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Police training exercise scheduled at dorms Jan. 11
The University Police Department will join the Clovis and Fresno police departments from 1 to 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11, in a training exercise on campus, focusing on the University Courtyard student housing area. The session is part of the UPD’s preparedness effort to ensure the security and protection of the campus. To make the active-shooter scenario as realistic as possible, UPD is seeking volunteers to be role players during the training session. People interested in volunteering are asked to e-mail labbott@csufresno.edu and include phone and e-mail contact information.
E-mail and Web service shutdowns scheduled Jan. 8 and 10
ITS staff has scheduled service interruptions for maintenance of faculty/staff e-mail and Web services from 5 to 11 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8, and Thursday, Jan. 10. The removal of old information on Meeting Maker is scheduled Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 12-13. Click here for details on e-mail/Web service outages. Click here for details on the Meeting Maker purge.
Wellness Challenge 2008 registration through Feb. 14
The second annual Wellness Challenge begins Feb. 14 and students are encouraged to participate in activities designed to promote the overall health of the campus community through April 24. This year’s challenge, which invites staff and faculty to challenge themselves in physical, occupational, social, spiritual, emotional and intellectual wellness, invites all departments and organizations to submit events for a calendar. Click here for details.
35th Chican@ Youth Conference on campus Jan. 12
‘Educate Your Thinking” is the theme of the 35th annual Chican@ Youth Conference to be held on campus Saturday, Jan. 12, beginning with registration at 8 a.m. at the Satellite Student Union. Workshops and activities will continue throughout campus until 6 p.m. The free event for high school students is hosted by the student organization, El Movimiento Estudiantil Chican@ de Aztlán, and by University Outreach Services and the Chicano Latin American Studies Department. Click here for details.
 ‘Wicked’ starts Book Club spring program
“Wicked,” the best-selling novel about L. Frank Baum’s “Oz” story from the Wicked Witch of the West’s perspective, is the first book on the spring Book Club schedule. The first Book Club meeting will be at noon Jan. 15 in the Women’s Resource Center. For more information, call 278.4435.
Page Stegner speaks to Friends of Madden Library
Award-winning novelist and essayist Page Stegner will speak to the Friends of the Madden Library at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 25 in the Alice Peters Auditorium. Stegner’s topic is “Adios Amigos: Writing about the Environmental West” and is part of the Friends’ “Writers of Western America” yearlong theme. A reception at 6 p.m. precedes Stegner’s presentation. Reservations are required by Jan. 24 at 278.5790. Admission is free to Friends members; $2 general and $1 students at the door.
Scholarships, fellowships available for international study
Faculty are asked to encourage students to apply for National Security Education Program David L. Boren Scholarship and Fellowship competitions for study abroad, language study and international research in 2008-09. The $20,000 or $30,000 awards help undergraduate and graduate American students learn about regions critical to U.S. interests, including Africa, Asia, central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Middle East. Fellowship applications are due Jan. 30 and scholarship applications by Feb. 12. Information and the online applications are on the Institute of International Education's Web site: www.iie.org/nsep.
Laval Award deadline is Feb. 8
Feb. 8 is the deadline to apply for the Claude C. Laval Jr. Award for Innovative Technology and Research, open to faculty, fulltime undergraduate and graduate students with faculty sponsorship. For more information, contact Maral Cingoz at mcingoz@csufresno.edu or visit www.csufresno.edu/grants/programs/faculty/lavalnews.shtml.
 Snowfest 2008 gathering prizes to enhance family day in the snow
Donations of everything from restaurant gift certificates and popular sports paraphernalia to hotel stays and wine are being gathered for Snowfest 2008 drawings as additional enticement for a day of fun in the snow on Feb. 9 for Fresno State employees and their families. Staff Assembly organizers are seeking donations of at least 100 prizes that can be won by those from the campus community who travel to Sierra Summit Ski Resort, an hour and a half east of Clovis near Huntington Lake. There is a nominal charge of $1 per person for snacks and hot chocolate. Participants are invited to bring their own food and can ski or snowboard at Sierra Summit for an additional fee. For more information, call Angel at 278.5030, Brad at 278.2763 or Rhonda at 278.7235.
Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities applications due
The Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities program, which provides 28 $5,000 competitive awards annually, primarily for release time or summer pay, is seeking applicants. The deadline is Feb. 15. The call for proposals and guidelines are available at www.csufresno.edu/grants/programs/faculty/rsca.shtml
Research Activity Awards deadline approaches
The deadline is Feb. 15 to apply for Research Activity Awards, competitive internal grants that support assigned time and related expenses for a faculty member or team of faculty to develop proposals for major projects. Click here for details.
CSU student research competition applications due March 7
Faculty are asked to inform students about the annual research competition among graduate and undergraduate students at the California State University campuses. The on-campus application deadline is March 7, with systemwide competition May 2-3, at CSU East Bay. Click here for details.
Abstracts sought for Central California Research Symposium
The annual Central California Research Symposium is an opportunity to share recent research with community investigators in various fields, college students and faculty as well as to encourage research activities in the region. Students can submit applications at http://csufresno.edu/grants/programs/students/symposium.shtml until March 14.
March 1 deadline for Cooke Foundation graduate scholarships
The deadline is March 1 for faculty nominations of senior students for the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s Graduate Scholarship Program, which is one of the largest and most competitive scholarship programs in the country. Fresno State can nominate up to two students for the scholarships as much as $50,000 per year for six years of tuition, fees and living expenses. For information, contact Steve Rodemeyer (Smittcamp Family Honors College) at stephenr@csufresno.edu or visit www.jackkentcookefoundation.org.
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