullerton, CA 92832 EDITOR Rodrigo Garcia 714-992-7000 Lisa McPheron DESIGN Tony Kawashima news.fullcoll.edu Rebecca Guillen Brian Marsh Philip Thurman To receive an electronic version of the 2015-2016 Annual Report, email a request to [email protected]. We would like to give a special thank you to the outstanding students, faculty and staff at Fullerton College.

Our Mission Isaiah “Slim” Clark played a strong year for the Hornets starting in 30 games and signed with Dixie State in St. George, Utah. The men’s basketball team had an excellent We prepare students to be successful learners. 2015-2016 season. See page 12 for more information. Table of CONTENTS Departments 3 | President's Welcome 4 | Hornet Highlights 11 | Community Connections 12 | Athletics 22 | Student Spotlight 23 | Alumni Spotlight 24 | By the Numbers 29 | Slice of Life

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9 22 Commencement Student Spotlight Hornet Highlights Hornets President's Welcome Swarm Angel

It gives me great pleasure to present this Annual Report for Fullerton College. Our Stadium faculty and staff are driven by a desire to help each of our students succeed. As they Nearly 2,000 people attended Fullerton College Night at Angel introduce academic and career opportunities to our students, they provide unparalleled Stadium on April 9. This event marked the first time that the Los guidance, support and innovation to help our students thrive. We call this the Fullerton Angeles Angels of Anaheim partnered with a community college College Experience. to host a special group night at the stadium. This past year, Fullerton College proudly served 35,230 students. It fills me with pride to Widely considered a success, the event raised over $14,000 for know that so many students trust Fullerton College to help them reach their goals and Fullerton College’s food bank and harnessed an excitement at the achieve their dreams. college unlike any event before. The event drew many students Innovation, growth and partnerships are key themes in this issue of the Fullerton and even served as a “family picnic” for faculty and staff, many of whom brought their families and friends. College Annual Report. As you read the report you will learn about the stories of our (left to right) President Greg Schulz, with Trustees Barbara Dunsheath, Leonard students and the opportunities Fullerton College is providing to our community. Our Lahtinen, Jacqueline Rodarte, Manny Ontiveros and Molly McClanahan, Faculty Emeritus Adela Lopez and Sociology Club President Charlene Egizi were each “I cannot think of a better way to spend time with 2,000 students come to us for many different reasons. For some like David Chong highlighted honored before the Angels game. members of our Fullerton College family,” said President Greg in the cover story about our innovative aquaponics lab, students come to Fullerton Schulz, who threw out the ceremonial first pitch. “It was an College with a desire to excel in a field of science that will change the world and for the awesome night, and I look forward to doing the event again next credentials to transfer to a four-year university. For others, like Jacob Daguer in the spring.” Disney workforce development story, many come to Fullerton College to learn a new occupation as they reimagine a better career path for themselves. The journey to one’s Guests of Fullerton College Night at Angel Stadium received a goals can be both challenging and rigorous. Many thought leaders at Fullerton College limited-edition Fullerton College-Angels baseball cap. The game have responded by introducing a growth mindset approach to our community and have night also included pregame activities, a pregame ceremony and watched it permeate into how students like Alan Brantley center themselves and find the postgame fireworks. courage to learn. The next Fullerton College Night at Angel Stadium will take Last spring, we broadly opened our doors to Love Our Cites, a day of service that place April 8, 2017. Please check the Fullerton News Center for mobilized volunteers in six North Orange County cities. More than 3,000 community details. members enjoyed the beautiful splendor of Fullerton College and will hopefully return

again in the future. Associated Student leaders helped host pregame activities. We also embraced opportunities as a campus community to have some fun this past year. Fullerton College Night at Angel Stadium in April was the first time a community college had ever partnered with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. We brought nearly 2,000 members of the Hornet family together that night and raised over $14,000 for New Chancellor Welcomed the Chris Lamm & Toni Dubois-Walker Memorial Food Bank. We also watched with Dr. Cheryl Marshall has been appointed college’s vice president of instruction. She admiration as our Associated Students enhanced student life by introducing the first ever the new chancellor of the North Orange spent eight years at Mt. San Antonio Quadchella concert in the fall and maintained a busy slate of activities throughout the County Community College District College in various positions, including: year for their peers. (NOCCCD). She assumed her new associate dean of Business & Economic In April, I was appointed President of Fullerton College, after serving in the role of position on July 1, 2016. Development; director of Professional & Interim President. As a proud alumnus of Fullerton College, I am honored to accept Organizational Development; director As chancellor, Marshall serves as the chief this charge, and it is my goal to lead the college with integrity and not only to be a game of the Center of Excellence; and interim executive officer for the district that changer, but do everything in my ability to support others throughout our team in their statewide director for Centers of includes Cypress College, Fullerton College efforts to be game changers for our students as well. Excellence. In addition to her independent and the School of Continuing Education. trainer, facilitator, and project management Please enjoy our 2015-2016 Fullerton College Annual Report as you learn more about “I am thrilled to have the opportunity to experience, she has taught courses at what makes Fullerton College such an exceptional place to learn. serve the North Orange County Claremont Graduate University, Azusa Community College District,” said Pacific University, Cal Poly Pomona and Marshall. “I look forward to leading the Cal State San Bernardino. district into this exciting next phase.” Marshall has a doctorate in Education from and a bachelor of science in Psychology Greg Schulz, Ed.D. the University of Southern California, a with a minor in Biology, from Memphis President Marshall served as president of master of arts in Industrial/Organizational State University (now the University Fullerton College Crafton Hills College for the past four years, and prior to that, served as the Psychology from Cal State San Bernardino, of Memphis).

3 4 Hornet Highlights FC Debaters Are Among the Best Fullerton College debaters took home numerous Conference awards and finished second to Ball State University in the overall Sweepstakes during the 19th National Education Debate Association Designed for (NEDA) National Championship in March. Teen Males The debate was co-hosted for the first time by Fullerton College and Cal State Fullerton on More than 800 eleventh and twelfth grade males Fullerton College’s campus. from local high schools got a glimpse into college and career options available to them when Fullerton College’s Andrea O’Loughlin and Fullerton College hosted the first Males Achieving Hailey Kwon took first place in the Novice Policy The Fullerton College Chamber Singers won top awards at the Kathaumixw International Success Conference in January. Debate division. Numerous other Hornets took Choral Competition. home top awards. They included: Kitiny Phumc- The conference, which stemmed from a student hun, Iris Chu, Joseph Phillips, Michael Wu, Zach equity initiative to help address the achievement Turner, Ryan Martinez, Brian Gatapandan, Olivia gap for Latino males in higher education, featured Levalley, Yash Patel and Paul Moore. Choir Clenches empowering workshops from an array of diverse speakers that promote higher education, career Phillips was also named an All American Debater Competition exploration, and self-development. and Professor Doug Kresse was awarded NEDA’s The speech and debate team co-hosted and won top honors at the 19th National Education Debate President’s Award. Association (NEDA) National Championship. “Our hope is that these male students gained a The Fullerton College Chamber Singers made a splash at the Kathaumixw better understanding of the value of education International Choral Competition in Powell River, B.C. Canada. They won first and identified with some of the speakers, who place in the mixed choir category and second place in the contemporary may have overcome great odds to be where they’re STEM Pathways On Display music category. at right now,” said High School Outreach The Natural Sciences Division and Technology and Engineering Division Counselor Rolando Sanabria. The Fullerton College Chamber Singers is under the direction of Fine Arts welcomed 140 students from seven local middle and high schools during the annual STEM Open House last March. The event exposed students to different Dean John Tebay. The 42-voice ensemble has performed throughout the western The MAS outreach program targets male students aspects of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The cross- United States, the Pacific Northwest, the East Coast, Canada, Mainland China, at Anaheim, Loara, Katella and Gilbert high disciplinary event provided numerous stations including forensics, chemistry, the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany and Austria. They have been a featured schools to provide educational workshops, tours of physics, math, biotech, earth science, machinery, and printing where the young choir at American Choral Director’s Association Conventions and the the Fullerton College campus, and prepare visitors received hands-on demonstrations on screen printing, CNC technology, National Collegiate Choral Organization Convention. They have competed at students for enrollment at Fullerton College. splatter analysis, ecosystems, liquid nitrogen and more. the International Eisteddfod Music Festival Competition in Wales, the Seghizzi The conference was an extension of the work International Choral Competition in Gorizia, Italy, the California International being done at those high schools and extended Natural Sciences Dean Richard Hartmann hopes the event allowed middle and Choral Competition in San Luis Obispo, and the Singkreis Porcia Spittal Inter- invitations to students throughout multiple high high school students to see themselves earning STEM degrees and that Fullerton national Choral Competition in Spittal Austria. school districts. Participation included students College is a gateway to reach their goals. from Anaheim Union, Fullerton Joint Union, Placentia-Yorba Linda, and Whittier “We want to help prospective students see that STEM is more than just science, school districts. and that we are here to build a bridge,” Hartmann said. Robotics Team Revved Up Wins First Student Life Place Associated Students hosted The Rescue Robotics Team took first place several events during the 2015 in Overall Design Review and first place in 2016 school year that helped build Aerial Design during the 5th annual Vital a greater sense of campus life Link STEM & the Arts Career Showcase and belonging for students. Rescue Robotics Competition in April. Notably, student leaders The team members included: Daniel organized Quadchella, a concert Denney, Josh Lee, Omar Dominguez, featuring many different artists on Cole Panning, Zac Rust, Ian Mackie, Cong September 17. The inaugural event Nguyen, Katherine Mendoza, Ivan Chi, laid the groundwork for a second Andrew Romero and Daniel Santos. Their Quadchella in 2016. faculty advisors are Brian Shotwell, Tim Cobler and Jeannie Abutin-Mitsch.

More than 800 teens attended the Males Achieving The STEM Open House gave middle and high school students hands-on opportunities to learn Success Conference. about chemistry and many other disciplines.

5 6 Hornet Highlights Wu Named Dressing for Success Teacher of the Year Self-Study Dress for success. It’s an adage we’ve all heard. But sometimes, dressing for success is out of reach, because it comes with a price tag. For many college students, who are Students selected Biology Professor at the cusp of embarking on their professional goals, they may not have the paycheck Dr. Jo Wen Wu as the Process Well that lends itself to buying the right suit, the right blazer or dress. 2016 Fullerton College Teacher of the Year. Fullerton College Business Management Department faculty have taken note, and Wu received several they have filled a closet with donated professional clothes that students are welcome nominations from Underway students and former to choose from. students praising her Significant activity took place during the 2015-2016 academic year contributions for their to prepare for the accreditation visit in the fall of 2017. Five teams, “Making the right first impression is crucial to landing a new job or internship,” said academic success. This Professor Kathy Standen. “We want to make sure that students walk into interviews is Wu’s second Teacher which each have representation from faculty, students, administrators of Year award; she and classified staff, were formed to tackle the standard areas that and other professional settings prepared both intellectually and dressed in a way that was the recipient of must be addressed in the report. helps them build confidence.” the 2013 Teacher of the Year. Throughout the year, the teams began researching and writing The 2015 Fall Convocation served as the public launch of the As a service to students, Standen maintains the Career Closet, which offers a variety accreditation process. Five breakout sessions were held to recruit of gently-used professional business attire for students in need. The outfit is free of the first draft of the report so it could be provided to the campus members of the campus to join one of the standard teams. Largest Cohort of community for review in October 2016. charge, and the student can keep all the items. The reaffirmation of the accreditation process provides an Faculty Hired Community colleges in California are evaluated by the Accrediting opportunity for Fullerton College to evaluate the effectiveness The spring of 2016 could be called the Season Commission for Community and Junior Colleges. As explained by of its programs, practices and policies. The college is committed of Hiring as 53 new faculty were offered the ACCJC, accreditation is “a voluntary system of self-regulation to a self-evaluation that draws on campus-wide engagement at positions at Fullerton College. The new all stages. It is employing a process that facilitates accurate and cohort, which represents the largest group of developed to evaluate overall educational quality and institutional new faculty hired at one time, began effectiveness. The ACCJC accreditation process provides assurance thorough identification and documentation of best practices at teaching in the fall of 2016. to the public that the accredited member colleges meet the Fullerton College that meet or exceed accreditation standards, as Standards; the education earned at the institutions is of value to well as noting opportunities to improve. The resulting ACCJC the student who earned it; and employers, trade or profession- Institutional Self-Evaluation Report will accurately document the related licensing agencies, and other colleges and universities can nature and substance of Fullerton College and will reflect a broad accept a student’s credential as legitimate.” consensus of faculty and staff.

• Assembling subcommittees for each standard • Preparing first draft of self-evaluation report • Revising self-evaluation report • Gathering information, data and evidence • Organizing evidence • Compiling and cataloguing evidence • Identifying themes for self-evaluation report • Getting feedback to first draft from campus, and data district and community • Preparing campus for site team visit

Stage I Stage II Stage III Stage IV Fall 2015 Spr. 2016-Fall 2016 Spr. 2017-Summer 2017 Fall 2017 Professor Kathy Standen spearheads the Career Closet, which provides professional clothes Humanities Hosts Film • Site team visit to students. Festival The 7th annual French Film Festival delighted hundreds of guests in March and April. The Measure J Update Talking Strategically annual event is hosted by the Humanities FC Designated Division and is a popular cultural event open to the community. The festival featured five ® The updated Fullerton College representatives from Fullerton College Employees, students and board members of the North Orange County Community Military Friendly Facilities Master Plan was approved and the DLR Group, which is an College District gathered at Fullerton College on April 26 for the annual Strategic films shown over five days in the Campus Theatre. From left to right seen here are in June and lays the groundwork for integrated design firm providing Conversation to discuss college readiness. Strategic Conversations are planned, Klaus Hornell, Catherine Reinhardt-Zacair, School renovation and construction projects architecture and planning consultation but informal, discussions conducted in a democratic and conversational style, and Carol Rehfield, Selena Zeledon, Vanessa Fullerton College has been named a at the college for the next 20 years. to the college. Architects presented focused on policy issues. The goal of this effort is to help the Board of Trustees Ferreira and Dan Willoughby, all from the Military Friendly® School. The designation is These projects will be largely funded by findings and recommendations from thoughtfully examine what drives its policy decisions, by involving everyone who Humanities Division. awarded to higher education institutions for Measure J, the North Orange County previous community forums that took wishes to express a point of view, and gathering information in a less structured exhibiting leading practices in recruiting and Community College District’s $574 place in the spring of 2015. atmosphere than the traditional board meeting. supporting post-military students. Fullerton million bond measure that voters College is among the top schools in the nation passed in 2014. Input from the fall meetings was to: engage prospective military students in incorporated in the updated Facilities a recruiting environment, educate military Before the plan could be updated and Master Plan, which was presented and students once they are approved, the campus reached out to approved by the Board of Trustees in part of the institution, numerous stakeholders for their input. June 2016. and employ military In October, faculty, staff, students and students with community members were invited to To learn more about the Facilities meaningful employment. open forums to give their feedback Master Plan and view a map of future on proposed building locations and projects, please visit sequencing of projects. Guests were www.fullcoll.edu/bondprojects. invited to engage in a dialog with 7 8 Features

Graduates Celebrate Commencement on Sherbeck Field Joyous and monumental only subtly describe the feeling of the 101st Fullerton College Commencement. It was a beautiful day as friends and family members gathered to celebrate more than 600 students who participated in the ceremony, which was held for the first time on the college’s Sherbeck Field. Fullerton College awarded 2,214 degrees in 2015-2016, marking it as the largest graduating class.

This selection of photos gives a glimpse of that exciting day. Of note - President Greg Schulz’ commencement selfie garnered more than 550 likes and 26 shares on Facebook as well as 199 likes on Instagram – amounting to record-breaking engagement for a single photo on the college’s social media platforms.

10 Community Connections Athletics Sherbeck’s Legacy Lives On The Hornet Nation came back to the nest on August 29, 2015 to celebrate the life of legendary football coach Hal Sherbeck. Sherbeck led the Fullerton College Football Hornets from 1961 to 1991 winning three national titles, 16 conference titles, owned a 47-game unbeaten streak, and amassed 241 total wins, which at the time of his retirement, were the most ever by a community college football coach. More than 600 people attended his Celebration of Life which started in the Campus Theatre with a stirring benediction by former defensive coordinator Glenn Thomas, a video of Sherbeck's life played, a remembrance speech by Eric Sherbeck (representing the family) was given, The barbeque featured many fun activities for children. and then former Hornet quarterback Jim Fassel (representing the alumni) wrapped it all up with a moving speech. After the celebration, the crowd was taken on a walking tour Love Shines to view Sherbeck’s Hall of Fame painting. From there, guests gathered at Sherbeck Field for a statue Pictured from the left are Sherbeck’s children Eric Sherbeck, David Sherbeck and dedication. The statue was designed by retired Fullerton Lori Sherbeck-McMahon. at Annual Service Day College sculptor Don Treadway. Early in the morning on April 30, a rainbow volunteers from all of the cities came reorganized the food bank as donations shined brightly above Downtown Fullerton together at Fullerton College for a were delivered. Together they collected as if it was predicting that the day was going barbeque lunch. Estimates say that 2,000 items of food and fully stocked the to be beautiful. In fact it was a beautiful day more than 3,000 people visited campus food bank. as 2,700 volunteers offered 81,000 hours of that afternoon. work worth $218,000 within the city for the “I’m so appreciative of the volunteers who annual Love Fullerton. “This service day is an amazing example of helped that day,” said Director of Campus how our collective efforts can make a big Communications Lisa McPheron, who The collective strength of volunteers helped impact on communities,” said Dr. Greg organized the collection. “It was hugely complete 80 service projects, which Schulz. “It was a pleasure bringing so many rewarding to see the shelves stocked in the included 13 city projects, 19 schools, 17 people to Fullerton College that day, food bank and to know that we were senior centers or private homes, and much especially those who may have never visited more in Fullerton. Additionally, our beautiful campus before.” helping some of our most vulnerable neighboring cities such as Anaheim, Buena students and their families.” Park, Brea, Placentia and La Habra hosted In addition to hosting the barbeque, The 2017 Love Fullerton will be held on service days, which amounted to an Fullerton College ran a food collection for April 29, and Fullerton College will once additional 6,500 volunteers, and came to the Chris Lamm & Toni Dubois-Walker again participate. For more information, be called Love Our Cities. Memorial Food Bank. Twenty volunteers from the college collected donations out- please visit lovefullerton.org. After completing their service projects, side Albertsons and Ralphs and

Basketball Has Strong Season (left to right) Fullerton College Ambassadors (left to right) Fullerton Police Chief Dan Hughes, Led by first-year Head Coach Perry Webster, the Hornets had a fantastic and very successful season. Fullerton won 22 Melissa Castaneda and Jamie See shared More than 3,000 people visited campus that OC United Executive Director Jay Williams, games and was ranked as one of the top ten teams throughout the entire season. information about the college at the barbeque. day. Mayor Jennifer Fitzgerald and Dr. Greg Schulz. FC also made a strong run at the Orange Empire Conference title taking a close second place (9-3) tying with district 11 rival Cypress College. Features

needs, I try to offer them food that fits them. The same percentage also Additionally, when the food bank is their dietary restrictions.” indicated that family problems open, an intern from the Cal-Fresh Fighting Hunger were traumatic. Program is available to assist students The food bank, which is open to applying for Cal-Fresh, federally known students enrolled in three or more units, “Using this data, efforts are being as the Supplemental Nutrition helped feed nearly 1,000 students made to provide students with more Assistance Program (SNAP). during the 2015-2016 year. This nutritional food and beverage choices Fueling expressed need, prompted Fullerton at the food bank,” Miller said. Miller stated that many other & College to help raise additional funds California colleges recognize the for the food bank last year. During The food bank follows the “Choose My need to have food banks accessible to the first ever Fullerton College Night Plate” model created by the U.S. students at their campuses and have at Angel Stadium on April 9, Fullerton Department of Health and Human looked to Fullerton College as a model College raised over $14,000 from ticket Services. This means all the food to initiate this process. sales, which went directly to the food available at the food bank includes bank. Also in April, Fullerton College the five “My Plate” categories: fruits, Hope vegetables, grains, proteins and dairy. volunteers participated in the City of Fullerton’s annual city-wide Students visiting the food bank have the service day, Love Fullerton, and option to fill up one grocery bag with hen the Chris Lamm collected 2,000 canned food and one to two items from each category. w & Toni Dubois-Walker non-perishable items to help fill and “We try to get everyone as much food Memorial Food Bank opened its doors stock the food bank. as possible,” Cardenas said. to students in 2012, champions of the project established it as a collaborative Both events not only raised funds and labor of love to help address the resources for the food bank, but also growing number of Fullerton College helped students and the community students experiencing food insecurity, understand the level of support hunger, and in some cases homelessness. available to students.

Much of the work fell to volunteers and Vanessa Miller, Dr.PH, Director of staff who made it their personal mission Health Services reports that the food to help feed as many students in need. bank saw 398 new students during the Today, the Chris Lamm & Toni Dubois- 2015-2016 year. In addition, 583 Walker Memorial Food Bank continues students re-visited the food bank that legacy, providing students with one to obtain food and/or additional of life’s basic needs – food. But the resources. Miller estimates this growth support goes beyond food. At the food will continue as more and more students bank, students are cared for, listened learn about the food bank and during to, and referred to other vital resources a time when food insecurity among in the community, knowing that all of people in the U.S. is at an all-time high. these factors will lead to a student’s Current research estimates that 21 to 59 overall success. percent of college students in the U.S. experience food insecurity. “When a student has more connections or social support here on campus, they During a recent American College tend to do better, they tend to stay, Health Assessment survey, which Miller and they tend to graduate,” said conducted at Fullerton College in the Jullean Cardenas, who has a big hand in spring, 51 percent of students indicated running the food bank. Cardenas is one that financial stress was traumatic for (left to right) Professor and Sociology Club Advisor Angie Andrus and club President Charlene Egizi have of the many staff members on campus organized many drives for the food bank. who is passionate about serving students at the food bank. He started volunteering there when he was a student at FC in 2012. Today, he serves as the coordinator of the food bank and helps train nearly 85 student-volunteers each semester. He also devotes his time to organizing canned food drives, picking up food from larger food banks in Orange County, and providing food bank visitors a warm and welcoming environment.

“I try to cater to every student as much as possible,” Cardenas said. “If they need someone to talk to, I’m here (left to right) Retirees Adela Lopez and Lourdes to listen. If they have special dietary Dean Derek Vergara and Health Services Director Vanessa Miller collected donations for the food bank Oropeza and Professor Gerald Padilla are instrumental during Love Fullerton. in running an annual Thanksgiving food drive.

Fullerton College alumnus Jullean Cardenas oversees the day-to-day operations of the food bank. 14

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changes, andwe are responding by adapting our hasevolved“Horticulture dueto climate andresource Professor Valerie Loew. emerging trends inagriculture, according to horticulture aquaponics andhydroponics, andisontheforefront of California in andhands-ontraining to offer courses communitycollegeinSouthern became thefirst With thecreation College ofthisnew lab,Fullerton professional farms anduniversity research institutions. students to ahands-onlearningspaceparallel came onlineinthespringof2016 offering horticulture to anew aquaponics College.Thelab labatFullerton trends andresearch urbanfarming thanks insustainable Students have to learnaboutthelatest anopportunity to sustainable, urbanfarmingtrends New labintroduces students Growing (continued onpage17) research andskillsto beworkforce opportunities ready. tion. Theclassprovides students withundergraduate ofboth andpractice typesofcrop produc the theory Hydroponics/Aquaponics, where students learnboth 255 F offerings toits course includeHorticulture to expandDistrict, allows Department theHorticulture fered by CountyCommunityCollege Orange theNorth The lab,which was fundedby anInnovation of Grant for thechallenges ahead,”explained Loew. program to becomeonethatmakes ourstudents ready - - 16 Student David Chong and Professor Valerie Loew examine a platform.

“Every person is capable of making a “Aquaponics modernizes the idea of and maintenance, according to Raul change to create a sustainable way to treat growing plants from industrial to urban Banuelos III, owner and farmer of Strong nature,” Shafahi said. “We can make an areas and helps feed communities,” said Roots Farm, an aquaponics farm located in impact on the next generation.” Chong, “Learning about aquaponics at Yorba Linda. Fullerton College consulted Fullerton College and using the lab will with Banuelos to design and build the lab. Fullerton College student David Chong, help open student minds to new things who interns with the Horticulture that can be accomplished in agriculture.” Aquaponics can easily grow a lot of food Department, is among this next generation. in a short amount of time, yet “few people He plans to transfer to Cal Poly Pomona While FC students can use the hands-on have enough experience, nor have their Something fishy and major in plant science. His time at classroom knowledge to their advantage own lab,” he said. “Students who go Fullerton College has been marked with an when they transfer on to a university, they through this program gain technical skills Aquaponics is a system of crop Tilapia fish are fed food and produce carbon dioxide, which is then absorbed unprecedented opportunity to help are also gaining training that qualifies that can help them work on an aquaponics production that has a low ammonia-rich waste. Naturally by the plants through their roots. The construct the ADA accessible aquaponics them for entry-level work. Training is vital farm right away.” environmental impact, high water occurring bacteria convert the Fullerton College lab has the potential lab and maintain crops during the summer. because aquaponics systems need daily care efficiency, and can boost production of ammonia into nitrites and then nitrates. to grow up to 2,700 heads of lettuce a crops in a minimal amount of space The water with the nitrates is added semester. Students and faculty also producing both fish and edible plant to the grow bed of plants where they grow numerous varietals of tomatoes Hatching future plans crops. It uses fish waste as plant absorb the nitrates as nutrients. The and herbs. nutrients and recycles water. plants in the grow bed are suspended on The new lab is one of many improvements As the department plans and embraces for sciences,” she said. “The department will Specialized energy efficient LED lights floating raft platforms. “The nature of an aquaponics system that will occur at the Horticulture improved classrooms and laboratories, Loew keep moving forward, teaching ahead of mimic optimal sun conditions to spur requires an interdisciplinary approach Department. Thanks to the passage of will continue to think proactively on how to the curve.” quick growth. The system is akin to Water pumped through the grow bed is to learning,” said Natural Sciences Dean Measure J in 2014, the department is keep students competitive in the future of hydroponics, which is a highly filtered by the plants and then returned Richard Hartman. “By necessity, biology, prioritized to be one of the first areas of horticulture and plant production. productive system that uses to the fish tank. When these fish grow chemistry and engineering, are needed. campus that will be renovated over the next nutrient-laden water without soil. to market size, they could be sold and This is a really cool space for students to 20 years. Details of the project will be “Our plan is to close the achievement gap replaced with new fish reared from eggs. learn and research complex subjects.” developed in coming years. and make students competitive in the The aquaponics process is cyclical. Fish breathe in oxygen and breathe out

Scaling up to meet needs Naturally occurring bacteria Plants absorb the nitrates as convert ammonia into nitrites nutrients. Plants are suspended and then nitrates. on floating raft platforms. Aquaponics is not new technology. The conversations about local and regenerative studies. closed sustainable growing system may sustainable ways to produce food. GROW BED have been invented by the Aztecs in Dr. Maryam Shafahi, assistant professor FC’s aquaponics lab was highlighted in at Cal Poly Pomona, spearheaded the 1,000 A.D. or by Chinese farmers in an Orange County Register article in creation of her university’s aquaponics the 6th century. The jury is still out on How August 2016, which described an lab located in the Lyle Center for OXYGEN who can be credited with developing the increase in demand for locally grown Regenerative Studies. The lab produces Aquaponics Fish breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide. first aquaponics farm. While its watery Plants absorb dissolved oxygen by their roots. foods and the proliferation of small 250 heads of lettuce and 15 tilapia every ancient roots are quite old, it has yet to urban farms. Fullerton College plays a harvest. Students, who work in the become a mainstream form or farming. critical role in the region by preparing lab, are doing so as part of their senior Works However, with the historic California students for entry-level aquaponics work project and collect data, manage produc- drought and land increasingly more or transfer credits to a university such as tion, and demonstrate efficiency of each Fish are fed food and produce ammonia- expensive and less available, aquaponics Cal Poly Pomona, which is well known rich waste. When they grow to market size FISH TANK harvest. they can be sold and replaced with new fish is factoring more and more into for its programs in agriculture and

Student Success Student reared from eggs. Water pumped through the grow bed is filtered by the plants and then returned to the fish tank. 17 18 Features CREATING A CULTURE OF GROWTH

MINDSET belief that a person has the capacity to change one’s intelligence through cultivated effort, good strategies and (left to right) Students Kimberly Madrigal and Melissa Castaneda have presented on growth mindset hard work. It also became a primary at several statewide conferences. focus at Fullerton College through the college’s Habits of Mind Initiative, a mindset] was transformative, and that designed to improve the progression of they would adopt it as fundamental to basic skills students from remedial- to ith an audience of more than campus-wide initiative aimed at their teaching going forward.” college-level instruction, transfer, and 500 people at the Spring 2016 fostering intelligent practice and W mindful behavior to increase student degree attainment. Both Brantley and Convocation, math and physics student The concepts were then presented to Castaneda will be among the student Alan Brantley unknowingly validated and professional learning success. students, including the student honor leaders involved in the Pathway two years of work of many members of Brantley’s story is similar to other society of Fullerton College, Phi Theta Transformation Initiative. the Fullerton College community. students at Fullerton College who Kappa (PTK), and students became extremely receptive to the ideas. In Growth mindset continues to permeate During Convocation, Brantley was one have begun applying the concepts and fact, they began to research and the culture at Fullerton College. of six students invited to share how one practices of growth mindset to excel in implement the practices of growth Current data indicate that more than person at Fullerton College went above challenging subjects such as math and mindset on their own, reaching other 5,000 students and more than 200 and beyond to support them. During his English. students in the process. Student educators have already participated speech he shared that learning about Fullerton College English Professor Dr. Melissa Castaneda said PTK led multiple in and/or have been impacted by the growth mindset from English Professor Miguel Powers dedicated most of his discussions on campus, made classroom teaching of growth mindset. Growing Annie Liu was the reason he was able sabbatical and doctoral dissertation presentations, and garnered attention participation is expected to continue. to improve his writing skills and stay in to researching growth mindset at the and praise from students and faculty The Fullerton College Basic Skills school. community-college level - something who wanted to hear more about this Initiative has adopted a Growth “When it came to writing, if I was that had never been done before. His exciting movement. Mindset Program that provides having a struggle, my way of dealing research along with the support from faculty who participate, including “We were looking for a project that with it was just to avoid it,” Brantley the Habits of Mind Initiative workshops adjunct faculty, with materials for would help a lot of students,” Castaneda said. “But learning about growth led to multiple studies, faculty inquiry implementing growth mindset said. Growth mindset was it. Castaneda mindset, I learned that the struggle is groups, and professional development interventions in their classes. along with several other PTK students where the learning takes place.” presentations of growth mindset to faculty across campus. assisted Powers and the Habits of Mind Castaneda shared that growth mindset Brantley grew up attending 10 Initiative with sharing material to other has completely changed the way she different public schools, changing “We found this initiative was applicable students at Fullerton College and views academics. schools every year, until he dropped out to everyone on campus – from staff presenting at several conferences. in the ninth grade. After many years in their offices to students in their “I don’t feel as discouraged as I used of not attending school, he enrolled at classrooms,” said Dr. Dani Wilson Currently, Powers is leading a Growth to when I don’t understand something Fullerton College and is expected to the dean who oversees the Staff Mindset Institute at the state level right away,” she said. “I’ve learned that earn two associate degrees when he Development office at Fullerton under 3CSN California Community I can understand pretty much anything graduates. His exposure to the concept College. She said that the staff Colleges’ Success Network, an initiative I put my mind to. I just have to keep of growth mindset helped him along on development team was pleased to of the California Community Colleges at it and practice more and more. This his journey. support such a significant and Chancellor’s Office. He’s also joined semester I’m taking honors classes. If inclusive project. forces with the Fullerton College Basic you would have told me that when I Growth mindset, which was developed Skills Initiative to implement growth first started at Fullerton College, there’s by Stanford Psychology Professor Carol In Powers’ research he states, “In those mindset under the college’s Pathway no way I would’ve believed you.” Dweck more than 20 years ago, is the studies, all faculty said that it [growth Transformation Initiative, which is Alan Brantley spoke at the Spring 2016 Convocation and credits his success as a student in part to Professor Annie Liu’s introduction to growth mindset.

19 20 Features Student Spotlight Fulfilling Workforce Needs FC MILES The Disneyland Resort does not need to advertise its years ago as a custodian. The Helps Student Go the Distance in Math professional development partnerships with Fullerton College. Fullerton College program helped Word has spread, and the interest is impressive. him advance to his current position on the team responsible for Theatre Professor Kevin Clowes (center) instructs Marie Anderson is not your typical college When new cohorts for the Disney Park Machinist or Theme Park Matterhorn attraction reliability students in the theme park technology program. student. Anderson began taking classes after Technology Specialists certificate programs begin, 100 to 200 through preventative maintenance. her teenage daughter graduated high school cast members have applied. Only six are accepted at a time. “I feel that the program is and was also attending Fullerton College in excellent,” Daguer said. “I was 2013. As an adult re-entry student, she faced “I have someone in my office every day asking about the so pleased with my learning not only the challenge of adjusting to college programs,” said Disneyland Resort Training Manager experience and my instructors, life after so many years outside of the Rick Ward. especially Dan O’Brien and Dan Carter that I decided to take classroom, but also to the fact that Each certificate program is four-years long and is available to additional classes outside of the mathematics wasn’t her strongest subject. Disneyland Resort employees or employee referrals who are Disney apprentice program to interested in career advancement. The cast members work complete other Fullerton College “I didn’t finish math in high school,” about 30 hours a week at one of the parks and spend up to 10 certificates.” Jacob Daguer works on the Finding Nemo Submarine she admits. hours in class at Fullerton College. Their school fees are paid for Voyage ride. by the Disneyland Resort. The only expenses they accrue are for The theme park technology Anderson completed Math 15, a basic skills books and supplies. program launched in 2014, and three cohorts are in progress. While the theatre program includes many technical classes such pre-algebra math course, but only because In 2010, Fullerton College in partnership with the Disneyland as Basics to Electric Motor Controls and Introduction to her teenage daughter was enrolled in the Resort launched the machinist certificate program, which Programmable Logic Controllers, the curriculum is rooted in arts same class and was able to tutor her provides students hands-on training in attraction maintenance theory. This foundation focuses on stagecraft and storytelling, a throughout the duration of the course. and transportation services. The training is supported by the necessity by Disney to create immersive guest experiences, said International Association of Machinists Lodge 947, and each theatre Professor Kevin Clowes. “After that, I attempted Math 20 twice, and student earns a Journeyman card, which certifies them to I had to withdraw both times,” she said. “It perform advanced technical work. Two cohorts have graduated “We teach students the ‘why’ so they understand and another four are in progress. storytelling,” Clowes said. was just too fast paced for me.”

Jacob Daguer, who graduated in the first cohort in 2014, is a That was around the time she discovered the machinist for Disneyland. He began working for the park 13 Student Diversity Success Initiative (SDSI) which provides resources and workshops to increase the success, retention, graduation, and transfer rates among African-American Marie Anderson found support she need to excel in math through FC MILES, the Math Institute for and Latino males, and other at-risk students. Learning Enhancement Success. Fullerton College Honored for Excellence in Transfer Through Anderson’s participation in SDSI, increased her math confidence, but also cut at she was introduced to FC MILES, the “This was awesome for me,” she said. “I least two years from her studies at FC. She Fullerton College received a statewide commendation for California’s ADT program, established by the STAR Act in 2010 – Math Institute for knew that if I wanted is on the path to earn an associate’s degree and increasing the number of students earning an Associate Degree for authored by Secretary of State Alex Padilla when he was in the Learning Enhancement Transfer (ADT) during the 2014-2015 academic year. The Campaign Senate – cuts through redundant requirements that created “I knew that if I to accelerate my goals transferring to University of California, Berkeley for College Opportunity and the California Business Roundtable unnecessary hurdles for students seeking to transfer from a Success, which helps of transferring and to study international business. recognized the college on June 2, 2016 at a ceremony in Sacramento. community college to a CSU campus. students develop their wanted to accelerate getting my degree, I mathematic skills was going to need to “Before FC MILES, I felt like, ‘how am I Fullerton College conferred 552 Associate Degrees for Transfer in As detailed in the campaign’s report titled Keeping the Promise: my goals of transferring outside of the work the program as ever going to graduate if I can’t even pass a 2014-2015, ranking it sixth among the 113 California Community Going the Distance on Transfer Reform, a strong framework for and getting my degree, math class?’ ” Anderson said. “Now if I want Colleges in terms of ADT production. Fullerton grew ADT production improving transfers has been built since the bill’s enactment. The traditional classroom. hard as I could.” by 158 degrees from the 2013-2014 academic year. number of ADT earners has nearly doubled annually, coordination I was going to need to to major in a science field, I can do that. I between CSU and community colleges has improved, and more Anderson enrolled in a And she did. know that it might take a little more effort, “Fullerton College is honored to be among the top transfer students have benefitted from the admissions guarantee to a summer cohort of FC work the program as Anderson completed but it’s possible, whereas before I wouldn’t institutions in the state of California,” said Fullerton College CSU campus. MILES in 2015 with the hard as I could.” the six-week summer have even considered it.” President Greg Schulz. “The ADT degrees are intended to make hope of developing program and tested transferring as efficient as possible for our students moving on to a — Marie Anderson Anderson is one of many success stories at California State University campus.” higher level math skills into Math 129, and the opportunity to College Algebra for Fullerton College. SDSI has supported more test into a higher level math. FC MILES Business Calculus, shortly after. In fact, she than 200 students in 2015-2016 with utilizes an online software program called completed Math 129 in the fall of 2015 with tutoring, counseling, workshops, and ALEKS as the primary vehicle to improve flying colors. “That was the first ‘A’ I ever got resources to complete their goals. students’ math abilities, and supplements it in a math class,” Anderson said of her Math For more information on FC MILES, with lessons from math faculty and 129 course. contact the Student Diversity Success assistance from tutors in a cohort Initiative at (714) 992-7143. type setting. Her participation in FC MILES not only

22 Each spring on the Friday before Commencement, hundreds of Fullerton College students gather for the Transfer Celebration. Alumni Spotlight By the Numbers: Grants Lightning in a Bottle

high pressure environment with terrible pay. The kind of environment where you are either all in or you stumble. “I treated my internship like a job, and I was there to work,” Tilles recalled. “It doesn’t happen very often. Most people leave and move around to advance. I failed up the ladder.” Between Tilles’ radio broadcasting classes at Fullerton College and English Instructor Geoff Smith teaches in the Entering Scholars Program (ESP), a student support program that will be expanded to reach more students as a his boots-on-the-ground experience at KROQ, he got his start at a result of the Pathway Transformation Initiative. career that would help define alt-rock and comedy for a generation. Named Lightning after a slow-moving maintenance man in the 1950’s comedy series Amos ‘N Andy, Tilles not only became a Transforming Pathways sideline character alongside talent like Jimmy Kimmel and Adam Carolla on the morning show, but he rose to the level of executive producer. Brought on air to be the butt of many jokes in the 1990s $1.5 million grant supports basic skills did not deter him from loving his work and advancing. In April, Fullerton College’s Basic Skills counseling, social sciences, and automotive, students will receive in automotive and “Motivation comes from a combination of things. Why does any Program was awarded $1.5 million from to transform basic skills course pathways social sciences courses, the initiative will performer love the stage? Because they get off the stage and the the California Community Colleges for students and increase their overall also provide enhanced instruction for the high is gone. The drug is gone,” he said. “And we seriously got Chancellor’s Office to help improve success and completion. college writing course (English 100), and more done by eight in the morning than most people do during an the progression rate of basic skills increased support in Math 100 and 120 entire day.” students from remedial education to The Pathway Transformation Initiative using supplemental instruction leaders and college-level instruction. features four project areas. They include a peer-facilitated study sessions. The Today, Tilles is producer of Radio.com, a subsidiary of CBS Radio, course-placement process, which integrates Fullerton College alumnus Jay Tilles is a producer at Radio.com after rising from Entering Scholars Program, which is a intern to executive producer with KROQ’s Kevin and Bean Morning Show. where he oversees the production of content such as interviews, The Basic Skills Program offers several multiple measures of assessment to increase first-year experience program, will also be videos and live events with musicians of all genres. CBS Radio services that help under-prepared students persistence and completion rates; direct scaled up. owns KROQ, which allows him to drop in from time to time and attain the skills necessary to succeed in placement, which will provide support to Alumnus Jay Tilles got his to produce on-air concerts in a venue of his creation called the college. This new funding will allow the students who determine for themselves The funding is made possible by the state Red Bull Sound Space. Just a few feet outside his Los Angeles program to launch the Fullerton College that they can be successful in college-level Chancellor’s Office Basic Skills and start in radio as a office, this area once filled with cubicles for the sales department, Pathway Transformation Initiative, which courses; content-alignment, which supports Student Outcomes Transformation is now a mini concert venue that hosts big artists such as Coldplay, will provide a significant increase in students enrolled in automotive and social Program and will be administered Fullerton College student Sting, Green Day, Imagine Dragons, Arcade Fire, Jack White and services to students. science courses; and a proactive student beginning July 1, 2016 through June 30, many others. services process, which integrates Fullerton 2019. Fullerton College is one of 43 “This grant will help us support more The Kevin & Bean Morning Show on KROQ was less than two College’s thriving growth mindset colleges in the state who received the grant Despite the talent he encounters, he never gets star struck. To be students in reaching their transfer and years old when a hardscrabble Fullerton College student started instructional initiative with counseling. in the first funding cycle. In the first round taken seriously and run a show where celebrities and rock stars degree goals more quickly than ever interning for it in 1991. Somehow Jay Tilles found enough hours of funding, the 2015-2016 state budget feel comfortable, the staff can’t be tweeting about them or taking before,” said Director of Basic Skills and “With this grant we are able to bring a in the day to attend school at night, work at a surf shop in Orange provided the California Community selfies, he said. Support Programs Kristine Nikkhoo. sense of confidence to students by placing and drive out to Burbank five days a week to intern for free by College system with $60 million in “It will help remove barriers to student them in higher level courses than what they one-time funds for campuses to adopt or fulfilling any and all tasks thrown at him. Tilles credits the radio broadcasting classes he took at Fullerton success and allow more students access to assessed,” said Pathway Transformation College for setting him on his way. He often applied what he expand evidence-based practices that boost His parents thought he worked too hard, for free, no less, and he transfer-level English and math classes.” Director Aghabi Rangel. “We can also learned in the classroom immediately at his internship. student success. Colleges, such as Fullerton didn’t see his friends much. After a year, he went from unpaid offer support services to students directly in College, that articulated a compelling plan The Pathway Transformation Initiative the classroom and work with faculty, who intern to working as a phone op, where he handled all the phone “I had a lot of good teachers who were working in the industry, represents a campus-wide effort between for adopting or expanding two or more calls from people calling into the morning show and then on to and they brought in really great guest speakers,” he recalled. “I make vital connections with students for high-impact strategies that transform basic multiple departments and divisions, their overall success.” board operations where he supported Kevin Ryder by running took classes at Fullerton for better or for worse, for utility, not for a including English, math, reading, ESL, skills outcomes were eligible to apply for up sound effects, playing commercials, music, etc. It was a fast-paced, degree and it was a phenomenal tool.” In addition to the reading support to $1.5 million.

23 24 By the Numbers: Student Profile

STUDENT STUDENT STUDENT ACADEMIC COURSES / SECTIONS/ GENDER AGE OBJECTIVES DEGREES OFFERED Female Under 20 20 to 24 Count Goal 4-year college student taking 1,051 Number of 17,986 30.9% 42.2% courses to meet 4-year college courses offered 2,308 requirements Male 25 to 39 40 and older Obtain an associate degree Number of 16,586 17,657 and transfer to a four-year 5,012 sections offered 21.6% 5.3% institution Decline to State Obtain a 2-year associate's Number of 1,580 degree without transfer academic degrees 658 93 offered Complete credits for high 218 school diploma or GED Number of RACE/ETHNICITY 147 career technical Discover / formulate career certificates offered Hispanic 53.6% 626 interests, plans, goals White Non-Hispanic 22.2% Educational development DEGREES & CERTIFICATES Asian or Pacific Islander 18.3% 672 (intellectual, cultural) Black Non-Hispanic 4% AWARDED Other 1.2% Improve basic skills in English, Count Degree / Certificate reading or math Am. Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 383 1,097 Associate in Arts Advance in current job / career 434 Associate in Arts Transfer (update job skills) 530 171 Associate in Science TOP TEN MAJORS FALL 2015 ENROLLMENT Maintain certificate or license 224 Associate in Science Transfer 1 (e.g. Nursing, Real Estate) Business Administration 2,164 STATUS 319 1,926 Total AA 2 Biology 1,677 Prepare for a new career 3 Business Management 1,674 915 (acquire job skills) 128 Certificate 18 to 30 units 4 Pre-Nursing 1,577 Certificate 30 to 60 units 35.3% To move from noncredit 160 5 Engineering 1,438 Full-time 30 coursework to credit 2,214 Total 6 Psychology 1,208 coursework Transfer to a 4-year institution 7 Art 1,010 5,194 without an associate degree 8 Computer Science 1,003 64.7% STUDENT SUBGROUPS Part-time 9 Accounting 898 Undecided on goal Fullerton College serves students with diverse interests and needs. These numbers share a few 10 Kinesiology AA-T 891 3,034 examples of some of the subpopulations that the Earn a vocational certificate college serves. without transfer 780 Receiving BOG Fee Waiver 18,105 METHOD OF INSTRUCTION Obtain a 2-year vocational First-Generation College Student 10,206 88 degree without transfer Attempted Basic Math or English 8,907 Uncollected / unreported Student-Athlete 640 896 Veteran 594 128 30 495 4,046 299 2 12 Honors Program 325 Hybrid Independent Lab Lecture Online TeleWeb Work Former Foster Youth 149 Study Experience

25 26 By the Numbers: Financial Highlights By the Numbers: Scholarships ALLOCATION OF FUNDS Approximately 91 percent of the Fullerton College annual on-going budget is in personnel costs, with the largest segment of those expenditures, 50 percent, comprised of instructional salaries. 1% 3% 5% 5% 17% 19% 50% Supplies Capital Administrative Operating Classified Benefits Academic Materials Outlay Salaries Expenses Salaries Salaries

GENERAL FUND BUDGET The chart below shows General Fund budgeted expenditures the tax increases were a temporary fix. Prop 30 had two from fiscal years 2008-09 through 2015-16. As a result of the components, a sales tax and an income tax increase. The passage of Prop 30 in the 2012-13 fiscal year the state is now sales tax portion which ends December 31, 2016 accounted in a stronger fiscal position than it has been in the previous for an estimated 20 percent of the funding with the income years, allowing increased funding to community colleges. tax portion; ending December 31, 2018; accounting for the The $10 million increase in budgeted expenses from 2014-15 remaining 80 percent. In 2015-16 North Orange County to 2015-16 was due to several different factors. The 2015-16 Community College District received an estimated $28 mil - General Fund expenditures increase incorporates a 3 percent lion from Prop 30. An extension of the income tax increase salary increase, as well as an increase of 0.076 percent and has been brought to the voters for approval (Prop 55), which The Fullerton College Foundation awarded $242,570 in scholarships to numerous students at the annual scholarships reception in May. 1.85 percent to PERS and STRS rates respectively. Due to the would extend it to December 31, 2030. Although current Full-time Faculty Obligation Number, Fullerton College hired funding is above historical levels, the college will continue to an additional 42 full-time faculty members. Although the monitor funding sources. passage of Prop 30 was beneficial for community colleges, Fullerton College purchases may be donated to the GENERAL FUND BUDGET foundation. Participants must register by ANNUAL BUDGET CHART Foundation Supports logging on to ralphs.com, click on $84 Fullerton College is part of the North Orange County Community ‘Community’ and then ‘Community College District (NOCCCD). The major sources of NOCCCD’s General Contributions’ to enroll online, or call Fund revenues are categorized as federal, state and local revenues. Students 800-443-4438 to enroll by phone. The major revenue sources are state apportionment and property $75 taxes, and Prop 30 revenue, which account for over 93 percent of The Fullerton College Foundation Online donations to support scholarships, $74 Fullerton College employees can donate total General Fund revenues. promotes the college and works to enhance the President’s Circle, and the Foundation directly with payroll deductions. To set up $73 the lives of students by raising resources for Membership Program can be made at the $72 $72 a payroll deduction, contact the foundation scholarships, grants, and programmatic and foundation’s website fullcollfoundation. $71 office directly. $70 institutional support. org or by sending a check or money order to the Foundation Office at P.O. Box 431, Finally, a bequest is one of the easiest The foundation receives time, talent and Fullerton CA, 92836. gifts to significantly contribute to MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF MILLIONS resources from hundreds of donors each the foundation. Bequests can include ‘08-’09 ‘09-’10 ‘10-’11 ‘11-’12 ‘12-’13 ‘13-’14 ‘14-’15 ‘15-’16 year who are committed to changing a AmazonSmile allows customers to shop specific assets, a dollar amount or an 2% 63% 35% life, one student at a time. During the online through Amazon and donate 0.5 estate percentage. Federal State Local 2015-2016 year the foundation awarded percent of eligible purchases to the $242,570 in scholarships to eligible foundation. To make purchases through For more information about any of these students made possible through the AmazonSmile program, visit smile. donation methods, please contact the GRANTS $478,393 CA Career Pathways Trust Grant generous donations. amazon.com and select Fullerton College foundation at 714-992-7790 or Foundation Inc. [email protected]. In 2016, Fullerton College learned it would receive more than $500,000 $15,000 Child Development Training Consortium “The Fullerton College Foundation is for two new programs designed to connect academics to employment dedicated to supporting students and Foundation giving has also gone $731,332 CTE Enhancement Fund Grant SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED in high-demand fields. The California Career Pathways Trust Grant helping them succeed,” said Executive mobile with the PinRaise phone app. 2009-10 provides state funding to help high school students attain college $45,119 CTE Transitions Grant Director Chuck Allen. “We are so grateful Find participating merchants through the readiness skills while completing their Career Technical Education to our donors who help us accomplish app, enter receipt information, choose the 2010-11 pathway with the option of working toward an AA degree/transfer $17,000 Food Program our mission.” Fullerton College Foundation and the 2011-12 pathway and a potential child development certificate. The Orange $90,000 County Career Pathways Partnership (OCCPP) will create a General Child Care business will contribute a specified amount 2012-13 It is now easier than ever to donate to county-wide, self-sustaining infrastructure that builds, supports and $35,803 through PinRaise. Find out more about 2013-14 OC Career Pathways Partnership the Fullerton College Foundation and expands rigorous and innovative pathways made possible by a PinRaise by visiting the app’s website at 2014-15 state-funded grant. The chart to the right shows grants awarded to the $1,202,011 Perkins IV support students with scholarships. Payroll pinraise.com. deductions, direct donations, community 2015-16 college during 2015-2016. $12,000 Referee and Lane Technician programs are just a few of the ways to make Through the Ralphs Community $50,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000 $300,000 $2,626,658 TOTAL a contribution. Contribution Program, 1 percent of 27 28 Slice of Life Fullerton College keeps a strong social media presence. months, people spent 41,456 minutes watching Fullerton On Facebook alone the college ended the 2015-2016 year College videos on YouTube. with 13,485 friends; an engagement of 232,112 (which is the amount of interactions with the page such as likes, shares and This is a selection of social media posts that offer a slice comments) and reached 3.5 million people! This publication of life at Fullerton College. Don’t wait for the next Annual does not typically use exclamation points, but we thought it Report to know what’s going on at the college. Follow us was warranted there. year-round at Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and Snapchat. Instagram ended the year with 1,460 followers and 21,007 likes; 5,287 followed the college on Twitter, and over those 12

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Our Mission Isaiah “Slim” Clark played a strong year for the Hornets starting in 30 games and signed with Dixie State in St. George, Utah. The men’s basketball team had an excellent We prepare students to be successful learners. 2015-2016 season. See page 12 for more information. Fullerton College BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Stephen T. Blount, Jeffrey P. Brown, Barbara Dunsheath, Ed.D., Leonard Lahtinen, Molly McClanahan, M. Tony Ontiveros, Jacqueline Rodarte Tanya Washington, Cypress College Student Trustee Scott Begneski, Fullerton College Student Trustee Cheryl A. Marshall, Ed.D., Chancellor Greg Schulz, Ed.D., President, Fullerton College