March 5, 2004 • Satellite Student Union
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO
Department of Mass Communication and Journalism
9 a.m. WELCOME Dr. John D. Welty, President
California State University, Fresno
Dr Vida Samiian — Associate Dean, College of Arts and Humanities
9:10 OPENING SPEAKER Chris Hedges
New York Times war correspondent
9:40 to
9:55– Q & A Hedges
9:55a to
10:10 a.m. BREAK
10:10 to
10:50 a.m. PANEL DISCUSSION (and Q/A as time permits)
Pauline Lubens, photojournalist San Jose Mercury News
Kevin Diaz, reporter
McClatchy newspapers – Washington DC bureau
James Hattori, reporter NBC News /San Francisco
10:50 a.m. to
11:05 BREAK
11:05a to
11:40a — CLOSING SPEAKER Seymour Hersh, free-lance writer/regular contributor
The New Yorker magazine
11:40 a.m. to
Noon – Q & A Hersh
March 2, 2004
MEDIA ADVISORY
To: Sports Directors/Assignment Desk
From: Steve Weakland, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications RE: Ricchiuti Academic Center/Duncan Expansion Ground Breaking
Fresno State will hold a ground breaking ceremony for the Ricchiuti Academic Center and the Duncan Building Expansion on Thursday, March 4, at 2 p.m.
The ceremony will be held where the Ricchiuti Academic Center will be constructed, adjacent to the Fresno State strength and conditioning center.
Scheduled to speak will be Fresno State President John D. Welty, Athletics Director Scott Johnson, head football coach Pat Hill, members of the Ricchiuti Family and selected student-athletes.
The project, estimated at nearly $5 million, is scheduled to be completed in October 2004.
Editor’s Note: Parking is available in the Blue Lot off of Bulldog Lane.