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December

African American student recruitment Feb. 2 & 23

Library receives $10 million gift from tribe

Turkish scholar discusses Armenian genocide

Year-end highlights: growth, planning, community engagement

Jan. 16 dinner benefits viticulture/enology program

World water supply focus of conference

Sarah Woodward joins Alumni staff

Two win newspaper grants

It was an incredible year at FresnoStateNews.com

Campus closed Dec. 25 - Jan. 1

Political science prof attends Mexico award ceremony

CSU announces availability of $350,000+ in scholarships

Farm Market holiday hours

University Food Service hours

No agreement in CSU-faculty negotiations

Catalogs available for Summer Arts

Hackney horse earns national recognition

Ag students earn statewide honors

FresnoState Magazine wins top prize

New Madden Library dean named

Self-defense demo Wednesday targets holiday safety

Marilyn Marsh named Special Education Teacher of the Year

Ag student selected for national conference

Holiday ice cream tasting

Fresno State earns national recognition for Community Engagement

Faderman book among best nonfiction works of 2006

New Bulldog Blog, magazine for students

Ice wine style Solarè debuts at holiday event Dec. 8

Hyatt Place unveiled for Campus Pointe

Fresno State hosts Chican@ Youth Jan. 13

Los Niños Holiday Festival Dec. 9 spotlights Ben Romero

Honor Society offers scholarships, grants

Chef's world view of food leads 'culinology' program

Madden Library excavation ends

Students make downtown recommendations

Research studying meth in Valley

Madden Library excavation ends

Students make downtown recommendations

Research studying meth in Valley

Next e-waste drop-off is Dec. 16

Fresno State -- a holiday shopping destination

Victor E. Bulldog gets fan mail and a gift

Downing Planetarium's ‘Season of Light’

Marketing students collect more than 35,000 books for ReadFresno

Winegrowing workshop Dec. 8

Special Ed Teacher of the Year Dec. 7

Welty says Campus Pointe criticism hard to understand

Film director to discuss renowned Cuban photographer Korda

Madden Library construction update

Wine Filtration Workshop Dec. 6

Water-wise planting is lecture topic

Winery joins Visalia holiday festival

Fresno State professor lectures on war

Winery joins Visalia holiday festival

Education honor society chapter reactivated

KFSR to air ‘A Prairie Home Companion’ starting Dec. 2

‘Christmas in Mexico’ dance concert Dec. 2

November

AIDS Awareness Week programs begin tonight

Law Day Conference is Nov. 30 at Fresno State

Keyboard Concert presents ‘Piano and Strings’

Save Mart Center gets marquee

Engineering class for high school students

Josh Groban in concert at Fresno State

CSU seeks students for Congressional Intern Program

Yarbrough novel on Notable Books list

First Book Fresno holiday gift project under way

Nov. 29 panel features terrorism consultant

University to close Nov. 23-24 for Thanksgiving recess

Bee club makes buzz on campus

Fresno State professor decorates children's mental health clinic

Gloomy days, holidays bring SAD symptoms

Concert celebrates 50th anniversary of Community Chorus

SPAM WARS...Not so long ago, at a campus not so far, far away ...

'Freshman class' of olive oil wins medal

President thanks for Prop. 1D

Plagiarism workshops inform students

Lyles Center offers support for student entrepreneurs

$1.5 mil from Gazarians endows real estate center

Computer expert Tarek Alameldin dies at 43

Kicker carries a perfect 4.0 GPA, is eligible for Academic All-American

Beethoven Concert

Equine program receives Legacy Award

Creativity flows from Fresno State

Le Vin Nouveau returns

Global futurist speaks at International Education Week

$1,000 hacker challenge

Fresno State Veterans Day ceremony

Quarter Horse Unit Open House

Leaders of Tomorrow selected

Research leads to wine grape harvest breakthrough

Pearson Teacher Fellowships available

Yrma Rico is Entrepreneur in Residence

Planetarium to offer view of Mercury ‘transit’

Prop 1D would help campus

Fresno State spotlights rare Hackney horses

Engineering design competition

Fresno State hosts Federal Reserve Bank symposium

Madden Library excavation begins

October

Economy & retail industry forum Nov. 2

Fresno State student named national FFA president

Governor boosts California Partnership at Fresno State

Día de los Muertos

Tom Brokaw interviews Gov. Schwarzenegger

Welty on NCAA task force

CSU Media Arts Festival begins Nov. 3 in Camarillo

Bulldogger rodeo team competes in last fall rodeo

Professor Emeritus Hanson wins Statesmanship Award

Five faculty awarded Coleman Fellowships

Fresno State efforts vital to improving the region's economy

Campus open house

Water technology center work progresses

Ex-Bulldog Jeff Weaver closes World Series for St. Louis Cardinals

Jazz Halloween concerts this week

Book sheds light on family’s trials, triumphs with rare disorder
Fresno State will join ‘Make a Difference Day’
E-waste drop off date is Saturday|
Campus closed Veterans Day
Fresno State earns national award for community service Real - Windows

Celebrate Fresno County’s 150th birthday with radio drama

Center for Irrigation Tech wins national honor

Father-daughter duo address activism

Pistachio lab may be first of its kind

Empathy in health professions

Lt. Gov. Bustamante and road improvements

Master’s program for real-life ‘CSI’ scientists

New alcohol policy has positive impact at games

Light the Night Walk

Cindy Sheehan to speak Oct. 25

'Stop the Femicide!' tour on campus Oct. 24

CSU prepares more grads for California’s economy

Clean up the Web

Alcohol awareness – Delta Zeta

Students gain prestigious public service internships

Alcohol Awareness Week

Women's film festival set for Nov. 3

Campus Pointe draft EIR available for download

GE exec Depp named Distinguished Alumnus

Valley milk helps Bulldogs

Dean Cuellar, González to be honored

Proposition 1-D on November ballot

Next series of e-waste drop off dates announced

‘Red Reign!’ – Who has the 'baddest' 'Dog house?

‘Red Reign!’ Homecoming Week

Early voter event comes to Fresno State

Tree Fresno plans walk through campus arboretum

Sport psychology professor at United Nations

Father-daughter duo to address commitment and activism

International Culture Night is Sunday

Student community service valued at $10.4 million

Campus program addresses loneliness

Science and Math dean Wong to retire

Gandhi associate to speak during Stop the Hate week

‘Cotton’s Dirty Laundry’ tour comes to Fresno State

Student wins $1,500 fee waiver at SAFARI event

Thanking our partners

Students can job search at Oct. 4 Career Fair

Two new degree programs fast-tracked

September

Groundbreaking for new Madden Library

Parten named HR director

CSU answers CFA bargaining questions

Bargaining FAQs... or CFA Negotiations Update...

Journalist discusses e-waste solutions

Business experts invited to Forum Oct. 12

Sex and MySpace: Professor finds links

Students 'engaged' in service Video...

Draft EIR for Campus Pointe available

CSU to request impasse

Kliewer in nurse hall of fame

Yarbrough named to B. B. King board

Constitution Day

SAFARI shows students how to succeed

Huskies block Fresno State's chance at win

Student 'hatchery'

Arts/Humanities lecture series begins Sept. 21

Former diplomat at Tatarian Symposium

Stop the Hate week

Peter Robertson named Annual Giving director

National figures to speak on campus

Arne Nixon Center to host authors

Finnish scholar leads off lecture series

Mexican Independence Day observance Sept. 15

Library help is just an IM away

President Welty marks fifth anniversary of 9/11 attacks

FresnoState Magazine wins print award

‘Journalism in the Internet Age’

Columnist Dan Walters at Sept. 13 program

Smittcamp Honors Info Days Sept. 23 and 30

Bulldogs victory against Nevada

First football game excitement

CSU alcohol policy in effect for football game

Upset bid falls short as Oregon downs 'Dogs

Ag Boosters BBQ

Football game day notes

Fresno State & Oregon game sold out

Memorial for Dr. Luis Costa, former Arts & Humanities dean

August

University Police report provides pursuit details

Message from President Welty

Volunteer fair

Timeout gets his own fire hydrants around Bulldog Stadium

Alumni tailgate Sept. 1

New UBC director

Welcome Week Schedule

Wellness Services

Theatre and Concerts

Digital textbooks available

Students move to campus

Traffic and Parking Info

Student Recreation Center

All campus roads open

Richters co-chair Campaign

Fresno State’s confident year includes building, fundraising

Alumni Directory deadline is Aug. 31

CCE Phase 1 completed

Vuicich elected to head Alumni

Social Welfare Center opens

Water-energy incubator

Friends of Library, The Bee team for Valley journalism

Roy Christopher wins 9th Emmy

FAQs on wrestling

‘Read for the Record’

Foley earns Vuich award

Library demolition begins

Osher Institute lineup: politics, jazz, crime

Special: Chancellor on executive compensation

Physician specialists hard to find for Valley residents

Dropout Crisis Workshop

Farm Market's new 'Showcase Sunday'

A new live mascot is crowned

Bulldog Quarterback Club kick-off dinner Aug. 20

Redesigned Gobulldogs.com

Wine & grape world markets

Hispanic Youth Event

Vandiver leads AFROTC

Research reinforces water conservation

Ag Summer Bridge

Fagundes named to post

July

Summer Arts ends run

West Nile mosquitoes

Lights, Camera, Action!

Power curtailment alert

New horse owner class

Bulldog Sports Network to televise four games

Chestnut Ave. widening

Craig School among nation's best

Bilingual theater

Student on CSU board

Arboretum summer color

New Construction Center

E-Pay fees online

Live Bulldog mascot?

Guitarist at Summer Arts

Cineculture/Filmworks

CAMP ends with graduation

Fun not in the sun

Small-business conference July 13

Alumnus nominated for Emmy

CSU Summer Arts spotlight

Fresno State ice cream tastings

Shuttle commander's Fresno visit

Campus gets green at planting

Summer Arts showcase

Farm Market opens summer hours

Governor visits Girls State assembly

June

Leadership program taking apps

Blanchard leads Arts concert

Family's home built by Fresno State students & employees

'Sumobots' battle it out

New wine released at Farm Market

Services set for Dr. James Winter

Dog Days continue at Fresno State

Insure the Uninsured Project

CWI’s Zoldoske on water panel

Athletes of the Year named

Campus prepares for new library

Jazz legend leads off Arts concert

WANTED: Live Bulldog mascot!

Migrant program puts Valley students to the test in robotics

Cool tips to beat the Valley’s summer sizzle

Students may now apply for leadership program

Family's new home built by students & employees

'Sumobots' battle it out

New wine released at Farm Market

Services set for Dr. James Winter

Dog Days continue at Fresno State

Insure the Uninsured Project

CWI’s Zoldoske on water panel

Athletes of the Year named

Campus prepares for new library

Athletics stabilizes programs

Prof to head state therapists

Profs win prestigious Fulbrights

Rec Center summer membership

Still time for CSU Summer Arts

Pelco donates video system

Fresno & Mexican universities

Farm Market extends hours

Commencement videos

Acclaimed writer's new novel

Prof's new post with Chancellor

'Save a Spot in College' winners

Advisers honored for student help

Crim chair Navy Preceptor of Year

Baseball ends season with loss

James McClatchy Video

May

Alumni appoint associate director

Library center named for Haak

Message from Chancellor Reed

'Dogs head to the postseason

Startup business plan wins

Effort to alleviate nursing shortage

Smittcamp Honors students

Fresno's summer kids programs

Health program honors 42 grads

University Journal wins award

Cyclists take Bike to Work title

Bulldogs win WAC baseball title

It’s Dog Days beginning June 2

Sainz & Winterhalter just miss title

Cooper wins President’s Medal

Maddy Institute hosts TV debates

Fresno State’s banner year

Honors for leadership

Help for students displaced by fire

Lejla Tricic is Graduate Medalist

ABC's Taylor wins Tucker Award

University Theatre's new season

Fence goes up at Library

Grad plans to bike across U.S.

Commencement activities begin

95th annual Commencement

Media leader at ethnic grad event

Ceremonies May 20, 2006

Hooding Ceremony for grads

Reimer finalist for student trustee

Part of University Center closed

Fresno hosts NCAA Regional

Dean's medalists, honorary docs

What Grads Need to Know

Library receives ‘Music Room’

Future of sports medicine

Bike to Work Week

Senior pictures

Alumnus dies in ocean rescue

‘Maddy Report’ on KSEE

Teens at risk on MySpace

Tyckoson leads librarian group

Grad student wins award

Hispanic Business event

New Family Business director

Fresno's $180-mil. research

Women’s water polo wins 3rd

Peace Garden founder to retire

Student in research competition

New York Times: The 'no is cool

Experts discuss water, obesity

Mediator Mentor Appreciation

End-of-year music, theatre & art

Grads get ice cream treat

Grizzlies benefit Donaldson fund

New ag dean appointed

The London Semester

Student activism examined

Rare-books at Friends of Library

Fresno hosts AASCU board

NFL draft takes 3 Bulldogs

Campaign boosts higher ed

Alumnus featured in ‘Flight 93’

Alumnus Book Award

Student activism

Teaching awards

NFL takes 3 'Dogs

Equine open house

Alumni Wine Club

Immigration rally

AgTurf Golf Classic

Tsunami warnings

April

NCAA extends probation

Character, education conference

Chicano Alumni Carnaval

Enology wing closed temporarily

Honors for engineering students

Profs in Telemundo forum

Obesity Prevention Program

Student honored for volunteer efforts

Aftereffects of tsunami discussed

Region’s first ‘Innovation Index’

Immigrants, housing & children

Immigration debate

Campus hosts state FFA finals

E-waste collection set for April 29

Schwarzenegger at FFA

Regional research insights

Friends of Library meet May 12

Law Day Conference April 26

Campus job fair

Summer programs for children

Business students win

FFA state convention

Philip Lorenz concert April 23

Lyles Center’s new home

‘Unsolved History’ host to speak

Research Symposium April 21

Alumni honor four educators

Proposed living wage law

Addams statue unveiled

Journalism alumni meet

International student elected president

'Indian-White relations' April 20

Engineering class for high school

Wiggins is women’s b-ball coach

Innovation helps generate jobs

Biographer at Gorky Festival

Madonna at Fresno State

Posthumous degree awarded

Railroad history

‘Drive-In Trash-Out’

Officers thwart suspected burglars

‘Cats’ entertain at Secret Garden

The price of air pollution

Fencing marks library construction

Author inspires Young Writers

Fun Fair and spring break

International wine symposium

Rain, Rain, Rain ...

First-edition books donated

100 inducted into honor society

Echo Restaurant features wines

Spring Recess Info

Gorky’s World concert

Istanbul music concert

Expert available - 'Judas' Gospel

March

Campus Jazz Recital

MLK conference April 4

Celebrating the Chávez Legacy

Fraternity softball tournament

Humane Borders founder speaks

Undergraduate “roadmaps”

‘Dr. Happiness’ speaks

Science Fair winners

Alumna's cello performance

Kansas State slips by Fresno

Chávez Conference

'Prying Eyes & DUIs'

Fresno State Sax Studio

Vintage Days '06 is April 20-23

FFA on campus Apr. 22-25

Fans find meaning in Liberty Bowl

Flute Festival is March 25

Grammy winner in concert

Women's basketball wins in WNIT

Jane Addams statue unveiled Apr. 6

Women's Basketball Diary

Ag One dinner for Kern County

Ag One in Stanislaus March 30

Tackling health challenges

Chávez celebration set for Mar. 30

Jazz bands perform alumni concert

Students help Children’s Hospital

First extra virgin olive oil released

E-waste collections on 3/25 & 4/29

Poets De Luna, Turner read Mar. 23

Campus/Parent Institute collaborate

Get your Grad Pack at Grad Fair

KFSR honors Women's History

China focus of Osher program

Faculty fellowship helps elders

First-edition books donated

'Oscar' showcases alumnus talent

Annual Peach Blossom Festival

Hmong Education Conference

Bowling coach wins national award

‘Soul of Money’ author speaks

Amerasia Week begins

Conference on regional issues

Summer Arts TV project honored

Women of Faith return to Fresno

Profs honor at Heritage ceremony

Secret Garden party, Leo Politi tour

Science/engineering careers soar

Bulldogs to improve APR scores

Bulldog Foundation expands role

Community-building & social work

"New Valley Times" on Central Cal

Summer Arts enliven Valley

Central California wines & Yosemite

Peach Blossom Festival Mar. 16-17

Fab photos feature Fresno State

$1.5 million for ag scholarships

Choir Mar. 6 benefit for New Orleans

Art show fuses traditional & digital

February

Math and science teacher initiative

Student is Grand Champion

Day games back at Bulldog Stadium

National wine experts to Coast

Children’s author-illustrator speaks

Take the stage at Rogue Festival

Sneak peek at university life

CSU Launches Ed.D.

Printmaker at the Madden

Home for Students with Disabilities

Social work instructor's award

Rosa Parks/Dr. King Banquet

Russian piano duo performs Mar. 1

Armenian Concert

German archaeologist - March 6

Jefferson Award winner event

Aydelotte named to advisory council

Grad Fair salutes the Class of 2006

Environmentalist speaks Feb. 28

Exploring the world of engineering

Engineering and medicine innovation

Violence against women

David Mas Masumoto on campus

Spring Poetry Jam season begins

Social psych scholars at Yosemite

New head of International Program

Music prof conducts at Carnegie Hall

Ag Expo features Fresno State

Small fire contained quickly

Future of libraries topic of Institute

InForum hosts Internet expert

Visiting poet reads work on Feb. 23

Meat processor conference

$500,000 for Honors scholarships

New Student Recreation Center

African People’s History Month

E-waste collection set for Feb. 25

Bulldogs and Katrina (video)

Alumni seek "Top Dogs"

Leadership program selects 25

Library dean Gorman to retire

Frat appeal of 5-year ban denied

Forensic national academy honor

‘Romance Under the Stars’ benefit

Transfer, returning deadline extended

Grants reach $22 million in mid-year

Students can get cash for college

Campus banners in Save Mart Center

Sorority helps sister stay on Spanish-language 'Idol'

It's Bon Jovi ... on us

Kapoor honored for civil rights efforts

Duo 46 concert Feb. 6

January

Sneak peek at new student rec center

African American Student Conference

News veteran joins Communications

Exploring community transformation

Garan/nation’s most influential

Coach Hill to remain

Marshall wins Presidents Award

Fine-printing expert

Millions aimed at obesity

Spring semester classes

Phi Gamma Delta review

President looks ahead

Info systems directors

Author Alfie Kohn speaks

Budget protects students

Senior Experience helps grads

Alcoholic beverage ban

Central Coast Enology Conference

$1 million to Ag Research

Sustainable winegrape production

Top ten news stories

Katrina-displaced librarian

Ag One Foundation honors Woolf

Booster club puts bark into 'Dog bite

'Fingerprinting' California's water

Fraternity banned for five years

Ag women honored at special 10th anniversary celebration

Student is top Kuwaiti student in U.S.

Poet Sharon Bryan speaks Jan. 31

‘Non-nurses’ nursing degree

Festival celebrates Chinese New Year

New Employee Assistance director joins Fresno State staff

FFA Field Day and Finals Feb. 4

Phi Gamma Delta appeals

American Humanics wins award

Web use by disabled explored

18 wineries seek Fresno State talent

Recruiting grad students

90.7 KFSR honors Black History Month