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California State University, Fullerton
Campus Overview
Situated on a landscaped 228-acre campus, California State University, Fullerton (CSUF)
is a comprehensive, regional university located in Orange County, CA, a technologically
rich and culturally vibrant area of metropolitan Los Angeles. With seven colleges and
approximately 1,900 faculty members, the university offers 100 degree programs, 46 of
them at the graduate level. CSUF, has three satellite locations and a new branch
campus in south Orange County, that combined enroll more than 32,400 students - the
largest enrollment of higher education institutions in the county. CSUF aspires to
combine the best qualities of teaching and research universities, where actively
engaged students, faculty and staff work in close collaboration to expand knowledge.
The University recently tied for 8th in the 2004 U.S. News and World
Report rankings of "America's Best Colleges" in the listing of "Top
Public Universities—Master's" in the West, based on characteristics that
included, peer assessment among academics, graduation and freshman retention rates,
faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources and alumni giving. The
institution is also among the nation's universities with the highest levels of campus
diversity, ranking 4th nationally among institutions awarding bachelor's
degrees to minority students, according to U.S. Department of Education statistics.
www.fullerton.edu
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Faculty Information
Faculty Development
Center
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Faculty Resources
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Area Information
City of Fullerton
Orange County Tourism
Council
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Benefit Information
Find out about the benefits offered
by Cal State Fullerton.
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 David L. Pagni
CSU Fullerton
Professor of Mathematics
David L. Pagni, a veteran Cal State Fullerton mathematics professor who has been
called "one of the most respected math educators in the world," was
among the five winners of the California State University 2003 Wang Family
Excellence Award. Dr. Pagni was selected from nominees throughout the 23-campus
CSU system for this honor which also provided a cash award of $20,000. The Wang
awards were established by CSU Trustee Stanley T. Wang, who in 1999 gave the
system $1 million to recognize outstanding achievements of faculty members and
administrators over a ten year period.
Dr. Pagni joined the institution as a junior professor in 1969. During his academic
career at CSU Fullerton, he has received over $13.6 million in federal grants
primarily from the National Science Foundation (NSF). A prevailing goal in his
funded projects and writings is to advance the learning of mathematics by working
with K-12 students, and by helping teachers improve their mathematics content
knowledge and the pedagogy they use in the classroom. His most recent NSF award
is a 5 year grant of $6.4 million designed to improve math programs in four Orange
County school districts. This latest effort will reach more than 9,000 high school
and 7,000 middle school students. An innovative and thoughtful educator, Professor
Pagni has dedicated himself to making a difference, whether by shepherding thousands
of new teachers through the intricacies of math education or by providing small
scholarships to needy students.
Called upon frequently to speak and conduct mathematics education workshops in the
United States and around the world, Professor Pagni is a product of the CSU system.
He completed a bachelor's degree magna cum laude at California State University,
Chico, a master's degree at the University of Notre Dame, and a Ph.D. at the
University of Wisconsin, Madison.
2003-2004 Cal State Fullerton Outstanding Professor
Steven
N. Murray, Professor of Biological Science
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