

We are ranked nationally for both academic rigor and graduating students with the least amount of debt. The they refers to all of YOU the faculty, staff, students, alumni, partners and donors of Cal State Fullerton and the it? Well, the it can t be surmised as easily, but how bout we start with this: Now in its 60th year, Cal State Fullerton is at all-time highs in four- and six-year graduation rates for first-time freshmen all-time highs in two- and four-year graduation rates for transfer students and all-time highs in conferring baccalaureate degrees to first-generation college students, women and underrepresented students of color. That said, given my penchant for bragging shamelessly to compensate for your modesty, I m more than happy to shed some light on the mystery.

Now, given what I have come to know as an inherent trait of the Titan family humility it s likely you haven t yet figured out what the question refers to.

2 Message from the President How do they do it? It s a question nobody had the answer to but everyone kept asking during my time as the CSU s executive vice chancellor and general counsel, and the ubiquity of the inquiry was exceeded only by the incredulity with which it was served.
