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 Where
in the world is Fresno State? All over the world!
The just-published Fall 2007 edition of FresnoState Magazine
focuses on some of the many ways Fresno State helps students, faculty,
staff members and the community be better citizens of the world.
The 50-page magazine is being distributed to nearly 125,000 alumni and
friends of Fresno State.
In his introductory remarks in the magazine about “a world of
opportunities” the campus offers, President John D. Welty provides a
glimpse of Fresno State’s unique role in connecting people with the rest
of the globe.
“Each year we welcome to our campus hundreds of students and faculty
from outside of the United States, who help us expand our horizons as
they expand theirs,” Welty writes.
“Through partnerships, initiatives and exchanges, we send students and
graduates out into the world – even into space – to study and pursue
careers, learn about other cultures and share their own perspectives.”
FresnoState Magazine adds perspective to his words in stories
about alumni Phillip V. Sanchez, who was U.S. Ambassador to Colombia and
Honduras, and Dr. G. Wayne Craig, a research chemist in Switzerland
helping provide food for a hungry planet. There are stories about a
university-sponsored study tour of India for students, faculty, alumni
and community members; students from here and abroad; and faculty whose
writing is popular in languages other than English around the globe.
Also in the magazine:
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Tanya Crabb, a native
Jamaican who is on the staff of University Outreach Services, writes
about her experience as the first in her family to attend college.
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Fresno State’s role in
“powering the New California” is defined as a multifaceted effort to
recognize and resolve the challenges facing fast-growing, diverse
Central California.
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The accomplishments of
Fresno State alumni are recounted.
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Athletics Director Thomas
Boeh discusses the university’s initiatives.
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Newscaster John Wallace (KGPE,
Channel 47) talks about being a Fresno State fan, supporter and
parent of Bulldog student-athletes.
FresnoState magazine
is published twice a year by the Office of University Communications.
Lanny Larson is the editor.
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