California State University, Fullerton

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In partnership with Aramark, California State University, Fullerton has implemented the Green Thread environment sustainability platform in an effort to reduce the environmental impact of its food service operations. As part of Green Thread, Dining Services sources food from local farmers and growers and purchases seasonal and responsibly raised, grown and sourced products whenever possible.

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California State University, Fullerton makes free water available in all dining, recreational and educational facilities with 74 water bottle filling stations located throughout campus. The University's Fill It Up or Fill It Forward initiative encourages water consumption, use of reusable bottles and bottle filling stations and, through a partnership with Fill It Forward, each refill tracked online provides a cup of clean water to someone in need with funding for water based projects around the world.

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California State University, Fullerton provides students with access to a Registered Dietitian to conduct nutrition assessments and provide free nutrition and wellness counseling on a wide range of nutritional concerns, including, but not limited to, food allergies, gastrointestinal health, weight management and sports nutrition.

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California State University, Fullerton has posted signage requiring cars to stop or yield for pedestrians at all marked crosswalks on the University campus. 68 stop signs and 53 pedestrian crosswalk signs are in place throughout campus to improve safety at marked crosswalks.

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California State University, Fullerton incentivizes the use of public transportation by offering students and employees discounted or free access to Metrolink, Amtrak and Orange County Transit Authority (OCTA) buses. Faculty and staff receive a free bus pass for any of OCTA's local routes and a $120 reimbursement for Amtrak or Metrolink, to be used for commuting to and from campus. Students receive a reduced-fare semester bus pass for any of OCTA's local routes, a 25% discount off of Metrolink passes and a 10% discount on all Amtrak fares.

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California State University, Fullerton provides students with free access to the Student Recreation Center for 16.6 hours per day, on average, each week.

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California State University, Fullerton has dedicated 89% of its 95,000 square foot Titan Recreation Center to areas dedicated to physical activity including an indoor track, gym courts, cardio, spinning and weight rooms.

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California State University, Fullerton offers a range of diverse competitive and non-competitive fitness opportunities with at least six unique drop-in fitness classes, 11 instructional fitness classes, 12 physical activity events and challenges, seven intramural sports, six outdoor hikes, clinics and events, aquatic boot camp, snorkeling lessons and an outdoor rock climbing wall.

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California State University, Fullerton provides students and all Titan Recreation Center members with access to at least four certified personal trainers for individual and buddy personal training sessions at a nominal fee. Students receive a discounted rate for personal training services.

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In February of 2018, California State University, Fullerton opened the Tuffy's Basic Needs Services Center dedicated to helping students who experience hardships such as food or housing insecurity. The center offers support with food assistance, short-term housing, hygiene products, professional clothing, emergency grant funds and off-campus social services. Food assistance includes the Tuffy Bites app, used to connect students with free and leftover food on campus and free meals at the Gastronome or other campus dining locations donated by students and matched by Aramark and Campus Dining Services.

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California State University, Fullerton offers free cooking demonstrations throughout the year as part of its FOODucation workshop series. During the Spring 2019 semester, eight cooking workshops were offered. Each workshop is facilitated by the University's Registered Dietitian and the TitanWell Nutrition Advocate peer health education team and consists of an interactive lecture and question and answer session highlighting different healthy eating principles.