Project RAISE

Happy Monday Titans!

Over the last 2 weeks, Project RAISE hosted the first cohort of the new STEM Research Bootcamp. 9 incoming and 10 continuing CSUF STEM transfer students were exposed to all the undergraduate research opportunities available to them at CSUF and beyond. 13 faculty from departments within the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, and College of Engineering and Computer Science supported this program by presenting on various research preparedness topics, as well as their current research projects. Several faculty allowed students to tour their research labs and speak with current undergraduate and graduate researchers.

These students are starting the Fall 2026 semester one step ahead and with the confidence, network, and community to find research opportunities this academic year! Thank you to all of our supporting faculty and staff! This wouldn’t be possible without your continued support toward STEM transfer student success. Stay tuned for next year’s application!

If you weren’t able to join us this summer, please visit https://www.fullerton.edu/projectraise/ and join any of our fall semester workshops. We look forward to seeing you all this fall semester! 🔵🟠🐘🟠🔵

🔵🟠 This week Project RAISE hosted the STEM Internship Intensive on Wednesday, July 15th, a one-day event to help students get ready for internship season and connect with STEM professionals, recruiters, and alumni.

Thank you to all of our URE and STEM Research Bootcamp participants, and CSUF students who attended! A special thank you to all of our employers, industry professionals, Career Specialists, and CSUF OLLI partners for sharing their knowledge and expertise with our students.

We look forward to seeing what you all accomplish this fall! 🔵🟠

Project RAISE URE26 is officially underway with 64 URE participants being supported by 8 Peer Advisors and 27 NSM & ECS faculty this summer. All of our participants are current, or recently graduated, community college students from our 9 partner colleges.

URE26 Kickoff Day was filled with great energy, questions, and connection. A great start to a summer of building STEM community! A special thank you to all who attended yesterday’s dinner and continue to support STEM students.

Last Friday, Project RAISE and the Career Center took a group of Titans to tour the OC Sanitation District ( ) in Fountain Valley and had the opportunity to network with employees and interns. They learned about potential careers for engineers, biochemists, chemists, and computer scientists at a water sanitation site! Keep an eye out for any of our future site visit opportunities!

Project RAISE was excited to talk with current community college STEM students today at the OC MESA Leadership Day.

We’re out here again! 💙🧡 Stop by if you have questions about the RAISE Transfer Program, makeup sessions, or how to get involved. ✨ Come meet Catherine, one of our newest Peer Advisors!

We’re outside McCarthy Hall 175, so stop by if you have questions about CSUF, the RAISE Transfer Program, or just want to say hi! Missed the RTP Orientation? No worries, we’re hosting make-up orientation sessions this week and next week. Shoutout to Matt, one of our awesome Peer Advisors, who’s here to help (and yes, there’s candy) ✨

Our PI Dr. Megan Drangstveit was excited to be part of the Hawaii International Conference on Education and talk about Project RAISE and the Undergraduate Research Experience with Drs. Bein and Huang.

Winter break is here ❄️ Rest, reset, and enjoy the time off, Titans. You’ve earned it. See you back on campus Tuesday, January 20, 2026