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April 25, 2016
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Men and Women of Distinction Announced
Thirty students, who have distinguished themselves and are representative of the top scholars at Fullerton College, will be honored at the annual Men and Women of Distinction awards banquet on Friday, May 13 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the College Center Dining Hall.
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Umoja Center Open House
Umoja is hosting an Open House of its new center on Tuesday, April 26 from 1 to 3 p.m. in Building 500, Room 513. The campus community is invited anytime during the Open House to look at the new space, find out more about the Umoja program and meet with peers. For more information about this event, contact Umoja faculty leader Tamieka Hunter at
[email protected].
Coffee with the Trustees and Chancellor
Faculty, staff and students are invited to attend the upcoming "coffees" with the NOCCCD Board of Trustees and Chancellor. These are open discussions where the community can ask questions or just listen to conversation. No topic of relevance to the district is off limits - budget, funding, projects, issues in and out of the classroom, etc. Upcoming "coffees" will be: April 28 at 10 a.m. at Cypress College, CC Complex, Room 414; May 2, at 3:30 p.m. at Fullerton College in Rooms 224-228, and on May 3 at 3 p.m. at the Anaheim Campus in Rooms 105-107.
Strategic Conversation
Join the Board of Trustees in a discussion at Strategic Conversation #17 on Tuesday, April 26 at Fullerton College. For more information and to RSVP, please visit the
NOCCCD website.
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Rescue Robotics Team Wins 1st Place
On April 15 to 17, the Rescue Robotics Team took first place in Overall Design Review and first place in Aerial Design during the Fifth annual Vital Link STEM & the Arts Career Showcase Rescue Robotics Competition.
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Horticulture Department's 2016 Spring Plant Sale
Choice plants, made possible by the hard work of student interns; a selection of California native and drought-tolerant plants; herbaceous perennials; shade plants; house plants; vines; succulents, and vegetables will be on sale. Cash and checks only, free parking is available.The sale will run on Saturday, April 30 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, May 1 from noon to 3 p.m. and Saturday, May 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Horticulture Building, Building 1600.
Sociology Club Presents "Saving Huey Foundation" Rescheduled
The Fullerton College Sociology Club is hosting the Saving Huey Foundation for a presentation that includes a brief history of dog fighting as well as the current situation faced by anti-dog fighting advocates.
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Sustainability Workshop
The workshop will consist of group activities to identify goals and work toward developing benchmarks for overall improvement in resource efficiency. The workshop hosted at Fullerton College in Room 229 is at 1:30 p.m. on April 29. Please RSVP to Perrin Pellegrin at 805-570-7429 or email
[email protected].
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Basic Skills for Student Success
Basic Skills is offering Proofread Like a Pro: Tips for Polished Assignments from 2 to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, April 26 and Say What? Tips for Decoding Your Assignment Prompts on Wednesday April 27 from 2 to 3 p.m. Both workshops are in Building 800, Room 808A.
Argument Writing
Learn how to generate reasons to prove a thesis, how to make sure an argument is both valid and sound, and how to avoid the most common logical fallacies. This event is suitable for students in ENGL 060 F, 099 F, 100 F and 103 F as well as ESL 185 F and 186 F. The workshop is today, Monday, April 25 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in Building 800, Room 808A.
Two Common Writing Issues
Two things that teachers often write on essays are "Don't use I" and "Use the active voice." Come learn about how to address these common writing issues. Participants will also learn about when it's appropriate to use "I" and to use the passive voice in writing. Suitable for all students, this workshop is on Thursday, April 28 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. in Room 808A.
Expand Your Draft Using Commentary
In this workshop, students will learn methods to lengthen essays through analysis. Practice adding commentary that strengthens theses in order to effectively persuade or inform readers. Suitable for students in ESL 186 F and ENGL 100 F, this workshop is today, Monday, April 25 from 2:30 to 4 p.m. in Room 808A.
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Study in Rome Next Spring
The Study Abroad Program is traveling to Rome in spring 2017! An information session will be held on Tuesday, April 26 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Room 229. The Study Abroad Program provides students and the community with an opportunity to study in a foreign location that promotes a global perspective for effective living and working in an international environment. Visit
studyabroad.fullcoll.edu.
Financial Aid Fridays
Financial Aid Fridays are workshops offered by the Fullerton College Financial Aid Office to allow students to 'drop-in' with their questions, complete a FAFSA or CA Dream Act Application, get help on verification and gain information on the financial aid process. This week's workshop is on Friday, April 29 from 1 to 3 p.m. in Building 600, Room 611. For more information,
view the flyer here.
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Choral/Vocal Department Auditions
The Choral/Vocal Department is holding auditions for the upcoming fall 2016 semester on Saturday, May 7. Please fill out the
online audition form here to reserve an audition slot. Further questions can be directed to Nicola Bertoni at
[email protected].
Clarinet choir, flute choir, and chamber ensembles perform chamber music at FC Recital Hall. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children and $7 for seniors and students.
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Baseball
The baseball team pulled off a three-game sweep over Irvine Valley College on Saturday beating the Lasers 15-2.
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Up Next: Fullerton (25-8, 13-5) will travel to Saddleback College for an OEC supremacy showdown on Tuesday, April 26. Game time is at 2 p.m. Saddleback is currently in first place with FC just behind in second place.
Softball
After a 10-1 win over Orange Coast on Wednesday, the FC softball squad wrapped up their last regular season home game with a 4-2 loss over #1 in the state Cypress College on Friday afternoon.
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Up Next: The Lady Hornets (23-15, 12-8) will hit the road against Riverside City College on Wednesday, April 27. The first pitch goes out at 6 p.m.
Swim and Dive
The Hornets hosted the Orange Empire Conference Championships from Thursday to Saturday. The FC women's team placed fifth and the Hornet men's team finished sixth out of seven teams.
Men's Track and Field
It was a good day in the preliminary meet for the Hornets as several athletes qualified for the conference championships next Friday at OCC and some athletes have qualified for the SoCal Regional at AVC in two weeks. Pablo Perez had a PR and the second fastest time of the day in the 800m, running 1:54.50. In a final, Justin Walker and Delynn Holland were second and fifth respectively in the Long Jump with both athletes qualifying for the SoCal Regionals. Walker also won his heat in the 110m HH for the conference final this Friday. Francisco Padilla had a big PR in the shot put, throwing 46'7," placing him sixth and moving him into the final. In a 10,00m final, freshmen Brian Grande and Xavier Chavez competed in this event for the first time, a race that covers 25 laps. Grande ran 35:14 and Chavez 35:56. Both of these competitors will run the 5,000m Friday at OCC. Along with the events already mentioned the Hornet men will also compete in the 4x100m and 4x400m relays, the triple jump, and the discus.
Women's Track and Field
The Hornets competed in their first of the two-day Orange Empire Conference Championships at Orange Coast College last Friday. The field events were competed as finals as the running events were prelim rounds. The only competitor on the track was Jasmine Mendoza who qualified easily in the 200 meters running 27.71. All of the other track events went to a final round that will be competed next week. On the inside of the track, the javelin was exciting to watch as Samantha Duong placed third with a 98' 5" effort. Teammate Madison Fitzpatrick gave herself the fourth place spot and a 14 foot personal record (PR) throwing 96' 4". Amber Hernandez finished ninth with 70' 1". In the shot put ring, Madison Fitzpatrick finished in sixth place (34' 8.25") and Cydney Chavers took ninth (32' 11.25"). Next week, the Hornet throwers will have the hammer and discus events to contest. All of the running events will be one race each for finals. Watch closely as Samantha Duong will attempt to repeat in the 400M hurdles as back to back OEC Champion.
Up Next: The OEC Championships will be on Friday, April 29 at Orange Coast College. The field events start at noon with the track events beginning at 2 p.m.
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April 25
Expand Your Draft Using Commentary
Room 808A, 2:30-4 p.m.
April 25
Argument Writing
Room 808A, 5:30-7 p.m.
April 26
Umoja Center Open House
Room 513, 1-3 p.m.
April 26
Proofread Like a Pro: Tips for Polished Assignments
Room 808A, 2-3 a.m.
Room 229, 7-8:30 p.m.
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April 27
Say What? Tips for Decoding Your Assignment Prompts
Room 808A, 2-3 p.m.
April 28
Two Common Writing Issues
Room 808A, 2-3:30 p.m.
Room 611, 1-3 p.m.
April 29
Sustainability Workshop
Room 229, 1:30 p.m.
Building 1600, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Building 1600, noon-3 p.m.
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