President Greg Schulz' February Open Forum will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 20 in the Faculty Lounge, Room 1246. Please note the change in room location. All faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to attend. This semester, President Schulz will also offer these open office hours: 

• February 23, 12-1 p.m.
• March 12, 2-3 p.m.
• April 12, 1-2 p.m.
• April 24, 10-11 a.m.
• May 18, 11-12 p.m.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said "Life's most persistent and urgent question is, "What are you doing for others?" These words have become a central theme to CommUNITY Day, which is an annual event hosted by Associated Students, Cadena Cultural and Transfer Center, Service Learning Program, and the Umoja Center to welcome students to the spring semester, celebrate African American History Month and promote volunteer opportunities that exist on and off campus. Read more...

The annual Strategic Conversation will focus on Guided Pathways and take place Tuesday, April 10 at Cypress College in the theater lobby. Strategic Conversations help the Board of Trustees thoughtfully examine what drives its policy decisions, by involving everyone who wishes to express a point of view, and gathering information in a less structured atmosphere than the traditional board meeting. For more information, visit the event page here.

Attend an open discussion to ask questions, provide feedback or just listen to conversation. All discussion topics are welcome, such as: student success, budget, enrollment, funding, projects, challenges and opportunities. Fullerton College will host this event on March 19 at 2 p.m. in Room 224-228. NOCE will host this event at the Anaheim Campus on March 15 at 3:30 p.m. in Room 105, and Cypress College will host this event on April 19 at 11 a.m. in Room 414.

Fullerton College Speech and Debate was outstanding at their first competition of the spring semester! Nine students brought home a total of ten awards from the Winter at the Beach tournament hosted by CSU Long Beach. The tournament brought to Southern California some of the best minds from CSU Fullerton, California Baptist University, Weber State University in Utah, and dozens of other community colleges and universities. Read more...

The 3rd Annual FC Night at Angel Stadium will be April 6. The night will include pregame activities, free hats and a Pujols action figure give-away. Tickets are $25 and will go on sale in late February. Stay tuned for more details! See the video from last year.

The Pathway Transformation Initiative is excited to announce that the Growth Mindset Student Ambassadors are launching their second wave of student-led workshops. These workshops, created by students for students, are designed to teach all students the growth mindset philosophy. Faculty and staff with special student populations, can request an in-class student ambassador presentation. These presentations are customizable for the instructor's convenience and can be altered to fit their schedule with presentations ranging from five to 45 minutes. To request a presentation, please visit the Growth Mindset website.

This year's symposium will be on Wednesday, Feb. 28 at 3 p.m. at Cypress College, CCCPLX, Room 414. Topics include the current and future state of online learning; Apple's views on learning in the 21st century; OER best practices, including low-cost and no-cost educational resources; and best practices with Canvas from faculty. For more information, contact Amita Suhrid-Cherewick at asuhrid@nocccd.edu.

Nomination forms are due Feb. 23. This year the event will be held Friday, May 11 and is sponsored by Associated Students and the Office of Student Activities. For more information, visit http://activities.fullcoll.edu/

Community Cultural Wealth and Funds of Knowledge will be Friday, Feb. 23 and Saturday, Feb. 24 in Room 1426, 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. To register for this event, visit the Professional Development Calendar through myGateway. For any questions, contact Equity and Diversity Faculty Fellow Sergio Banda at sbanda@fullcoll.edu or Leonor Cadena at mcadena@fullcoll.edu.

Register now for the NOCCCD's Health and Wellness Fair on Wednesday, April 11 at Fullerton College. The Office of Human Resources strives to provide programs and services that promote health and wellness, social interaction, and overall well-being for all employees. NOCCCD staff and faculty including adjunct faculty, professional experts, and hourly employees are invited to attend and take advantage of this special event. Registration can be done on the MyGateway District-Wide Staff Development Calendar. For more information, contact Carmen Aikin at caikin@nocccd.edu.

Fighting for their second consecutive Orange Empire Conference Championship, Fullerton lost a tough one on Friday night 83-74 in overtime. Up Next: FC hosts Santiago Canyon College on Tuesday, Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. Come on out and support your Hornets! The men and women's FC basketball programs will be collecting donations for Cancer Awareness. Wear pink too!

The Fullerton College Art Gallery begins its new series of exhibits for the spring semester with V!sual Resistance. The exhibit offers viewpoints on social justice, politics and more by four artists: April Bey, Gomez Bueno, Dwora Fried and Narsiso Martinez.  Read more...

Love Jones Screening and Discussion- 12:30 p.m., Room 513

Breakfast with Business and CIS Division - 7 a.m., Room 229

CommUNITY Day - 10 a.m., Quad

Growth Mindset Workshop - 3 p.m., Room 229

Study Abroad Information Session - 5:30 p.m., Room 229

Teacher of the Year Nominations Due

President's Day Holiday - Campus Closed