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CSUF is the alma mater of [[REDdimension Wiki Circle]] member [[Kevin McNulty]]. Kevin was accepted in the university's President's Scholar program in 1982. The program provided Kevin with an academic scholarship that covered all expenses...at the time he entered the university. By the time he graduated, costs had risen so much that the scholarship barely covered half, and Kevin worked throughout school to make up the difference and pay his living expenses. | CSUF is the alma mater of [[REDdimension Wiki Circle]] member [[Kevin McNulty]]. Kevin was accepted in the university's President's Scholar program in 1982. The program provided Kevin with an academic scholarship that covered all expenses...at the time he entered the university. By the time he graduated, costs had risen so much that the scholarship barely covered half, and Kevin worked throughout school to make up the difference and pay his living expenses. | ||
| − | + | Despite being an undeclared major, Kevin was invited to join the research team of noted psychology professor, [http://www.claremontmckenna.edu/academic/faculty/profile.asp?Fac=72 Ron Riggio] in 1989. It was the only time professor Riggio ever extended such an offer to a freshman. Riggio now directs the Kravis Leadership Institute at Claremont McKenna College and is a noted author and researcher in the fields of leadership and organizational effectiveness. | |
Kevin eventually majored in Psychology and earned a Bachelors of Arts Degree in 1986. He graduated with honors, achieving a 3.71 GPA, and was a member of the Psi Chi National Honor Society. | Kevin eventually majored in Psychology and earned a Bachelors of Arts Degree in 1986. He graduated with honors, achieving a 3.71 GPA, and was a member of the Psi Chi National Honor Society. | ||
Revision as of 13:01, 9 October 2007
California State University, Fullerton, more commonly known as Cal State Fullerton or simply CSUF, is one of the largest universities in Southern California. It is a part of the California State University system, and is located in the city of Fullerton, California, in northern Orange County.
CSUF's College of Business and Economics is the largest accredited business school in California and fourth largest in the country. The school is also ranked number one on the west coast for musical theater and ranked number eight in the nation overall (opera stars Rod Gilfry and Deborah Voight graduated from the program).
In their June 1st 2006 issue, the magazine Diverse Issues in Higher Education ranks CSUF eighth in the nation for number of bachelor's degrees awarded to minority students and fourth for undergraduate degrees awarded to Hispanics.
Wikipedia has an excellent article on the university.
Significance
CSUF is the alma mater of REDdimension Wiki Circle member Kevin McNulty. Kevin was accepted in the university's President's Scholar program in 1982. The program provided Kevin with an academic scholarship that covered all expenses...at the time he entered the university. By the time he graduated, costs had risen so much that the scholarship barely covered half, and Kevin worked throughout school to make up the difference and pay his living expenses.
Despite being an undeclared major, Kevin was invited to join the research team of noted psychology professor, Ron Riggio in 1989. It was the only time professor Riggio ever extended such an offer to a freshman. Riggio now directs the Kravis Leadership Institute at Claremont McKenna College and is a noted author and researcher in the fields of leadership and organizational effectiveness.
Kevin eventually majored in Psychology and earned a Bachelors of Arts Degree in 1986. He graduated with honors, achieving a 3.71 GPA, and was a member of the Psi Chi National Honor Society.
Notable Alumni
Cal State Fullerton's athletic program is known for baseball, having won four national championships, the most recent in 2004. So it is no surprise that CSUF boasts no fewer than fourteen MLB players amongst its alumni. The school has also produced three NBA players, two professional soccer players, one Team USA softball player, and two Canadian Football League stars (including CFL legend Damon Allen who played when Kevin was attending).
Athletes, however, are not CSUF's only prominent alumni. Other notable former CSUF students include:
- Caldwell, Tracy - astronaut, shuttle mission STS-118
- Cameron, James - director, Terminator, Aliens, Abyss, Titanic
- Though Cameron dropped out before graduating, he did receive an honorary doctorate from the school in 1999
- Costner, Kevin - actor, Dance with Wolves, Field of Dreams
- Erlenbusch, Douglas - Colonel, USAF
- Planned and coordinated the first air strikes in the invasion of Iraq
- Force, Ashley - professional drag racer
- Johnson, Ross - politician
- Johnson has been Republican leader in both the California State Senate and California State Assembly
- Nagel, Patrick - artist/illustrator
- Rossio, Terry - screenwriter, Aladdin, Shrek, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
- Royce, Edward R. - United States congressman
- Samadzai, Vida - Miss Afghanistan 2003
- Stefani, Gwen - singer, lead vocalist for the band No Doubt
- Vasta, William M. - White House photographer
- Woolverton, Linda - screenwriter, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King
Related Links
- Cal State Fullerton on Wikipedia
- CSUF official website
