Commencement 2009

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Commencement 2008

Faculty Marshal for 2008

Stella Ting-Toomey , professor of human communication studies, joined the Cal State Fullerton faculty in 1989. Her teaching passions include intercultural communication theory, intercultural communication training and design, and intercultural and interpersonal conflict management. She has established two new theories on managing conflict mindfully and crossing cultural boundaries effectively — the constructs of which have begun to impact the applied work in such fields as international diplomacy, international hostage negotiation and international management. The two theories are known as the conflict face-negotiation theory and the identity negotiation theory.

She has authored, co-authored, edited or co-edited 17 books. As an example of her scholarship and collaborative support for students, seven of her books were co-authored with her students. Of 79 book chapters and journal articles, 30 were co-authored with her students; and of 65 peer-reviewed research papers, more than one-third were co-authored with her students. In recognition of her exemplary scholarly contributions and the deep impact she has had on students, Dr. Ting-Toomey was among five faculty chosen for the 2008 California State University Wang Family Excellence Award

Widely respected by her peers, Dr Ting-Toomey has held major leadership roles in international communication associations and has served on more than fifteen editorial boards. She gave plenary addresses at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University for the Conference of the International Education Association of South Africa. She has also been the keynote speaker at the European Union's Intercultural Competence for Professional Mobility Conference and at the Global Leadership Conference in Shanghai , China . She serves on the steering committee of the African Cross Cultural Communication and International Management Collaborative Research Project, combining research efforts from the CSU, Nuertingen-Geislingen University and Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University — both Cal State Fullerton partnership universities — in conjunction with Rhodes University, University of Mississippi and University of New Mexico.