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Reaching Out to the Black Community Feb. 26, 2021 Share This: Every year, during Black History Month, President Fram Virjee and faculty/staff members from Cal State Fullerton visit different African American churches to encourage congregants (and their children) to attend college … and, specifically, Cal State Fullerton. This year, because of the pandemic, in-person meetings weren’t possible so the president virtually visited four local African American churches: Christ Our Redeemer (Pastor Rev. Dr. Ralph E. Williamson), Johnson Chapel AME (Pastor Rev. Delman Howard), Friendship B...

Freshman Joins 2020-21 Class of High-Achieving President’s Scholars Feb. 19, 2021 Share This: President's Scholar Krisha Marie Uy is a biological science major who plans to pursue a career in medicine. In her junior year of high school, Krisha Marie Uy found out her mother had terminal breast cancer. Uy, a National Honors Society student, who graduated with a 4.55 GPA and ranked No. 7 out of her senior class, was devastated. “I witnessed the passing of my mom, which caused me to look at life from a whole new perspective,” she said.  The loss of her mother, a laboratory medical...

Feb. 17, 2021 CSUF President Fram Virjee Who is struggling in Orange County? And what can we do to lift up these members of our community? Cal State Fullerton President Fram Virjee recently participated in a virtual event, “Struggling to Stay Afloat: Over the Real Cost Measure,” sponsored by the Orange County United Way. The goal of the program was to increase public awareness of the economic challenges many face in Orange County and how to make the community stronger following the pandemic. How do you measure who is struggling in California? One of the problems is how we determine what...

Feb. 4, 2021 Share This: Terry Giles ’70 (B.A. speech communication), owner and president of Giles Enterprises. Photo: College of Business and Economics Alumnus Terry M. Giles — lawyer, business leader, entrepreneur, author and longtime supporter of Cal State Fullerton — has pledged a $1 million gift to benefit the Center for Leadership through his Giles O’Malley Foundation.  “With his generous support and visionary leadership, Terry is expanding the high-impact opportunities we aim to equitably provide all students at our top ten-ranked business school,” said President F...

Fifth Anniversary Virtual Conference Encourages Teens to Chase College Dream Jan. 29, 2021 Share This: During Cal State Fullerton’s fifth anniversary of the Male Youth Empowerment Conference for young men of color, the teens were asked what the event’s theme, “Elevating His CommUNITY,” meant to them. Christian, a freshman from Watts, raised his hand, and shared that he wants to change the way others view people of color. “I want to change the perception of Watts being so dangerous because there are good people here, too. I want to elevate my community to show the real Watts ...