DACA, Immigration and Refugee Rights Workshops

The Office of Diversity & Compliance and The Diversity & Inclusion Faculty Fellow Program is offering seminars on DACA, immigration and refugee rights. The seminars are specifically designed to provide critical information on immigrants' rights, NOCCCD's responsibilities, DACA updates, current refugee/asylee policy, and community resources available to the NOCCCD community. The first of these events is How to Prepare for ICE Campus and Workplace Enforcement Efforts and Know Your Rights and Immigration Issues Affecting OC Communities.  View the flyer for a complete list of events.

The Fullerton Fox Theatre is opened its doors to the public for the first time in 10 years to help Fullerton College students showcase their film projects during the first Fox Film Festival on March 2. The festival was a featured stop during the Fullerton Art Walk and showcased more than 10 films produced and hand-edited by students studying Television and Film Production at Fullerton College. Read more...

On the evening of Sunday, March 4, Cypress College Campus Safety received a notification from the police about a threat from a former student that was deemed credible and timely. The Cypress College and NOCE Cypress Center were immediately put on lockdown and students and staff were notified of the closure via emergency text and email. The former student has been detained by local law enforcement, and the campus was been cleared for opening at 12 noon today, Monday, March 5. Read more...

Hornet Speech and Debate Team delivers a Championship Victory 

Fullerton College Speech & Debate was outstanding at their second competition of the spring semester as 16 students competed at the Spring and Pacific Championship tournaments hosted by CSU Long Beach. The tournament brought to Southern California some of the best minds from CSU Fullerton, University of Southern California, Eastern Michigan University, Arizona State University and dozens of community colleges and universities. Read more...

Mindful Mondays begin again this week at noon in Room 229. Mindfulness Basics begins part one of a three part series, today at 3 p.m. in Room 327.

Classified Senate is taking nominations for the Spring 2018 Classified Employee Recognition award from March 1 through April 6. To nominate someone, please use the nomination form.

NOCCCD is hosting a Furniture Fair on the Anaheim Campus from March 20-22 at 9 a.m.-6 p.m. in Room 151. Over the past few months, several representatives from different constituencies have been working to identify the most important aspects of furniture, for both classrooms and office spaces. This event is your opportunity to weigh in and help select the best product the college. Read the memo about NOCCCD's Furniture Standards or view the Fair flyer.

This year's Classified Staff Development Day will be held on Monday, March 26, so please hold the date! More information will be provided in the next few weeks.

The Latina Leadership Network of the California Community College, NOCCCD Latino Faculty & Staff Association, and the Office of Diversity & Compliance are having a fundraiser to raise money for student scholarships. Join the association for an evening for entertainment of the finest celebrity impersonator of Vicente Fernandez and Luis Miguel on Saturday, March 24 at 7:30 p.m. at the American Legion in Placentia.  Please see attachment for more information.

The Orange County Community Colleges' Strong Workforce Initiative Brand Project is under way and Interact Communications, would like to include your feedback in the research. This survey linked below is part of Interact's qualitative process. It is an online, open-ended, non-primed survey to make certain that faculty and staff who want to participate are given the opportunity to share their opinions. The survey will take 5-10 minutes. Take the survey.

The Fullerton College 8th Annual Women's Forum is scheduled for Thursday, March 8 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. in Room 224. The keynote theme is Time Has Been Up! Continuing the Movement To End Gender-Based Violence. There is a call for small group facilitators who will engage students in groups of no more than 10 people in discussions related to the theme. Please contact Vincent White at vwhite@fullcoll.edu to sign up as a facilitator or for more information.

SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union will be on campus Wednesday, March 7 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Library, Room 820-P. A retirement advisor will be available to answer questions regarding CalPERS or CalSTRS pension, retirement plans, and fringe accounts. To schedule a 30- minute appointment, please contact Zandra Pirozko at 714-914-7464 or zpirozko@schoolsfirstfcu.org. Walk-ins are also welcome, as available.

Fullerton College is honored to present Lisa Congdon as the 2018 Artist in Residence. Fine artist, illustrator and author Lisa Congdon is best known for her colorful paintings and hand lettering. In addition to authoring seven books, she works for clients around the world including MoMA, REI, Harvard University, Martha Stewart Living, Chronicle Books, and Random House Publishing, among many others.

March 7 at 7:30 p.m.

J-Train is the premier vocal jazz performance, touring, and recording ensemble at Fullerton College. The group performs nationally at jazz festivals, conferences, and many other private and public concerts and has released three albums since 2008. 

Active Reading Strategies for Any Discipline  - Noon, Room 808A

Headshot Happy Hour  - 5:30 p.m., Room 311

Headshot Happy Hour  - 1:30 p.m., Room 311

Women's Forum - 1:30 p.m., Room 224

Allegory for Grief and Grace - 5 p.m., Art Gallery

Financial Aid Fridays - 9:30 a.m., Room 611