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‘Gutter’ at Cedar and Barstow to be removed
A project to remove the huge
"gutter" on Barstow Avenue at Cedar Avenue and reconstruct disabled
ramps at the intersection will begin Monday, July 6. The project
will require that Barstow between Cedar and Campus Drive be closed
until completion, which is expected Monday, July 27. To access
campus from the north, use Chestnut Avenue to Barstow. From the
south, use Woodrow Avenue to Barstow.
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Dr. John Suen selected as
Geological Society fellow
Dr.
John Suen, a professor of earth and environmental sciences
at California State University, Fresno, will become a fellow
of the Geological Society of America. Suen will be honored
Oct. 17-19 at the society’s annual meeting in Portland, Ore.
The Geological Society of America, which has more than
22,000 members in 85 countries, elects fellows each year
based on contributions to the advancement of geosciences.
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Library revises summer hours
New hours for the Henry Madden Library at
California State University, Fresno will begin Monday, July
6, and continue through Aug. 23. The library will be open
from 7:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and closed
Saturday and Sunday. Dave Tyckoson, associate dean, said
most summer session classes end July 2 so reducing hours
until fall classes start on Aug. 24 will allow the library
to conserve funds.
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Animator Chuck
Harvey lectures at Fresno State
Animator
Chuck Harvey, whose work includes the films “Robin Hood,”
“Pete’s Dragon” and “The Little Mermaid,” will lecture at 7
p.m., July 2, at the Wahlberg Recital Hall in the Music
Building at California State University, Fresno. Harvey is a
guest artist and instructor in the CSU Summer Arts program,
hosted by Fresno State for the 11th consecutive year. In
addition to movies, Harvey’s credits include TV commercials
and illustrated books.
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Fresno
State, community partners host youth After School University
More than 300 first- through
sixth-graders from Fresno Unified School District are
participating in the After School University, a hands-on
educational summer camp at California State University,
Fresno modeled on a university system. Running through July
17, the program is hosted by the Office of Teacher
Recruitment at Fresno State in conjunction with SoluNet, an
educational firm that creates, plans and administers
after-school programs. The camp is supported by supplemental
after-school funding through the Fresno County Office of
Education’s Safe and Healthy Kids department.
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DOG DAYS orientation being held in June
and July
Business major Sean Combs of Valencia and his father, Kevin, check
out fraternity information during Fresno State’s Dog Days Resource
Info Fair at the University Student Union during a recent Dog Days
session. Sean is transferring from the College of Canyons.
See:
Dog
Days 2009
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Lyles College of Engineering earns $260k
HP Innovations grant
The Lyles College of
Engineering at California State University, Fresno is one of 10
collegiate recipients nationwide of the prestigious 2009 HP Innovations
in Education grant. The program is designed to increase the number of
students earning college degrees in engineering, computer science,
information systems and information technology.
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Author
Aliki donates art to the Arne Nixon Center
Picture
book author/artist Aliki has donated 21 pieces of original art – as many
pictures as for one of her famous picture books – to the Arne Nixon
Center for the Study of Children’s Literature at California State
University, Fresno. Aliki’s colorful illustrations feature dozens of
charming and playful cats, plus a few birds and mice, too, as only Aliki
can portray them: writing, painting, working and reading, reading and
reading some more.
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Campus closed July 4
Classes will not meet and offices
will be closed at Fresno State on Friday, July 3, in recognition of
Independence Day on July 4. The Gibson Farm Market will be open from 9
a.m. to noon. The University Police Department will be on duty. In the
event of an emergency, call 559.278.8400. Classes will resume and
offices will re-open on Monday, July 6. Summer hours throughout the
campus are 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with a 30-minute lunch break.
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