Fullerton College is developing a mobile app with a projected launch of January 2020. During the month of October, the app development team is running four student focus groups and hosting two days of drop-in beta testing. Drop-in sessions are open to the entire campus community. Personal mobile devices are required to test the app. RSVPs are not required.
Drop-In Beta Test Sessions:

• Thursday, Oct. 10, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Teaching Effectiveness Center (TEC), Bldg. 800,
  Room 800-A 
• Friday, Oct. 25, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., TEC

Would you like to win a $150 Amazon gift card? Fullerton College invites you to participate in a survey about how you use media and spend your time. Your participation in the survey will help the college with its future marketing plans. The college has hired Interact Communications to conduct the survey. All responses are confidential. If you decide to enter the drawing for a $150 Amazon gift card, you will be directed to a different website to leave your personal information. To participate in the survey, go to: www.mediaprefs.com/251 and enter the password 251919

Fullerton College Counselor Olivia Barajas has been named the 2018-19 Orange County Career Education Community College Counselor of the Year by the Orange County Department of Education. Barajas will be honored at a special ceremony during the 2019 OC Counselor Symposium on Nov. 7 in Anaheim. Read more...

The Fullerton College community is invited to participate in Educational and Facilities Master Plan (EFMP) Open Forums held on campus. The format will be open entry/open exit, so that students, faculty and staff may visit at any time within those hours to learn more about the process and provide input.
The Open Forums will be:

• Monday, Sept. 30, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. and 4 - 8 p.m., Building 200, Rooms 224-228 
• Thursday, Oct. 3, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. and 4 - 8 p.m., Building 200, Room 227 

The Cadena Cultural Center and the Ethnic Studies Department are teaming up to host the Latinx Students Forum on Wednesday, Sept. 25 at 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Building 200, Room 224. The forum provides an educational and open-dialogue space for the campus community to reflect on the successes and challenges of the Hispanic and Latinx community.

This event is on Wednesday, Oct. 2 at 10 p.m. in Building 3000, Room 3022.This workshop will cover how our mindset shapes us and how we can alter/change it. For more information, contact re-entryconnect@fullcoll.edu or call 714-992-7084.

Students, we want to hear from you! Help inform and improve communications from the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office. Take the survey.

Umoja answers common college questions such as ED Plans, student resources, time management and more! This workshop is on Thursday, Sept. 26 at 12:30 p.m. in Building 500, Room 513.

For the past two years, the Fullerton College Financial Aid Office has utilized a chat function on its website called Buzzybot to answer questions in real-time. Starting this fall, Buzzybot is fluent in Spanish, as well as English. Students, parents, or prospective students will now be able to choose English or Spanish as an option, via a toggle switch on the website. Conversely, if they begin interacting and asking questions with Buzzybot in Spanish, the bot will automatically change its language. 

 

The Hornets took a trip up to northern California to play Cañada College on Thursday and then Santa Rosa on Saturday. Thursday's game against the Colts ended in a 1-1 tie, while Saturday's game against the Bear Cubs was a close 3-2 loss for Fullerton. Up Next: FC (3-3-2 overall) will host Cuyamaca College on Tuesday, Sept. 24 at 3 p.m.

The Hornets opened up conference-play on the road last Friday falling to last year's conference champs in Irvine Valley College 3-1. On Saturday, Fullerton played in two non-conference matches at the Grossmont College Classic falling to the Griffins 3-2 and beating College of the Desert 3-0. Up Next: FC (5-6 overall, 0-1 conference) will hit the road on Friday, Sept. 27 for a conference match against Orange Coast College at 6 p.m.

Fullerton lost their first game of the season on Wednesday at conference rival Riverside City College 9-6. Up Next: The Hornets (4-1 overall, 0-1 conference) will try and get back in the win column when they play at the Mount San Antonio College Tournament running Sept. 27-28.

 

The Hornets dropped their conference opener at Riverside City College 17-4. Over the weekend, FC played at the Mount San Antonio College Tournament. They took one out of four games losing to Palomar 7-6, Mt. SAC 23-9, and Sierra 13-11. FC's win came in the last game against Rio Hondo with a score 16-8. Up Next: Fullerton (3-6 overall, 0-1 conference) welcomes Cypress College to the Hornet pool for a conference game this Wednesday, Sept. 25 at 3 p.m.

Last week Fullerton played two rounds of golf. On Monday, FC's Geri De Ville shot 88 at the Arroyo Trabuco golf course, and on Wednesday shot 83 at Mesa Linda. Daelynn Torres finished the day at 94. Up Next: The Hornets will hit the links at St. Mark hosted by Palomar College on Wednesday, Sept. 25 at 11 a.m.

The Hornets ran in the Golden West Invite at Central Park in Huntington Beach on Friday with the men's team placing 4th out of 14 teams. The women's team placed 9th out of 11 teams. Up Next: Fullerton will compete in the Cerritos Invite at Knabe Park (Cerritos Regional) on Friday, Oct. 4 at 9 a.m.

Sept. 5 - Oct. 7

Traditionally a wayzgoose was a gathering held by master printers for their workmen to celebrate the end of the summer and marks the coming months of working by candlelight. Today, a wayzgoose is a term used to describe a celebration or festival where printmakers and book artists gather to share their handmade work and demonstrate their practices.

Marvel vs Capcom Tournament - 10 a.m., Room 214

Applying to the UC and Personal Insight Responses - 2 p.m., Room 212

Latinx Student Forum - 3:30 p.m., Room 224

Interview and Elevator Speech Workshop - 5:30 p.m., Building 2000, 2nd Floor

President's Office Hour - 9 a.m., Building 100 Lobby

Umoja Presents: College 101 - 12:30 p.m., Room 513