Archive for February, 2011

Kremen School Alumni honor 5 for contributions to education

Three central San Joaquin Valley educators and a Fresno couple who are California State University, Fresno alumni will be honored for their contributions to education by the Kremen School of Education and Human Development Alumni chapter at a dinner at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 3. The honorees are: Misty...

February 25th, 2011 | Campus | Read More

Fresno State Advancement wins Addy recognition

The Fresno Advertising Federation honored the creativity and effectiveness of California State University, Fresno’s Advancement Division with four major category awards and Best of the Best honors in the organization’s 31st annual Addys competition. Fresno State students won 13 Addys in the student...

February 25th, 2011 | News | Read More

Pomegranate trials examine irrigation needs

A team of irrigation research specialists from the U.S. Department of Agriculture has joined with California State University, Fresno’s Center for Irrigation Technology to launch a new study on the irrigation needs of pomegranates. The project aims to help California’s agricultural industry respond...

February 25th, 2011 | Academics | Read More

Will snow fall on Fresno State?

There’s the possibility – not the promise – of snowfall on the San Joaquin Valley floor for the first time since Dec. 11, 2005, meaning California State University, Fresno might get its first flakes in a little over five years, too. In 2005, National Weather Service recorded a trace of snow in...

February 25th, 2011 | Campus | Read More

John Lennon bus visits Fresno State

By the end of Friday, Feb. 25, six University High School students will have professional music videos published online thanks to a rare Fresno stop by the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus at California State University, Fresno. The 67.5-foot bus and trailer will be parked in the loading zone in front...

February 24th, 2011 | Events | Read More

Fresno State Rural Development Center debuts

The Small Communities Network is holding a workshop, Friday, Feb. 25, at Livingston City Hall in Merced County to introduce California State University, Fresno’s Rural Development Center (RDC). The interactive day begins at 9:30 a.m. with registration, followed by a daylong workshop designed to shape...

February 24th, 2011 | Campus | Read More

Fresno State MESA Academy is Feb. 26

About 600 students from 22 San Joaquin Valley schools will participate in the Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement (MESA) Program Saturday Academy 8:15 a.m.- 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, at California State University, Fresno. Students in grades 6-12 will participate in activities designed to...

February 22nd, 2011 | Events | Read More

Engineers Week includes high-speed rail seminar

National Engineers Week at California State University, Fresno kicks off Wednesday, Feb. 23, with the grand opening of the Lyles College of Engineering Centennial Exhibit at noon and a seminar at 4 p.m. on California’s high speed rail project. Other activities during the week include student presentations...

February 22nd, 2011 | Events | Read More