When: Today, Wednesday, April 26, 1-2 p.m. availability
Where: Residence Dining Facility, East Room. Media with equipment should go to
University Police station (Jackson and Barstow avenues) to secure a loading/unloading permit to park at loading dock of Residence Dining Facility (west side of building off parking area on Scott Ave., access via Cedar Ave.).
Who: Fresno State Sociology faculty report on research into regional quality-of-life
issues at a symposium beginning at 8:30 a.m.
Backgrnd: Fresno State faculty present research on key concerns in the central San Joaquin Valley: immigration (Xuanning Fu), housing (Matthew A. Jendian), children’s health (Virginia Rondero Hernandez), public health (John A. Capitman) and overview of regional quality of life (Ed Nelson). All will be
available for interviews at conclusion of luncheon around 1 p.m.
Carol Whiteside, president of the Great Valley Center, will speak at 12:20 p.m. about the importance of academic research in addressing quality-of-life issues throughout the region. She will be available for interviews at conclusion of luncheon around 1 p.m.
B-roll possible of speakers throughout the morning.
Informtn: Full release and schedule at www.FresnoStateNews.com.
