Archive for December, 2011

Journalism student wins Gilman scholarship to study in Germany

Fresno State student Allisen Casares, a mass communication and journalism major from Fresno, will spend the spring 2012 semester studying in Germany after being awarded a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. She is the only Fresno Student and one of just 38 throughout the 23-campus California...

December 23rd, 2011 | Campus | Read More

Campus closes for winter break

The Fresno State campus will be closed from noon Friday, Dec. 23, until offices reopen Jan. 3. The University Police Department will be on duty to handle emergencies: 559.278.8400. The Henry Madden Library will be open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27, to Friday, Dec. 30. More info The Gibson Farm Market...

December 23rd, 2011 | Campus | Read More

Provost notes achievements during busy fall semester

In an end-of-semester message to Fresno State employees, Provost William Covino praised them for “many successes resulting from the dedication of our faculty, staff and administrators.” “We are pleased to report that our enrollment planning is on target and positive,” Covino wrote. “With robust...

December 21st, 2011 | Academics | Read More

Student, alumna win Farm Bureau Discussion Meet

The California Farm Bureau Federation’s annual Discussion Meet first place honors were awarded to Tino Rossi, a Fresno State freshman who won the collegiate contest, and Megan Jacobsen, a 2008 Fresno State graduate competing in the open contest. Rossi, an agricultural business major, and Jacobsen,...

December 21st, 2011 | Academics | Read More

Laval gift supports university’s cross-departmental water research

Research into the most pressing water issues facing Central California will significantly expand with a gift to Fresno State from local entrepreneur Claude Laval. The university will receive $300,000 over two years to establish the Claude Laval Water Research Fund. Because water is a multifaceted topic...

December 20th, 2011 | News | Read More

Dr. Lynnette Zelezny named interim associate provost

The departure from Fresno State of Associate Provost Ellen Junn to become Provost at San Jose State has prompted a variety of administrative moves to cover the wide range of responsibilities and initiatives that she headed. Fresno State Provost William A. Covino announced that rather than hire a replacement...

December 19th, 2011 | Academics | Read More

Tim DeRuyter chosen to lead Bulldog football

Tim DeRuyter is the new Fresno State football coach, hired to lead the program into a new conference while maintaining a high level of classroom achievement by the student-athletes on the team. DeRuyter has been the defensive coordinator at Texas A&M the past two seasons. Fresno State will move...

December 14th, 2011 | Athletics | Read More

Decorated trees at Madden Library revive holiday tradition [PHOTOS]

Eight lavishly decorated Christmas trees are on display for the entire community to see at the Leon S. Peters Ellipse Gallery on the second floor of the Henry Madden Library at Fresno State, created by floral designers to depict “A Storybook Christmas.” For many years, similar trees were on exhibit...

December 13th, 2011 | News | Read More