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California State University, Fullerton Spring 2010 Increasing Awareness Inside This Issue: C UF Afte Ho s: of Evening Services Juanita E. Razo Associate Dean of Students Everyday Champions Leadership & Multicultural Development Programs 3 Photo Credit: Ashley Luu/Daily Titan Staff Writer CSUF After Hours’ (Evening Services) Website (http://www.fullerton.edu/deanofstudents/nsp/ evening.htm) currently hosts the evening In fall 2008, Dean of Students, Kandy Mink services list and provides information on two Salas, charged a work team to examine the existing resources coordinated through New needs of California State University, Fullerton’s Student Programs: the “Student Information & (CSUF) evening student population. To Referral Center” and “Ask the Titans”. The increase awareness of services available, the work Student Information & Referral Center (UH team created the CSUF After Hours campaign 178) serves as the primary point of contact for which resulted in several new initiatives to evening services information. Ask the Titans educate the campus about existing resources. (www.fullerton.edu/ask/) is an on-line 4 Homecoming 2010 information and referral service available 24 The CSUF After Hours List provides a hours a day to answer questions. comprehensive listing of services available after 5:00 p.m. on the main and Irvine campuses. Identifying Evening Student Needs The list is updated each semester and available on-line. An evening student survey was administered during the 2009 spring and fall semesters. 185 CSUF After Hours Announcements promote students responded. The goal of the survey was evening services and are made via the student to create a profile of the CSUF evening student and faculty/staff portals, electronic marquees, and determine evening students’ needs. For flyers, and posters. Faculty purposes of the study, Titan Excellence Awards: members teaching after evening students were 5 December 2009 4:00 p.m. receive an defined as those students email every semester to taking classes exclusively increase their knowledge after 4:00 p.m. The of available services preliminary survey data has and encourage in-class generated some interesting announcements. findings that department heads can use to examine current operations and consider ways to enhance access to student services after 5:00 p.m. 7 Sports Clubs Evening students can be characterized as: …being older than the general student population with most respondents being 25+ years of age. …living on their own and within a general proximity of the campus. …working primarily between 8:00 Cultural Commencement a.m. and 5:00 p.m. with most 8 Ceremonies 2010 Above: The Spring 2010 Evening Services Fair offered information on averaging a 30 hour or more work programs and resources which support students taking evening classes. week. Continued on Page 6 California State University, Fullerton A Few Words Message from Robert L. Palmer, Vice President for Student Affairs Photo Credit: Kelly Lacefield Articles in this edition of the newsletter capped the day for the 3,400+ Titan provide information about several of the fans in attendance. The day provided recent programs and activities provided a unique opportunity to recognize by the Division of Student Affairs Titan parents and family members. which contribute to the comprehensive The latest effort out of Media Relations educational experience of students at Cal in Intercollegiate Athletics is bringing State Fullerton. increased attention to student-athletes who have overcome more than their In this edition of Spotlight, you will find share of adversities to become and efforts underway in the Dean of Students remain Division I athletes. Entitled Office to identify campus resources ‘Everyday Champions’, this series available for evening students. Defined highlights short vignettes about student as students taking classes exclusively after athletes. The series is linked to a website Finally, as we near the end of the 4:00pm, evening students are generally and distributed via email. Everyday 2009-2010 calendar year, I would like 25+ years of age, live on their own and Champions is the result of the combined to congratulate all of the members of within close proximity to campus. Most efforts of Wrestling Coach Dan Hicks, the Student Affairs family for their evening students work between the Fullerton-based photographer Matt contributions and accomplishments hours of 8:00am and 5:00pm and come Brown and Assistant Sports Information during the past year. It is your hard work, to campus primarily for the purpose of Director Mike Greenlee. particularly in these difficult times, that attending class. A survey was conducted ensures the quality of life for all students in the spring and fall semesters of 2009 Students are at the forefront of Cal at Cal State Fullerton. to determine the needs of these students. State Fullerton. The CSUF Sports Survey results will be used by the Clubs program coordinated through Evening Services Work Team to provide the Office of Student Life provides service-enhancement recommendations over 350 students with the opportunity Sincerely, to the campus. to compete locally, regionally and nationally in 17 different club sports. Homecoming 2010 brought a record Each year sports clubs receive generous number of attendees to campus with supplemental funding from the over 350 off-campus guests pre-registered Associated Students, Inc. which assists with the Alumni Association. Over 40 with the cost of equipment, league Robert L. Palmer, Ph.D. volunteers worked together to make fees, travel and insurance. Sports clubs Vice President for Student Affairs Homecoming 2010 a fun-filled day for represent a diverse group of student California State University, Fullerton the Titan Family. The last-minute win by athletes who show their Titan pride both the men’s basketball team over UC Irvine on and off campus. Student Affairs enhances and vocational, personal, social and university services. These services meet supports the academic mission of cultural development of all students is the needs of students as they progress the University. The Student Affairs encouraged. Through these programs through their college experience mission encompasses the dual and services, students are assisted in and also include problem solving, paradigms of student development and acquiring the knowledge, skills and research assistance and consultation. student services and includes building insights that facilitate life-long learning, With a diverse and comprehensive alliances between the classroom and a sense of personal and interpersonal set of responsibilities, Student Affairs other aspects of campus life. As a competence and human understanding. contributes to the campus community partner in the educational enterprise, a special perspective about students, Student Affairs contributes to the As a resource for students, their experience, and the campus comprehensive educational experience administration, faculty, staff, alumni environment. of students. Through myriad services, and the broader community, Student programs and activities, the intellectual, Affairs provides a wide variety of 2 - Spring 2010 Spotlight on Student Affairs California State University, Fullerton Everyday Mel Franks Champions Associate Athletics Director/Media Relations Athletics Photo Credit: Matt Brown For decades, the primary duties “Matt has been rated one of the 100 best sports photographers of the sports information office in the world, but he’s wanted to branch out into video,” in the athletics department of explained Greenlee. “We’ve been able to supplement his a major university revolved around the print industry. equipment with the video streaming gear we got from the Big Preparing news releases and statistics for newspapers and West Conference a couple of years ago. We haven’t needed magazines was the major activity. Printing, folding, stapling, a lot of new resources, just some extra time.” Wrestling stamping and mailing a release was a weekly ritual. Printing Coach Dan Hicks was the driving force behind ‘Everyday game programs and media guides finished a close second in Champions,’ trying to bring attention, particularly on time consumption. campus, to the inherent value of student-athletes. Numerous studies have shown Gradually, servicing broadcasters with information in a variety how they historically of forms entered the picture, growing year by year as the cable have outperformed industry in general and ESPN in particular spread television’s students not involved reach. in extra-curricular activities while bringing The emergence of the computer with desktop publishing current and future capabilities and statistical software dramatically changed recognition to the the landscape. Email made paper and the telephone almost university. obsolete; and then along came the internet with its myriad websites, which have been revolutionary. Continued on Page 5 Media relations now take a back seat as the Cal State “We think these videos Fullerton office takes most of its message and information directly to the consumer via www.fullertontitans.com. are the most effective Virtually 24/7, the results of home and away events are way to reach our fans, posted with statistical reports and photos. The simple servicing of broadcasters was soon complicated by the athletes’ parents and implementation of audio streaming (1996) and later video the community at streaming (2007). The latest development is creative video production. large.” -Mike Greenlee Fullerton-based photographer Matt Brown and Assistant