Archive for January, 2010

Stephen Sotomayor joins University Advisory Board

Stephen Sotomayor Stephen F. Sotomayor, chief of staff to Fresno City Council Member Andreas Borgeas, has been appointed to the University Advisory Board by California State University, Fresno President John D. Welty. Board members are appointed from the community to provide the president with advice...

January 29th, 2010 | News | Read More

Fresno added to university leaders' visits to churches

Fresno churches for the first time will be visited by California State University leaders – most from Fresno State – as part of the annual CSU Super Sunday program that reaches out to African Americans throughout California. Super Sunday, operating since 2005, puts CSU leaders in churches to talk...

January 29th, 2010 | Events | Read More

Distracted driving persists, concludes Fresno State study

A three-month observational study of distracted driving by Dr. Tamyra Pierce, a media effects researcher at California State University, Fresno, indicates that many motorists still disobey laws banning cell phone use, resulting in documented near-disasters. Pierce’s study results come on the heels...

January 28th, 2010 | Academics | Read More

Fresno State joins CSU in robust fundraising year

The California State University CSU Annual Report on External Support presented to the Board of Trustees on Wednesday, Jan. 27, shows continued strong financial contributions to the university despite worsening economic times in 2008-09. At California State University, Fresno, gifts totaling $53.4 million...

January 28th, 2010 | Campaign | Read More

Aquatics center construction set to begin

Construction will begin in coming weeks on a $7.5 million swimming and diving complex at California State University, Fresno. Bids on the construction project will be opened Monday, Feb. 8. Site work is under way to relocate and prepare utilities for the project. The aquatics center should be completed...

January 28th, 2010 | Campus | Read More

Singer, actor is Arts and Humanities alumni series lecturer

The College of Arts and Humanities at California State University, Fresno continues its 2009-10 Distinguished Alumni Series at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, with a presentation by Marcus Nance, an operatic and Broadway singer and film actor. Nance, a 1988 graduate, will speak to students in the Fresno...

January 27th, 2010 | Events | Read More

FresnoStateNews.com new look, easy-to use features debut Feb. 1

FresnoStateNews.com, California State University, Fresno’s prime source of campus news online, will debut its complete makeover on Monday, Feb. 1, with a new look and user-friendly features. The site has developed since its inception in1999 into the place on- and off-campus visitors go first seeking...

January 26th, 2010 | News | Read More

CSU Summer Arts 2010 Catalog Available

The CSU Summer Arts program celebrates its 25th anniversary this coming June and July with 15 courses taught by talented professionals in dance, theatre, creative writing, visual arts, music, and more. The full course catalog of offerings and FAQs is available online at www.csusummerarts.org. The 15...

January 26th, 2010 | Campus | Read More