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Emeritus prof, Pulitzer winner Levine is new US poet laureate

Emeritus prof, Pulitzer winner Levine is new US poet laureate
Philip Levine, an emeritus professor of English at California State University, Fresno, and a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, has been appointed poet laureate of the United States. The announcement was made Wednesday, Aug. 10, by James H. Billington, the librarian of Congress. www.loc.gov/today/pr/2011/11-143.html Levine,...
August 10th, 2011 | Academics | Read More

Fresno State Financial Aid crush is on

Fresno State Financial Aid crush is on
The annual crush has hit the California State University, Fresno Financial Aid Office as students face the deadline (Wednesday, Aug. 3) to pay fall 2011 fees so they can attend classes. Patience is advised as personnel strive to answer phone and e-mail inquiries while also assisting students at the...
August 2nd, 2011 | Academics | Read More

Area Hispanic Youth Institute at Fresno State aims at empowerment

Area Hispanic Youth Institute at Fresno State aims at empowerment
The four-day Central Valley Hispanic Youth Institute began Tuesday, July 19, at California State University, Fresno, kicking off a year-round college empowerment program of the Hispanic College Fund. Tomorrow, the program, which guides Hispanic students to achieve a college education, pursue a professional...
July 19th, 2011 | Academics | Read More

New franchising course for students and community members

New franchising course for students and community members
A long-awaited franchising course to help entrepreneurs learn networking strategies that will enhance business success will be offered this fall at California State University, Fresno for students and community members. The Division of Continuing and Global Education, in conjunction with the Lyles Center...
July 18th, 2011 | Academics | Read More

Swiss viticulture, enology students conclude summer program

Swiss viticulture, enology students conclude summer program
Swiss and American wine grape growers and winemakers came together at California State University, Fresno  to help shrink the world a little in the interest of a better glass of wine. A four-week Viticulture and Enology Summer University Program that drew inspiration from wine regions on the West Coast...
July 18th, 2011 | Academics | Read More

Fresno State students complete free fall experiments with NASA

Fresno State students complete free fall experiments with NASA
A team of eight California State University, Fresno students is one of 14 undergraduate teams at the NASA Johnson Space Center‘s Ellington Field in Houston that  conducted  experiments aboard the agency’s “Weightless Wonder” aircraft. On Friday, July 15, the team flew its second mission of...
July 15th, 2011 | Academics | Read More

$200,000 grant establishes Persian Studies visiting scholar position

$200,000 grant establishes Persian Studies visiting scholar position
California State University, Fresno has received a $200,000 endowment grant from PARSA Community Foundation to establish the PARSA Community Foundation Visiting Scholar in Persian Language and Culture Studies. The grant is matched dollar-for-dollar by Roshan Cultural Heritage Institute and is pooled...
July 8th, 2011 | Academics | Read More

CSU meet seeks ways to fix water systems in poorer areas

CSU meet seeks ways to fix water systems in poorer areas
About a hundred engineers, government officials, community advocates and others at a conference sponsored by the California State University’s Water Resources and Policy Initiatives (WRPI) heard the story Tuesday of Enchanted Heights. It is not a fairytale. Enchanted Heights, a community of 446 homes...
June 30th, 2011 | Academics | Read More
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