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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.
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Pete 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.
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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. More...
Fresno
State Farm Festival is June 21
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
California 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.
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Dining
Service projects go green at Fresno State
Fresno State dance
duo win San Francisco festival plaudits
President Welty approves recommendation to raise IRA fee
Cafe Scientifique to
address global warming and the media May
5
Campus Master
Plan Web page offers information
Library work progressing on schedule
Aetna CEO at
Fresno State Tuesday
May 5
concert will take music lovers on nostalgic trip back to 1908
FresnoState
Magazine tells stories about typical day on campus
Fresno State’s Night of Champions
Alumnus John
Christy featured in Mike Wallace book
Farm tours open to public May
2
Three teams
advance to finals of business plan competition
Mexico City Symphony in Fresno May 2
Migrant student
recognition banquet is May 2
Immigration Film Series offering May 3
Discussion focuses
on US-Iran sanctions
Fresno State’s president attending national summit
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