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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 15 Cover Story Growing Opportunities Features 9 | Commencement 5 13 | Fighting Hunger Student Life 19 | Creating a Culture 21 | Partnering with Disney 21 | Honored for Transfers 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.

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