Summer program announced
A12-week summer program will be offered by Fresno State beginning this year, with courses that represent most of the university's departments and programs. A 12-week session starts May 12 and six-week sessions begin May 21 and July 2. There are several three-week sessions with various starting dates. Click here for details.
 Turkish scholar lectures on Armenian Genocide
Turkish scholar Taner Akçam, whose book “A Shameful Act: The Armenian Genocide and the Question of Turkish Responsibility “runs counter to Turkish government policy, will speak at 3 p.m. Jan. 21 at Fresno State. The free lecture is scheduled at the Leon S. and Pete P. Peters Educational Center in the Student Recreation Center. Akçam’s research, including Ottoman Turk government records, disputes Turkey’s denial that the killing of 800,000 to 1.5 million Armenians during World War I was systematic and government-supported. Turkey says Armenians conspired with Russians to undermine the Ottoman Empire. The issue remains a bone of contention and a barrier to Turkey’s admission to the European Union. Click here for more details.
Wellness Challenge rolls out next month
The physical, social, intellectual, occupational, emotional and spiritual well-being of the campus community is the target of the new Wellness Services program, which is staging a Wellness Challenge during the spring semester. Wellness Services, based in University Health and Psychological Services and the Division of Student Affairs, is teaming with Life+Work+ Links. Over a 10-week period starting Feb. 14, students, faculty and staff can participate in wellness activities to promote balance, health and vitality -- and win prizes. Click here for details.
New science master’s program
Fresno State is one of 12 California State University campuses to launch
a professional science master’s degree program. The new graduate programs were made possible by an $891,000 grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to help create curricula that provide math, science and engineering graduates skills essential to excel in high-growth technical industries. Click here for details.
 School founding, women’s art are lecture topics
The College of Arts and Humanities has scheduled talks at Fresno State by two high-profile women from Southern California on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. Dr. Diana Meehan (left photo), a 1966 graduate in English Literature, will speak at 6 p.m. Jan. 31 in the Alice Peters Auditorium of the University Business Center about lessons learned from helping found the Archer School for Girls in Los Angeles. She is an award-winning documentarian and a founding director of the Institute for the Study of Women and Men at USC. At 7 p.m. Feb. 1 in the Conley Lecture Hall of the Phebe Conley Art Building, Dr. Jennifer Borland, will discuss architecture and the bodies of Medieval Sheela-na-gigs, sculptures of women with exaggerated genitalia. Borland is a lecturer in art history at Fresno State. Both lectures are free.
Academic Decathlon seeks volunteer judges
The campus community is invited to help judge speech and oral interview competition at the annual Academic Decathlon on Jan. 27 at Fresno State. The event is coordinated by the College of Arts and Humanities in partnership with the Fresno County Office of Education. Students compete in 10 events. Judges arrive at 7:30 a.m., get instructions, then judge from 8:45 until about 12:30 p.m. A continental breakfast and lunch will be provided those who volunteer. Click here for details.
Student Success Services is program’s new name
Student Success Services, part of the Division of Student Affairs, is the new name for
Academic Enhancement Services, to better reflect its role in helping students to achieve
academic and personal success at Fresno State. Student Success Services has responsibility for the Office of Advising Services, DOG DAYS (New Student Orientation), Learning Center, Intensive Learning Experience, Testing Services, Educational Opportunity Program, Summer Bridge and University Migrant Services. For more
information, contact Maxine McDonald, the executive director, at 278.1787 or via
e-mail at maxinem@csufresno.edu.
 E-waste collection is a year old
The E-waste collection on campus Jan. 20 marks the first anniversary of Fresno State’s pioneering environmental cleanup effort through the legal disposal of electronic waste. Fresno State was the first university in California to be registered as a collector of e-waste, participating in a program with Electronic Recyclers of America. The effort began as state law went into effect prohibiting disposal of computer components, cell phones, television and computer monitors and other electronic gear through curbside pickup. In the past year, hundreds of central San Joaquin Valley residents have come to the campus to dispose of unwanted electronic gear. The Jan. 20 collection will be from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Parking Lot S, south of Bulldog Stadium on Bulldog Lane (west of Cedar Avenue). TVs and computer monitors will be accepted without charge, but other e-waste is subject to a 25 cents-a-pound fee. Click here for details.
 Veritas Forum attracts scholars, philosophers to campus
Nationally recognized philosophers and scholar-authors will gather Feb. 20-22 at Fresno State for the third annual Veritas Forum to explore the topic “What Does it Mean to be Human?”, touching on issues of social justice, tolerance, goodness and the meaning of life. Leading the list of speakers is Dr. Francis J. Beckwith, associate director of the Institute of Church-State Studies at Baylor University. Joining him will be Larry Martin, a Fresno State alumnus who is senior vice president of education at the International Justice Mission; Dr. Garrett J. DeWeese, professor of philosophy at the Talbot School of Theology; Dr. Richard Gale, professor of philosophy at the University of Tennessee; and Fresno State faculty. Click here for details.
FresnoState Magazine, Alumni Association recognized
FresnoState Magazine won a gold medal Award of Excellence and the Fresno State Alumni Association two bronze awards in he Council of Advancement and Support of Education’s competition among universities in Utah, Arizona, Nevada, California and Hawaii. The magazine honor was for an illustration of the Fresno State Agricultural Laboratory by free-lance artist Scott Severance. The Alumni Association’s recognition was for Bulldog Byte, its e-mail newsletter, and for the organization’s new logo and tagline, “Your Bulldog Connection for Life.” Click here for details.
| Celebrating awards after their presentation in Los Angeles are, from left, Caty Perez, Craig School of Business director of development; Dr. Peter Smits, Fresno State vice president for advancement; Shirley Melikian Armbruster, director of news services and editor of the magazine; Peter Robertson, director of annual giving and former Alumni Association manager of marketing and membership; Jacquelyn Glasener, Alumni Association executive director; and Lanny Larson, Office of University Communications editor. |
Re-roofing complete at Science, McLane buildings
With re-roofing complete on the Science and McLane buildings, Industrial Technology is next with the middle wing complete and the remaining roof work waiting until the return of better weather in March or April. Roofing projects add to the noise, dust and traffic already present on campus from other construction projects. To ensure adherence to environmental health standards, a certified industrial hygienist is performing regular testing on air quality during this work. Traffic Operations oversees the truck routing. Noise is being monitored by Environmental Health & Safety staff. Questions or concerns, should be addressed to Sydney Jackson in Facilities Planning, 278.7167.
Online security awareness program is mandatory
Information Technology Services and Teaching, Learning and Technology have developed a Web-based information security awareness program that is mandatory for all Fresno State faculty and staff. The program will focus on security policies, virus control, social engineering, electronic communication and incident reporting to increase awareness of risks inherent in using information technology. Employees will be notified via e-mail when they must participate. Click here for details.
Fresno State prof helps USDA-HSI program
Dr. Kathleen Moffitt (Information Systems and Decision Sciences) helped develop a geographic information systems semester project student poster presentation showcasing the USDA-Hispanic-Serving Institutions national program in the region. “Dr. Moffitt provided the basic data for the students to be analyzed and to present the results; enhancing the plain information into viewable layouts,” said Roberto Gonzales Jr., the program’s liaison officer at Fresno State.
December retirements
Charlene Deaver retired from the Evaluations Office after 38 years of service at Fresno State. John Ford completed 39 years with the university, retiring from the Department of Plant Operations.
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