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1957.
• Orange County State College established
by act of the California Legislature. |
1958.
• Site of new campus
selected by State Public Works Board. |
1959.
• Dr. William B. Langsdorf appointed
president by State Board of Education.
• Administration
occupied leased quarters at Fullerton Union High School.
• Classes offered in leased quarters at Sunny Hills High
School.
• Official enrollment, consisting solely
of upper-division and graduate students, totaled 452.
•
College Foundation incorporated. |
|
| 1960.
• College moved to temporary buildings on permanent
site.
• College Advisory Board organized.
• First commencement held. |
1961.
• Full accreditation
received from Western College Association (later known as Western
Association of Schools and Colleges).
• Control of
state colleges transferred from State Board of Education to
a new system governed by the Board of Trustees.
•
Faculty Council formed. |
1962.
• First Intercollegiate Elephant Race
held on campus.
• Name changed to Orange State College. |
1963.
• Letters and Science
Building completed, providing space for classes and the administration.
• First freshmen admitted.
• First graduate
degree programs offered. |
1964.
• Name changed to California State
College at Fullerton.
• Performing Arts Center completed. |
1965.
• Physical Education
Building completed.
• School of Business Administration
and Economics became youngest school in nation to win accreditation
(undergraduate program) from the American Assembly of Collegiate
Schools of Business.
• Friends of the College (later
renamed Friends of the State University) organized as first
general support group. |
1966.
• Music program became youngest in
nation to receive accreditation from National Association of
Schools of Music.
• Library (Building) completed.
• Dr. Louis Booker Wright awarded honorary doctorate,
the first authorized in Fullerton's name by the Board of Trustees. |
1967.
• College became
a member of the Council of Graduate Schools in the United States
and Western Association of Graduate Schools.
• Los
Angeles Rams conducted summer training camp on campus for first
time.
• Commons completed. |
1968.
• Official enrollment surpassed 10,000
students for the first time.
• Program called "New
Educational Horizons" launched to increase opportunities
for minority and disadvantaged students to obtain a college
education (This later became Educational Opportunity Program).
• Name changed to California State College, Fullerton
(comma replaced the "at").
• College Foundation
acquired title to Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary, formerly operated
by the San Fernando Valley Audubon Society. |
1969.
• Humanities-Social
Sciences Building and Visual Arts Center completed. School of
the Arts formed.
• Chemistry program accredited for
first time by American Chemical Society. Alumni Association
formed. |
|
| 1970.
• Governor Ronald Reagan's appearance at a faculty-staff-student
convocation resulted in attempts to disrupt him and marked
the start of a semester of Vietnam War dissent and other protests
on campus.
• Women's basketball team won its first national championship.
• Football became part of the intercollegiate sports
program.
• Dr. William B. Langsdorf resigned as president to
become vice chancellor for academic affairs of the state college
system.
• Dr. L. Donald Shields became acting president. |
1971.
• Dr. L. Donald
Shields appointed president by the Board of Trustees.
•
Men's gymnastics team won NCAA College Division championship
for first time (repeated in 1972 and 1974).
• Teacher
education program (elementary and secondary teacher education
and special education programs dealing with mental retardation
and speech and hearing) accredited for first time, retroactive
to September 1, 1970, by the National Council for Accreditation
of Teacher Education.
• Communications Department's
news-editorial sequence accredited for first time by American
Council on Education for Journalism. Speech communication program
accredited for first time by the American Speech and Hearing
Association (later known as the American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association).
• Administration-Business Administration
Building (later renamed Langsdorf Hall) and Engineering Center
completed.
• Cross country team won NCAA College Division championship
for first time.
• Football team won post-season "Mercy
Bowl" game held to raise funds for the widows and children
of three assistant coaches and their pilot, all killed in a
November 13, 1971, private plane crash in Santa Barbara County. |
1972.
• Name changed to California State
University, Fullerton in recognition of campus having met criteria
for university status.
• Graduate program in business
administration accredited for first time.
• Heritage
House moved onto campus. |
1973.
• Women's fencing
team won national championship for first time.
•
Undergraduate engineering program accredited for the first time
by Engineers' Council for Professional Development (later known
as Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology).
• Center for Internships and Cooperative Education established. |
1974.
• Theater program accredited for first
time by National Association of Schools of Theater.
•
Art program accredited for first time by National Association
of Schools of Art.
• Athletic trainer program accredited
for first time by the National Athletic Trainers Association.
• Student Health Center completed.
• Enrollment
surpassed 20,000 for first time.
• Men's athletic
program moved up to NCAA Division I standing by affiliating
with Pacific Coast Athletic Association (later known as the
Big West Conference). |
1975.
• President's Associates
formed.
• 25,000th degree awarded.
• Professional
Artists in Residence program initiated.
• Football
team began competing in PCAA. |
1976.
• Heritage House opened to public.
• Women's athletic program became founding member
of the Western Collegiate Athletic Association.
•
Education-Classroom Building and University Center completed. |
1977.
• "Guidelines
for the Future" issued by president after 16-month study.
• Disabled Student Center established in permanent
quarters in the Library. |
1978.
• Pacific Chamber Orchestra (later
to become Pacific Symphony Orchestra) formed as professional
ensemble in residence.
• Memorial Grove dedicated
as living tribute to seven employees who were slain and two
who were wounded in July 12, 1976, shootings on campus.
• Cinderella performance by men's basketball team in NCAA
playoffs attracted nationwide attention.
• Continuing
Learning Experience formed. |
1979.
• University became
only campus in nation to win two top-division national championships
that year--men's baseball and women's gymnastics.
•
Visual Arts Center addition completed. Fullerton Arboretum opened.
• New cohesive general education program began.
• President's Scholars Program started. |
|
| 1980.
• Dr. L. Donald Shields resigned as president, effective
at year's end, to become president of Southern Methodist University. |
1981.
• Dr. Miles D. McCarthy became acting president. Name
of state college system became The California State University.
• Cabaret Repertory Theater moved into specially built
facilities in Brea Civic Cultural Center.
• Women's athletic program became part of the NCAA.
• Organizational development program involving all segments
of the campus began.
• Dr. Jewel Plummer Cobb (on October 1) became president.
• Nursing program accredited for first time by National
League for Nursing. |
1982.
• University began airing information, cultural and sports
programming to Group W and Storer Cable subscribers in Fullerton
and Anaheim, respectively.
• Task force formed to advise President in setting University's
needs and priorities in connection with major fund-raising campaign
planned to coincide with 25th year anniversary observance.
• Public administration concentration recognized for first
time by National Association for Schools of Public Administration.
• An original play ("The Bulldog and the Bear")
won top honors at the American College Theater Festival's regional
competition and was accorded the further distinction of being
staged at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
in Washington, D.C.
• 50,000th degree awarded.
• Fund-raising drive started to build Gerontology Center. |
1983.
• City of Fullerton and the University reached final agreement
to establish a commercial inn/conference center on campus and
to use revenue from the facility's operation to pay for a sports
complex to serve both the University's and city's needs.
• Parents' Association organized.
• President's Opportunity Scholars Program started.
• Honors program for undergraduate students became effective.
• Student Health and Counseling Center recognized by the
Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, Inc.
• B.F.A. and M.F.A. in art offered for first time.
• Conference of CSUF Alumni formed as a more broadly based
alumni structure.
• Football team won its first PCAA championship and played
Northern Illinois University in the California Bowl. |
1984.
• Long-range planning efforts launched with identification
of five- and 10-year goals a key aim.
• Two lighted softball fields completed on campus under
joint-use agreement with City of Fullerton.
• Honorary CSU doctorate awarded to Dr. Arnold O. Beckman.
• Baseball team won NCAA Division I championship for second
time within five years.
• University became a 1984 Olympic Games venue with Titan
Gym used for team handball competition.
• Letters and Science Building renamed Miles D. McCarthy
Hall. |
1985.
• Endowment established.
• Agreements signed with Fudan University of Shanghai,
China, and the Autonomous University of Baja California providing
for cooperation in various activities.
• Women's athletic program affiliated with PCAA.
• University became the California center for the Education
Policy Fellowship Program of the Washington, D.C.-based Institute
for Educational Leadership Inc.
• Marriott Corp. selected to build hotel on campus. |
1986.
• Faculty Council changed its name to Academic Senate.
• Softball team won its first NCAA Division I championship.
• School of Engineering and Computer Science began operating.
• Undergraduate dance program accredited for first time
by National Association of Schools of Art and Design.
• Proposition 56 passed by California voters, ensuring
construction funds for Computer Science Building.
• Agreement signed with Northwest University of Xian,
China, paving way for student and faculty exchanges as well
as other cooperative ventures. |
1987.
• New Mission and Goals Statement approved by President.
• Construction started on Gerontology Center, the first
building on campus funded solely by contributed funds.
• Gerontology Center named in honor of Charles L. and
Rachael E. Ruby.
• "Students Teaching Students" adult literacy
project launched. |
1988.
• First on-campus student residence halls opened.
• China trip marked start of Conference of CSUF Alumni
travel program.
• Campus became regional site for the California Humanities
Project.
• Amphitheater named in honor of Dr. Ernest Becker.
• Founders' Quad dedicated.
• 75,000th degree awarded.
• Construction started on Computer Science Building and
the Marriott Hotel.
• School of Communications formed.
• B.S. in computer science received national accreditation
for first time.
• Ruby Gerontology Center opened.
• Rockwell International established first endowed professorship
for School of Engineering and Computer Science.
• Ronald Reagan made final Orange County public appearance
as President when he spoke in Titan Gym on behalf of the Bush-Quayle
campaign.
• Proposition 78 passed by California voters, ensuring
equipment funds for Computer Science Building and construction
funds for a laboratory building adjacent to McCarthy Hall. |
1989.
• Executive Forum established.
• Honorary CSU doctorate awarded to Broadway director
Jose Quintero.
• First President's Medallion awarded to Leo S. Shapiro
of Continuing Learning Experience.
• Agreement signed with Moscow Institute for Steel and
Alloys, providing for faculty and student exchanges.
• Online Public Access Catalog system installed in Library.
• Historic El Dorado Ranch given to CSU as official residence
for CSUF president.
• Mission Viejo Campus opened.
• Fullerton Marriott opened.
• Computer Science Building completed.
• Fullerton Arboretum's capital and endowment campaign
announced with major gifts from Chevron U.S.A. and the Michael
A. Riley family. |
|
| 1990.
• Enrollment reached 25,000 students for first time.
• Dr. Harriett H. Kagiwada appointed as first holder
of Rockwell International Professorship in Systems Engineering.
• Carl's Jr. opened on campus by the CSUF Foundation.
• Agreement reached with Autonomous University of Guadalajara,
Mexico, setting stage for faculty and student exchanges.
• First alumni directory published.
• Residence halls named in honor of retiring president
Dr. Jewel Plummer Cobb.
• Proposition 121 passed by California voters, ensuring
funds for working drawings for a new general classroom building
and planning money for several other projects.
• Dr. Milton A. Gordon became president (August 9).
Conference of CSUF Alumni became the Alumni Association.
• Biological science major Jeffrey Hadsall became first
Fullerton student to win a CSU Trustees Award for outstanding
achievement.
• Construction started on sports complex. |
1991.
• Construction started on Science Laboratory Center.
• Center for Collaboration for Children established.
• Alumni Association launched a dues program. |
1992.
• Partnership formed with Orange County News Channel to
boost distance education.
• Expansion of University Center completed.
• Construction started on University Hall.
• Sports complex opened with alumnus Kevin Costner throwing
out first ball in baseball facility and commencement being the
first event in the multipurpose stadium.
• Formation of Pacific Symphony Institute announced.
• Proposition 153 passed by California voters, providing
more than $50 million in funding for Cal State Fullerton improvements
that included a four-story addition to the Library.
• Honorary CSU doctorate awarded posthumously to restaurant
chain executive Donald F. Karcher.
• First faculty-staff campaign launched. |
1993.
• Los Angeles Salsa professional soccer team began using
Titan Stadium as its home facility.
• Two original plays ("All That He Was" and
"The Manager") won top honors in the Kennedy Center/American
College Theater Festival's regional competition and were accorded
the further distinction of being staged at the John F. Kennedy
Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.
• 100,000th degree awarded.
• Titan Stadium served as venue for the American Professional
Soccer League championship match.
• Titan men's soccer team reached final four in NCAA competition.
• University Advancement Foundation formed.
• University Hall opened. |
1994.
• President Milton A. Gordon was named to both the Joint
Commission on Accountability Reporting, a cooperative project
of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities/National
Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges/American
Association of Community Colleges and the board of advisers
of Orange County's Partnership 2010, and was elected to represent
the Big West Conference on the NCAA Presidents Commission.
• A new Science Laboratory Center and University Classroom
Building opened.
• Construction started on a University Library addition.
• Mathematics professor Dr. David L. Pagni became the
fourth faculty member in the university's history named a CSU
Outstanding Professor.
• CSUF's Institute for Economic and Environmental Studies
conducted the university's first economic impact report.
• Associated Students President Christopher Lowe was the
first Fullerton student appointed to the CSU Board of Trustees.
• William J. McGarvey Jr. was the second person ever to
be awarded the President's Medallion.
• Vision & Visionaries celebration initiated to showcase
outstanding alumni and volunteers.
• Young Alumni Association formed.
• CSUF served as a 1994 World Cup training site. |
1995.
• The Lifespan Wellness Clinic in the Ruby Gerontology
Center, the Center for Molecular Structure (the only one of
its kind in the nation at a non-Ph.D. granting institution),
and the Center for Children Who Stutter opened.
• The North Orange County Leadership Institute was formed.
• A Blue Ribbon Committee composed of 30 Southern California
civic and corporate leaders was created to implement an annual
event, Front & Center, to raise student scholarship money.
• The baseball team won its third NCAA National Championship
and was honored by President Bill Clinton at the White House.
• The softball team won the NCAA West Regional title,
while Coach Judi Garman garnered the softball college coaching
record for most victories (986).
• Mahr House, the oldest original campus structure, is
designated as the future Alumni Center.
• A new telephone registration process is inaugurated
to give students instant access to course availability.
• The first of CSUF's original five founding members,
Dr. Miles D. McCarthy, former acting president and emeritus
coordinator of health professions and professor of biology,
died.
• New Mission and Goals Statement, logo and graphic identity
approved by President. |
1996.
• The inaugural Front & Center featured retired four-star
General Colin Powell.
• The largest grant in CSUF's history, a $6 million from
the National Science Foundation to Dr. David L. Pagni, professor
of mathematics, will implement a systemic change in the way
mathematics is taught to students in the Santa Ana Unified School
District.
• University production of the musical "Hair"
was selected in national competition for a five-week run in
Chicago to coincide with the Democratic National Convention.
• Softball Coach Judi Garman reached her milestone 1,000th
victory.
• University Library-North, a $30 million four-story addition,
opened.
• Alumni House renamed George G. Golleher Alumni House
in honor of the 1971 CSUF graduate who is chairman of Ralph's
Grocery Co. and a key donor for the facility's renovation. |
1997.
• The university received two of four inaugural awards
from the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
recognizing achievements in educating future teachers.
• W.M. Keck Foundation Center for Molecular Structure,
the nation's first comprehensive X-ray crystallography facility
to be located at a predominantly undergraduate institution,
was dedicated.
• In partnership with the city of Santa Ana, groundbreaking
was held for renovation of that city's Grand Central Building,
where graduate students majoring in art will live, take classes
and work.
• Fullerton First Year program begun with 125 freshmen
with the goal of creating a rich, challenging and nurturing
learning environment for first-time freshmen.
• Project 2000 group formed highlighting select members
of the Class of 2000 to spotlight those who will be taking their
places as citizens and leaders in the next century.
• The Ambassadors for Higher Education support group was
formed with business and community leaders to support the university's
role in higher education.
• Orange County's first real estate research center was
established on campus as the Real Estate and Land-Use Institute.
• For the second consecutive year, a team of graduate
business majors won the Small Business Institute Directors'
Association's Graduate Best Case Award. A team of undergraduate
business majors finished first--its third such win--in the General
Motors Marketing Internship National Scholastic Achievement
Award Competition.
• The University Lecture Series debuted.
• Walt Disney Co. selected the university's Entertainment
Art/Animation program for inclusion in its international Partners
in Education Program, as one of 18 charter members.
• Disney Chairman and CEO Michael Eisner headlined Front
& Center.
• The Fullerton Arboretum appointed its first full-time
director.
• Campus telephone prefix changed to "278,"
replacing the former "773" and "449" prefixes.
• Seismic retrofit was begun for University Library-South,
built in 1966, to conform to current earthquake mitigation standards. |
1998.
• All-time high reached in enrollment: 25,675 attended
classes during the fall semester.
• A new university satellite—the Garden Grove Higher
Education Center—opened.
• University Library renamed the Paulina June and George
Pollak Library for longtime patrons and university supporters
Dr. P. June Pollak, emeritus professor of English and comparative
literature, and her husband, George.
• Center for Careers in Teaching opened.
• Guardian Scholars program launched in collaboration
with the Orangewood Children's Foundation to encourage and support
promising and motivated young people exiting the foster care
system. Nine students, ages 18-23, were selected for the inaugural
class of the program—believed to be the only one of its
kind in California.
• School of Business Administration and Economics established
two new centers: Center for the Study of Emerging Financial
Markets and Center for Insurance Studies.
• M.B.A. program begun at the Irvine Spectrum.
• Institute for Economic and Environmental Studies conducted
a first-ever study of the impact of the university and the city
of Fullerton's four other institutions of higher education.
The study reported that the Fullerton-based colleges/ universities
annually contribute more than $656 million and nearly 13,000
jobs to the local economy.
• Center for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Education
was designated to administer a $14.4 million grant from the
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation to improve science literacy
in Orange County elementary schools.
• The Beckman@Science educational initiative—the
largest recorded private gift for Orange County schools—is
to reach all schools in the county with K-6 students over the
five-year life of the grant. The center also was chosen one
of eight sites in the nation to help improve science education
at the K-8 level through the Leadership and Assistance for Science
Education Reform Initiative.
• A 10-member team of Cal State Fullerton art majors captured
the "Best in Animation" prize at the World Animation
Celebration.
• The College Press Network awarded Best of Show 1998
to the online student newspaper, Daily Titan interactive, for
its overall design, creative excellence and use of the latest
World Wide Web technologies. The edition also won a 1998 Best
of College Press Network gold medal for "work that defines
the state of the art."
• CSUF made the strongest showing of 13 campuses participating
in the Lockheed Martin/CSU Partnership Program, with the most
engineering/computer science research proposals submitted and
the most grant money awarded.
• Judi Garman became the NCAA's winningest Division 1
softball coach, with her 848th victory over Oregon in the Coca-Cola
Classic at Arizona State University.
• Alumna Tracy Caldwell (B.S. chemistry 1993) was selected
for the 1998 NASA astronaut training class. As a mission specialist
scientist, Caldwell, who holds a doctorate in chemistry, will
serve on the space station. |
