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Volume 100, Issue 8 January 28, 2015
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The Hornet The Voice of Fullerton College @fcHornet
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Fullerton’s
LARGEST
Enrollment
Fullerton College surpassed all community colleges in the nation by ranking number one for the largest enrollment during 2012 – 2013. MARTIN BECERRA Editor-in-Chief
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The first week of school can seem overwhelming to incoming freshmen at Fullerton College. The Quad littered with students taking a break in between classes, the lines of petitioners requesting add codes and the dog-eat-dog rush to find parking all paints a picture of a campus that is overflowing in capacity. This may be new for them but for the veterans on campus, it’s an old portrait they are tired of looking at. What may seem as a crowded inconvenience, is actually a positive thing for the school. Fullerton College was ranked number one for the fastest community college enrollment growth with 24,301 students, surpassing over a thousand community colleges across the nation from 2012 to 2013, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.
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“It’s a great feather in our hat for Fullerton College to be number one,” said Lisa McPheron, director of campus communications. Fullerton saw a 23.8 percent enrollment increase from 2012 to 2013, that is a 4,677 student population difference between the two years. Out of the top 50 of the fastest-growing colleges, the first 8 out of 10 were in California, according to the “FastestGrowing Community College Rankings” published by Community College Week. California colleges were the top in the state in enrollment trends. This is due to California’s 2012 Proposition 30, a sales and income tax increase initiative that provided $800 million in state funding to be divided amongst the 112 community colleges in California. The funding helped Fullerton provide more Saturday classes for students and
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bottleneck courses like chemistry, which further increased enrollment. “Additional state funding gave us the support to offer more classes. But it was the shared commitment by faculty, staff and the administration that allowed the college to create and strengthen services that support students,” said Rajen Vurdien, Fullerton College president. For the 2013 to 2014 school year the college continued to grow with an 18.6 percent spike in student enrollment which brought the total enrollment to roughly 28,821 students. Fullerton’s high enrollment rate didn’t occur out of a coincidence. “It’s not like we went from one day to another and became much bigger, it was strategic and planned out to increase our student headcount,” McPheron said.
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Friends and family honor memory of late VP
Celebration of Life event remembers FC administrator and the legacy she left behind. NUR SATTAR Online Editor
Fullerton College lost Toni DuBoisWalker, Vice President of Student Services on Friday, Nov. 7 after a three-year battle with cancer. Friends, colleagues and family members came together on Friday, Jan. 23 to celebrate her life and contributions to Fullerton College at the campus theater. The memorial included musical performances from the FC Concert Choir as well DuBoisWalker as faculty members Joe Jewell and Mike Scott. Speakers included President Rajen Vurdien, Lisa Campbell, dean of counseling, DuBois’ sister, Gina Piane and DuBois’ assistant, Sharon Kelly. They recounted stories of life with DuBois at work, at home and with her family. “Toni was our leader,” Piane said. “She was the hub of all family decision making.” Piane discussed DuBois’ early medical problems with her eyesight, providing an example of the kind of strength and resilience she carried from an early age. “The most important thing she gave us was that she made us feel appreciated for all the hard work that is done everyday for our students,” said Rena Martinez Stluka, FC registrar. DuBois served Fullerton College for six and a half years, her last day on campus was Oct. 6. Prior to her position at FC, she served as dean of financial aid, EOPS and veterans services at Long Beach City College. Born in Chicago, DuBois first visited California on a family trip to Long Beach. She later went on to attend CSULB where she earned her bachelor’s degree in 1976 in radio television and speech communication.
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Sports
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