Alumni News for November 2006

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Held Over By Popular Demand!

Receive this limited edition Cal State Fullerton license plate frame with your new or renewing Alumni Association membership for just $39 while supplies last!
Sign up online today! Promotion Code: FallFrame06.
Visit our membership page or call (714) CSU - ALUM.

Be sure to stay connected with up-to-date news and events
by visiting our Alumni Portal at http://my.fullerton.edu.

Portal - Stay Connected with fellow alumni with events, news, network and sports! Visit  http://my.fullerton.edu

Upcoming Alumni EventsChicago

Front & Center featuring Chicago
Honda Center - formerly Arrowhead Pond
Saturday, February 3, 2007

Fellow alumni welcome you to an evening full of fun, laughter and exceptional entertainment with Chicago at Cal State Fullerton's premier concert-event benefiting student scholarships.

Vision & Visionaries: Distinguished Alumni Awards
Crown Plaza Anaheim Resort
Saturday, April 28, 2007

Vision and VisionaryJoin CSUF Alumni and friends of the university to help celebrate the achievements of some of the university's most successful graduates at this black-tie dinner.
Click here for more information or call (714) 278-3480.

ATHLETIC EVENTS

in coordination with Titan Athletics Club

FREE Game Tickets for Alumni Association Members!

The Cal State Fullerton Alumni Association and Titan Athletics would like to offer FREE tickets to select games for Association members. Tickets are on a first-come-first-served basis so call now! Contact Alumni Relations at (714) CSU-ALUM to reserve your tickets and rally towel for the following games:

Men's Basketball @ UCLA
Tuesday, December 5, 2006

Join us at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles when the Titans take on the UCLA Bruins! Titan Athletics Club and the Alumni Association have partnered to offer you an all Titan Bus trip from the CSUF campus to UCLA with a pre-game reception at the Westwood Brewing Company.

For tickets and bus information, please call the Athletics Ticket Office at (714) 278 - CSUF.

To RSVP for the Reception at the Westwood Brewing Company only, please call (714) CSU-ALUM or email stalumni @ fullerton.edu.

Day of the Pachyderm Basketball
Annual Alumni Meeting
Saturday, January 27, 2007

Don't miss out as the Titans going head to head with the UC Irvine Anteaters at the Titan Gym following our Alumni Association Annual Meeting at the Golleher Alumni House. For more information on this event, please call (714) CSU-ALUM.

Men's Baseball
Las Vegas Alumni Regional Reception
February 9 - 11, 2007

¡Viva Las Vegas! Cheer on the 2006 Big West Champions CSUF Titans with fellow alumni in the city that never sleeps. Contact the Alumni Association at
(714) CSU-ALUM for more information.

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Association Chapters

Alumni Accounting Chapter Officially Chartered

The Alumni Association is pleased to announce that yet another new chapter was officially chartered in September. To learn more about this new chapter, click here!

Support the New Communications Chapter!

Image: Sillhouette of business team in officeAlumni from the College of Communications are currently working to develop a chapter group to officially charter through the CSUF Alumni Association. This group of dedicated Titan graduates is looking for other alumni who are interested in joining them in working toward this goal. The next meeting of the committee is being held on campus Monday, November 13, at 6:30 p.m. Please RSVP for this meeting to Ann Steichen, Associate Director of Alumni Relations.

If you are a Communications alumnus/a, and would like to learn more about this fantastic opportunity to reconnect with your college and fellow graduates, please contact Becky McGraw.

For information about Alumni Chapters, visit www.fullerton.edu/alumni/chapters
or contact Ann Steichen at (714) CSU-ALUM.

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Career Corner

Alumni Titan Connection

Introducing the Alumni Titan Connection, which provides job postings and a database of potential employers to assist you throughout your professional career. The service is free for the first year after graduation. Alumni who graduated over one year ago can access the service online for $50 for a six-month subscription. Register now and get connected to some of the Titans favorite employers.

Login to your alumni portal now, and click on the career tab.

Establish your alumni portal here.

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Titan Shops

CSUF Alumni Gear - Save 20%November Alumni Sale

Now through November 17, save 20 percent when you buy Alumni clothing and gifts from TitanShops.com! This sale cannot be combined with other offers or promotions. Enter discount code "CSUFalumni" at checkout.

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Campus News and Events

Photo: girl readingProp 1D: Potential Funding Source for CSUF

Proposition 1D, the Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2006, will be on the November 7 ballot allocating funds towards higher education:

The bond measure, which requires a simple majority to pass, will not raise or create new taxes.  While there is no organized opposition at this time, some have voiced concern about the cost of the bond for the state, the variety of new programs funded and the fact that it funds just two years of need.

Proponents argue that the bond measure is a fiscally responsible way to finance school repair and construction, makes schools earthquake safe, and it does not obligate the state beyond what it can afford now. Additional information about the bond, including arguments for and against the measure, is available online at www.ss.ca.gov or www.Prop1D.org.

The Seldom Produced -- "SPRING STORM"
by Tennessee Williams
Now on stage at the CSUF Performing Arts Center

All the boys desire southern belle Heavenly Critchfield, while she favors tough-living river rat, Dick Miles. Boys lust, townspeople gossip and audiences thrill to this beguiling, little-known melodrama that echoes the gripping passion and poignancy of "Summer and Smoke," "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "The Glass Menagerie." Sexually charged Mississippi in the spring of 1937 might offer the best theatrical moments of 2006! "Spring Storm" will play every Saturday and Sunday until November 12. Learn about upcoming arts events or ticket information.

U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials

Former Titans Steve Frisone and Nick Arciniaga have both qualified for the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, to be held in November of 2007 in New York City. [Full Story]

5th Annual CSUF Alumni Band

Band ImageThe CSUF Music Department and the Alumni Band welcome family and friends to a FREE concert on Sunday, January 21 in the Meng Concert Hall. Visit the Alumni Band website or the Alumni Band PDF.

KCET Partnership with CSUF

California State University, Fullerton and KCET/ Los Angeles have entered into an exclusive Orange County public television media partnership to support the opening of the university’s new Performing Arts Center and its performing arts season. The partnership also provides the university with media support from KCET for its cultural, academic and athletics activities, while offering the Southern California public television station an opportunity to contribute to an important educational and cultural institution in its community. [Full Story]

Photo: Tam Nguyen The "Face of Fullerton" in Vietnam, Little Saigon

Tam Nguyen '05 (M.B.A.), Vice President of Membership and Marketing for the CSUF Alumni Association Board and co-founder of the Vietnamese-American MBA Chapter, has been actively working to create a vast network and opportunities for the university, community and VAMBA members in Vietnam. [Full Story]

TITAN ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME:
Nominations Sought for Second Class of Inductees

Nominations for the second class of inductees into Cal State Fullerton’s Titan Athletics Hall of Fame are being sought. The biennial event will be held on October 27, 2007, in the Titan Student Union. For more information, please visit http://www.fullerton.edu/athletichof.

Photo: Suzanne SindiAlumna to Teach at Brown University

Suzanne Sindi '01 (B.A. Mathematics) is the new Praeger Assistant Professor of Applied Mathematics at Brown University. She received a joint appointment in the Division of Applied Mathematics and the Center for Computational Molecular Biology. Sindi earned her Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics and Scientific Computation at the University of Maryland. [Full Story]

 

Photo: Grade School StudentCalStateTEACH

The CSU offers an alternative Multiple Subject Credentialing program. CalStateTEACH is a non-traditional program that offers both student teaching and intern programs for qualified candidates wanting to earn a credential without attending traditional college classes. Instead, the curriculum is delivered primarily online using a self-study format. Please visit www.calstateteach.net for additional information and for application instructions.

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2006 Fall Calendar

November 2006

Tues. 11/07

Bond on the Ballot - Election Day
A $10.4 billion education bond, Prop 1D, will be among the measures Californians will consider when they go to the polls.
State Bonds: What Are They? How Do They Work?

Nov. - 12/14

Tania Mouraud: La Fabrique and Laurie Hassold: EXORB
La Fabrique - A video installation and 13 other films.
EXORB - A sculpture installation by a Southern California artist.

Tues. 11/07

Asian American International Film Festival
“Charlotte Sometimes” with Eliza Noh, 4 - 7 p.m.

Tues. 11/07

Women's Basketball
Titans vs. Biola at the Titan Gym, 7 - 9 p.m.

Thurs. 11/09, Sat. 11/11, Sun. 11/13

Opera Scenes
Thurs. & Sat. @ 8 p.m. and Sun. @ 5 p.m. at the Recital Hall, CSUF Performing Arts Center. Breathtaking excerpts, arias and scenes from some of the world’s most exhilarating and tender operas.

Mon. 11/13

Alumni Communications Chapter Meeting
The pending chapter group is meeting to prepare for chartering. This meeting will be held on campus at 6:30 p.m. Please RSVP to Ann Steichen. For more information, contact Becky McGraw.

Tues. 11/14

OLLI Offers Free Lectures
"California Seals and Sea Lions, the Pacific Pinniped", Carolyn Heath, Fullerton College Assistant Professor of Natural History.

Wed. 11/15 - Thurs. 11/16

Asian American International Film Festival
Wed. - “The Way Home”, Kristine Dennehy, History, 7 - 9 p.m.
Thurs. - “Tokyo Godfather”, Meiko Shimura, Modern Languages and Literatures, 8 - 10 p.m.

Tues. 11/28

Women's Basketball - Alumni Association offers FREE tickets to members! Fullerton vs. Fresno State at the Titan Gym, 7 p.m.

Thurs. 11/30

OLLI Offers Free Lectures
"The Pasco Report" with Jean Pasco, director of the Orange County Archives and former political staff writer for the Los Angeles Times.

December 2006

Nov. - 12/10

The Man Who Came to Dinner
What does a mummy case, penguins in the library and 10,000 cockroaches in the kitchen have in common? They are all part of this Broadway comedy. Meet “the world’s rudest man” and a nightmarishly hilarious Twelve Days of Christmas! For ticket information, please call (714) 278-3371.

Dec. - 12/14

Tania Mouraud: La Fabrique and Laurie Hassold: EXORB
La Fabrique - A video installation and 13 other films.
EXORB - A sculpture installation by a Southern California artist.

Sat. 12/02 - Sun. 12/03
Annual Cactus and Succulent Sale

10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Arboretum Potting Shed. Admission and parking are FREE.

Tues. 12/05
Men's Basketball @ UCLA
Join us at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles when the Titans take on the UCLA Bruins! Bus and pre-game reception information are available. Please call (714) CSU-ALUM.
Tues. 12/05

OLLI Offers Free Lectures
"The Wet and Dry: A History of the Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific".

Tues. 12/05, Thurs. 12/07

Asian American International Film Festival
Tues. - “Fobman” & “Fobman II”, Eliza Noh, Asian American Studies, 4 - 7 p.m.
Thurs. - “The Rape of Nanking”, Jie Tian, Pollak Library, 4 - 7 p.m.

Sat. 12/09

Annual Fresh Holiday Wreath Workshop
10 a.m. - noon at the bleachers. Costs: $50/person. Learn floral design techniques to create a holiday wreath from fresh greenery and nature’s decorations. All materials provided. Bring apron and shears to class. Registration required. Call (714) 278-3579.

January 2007

Sat. 1/06
Men's Basketball
Titans vs. Pacific Tigers at the Titan Gym, 6 - 7 p.m. Big West Conference tournament.
Sat. 1/13
Men's Basketball
Titans vs. UC Riverside at the Titan Gym, 6 - 8 p.m.
Thurs. 1/18
Women's Basketball
Titans vs. Long Beach State at the Titan Gym, 6 - 7 p.m.
Sat. 1/27
Day of the Pachyderm Basketball
Titans vs. UC Irvine Anteaters at the Titan Gym and Alumni Annual Meeting at the Golleher Alumni House. Call (714) CSU-ALUM.

February 2007

Fri. 2/02
Wrestling - Alumni Association offers FREE tickets to members!
Fullerton vs. Wyoming at the Titan Gym, 7 p.m.

Sat. 2/03

Front & Center featuring Chicago
Premier concert-event of the year benefiting student scholarships with Chicago. Get your tickets early for this must-see event at the Honda Center - formerly Arrowhead Pond.

Fri. 2/09 - Sun. 2/11
Men's Baseball in Las Vegas!
Alumni Las Vegas Regionals. Contact the Alumni Association at (714) CSU-ALUM for more information.

Sat. 2/10
Americus Brass Band
8 p.m. - The country's foremost professional replica band re-creating music from the Civil War, Cowboy and Sousa eras, performed on original period instruments. You've heard them in the Oscar-winning movie "Glory" and more—now hear them in person!

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