Architect Robert Nicol pledges $2 million to advance Deaf Studies

Campaign, Featured — January 26, 2012 at 5:03 PM

Robert Duncan Nicol has never heard the sound of his own voice. He did not speak until he was 10 years old. But since Nicol found his voice, he has dedicated his life to proving that deafness, while limiting, would never deter him from achieving his dreams. Now a retired architect and vineyard-owner, Nicol has committed to helping individuals who are...

New Afghanistan ag training program begins on campus

Featured — January 26, 2012 at 4:50 PM

Army, Marine, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Agency for International Development personnel took place in the first one-week program in the new Agricultural Development for Afghanistan Pre-deployment Training (ADAPT) program at Fresno State. ADAPT is a two-year, $3 million collaboration among Fresno State, Colorado State University, Southern Illinois...

Poet Laureate Levine honored at a public celebration Jan. 28

Featured — January 25, 2012 at 12:55 PM

Philip Levine, United States Poet Laureate and Fresno State professor emeritus of English will be honored at a free, public celebration 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, at the Music Building Concert Hall, where he will speak and sign books. The Fresno State Winery will announce a limited edition blend honoring Levine, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet who was...

Rodger and Margaret Jensen establish $1.5m scholarship endowment

Campaign, Featured — January 25, 2012 at 9:52 AM

The Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology received a $1.5 million gift to endow scholarships from longtime orchardists, philanthropists and Fresno State alumni Rodger and Margaret Jensen. The Jensens’ gift will benefit students of the Jordan College who are majoring in Agricultural Business or Plant Science. The endowment is expected...

Ethics lecture examines child sex abuse after Penn State scandal

January 24, 2012 3:37 PM

“Protecting Victims of Child Sex Abuse: After Penn State” will be the first topic in Fresno State‘s spring Leon S. Peters Ethics Lecture Series at 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, at the Alice Peters Auditorium in the University Business Center. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will...

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CineCulture line-up includes award winners, foreign films

January 20, 2012 4:42 PM

Fresno State’s CineCulture program screens “As It Is in Heaven”, an Academy Award-nominated film, at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, at the Leon S. and Pete P. Peters Educational Center in the Student Recreation Center (Shaw and Woodrow avenues). The Swedish film with English subtitles is about a successful...

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New Artist Invitational exhibited through Feb. 10

January 19, 2012 3:20 PM

The 2012 Artist Invitational, an exhibition at Fresno State spotlighting four visual artists’ depictions of obsessive or repetitive processes, runs 10 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays through Feb. 10 at the Phebe Conley Gallery in the Conley Art Building. On exhibit are works by: Kirkman Amyx of San Francisco...

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Private giving to CSU robust despite down economy

January 19, 2012 10:06 AM

Alumni and friends of the California State University returned giving to a level near pre-recession records and far exceeding the prior year, according to the Philanthropic Annual Report prepared for the CSU Board of Trustees. In 2010-2011, the CSU received more than $344 million in gift commitments,...

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