The College of Business and Economics hosted an All College Forum at the Scott and Deanna O?Brian Family Innovation Center on Monday to speak about the coming changes and advances within the college.
Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Jos? Cruz, Ph.D., spoke about the difficulties that America is facing in higher education and how Cal State Fullerton is enacting a five-year plan in order to increase graduation rates and make more individuals ready in terms of global competitiveness in the job market.
?Gatherings such as (the All College Forum) ? are very important,? said Cruz, ?because it?s about seeing about how we can align all of our energies.?
Cruz said that even with mounting tensions through federal and state budget cuts, CSUF is looking to make a major impact even in a difficult economy.
?We don?t have a lot of money. We have time, we have energy and we have talent,? said Cruz. ?So how do we invest those in the next five years to make sure that we do make Cal State Fullerton a national model comprehensive university??
Anil Puri, Ph.D., dean of the College of Business and Economics, outlined the overall five-year plan of CSUF and how the changes will lead to higher graduation rates and a better and more diverse environment for faculty and staff.
Puri mentioned that the expectations of raising graduation rates for freshman and transfer students is a realistic expectation.
He said he hopes CSUF exceeds its expectations, but was careful not to create an unrealistic level of achievement for such a short period of time.
?The hope is, and expectation is, that you?ll exceed (the guidelines of the five-year plan),? said Puri. ?These percentages are thoroughly reachable ? we don?t want to set a target that we cannot meet, both the University level and college level.?
A ceremony was also held to announce various awards, given by Chiranjeev Kohli, Ph.D., a professor of business marketing.
Overall, 45 individuals were awarded for their service to the college in such categories as staff excellence, faculty excellence and a continued excellence in published work.
After the awards ceremony, Puri announced the arrival of 10 new staff members and appointed Kohli as the new Brand Manager for the College of Business and Economics.
Kohli said that with his new position, he could create more awareness for the outreach of the college of business and economics and increase the reputation of the College of Business and Economics.
?The outlook is going, we?re doing a lot of good things,? said Kohli. ?A lot of entrepreneurial activities we?re pursuing and these are things which will get us noticed.?
Shaun Pichler, Ph.D., an associate professor of management, was the recipient of awards for faculty fellows and continued excellence in publications?a feat meaning that Pichler must maintain a specific level of research productivity which results in being published in quality publications over his time at CSUF.
Since Pichler joined CSUF in 2009, he has published 15 articles in various publications.
Pichler said he thinks the direction of the university?s five-year plan is solid, especially with the efforts of President Mildred Garc?a and the College of Business and Economics making similar goals with its own plans.
?Of course, the exciting part for me is that the goals and objectives are, I think, very closely aligned with the CSUF strategy,? said Pichler. ?So it really gives us a cohesive way to think about things.?
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