As the college continues to grow and flourish, every effort is made to celebrate studentsuccess and recognize academic achievement within the college.
One of the most valuable elements of our students’ education is their participation in activities outside the classroom. Studies show that co-curricular involvement enhances the college experience. This type of intentional learning dramatically contributes to both personal and professional growth and enhances students’ professional preparation.

Student leaders and club advisors were honored recently at the inaugural Leadership Recognition Brunch held at the Arboretum on June 7. Each student organization/club president received a Leadership Award and certificates were presented to club advisers in recognition of their year-long efforts.

We’d like to acknowledge the fine work our faculty advisors put forth this year:
• Shelley Jenkins—TV-Film Society Adviser
• Tom Clanin— SPJ and Daily Titan Editorial Adviser
• Robert Sage— Daily Titan Business Adviser
• Davis Barber—National Press Photographers Association Adviser
• Terry Saenz—NSSLHA Adviser
• Eraj Shadaram—Titan Internet Radio and On the Edge Adviser
• Cindy King—IABC and Entertainment & Tourism Club Adviser
• Gary Ruud—CommGrads Adviser
• Pamela Caldwell & Dennis Gaschen—Communications Week Advisers
• Jon Bruschke & Jeanine Congalton—Debate & Forensics Coaches
• Olan Farnall—ADClub Adviser
• Toya Wyatt—CD Peer Mentor Program Adviser
• Joseph Massey—PRSSA AdviserWe proudly point to some significant achievements by our students this year. To name just a few:
The PRSSA’s Bateman National Case Study Team— Renee Contreras, Kristen Rockwell, Jaimie Shield and Shauna Tillman— scored a 92% on their entry this year on the Ford Motor Credit Company, reviving a long history of fine performance in that competition.

Sue Stewart, a student in public relations, won a $3,000 first prize from the Arthur Page Society for her case study on Disney Crisis Communications. David Pittman, a PRSSA board member was asked to serve on a panel discussion with pros from Orange County AdClub. It was the first time any student has been asked to participate.
More than 100 speakers, along with many students and faculty, participated in the 26th celebration of Communications Week, May 3-7. The Comm Week student taskforce, under the direction of Professors Caldwell and Gaschen, held more thatn 30 special events during this incredible week.
The AAF team, led by Erin Hetrick and Peter Corsello, put together a highly professional advertising campaign for the state of Florida, placing third in regional competition.
The Daily Titan won numerous awards this year, including SPJ Region 11 First place in both General News and News Photography; Newspaper of the Year -- third place from the Associated Collegiate Press; first place in editorial page design from the Student Society for News Design; and second in both Newspaper Design and Environmental Portrait from the California Intercollegiate Press Association. They also took third in Newspaper Excellence from the Los Angeles Times and third for overall design from the California College Media Association.

The Daily Titan advertising staff also took top awards at the College Newspaper Business and Advertising Managers Conference in Seattle, with first place in both Sales Promotion Materials & General Media Kit/Marketing Package. They also won third for Best Newspaper Promotion Campaign.
Titan Communications honored four On the Edge broadcast news magazine students for outstanding performance. They were Stephanie Miranda and Josh Sopp for Vision, Diana Salgado for Leadership, and Sherri Kodama for Technology.

Tusk Magazine was awarded a Bronze Medal and numerous design, illustration, and photography awards from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, and won a first place Mark of Excellence Award for best all-around magazine in SPJ Region 11 competition.
Our Human Communication Studies Student Debate Team—Josh Clark and Cameron Ward—had the top performance at the National Debate Tournament this year. This was the best showing in this competition in Cal State Fullerton’s history!

For the third year, Communicative Disorders students have provided Peer Mentoring service to their fellow students in our College Advisement Center. In addition, NSSLHA enjoyed great success with their Benefit Concert, entitled, “Songs for Speech.”

This March, the Ad Club visited two Los Angeles advertising agencies to get an inside look at how an agency is structured and operates. The sites visited were Ground Zero and Saatchi & Saatchi LA, the fourth largest agency in Southern California.

Students from CommGrads, Titan Internet Radio, SPJ, and PRSSA sought funding and participated in several professional conferences this year. Professor Massey’s paper on “United Airlines’ image restoration strategies: A Discourse of Renewal,” coauthored by three undergraduate students, took the top award at the Annual Conference of the Corporate Communication Institute in Wroxton, England.The Entertainment Studies program has built upon existing relationships with industry partners. The number of students involved in the planning and executing the Newport Beach Film Festival doubled from the previous year.

A broadcast journalism student won first place in general television news at the SPJ Regional Division Awards for her segment on illegal immigration issues at the border. Will Sidner, also a broadcast student, was a 17th place finalist in the Features category of the national William Randolph Hearst television competition.
As a former faculty adviser, I know how much time and energy our faculty members devote to their student groups, providing coaching, mentoring, advice and often, just a solid anchor for their students as they work to achieve their successes. At this year's Academic Advisement Institute Shelley Jenkins was named one of just a few Outstanding Advisors for 2003-04. She was nominated for her superb work as the faculty advisor to the TV-Film Society, as well as her ongoing, consistent, informed, and kind advising of students.
Professor Wendell Crow, Department of Communications Chair