Archive for May, 2010

Fresno State Dog Days prep new students, parents for campus life

Dog Days 2010, a series of 13 orientation sessions at California State University, Fresno, begins June 8 and runs through July 13, preparing students new to campus for the fall semester, which begins Aug. 23. Dog Days is open to the 2,400 freshmen and 1,800 transfer students projected to attend the...

May 27th, 2010 | Events | Read More

Sánchez will receive Fresno State Chicano Alumni award

Phillip V. Sánchez, a former Fresno County top official who became head of the nation’s War on Poverty and U.S. ambassador to Honduras and Colombia, will be honored as the 2010 Chicano Alumni Legacy Builder at California State University, Fresno. The award is given by Chicano Alumni, a chapter of...

May 27th, 2010 | Academics | Read More

Campus closes May 28, 31 for mandated furlough day, holiday

On Friday, May 28, the California State University, Fresno campus will be closed because of an unpaid furlough day mandated for staff, administrators and faculty because of state budget cuts. Monday, May 31, the campus will be closed in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. The student-operated Gibson...

May 27th, 2010 | Campus | Read More

[VIDEO] Fresno State students use recycled items to make homeless shelters

Noted Fresno architect Art Dyson is working with California State University, Fresno to tackle one of the region’s biggest challenges – homelessness – by having students design and build emergency shelters using recycled materials to promote environmental sustainability. The project is funded...

May 27th, 2010 | News | Read More

Valley forum focuses on regional agenda to improve health inequities

The Central Valley Healthy Policy Institute at California State University, Fresno has released preliminary findings from a ground-breaking report indicating that where people live in the San Joaquin Valley has a profound influence on their health, quality of life and length of productive life. The...

May 26th, 2010 | Events | Read More

Roosevelt student wins business regional plan competition

Vernave Medrano of Fresno’s Roosevelt High School was chosen as the grand prize winner of the fourth annual NFTE Central Valley Regional Business Plan Competition for Vernave’s Pottery. NFTE (Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship) is a national program administered locally through the Lyles Center...

May 25th, 2010 | Academics | Read More

Fresno State summer hours

California State University, Fresno will observe a modified summer work schedule through Aug. 13. The university’s official summer work hours will be 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with a 30-minute lunch period. The 7 a.m. starting time was instituted several years ago as an energy-saving measure during the...

May 25th, 2010 | Campus | Read More

[VIDEO] President Welty in Sacramento to advocate for budget support

California State University, Fresno President John D. Welty joined California State University officials in Sacramento today (May 24), to meet with legislators in support of Governor Schwarzenegger’s 2010-2011 proposed budget for higher education. The budget restores a $305 million one-time...

May 24th, 2010 | News | Read More