As a reminder, Friday, December 19, 2003, is the deadline for submitting Master's Degree Clearance forms to the Division of Graduate Studies office for students who have applied to graduate with a master's degree and fulfilled all requirements for graduation this Fall 2003 semester.

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IT students, please register for their Spring 2004 classes before Friday, December 12, 2003. If you do not register for the courses before December 12, the class you need might not have adequate enrollment and the class will be cancelled.

Presentation Date: Tuesday, November 11th, 2003
Time: 4:00 PM
Place: IT Conference room 212

Marcus Stockwell, an 1998 IT graduate, will be speaking about his Navy training as an F18 pilot. Marcus is currently stationed at the Lemoore Naval Air Station.

You are cordially invited to attend the American Society for Quality meeting on November 20, Thursday evening at Sunrise Medical.

Mr. Hogan will present a Lean Manufacturing "case study" that demonstrates Lean Philosophy on an actual process. Learn how to reduce production costs, free up working capital, reduce stagnant inventories, reduce customer lead time, and maximize your return on investment.

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Topic: Development of ATE Website
Presented by: Peter Stenfort

Presentation Date: Tuesday, November 4th, 2003
Time: 4:00 PM
Place: IT Conference room 212
Please join us for food and beverages

2000 tickets to the CSUF Men's Basketball will be given out for free to CSUF students.

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The Department of Industrial Technology will have an information table setup at the Save Mart Center lobby at the Save Mart Center Community Open House between 10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 1, 2003. 20,000 people are expected to walk through the SMC during the open house.

If you would like to participate in the IT table setup, please call the IT department office 278-2145 or email darlenek AT csufresno DOT edu to sign up for the time which you can participate.

Topic: Advanced Technology Enterprise Laser Engraving Operations
Presented by: Pete Seerden

Presentation Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2003
Time: 4:00 PM
Place: IT Conference room 212
Please join us for pizza and beverages

Pleasant Mattress Project Using Boric Acid as a Fire Retardant
Presented by: Carl Walker and Steven Thomas

Presentation Date: Tuesday, October 14
Time: 4:00 PM
Place: IT Conference room 212
Please join us for pizza and beverages

The College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Agricultural Foundation of California State University, Fresno, Ag One Foundation and University Agricultural Laboratory invite you and your family or guest to the:

ANNUAL FALL BARBECUE
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2003
O'NEILL PARK

Tickets are available for purchase at the CAST Dean's Office, Ag Operations, Ag One Foundation and the Ag Foundation. Tickets are $3.00 for adults with 12 and under Free. Tickets must be purchased by Friday, October 3, 2003.

The Career Job Fair will be held on October 1, 2003, at the Satellite Student Union from 10 am to 2 pm. Bring alot of resumes!

Memo from the University Admissions-Graduate and Postbaccalaureate Office:

The deadline for applying for admission as a postbaccalaureate or graduate student for the Spring 2004 semester is September 30, 2003. This deadline applies also to returning graduate students who have had a break in enrollment. Because of the high demand and budget reductions, the university closed to undergraduate applicants in July. The September 30th deadline will not be extended.

Undergraduate Seniors who expect to complete BA/BS requirements this December and wish to pursue a credential, masters, or take postbaccalaureate courses must submit the Graduate/ Postbaccalaureate Application for Admission by September 30, 2003. Undergraduate seniors who have already submitted a program application to a credential or masters program office also must submit the CSU application for university admission. Applications must be submitted online at: http://www.csumentor.edu.

Students with questions regarding the deadline may call 278-2261.

American Society for Quality is meeting on Tuesday, September 30, 2003, at Grundfos Pumps. For more information, please view the annoucement.

IT 104 Product Design schedule no. 70245/70246 1100-1250 has been changed to Wednesday evenings, 6:00 p.m.- 9:50 p.m.

Students MUST register for the Fall 2003 classes before Wednesday, May 14th.

Because of the tight budget situation, if students do not register before the end of the Spring semester, the class which they need for graduation that does not show adequate enrollment by Wednesday, May 14th will be cancelled!

Looking for an IT student to work on a Solution Center project for the summer. Please contact Don Austin at daustin@csufresno.edu.

In the Cisco Academy's Breaking News section,

California State University at Fresno has incorporated the Academy program into its BS and MS degree coursework. This is the first in a series of University models that have successfully implemented the Cisco Networking Academy Program.

Source: http://cisco.netacad.net/public/index.html
More information: http://cisco.netacad.net/public/news/Fresno.pdf

Scholarship available to all students interested. Please see the attached pdf file.

Looking for an IT student to work on safety practices at the GAP Distribution Center. Please contact Don Austin at daustin@csufresno.edu.

Science & Engineering Recruiting Fair will be held on February 20, 2003, at the Satellite Student Union from 10 am to 2 pm.

Visit the Career Services website for more information.

Here's an announcement of the seventeenth annual California State University Student Research Competition in the next CAST Update.

Abstract due date March 14, 2003
To University Grants and Research Office via the Dean's Office
Competition Site is California State University, Stanislaus
Competition Date May 2-3, 2003
Cash awards will be presented to the outstanding presenter and the runner-up in both undergraduate and graduate sections.
Information contact person is Doug Carey, 278-0856
Information and the announcement can be copied at the CATI administration office.

The IT Department would like to welcome our new students at the Camarillo Center. In Spring 2003, we are offering IT102 Industrial Computers and IT148 Project Management classes, and students are also taking the IT198W Technical Writing web based class via the Internet.

Class photo of the IT 102 class with instructor Mr. Leonard Zakas and his students:

Trish
Trinh Thomson
Thomas Edwards
Jeffrey Hall
Andrew Jordan
Paul Leibowitz
Steve Blanchard
Shaun Lynch
Lee Hilliard
Donna Cabrera

Internship & Summer Job Fair will be held on February 5, 2003, at the Satellite Student Union from 10 am to 2 pm.

There is one space open for the Solution Center project for Spring 2003. It can serve as a senior problem or elective. See Mr. Don Austin if you are interested.