Magnificent new Madden
Library is open!

The magnificent new Henry Madden Library opened to students and faculty on, Feb. 20, at California State University, Fresno [more].

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We are proud to announce the Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Alumni Chapter is finally here.
• Stay connected with graduates, students and friends.
• Scholarship, Mentorship and business plan competition opportunities.
• Help promote, track and support student businesses.
Join Now! Take advantage of the Lyles Center business resources.
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Alumni and Friends of the Kremen School of Education and Human Development 2009 Noted Alumni Dinner- March 5 from 5:15 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the University Dining Hall.  This year the Kremen School of Education Alumni Chapter will honor four educators who have made a difference in our community.  Click here for more info!  

FLYP Speakers Series at Fresno State for young professionals.  Dr. Timothy Stearns, Director of the Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Fresno State, will speak on the topic of entrepreneurial leadership. This event is co-hosted with Fresno Leading Young Professionals and we are excited to welcome them back to campus [more info].

8th Annual Fresno State Winemasters Weekend - Alumni Discount! 5-course gourmet dinner at the Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite grand ballroom, Saturday, March 7, 2009.
Dinner will feature Fresno State wines and agricultural products reception and dinner only $85 per person (regularly $115).  To place your gourmet dinner reservation, call Linda Woods directly at the Teneya Lodge by March 5th @ 692-8901.

MCJ Mentors needed for TASTE, Take a Student to Eat. This mentoring event pairs you with a student who aspires to work in your field. You will be “matched” with a student who will shadow you from 10 – 11:30 a.m. Then off to lunch at FIVE Restaurant at Champlain and Perrin. Here you’ll dine with fellow grads and associates from 12 –1:30 p.m. Sign up today online! 

Grad Fair 2009 - Students graduating in the spring are invited to purchase their Grad Pack outside the Kennel Bookstore on March 24th from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and March 25th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. What is Grad Fair?

I AM FRESNO STATE.  Lets go VIRAL, show us your Fresno State spirit.  Produce an original 25 second video.  Tell us why you are Fresno State. Open to all Fresno State students, alumni, family and friends. Deadline to submit is Fri April 17th @ 4 PM.  Online application and more info here.   

Stock up on vino and support an FSAA student scholarship - Save 10% on wine purchases and Engelmann Cellars will donate an additional 10% to Bulldog Pride Fund at Fresno State.  Must purchase online. Use discount code: PRIDE
Can pickup order at winery in person to save shipping charges.  Valid until March 31, 2009.
www.engelmanncellars.com
www.bulldogpride.org

 

Bulldog Pride

Blast from the past...Sort of...
Julie Chircop (2008) and unidentified BFF alumnus can't get enough of Fresno State baseball.  They keep coming back to games as alums because it's so fun! 

Past	Present Day

Katie Harrington (2006) graduated from Fresno with a B.S. in Kinesiology. "After graduation I went to London as a graduation gift from my parents. I proudly wore my alumni sweatshirt!"

Are you a super fan? Send in pictures of how you, your family, friends, or coworkers show your Bulldog Pride! Whether at the office on Red Fridays, at tailgates, or on vacation, send in your pictures of you displaying your Bulldog Pride.

Submit Your Bulldog Pride Photo Today!

Need some Fresno State gear for your Bulldog Pride photos?  Shop online at either the Kennel Bookstore or at the Bulldog Shop! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fresno State News & On Campus Events

Veritas Forum at Fresno State addresses collegiate religious illiteracy - Stephen Prothero, a best-selling author and professor calling for more teaching about religion in public schools, will headline a California State University, Fresno forum addressing religious illiteracy among American college students. The event is the annual Veritas Forum at 7 p.m. March 11 at the Satellite Student Union. All events are free and open to the public [more].

The Piano Lesson by Pulitzer Prize winning author August Wilson at the John Wright Theatre, Feb 27-Mar 7, All Performances begin at 8:00 p.m. except on Sunday when it begins at 2:00 p.m. $17 for FSAA members, must bring ID card. Buy tickets online!

Fiesta Health Fair March 6 - Fresno Barrios Unidos, in partnership with Fresno READS, will host a Friday Night Fiesta for children and their families at Wolters Elementary School, 5174 N. First St., from 4 to 6:30 p.m. March 6. About 400 people are expected to attend [more].

Srinivasan chairs International Crop Science Committee - Dr. Ganesan Srinivasan, director of the University Agricultural Laboratory at California State University, Fresno, will chair the International Crop Science Committee (ICSC) for 2009 and make sustainable cropping systems the key committee focus [more].

State budget cuts to CSU impact service to students - The California State University will face an increasingly challenging fiscal situation over the next 17 months and beyond as a result of the budget package passed by the Legislature and signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. The budget reduces state general fund support to the CSU for the current fiscal year, 2008-09, by $97.6 million, and calls for an additional $66.3 million cut for 2009-10. Overall, the reduction places CSU $283 million below its operational needs, or approximately 10 percent [more].

Vietnam Travel Study - Register Now for Fall 2009 - Travel Night Preview on March 10 - The Division of Continuing & Global Education at California State University, Fresno has scheduled an exciting 16-day travel study program for this fall. You are invited to a special slide show presentation to preview "Treasures of Angkor Wat and Vietnam" on Tuesday, March 10 at 4:30 p.m. in Kremen Education, Room 140.  This non-credit Smithsonian Journey will depart Fresno on Nov 6, 2009 and includes visits to Bangkok, Angkor Wat, Hanoi, Hoi An, Hue, Ho Chi Minh City, and the Mekong Delta. View trip itinerary.  For Travel Night directions and parking information, call Susan at 559-278-0423 or email.

Mark Twain and Sid Fleischmanin - Newbery winning author, Sid Fleischman, will be on Fresno State campus on Friday, March 13, to discuss his book The Trouble Begins at 8: A Life of Mark Twain in the Wild, Wild West. His appearance is a part of the 2009 The Big Read program of the Fresno County Public Library and co-sponsored by ANCA, the Arne Nixon Center Advocates and the Friends of the Madden Library.  The public is invited to attend the reception at 6 p.m., followed by discussion with the author at 6:45 p.m. This event is free, and all ages are welcome. Reservations are required by phone 559.278.8116 or e-mail mrianto@csufresno.edu.

Scholarships available for incoming freshmen interested in environmental sciences.
The Patagonia® Scholars, a scholarship program covers the costs of tuition, housing, meal plan and books for an academic year. [More]
 

Athletics  

Men’s and Women’s Basketball Promotions
• Monday Madness Ticket Promotion – all tickets buy one get one free (equal or lower price) at every Monday home game
• Working Wednesday Promotion – fans can enter to win via their business card for prizes, free tickets to future games, etc. at every Wednesday home game.

Baseball Promotions
• Two for Tuesday Ticket Promotion – all tickets buy one get one free (equal or lower price) at every Tuesday home game.
• Why Not Wednesday Promotion – all tickets buy one get one free (equal or lower price) at every Wednesday home game.
• Friday Nights at Beiden Field - Fresno State Faculty & Staff receive $4 upper reserved tickets at every Friday baseball home game. To receive these discounts, you must present your valid Fresno State faculty/staff ID at the Beiden Field box office on game day. There is a limit of 4 discounted tickets per ID.

Softball Promotions
• Two for Tuesday Ticket Promotion – all tickets buy one get one free (equal or lower price) at every Tuesday home game.
• Why Not Wednesday Promotion – all tickets buy one get one free (equal or lower price) at every Wednesday home game.
• Saturdays at Bulldog Diamond - Fresno State Faculty & Staff receive $2 general admission tickets at every Saturday softball home game. To receive these discounts, you must present your valid Fresno State faculty/staff ID at the Bulldog Diamond box office on game day. There is a limit of 4 discounted tickets per ID.

Junior Bulldog Kids Club
The Junior Bulldog Kids Club is available to children 8th grade and under and only costs $25 for over 40 events this spring. Membership benefits include the official Junior Bulldog Kids Club t-shirt, credential, weekly email newsletter from TimeOut and more. Benefits also include free admission to all baseball, lacrosse and softball games. For more information visit www.gobulldogs.com.

Go to www.gobulldogs.com to view all athletic schedules

Bulldog Benefits 

MEMBER DISCOUNTS
Liberty Mutual Auto & Home Policies
Take advantage of Fresno State’s Group Savings Plus. Save on auto and home insurance policies. Call toll-free: (877) 283-4205 or visit the web site. [Online]

MARSH AFFINITY GROUPS
Dental, health and vision insurance polices at specially reduced Fresno State rates. Call toll-free: (888) 560-ALUM or visit the web site. [Online]

Fresno State Alumni…Give yourself some credit!
Now available to Fresno State Alumni is the exclusive FSAA <Visa® / MasterCard®> credit card. Apply online today and grab a piece of the action – also, qualify to receive a $25 statement credit after your first qualifying use(s) of the account. Learn more or apply securely online!
 

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Greg Pruett (1979) has been elected by the board of directors of Pacific Gas and Electric Company as Senior VP of Corporate Relations.

Matthew Morgan (2002) and Jennifer Mattos (2005) are happy to announce their engagement. Jennifer graduated from Fresno State in 2005 with a Bachelors of Arts degree in Psychology and is working as an Academic Coach for Tulare County Office of Education. Matt graduated from Fresno State in 2002 with a Bachelors of Science degree in Kinesiology and is currently a self-employed personal trainer in Tulare.

Donna Alley (1986), Le Grand High School principal in Merced, will take over as district superintendent in July. She has served as principal at Le Grand High for five years. Before that she served three years as superintendent and principal at El Nido Elementary School District.

Douglass Hubbard spoke at Lyon Books about his new book "Bound for Africa," as well as his background as a civilian special agent and police officer. Hubbard is a graduate from Fresno State with a degree in criminology. At the age of 22, he went to Washington D.C. and worked for the Naval Intelligence Service, which is now known as NCIS.

Ronald Oliveira has been named Senior Vice President and Regional Agribusiness Manager at Rabobank in Salinas. A 22-year veteran of the banking industry, he served as president of Axio Financial Network and senior vice president and community banking manager for Union Bank of California.

Kenneth Church (1965) has retired as Principal Engineer and President of Blair, Church & Flynn Consulting Engineers after 39 years with the firm. During that time the company grew from a staff of 6 to over 70 employees.

Gary Washburn (1966) has been elected to the California Association of Realtors Board of Directors. Washburn also serves as a Director of the Southland Regional Association of Realtors and is a National Association of Realtors Federal Political Coordinator (FPC) to Congressman Howard 'Buck' McKeon.

Cathy (Carothers) Baur (1982) recently accepted a position at Cal State San Marcos located in San Marcos, CA as Associate Vice President of Communications.

Welcome New FSAA Members

William McQuary, Mr. Manpal Hayer, Blake Honda, Chandra Woods, Ms. Toni Ann Kurtela-Cervantes
 

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Thank you to the Office of University Communications:  Interim Assistant Vice President Shirley Melikian Armbruster, BA ‘73; & Tom Uribes. Special thanks to Fresno State News & the Fresno State Bulldog Marching Band E-Newsletter Archive Feb 2009 Jan 2009 Dec 2008

FSAA Staff Executive Director: Jacquelyn K. Glasener, MA '02 Publisher and Editor: Katie Johnson BA '03 Alumni Research Assistance: Sarah Mohr, Angel Langridge

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