In memory of  the victims of the July 14 attack in Nice, France, University President Joseph I. Castro directed that Fresno State’s flags be lowered to half-staff for the remainder of the day until sunset and from sunrise to sunset through July 19, per the White House proclamation by President Barack Obama:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/07/15/presidential-proclamation-honoring-victims-attack-nice-france.