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The quad will soon be filled with the sound of live music performances, the smell of good food, and Coachella vibes as Quadchella returns for the fourth year. Hosted by Associated Students and Student Activities, Quadchella takes place on Tuesday, March 12 from 5-9 p.m. and features a lineup that includes current students, faculty, alumni, and local artists.
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Lockdown Drill set for March 13
On Wednesday, March 13 at 10:15 a.m., Fullerton College will participate in an active shooter emergency drill. The drill will be initiated and ended through live announcements delivered through the Cisco phones located throughout campus. Prior to the drill on March 13 at approximately 8:30 a.m., the Office of Campus Communications will test the emergency communications system.
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President's Open Forum Date Change
The next President's Open Forum has been rescheduled to Monday, March 18 at noon in Building 200, Room 224.
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'Slowing Down Guided Meditation with Prof D' is Focus of Next Mindful Monday
Megan Debin from the Art Department will facilitate this mindfulness practice from noon to 12:30 p.m. in the Art Gallery, Room 1004 on March 18. Mindful Mondays is offered weekly to the entire campus community.
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Reminder: Homelessness 101, March 19
Understanding the scale of homelessness in the community, the causes and solutions will be the focus of Homelessness 101, a free, public seminar on Tuesday, March 19 from 6-8 p.m. in the Wilshire Auditorium. Fullerton College is collaborating with the Orange County United Way, Fullerton Collaborative, city of Fullerton and Fullerton College Sociology Club to host the event.
RSVP and learn more at here.
Fullerton College Art Gallery Presents the 2019 Artist in Residence Stephen Silver
Stephen Silver, who is best known for his character design, including designing the style of shows such as Kim Possible, Danny Phantom, and Kevin Smith's Clerks, is the 2019 Artist in Residence. Additionally, he has written and illustrated 10 books on the art of sketching, character design, caricature and life drawing. Silver's solo exhibition runs through April 1 in the Fullerton College Art Gallery. Read more...
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French Film Festival | April 2-5
The French Film Festival is a four-night festival that begins each night with a cultural event at 6:30 p.m. in the Campus Theatre patio area. The cultural event features food, art, and music that represent a little bit of French or German culture. All movies begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Campus Theatre. Ticket are available at the Fullerton College Box Office, which is open from 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and at 7 p.m. each night of the festival. There will be free parking on the 3rd and 4th floor of the FC parking structure all four nights of the festival.
Visit the French Film Festival website to learn more about the films.
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Dr. Wu Honored
Biotechnology Professor Dr. Jo Wen Wu, who represents Fullerton College and the SWF Regional Biotechnology Project, has been selected as the 2018-2019 California ACTE Post-Secondary Teacher of the Year winner. She was recognized during the Educating for Careers conference in Sacramento on March 5.
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Coffee with the Chancellor Reminder
This event is Tuesday, March 19 at 10 a.m. in Building 200, Room 224-8.
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The Grads to Be Program and FC United Club Presents: Yosimar Reyes
Renowned poet and public speaker Yosimar Reye will give a guest lecture at Fullerton College on Friday, March 15 from 10 - 10:45 a.m. in Building 500, Room 515.
Born in Guerrero, Mexico, and raised in Eastside San Jose, Reyes explores the themes of migration and sexuality in his work.
The Advocate
named him one of "13 LGBT Latinos Changing the World" and Remezcla included Reyes on their list of "10 Up and Coming Latinx Poets You Need to Know." For more information contact Sylvia Pimentel at
spimentel@fullcoll.edu or Lizbeth Trujillo Sanchez at
ltsanchez@fullcoll.edu.
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Men's Basketball
The No. 1 seed in the south Hornets came out on top Saturday night and are now heading to the CCCAA State Championships after knocking off No. 7 Southwestern College 67-64. Up Next: The Hornets (27-3 overall) are headed to the CCCAA State Tournament at Ventura College March 14-17. No. 1 South Fullerton will open up against No. 4 North Santa Rosa on Thursday, March 14 at 7 p.m.
Softball
The FC softball team had a busy weekend sweeping all three of their opponents. On Friday, the Hornets beat Orange Coast College on the road 15-2. On Saturday, Fullerton hosted Grossmont and LA Mission knocking off both squads 7-0 and 1-0. Up Next: The Hornets will host Riverside City College on Wednesday, March 13 at 3 p.m.
Baseball
The FC baseball team took a game out of the three-game Orange Empire Conference series against Saddleback College on Saturday beating the Gauchos 1-0 at home. The win bumps Fullerton to 6-11 overall and 1-2 in the OEC, while Saddleback's loss puts them at 12-6 overall and 2-1 in conference. Up Next: Fullerton will play at home against Riverside City on Tuesday, March 12 at 2 p.m.
Women's Track and Field
The Hornets competed under sunny conditions at the Occidental Distance Carnival - Occidental College on March 9. Myrna Gillas had a good day winning the high jump easy with 5'1" and giving herself a PR in the long jump with 17'6.25". Her long jump effort has given her the "A" standard qualifying mark for the state championships. She currently is holding down sixth place in SO CA rankings. Myrna Gillas helped her other teammates Sam Starkey, Liz Walaise, and Alicia Victoria run their best 4X400M relay time of the season of 4:17.92. Alicia Victoria ran the 400M race in 1:03.30 working on her quarter speed with her hurdles. Rebecca Perez had a good meet running her middle distance events with 2:36.14 800M. She ran in a faster heat with the 1500M and gave herself a PE in the 1500M with 5:19.15. Not a big improvement this week but Kim Mataia threw her best in the discus 106'2" and Alexis Kotey 102'6". Angellee Vernon gave herself a 12 foot further throw in the hammer 108'7". Up Next: The OCC Invite at Orange Coast College at 9 a.m.
Men's Track and Field
At the night distance carnival at Occidental College, Ian Rusk of Fullerton took 8th place out of a field of 40 athletes in the 5000m run. Rusk ran 15:34.9. His mile splits were 4:59-5:01-5:01, showing great discipline over the 3.1 mile distance. In the 3000m Steeple Chase, Mauro Rosales, in only his second attempt at the hurdling distance event, ran 10:31.6. Up Next: The OCC Invite at Orange Coast College at 9 a.m.
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Opening Reception: Tuesday, March 19, 5 p.m. Residency runs through April 1
Fullerton College is honored to present Stephen Silver as the 2019 Artist in Residence. Silver is best known for his character design, including designing the style of shows such as Kim Possible, Danny Phantom, Kevin Smith's Clerks, and many more. Silver's solo exhibition will take visitors along on the journey of his evolution as an artist. The exhibition will be accompanied by an artist lecture and a week-long series of demonstrations as part of the distinguished Fullerton College Artist in Residence program.
March 14-16, Campus Theatre
Set in New York City in 1922, Thoroughly Modern Millie tells the story of young Millie Dillmount from Kansas, who comes to New York in search of a new life for herself. Her grand plan is to find a job as a secretary for a wealthy man and then marry him. However, her plan goes completely awry. The owner of her dingy hotel kidnaps young girls to sell to the Far East, her wealthy boss is slow in proposing marriage and the man she actually falls in love with doesn't have a dime to his name or so he tells her. (The Theatre Arts Department would like to extend two free complimentary tickets to all faculty and classified staff. Contact the Box Office for details.)
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Monday, March 11
Women's Forum - 1:30-3:30, Rooms 224-228
Tuesday, March 12
Wednesday, March 13
Active Shooter Drill - 10:15 a.m.
Uncertain About Your Major? - 3:30 p.m.,
Building 2000, 2nd Floor
Thursday, March 14
Food Bank Workshop - 11 a.m., Room 611
Friday March 15
Yosimar Reyes - 10 a.m., Room 515
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