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Fresno State senior heads to NASA
California State University, Fresno senior Lauren McQuone has always set her sights high. The Smittcamp Family Honors College meteorology major is stretching even earthly bounds in her latest pursuit. This summer, she will travel to the Johnson Space Center in Houston to serve a paid internship with NASA’s Undergraduate Student Research Program.  McQuone, a Fresno native, also is an Air Force ROTC cadet who will be commissioned as a second lieutenant when she graduates in December. More...

Pete P. PetersPete P. Peters to receive honorary doctorate
The California State University and California State University, Fresno will confer an honorary doctoral degree - the CSU's highest commendation - on Fresno businessman and philanthropist Pete P. Peters at Fresno State's Commencement on May 17. For his unwavering commitment to bettering the region, Peters will receive the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters. "Pete P. Peters is one of the great visionaries of Central California," said Fresno State President John D. Welty, who nominated Peters. More...

Author, poet Gary Soto to speak May 9
Author and poet Gary Soto will discuss “Local News: the Shaping of a Writer” at the Friends of the Madden Library program on Friday, May 9. The event, which will be held in the Alice Peters Auditorium in the Peters Business Building, will begin with a reception at 6 p.m. Soto, a Fresno native, will speak about his childhood and its impact on his poetry and prose. He has authored more than 30 books, including “Living up the Street,” “Baseball in April,” and “New and Selected Poems,” which was a finalist for the National Book Award.
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Concert spotlights Kybele Dance Theater
Associated Students Inc. and the Fresno State Tap Tones are sponsors of a performance by the Kybele Dance Theater of Los Angeles at 7 p.m. May 11 in the Satellite Student Union at California State University, Fresno. There is no admission charge. Kybele Dance Theater, founded in 2003 by Seda Aybay, is a contemporary dance company known for its energetic fusion of theatrical, modern and ethnic dance forms enhanced with props such as fans, scarves and folding chairs.
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Graduate Medalists named at Fresno State
Nine top graduate students who are receiving master’s degrees at Commencement this year have been named Deans’ Graduate Medalists for the Class of 2008 at California State University, Fresno.The medalists are chosen as the outstanding graduate students in each of the university’s eight schools and colleges of academic discipline and the Division of Student Affairs, based on academic excellence, community involvement and other achievements.
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Deans’ Medalists are top undergraduate students
Nine top undergraduate students have been named Deans’ Medalists for the Class of 2008 at California State University, Fresno. They will be recognized at the 97th Commencement ceremony at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, May, 17, at the Save Mart Center. One will be named winner of the President’s Medal, the university’s top student recognition.
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Fresno State president joins Bike to Work ride
Faculty and staff at California State University, Fresno are taking Fresno County’s challenge to ride bicycles to work on Thursday, May 15. That morning, President John D. Welty also will be biking to the university. “Bike to Work Day” is a corporate challenge issued by the Fresno County Bicycle Coalition to encourage people to ride bicycles to work. The purpose of event is to promote good health and clean air. 
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Fresno State Farm Festival is June 21
More than 1,000 people enjoyed the 2007 festival at Fresno State.The Fresno State Farm Festival is the new name for the third summer celebration presented by the University Agricultural Laboratory (popularly known as the University Farm) on June 21 at the Rue and Gwen Gibson Farm Market. Also new this year will be educational features. The event will be held in the Farm Market parking lot under tents (5370 N. Chestnut Ave., at Barstow Avenue). More...

Psychology chair Lynnette Zelezny wins national fellowship
Dr. Lynnette Zelezny, professor and chair of the Department of Psychology at California State University, Fresno, has been selected one of 34 American Council of Education (ACE) fellows for the 2008-09 academic year. Zelezny, the first ACE fellow from Fresno State, will spend the year working directly with an assigned university president (to be determined in June) to observe and participate in meetings and events and take on special projects and assignments. More...

Library personnel to relocate on May 19 but services still available
A major step in the Henry Madden Library construction project – remodeling of the South Wing, where library personnel and services are currently housed – is drawing near and will prompt some changes and relocations. The South Wing will close for renovation on May 19 but Library personnel, services and materials will continue to be available to students, faculty and the community.
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Fresno State senior wins Student Leadership Award
Sam Frank, a graduating senior at California State University, Fresno, received the Student Leadership Award at the recent CSU Alcohol Conference in Long Beach. Frank is co-chair of the campus Alcohol Safety Council Student Subcommittee and received the award for his work in alcohol education at Fresno State. This is the fifth year in a row that Fresno State has been recognized for its alcohol education efforts at the conference.
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Astronaut Walheim to speak at Fresno State’s NASA workshop
Atlantis shuttle astronaut Rex Walheim will be at California State University, Fresno’s NASA Educator Resource Center on Saturday, May 10, to discuss spacewalking, during a workshop for middle and high school science and mathematics teachers. Walheim, an Air Force colonel, has participated in five spacewalks during 12 years as an astronaut, most recently during the STS-122 mission earlier this year. 
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Fresno State honored for public relations initiatives
The Central California chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) presented nine Image Awards to California State University, Fresno for print, online and video public relations initiatives. The awards were presented in a ceremony on Friday, May 2.
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Susan Vang is top university student volunteer
Susan VangCalifornia State University, Fresno student Susan Vang, who provided more than 1,000 hours of service in the last year, was named the University Student Volunteer of the Year yesterday at the 40th annual awards luncheon hosted by the Volunteer Center of Fresno County. Vang is a senior sociology major and participant in the American Humanics program at Fresno State. More...

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Mexico City Symphony in Fresno May 2

Migrant student recognition banquet is May 2

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