The only thing that can truly prepare you for research, is research.
Kassandra Sendziak, CSUF alumna, B.S. Geology (2009)
At Cal State Fullerton, we aspire to combine the best qualities of teaching and research universities where actively engaged students, faculty, and staff work in close collaboration to expand knowledge. We strive to create a culture that emphasizes the importance of intellectual research and scholarly pursuits, and we are proud of the world-class accomplishments of our faculty and students.
Helping Students Grow Through Mentoring
From the Fall 2011 Graduate Studies Matters newsletter.
Earlier this year, Cal State Fullerton implement-ed a Faculty/Student Mentoring Program aimed at helping graduate students grow academically, professionally, and personally. Dr. Jochen Burg-torf, chair of the History department and coordi-nator of the Faculty/Student Mentoring Program recently discussed why students should be inter-ested in the program and how it works. More
NEWS and EVENTS
Grants Boost STEM Education
Cal State Fullerton's drive to increase student interest in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) disciplines — one of the university's initiatives — is getting a big boost from a new round of federal funding that is expected to total nearly $12 million over the next five years.
Transition to Teaching
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded a federal grant of $421,333 in first-year funding for a "Transition to Teaching Program" grant to Belinda Dunnick Karge, professor of special education. A total of $2 million is expected over the next five years for Project AIMS: Autism, Inclusion, Mathematics Core and Science Innovation scholar program.
World of Possibilities
Student researchers take part in World Stem Cell Summit
Enhancing Opportunities
Cal State Fullerton garners a $2.8 million grant to establish programs for recruiting and retaining Latino graduate students.
Faculty Authors Feted
The university's 12th annual Author Awards celebrated the 33 faculty members whose 40 books saw publication during the past year on subjects ranging from the nature of musical taste to babies switched at birth.
