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Children's books conference
Oct. 17-18
Patricia McKissack, whose books have won Coretta Scott King awards and Newbery
and Caldecott Honors, will be among the featured speakers at a conference Oct.
17-18 at Fresno State.
The event is sponsored by the Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children's
Literature, the Arne Nixon Center Advocates and The Society of Children's
Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), North/Central California Region. more
| Journal deadlines
The Journal will be published online on the first day of each
month – or the weekday closest to the first – from
September through May. The only exception is January, when
the publication date will be Jan. 9.
The deadline for submissions to Journal is 10 days prior to
the first of each month. For the November issue, the deadline
is Oct. 24. Information must be sent via e-mail to journal.
Phone messages, faxes or printed hard copies will not be accepted. |
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‘Culture
of Peace’ Week under way
Peace advocate Arun Gandhi will highlight
the weeklong “Building
a Culture of Peace” activities that continue through Oct. 4
at Fresno State and Fresno Pacific University. more
CSU opposes Prop. 54
During its September 2003 meeting, the Board of
Trustees of The California State University voted unanimously to oppose
Proposition 54, the Classification
by Race, Ethnicity, Color or National Origin initiative, which is scheduled
to appear on the Oct. 7 Special Election ballot. more
Equestrian student dies
Shana Virginia Eriksson, the Fresno State student-athlete
injured in a horseback riding accident, died on Sept. 27.
Miss Eriksson,
18 of Tahoe City, Calif., died at University Medical Center in
Fresno where she had been in critical condition since the
Sept. 24 accident on the campus farm. more
Bulldog Shop manager dies
Blaine Kelley, manager of the Bulldog Shop
for the last three years, died at his home on Sept. 11. more
Keith Putirka earns international attention for volcano research
 Dr.
Keith Putirka, a Fresno State professor of earth and environmental
sciences, is sparking a reconsideration of how volcanoes are formed.
Putirka, along with professor Christopher Condit of the University
of Massachusetts, Amherst, are proponents of a new theory about how
magma makes its way to the surface of the earth to form volcanoes.
more
Arson cause of Sept. 8 Fire
at Lab School
The Fresno Fire Department has determined that arson was the cause of the Sept
8. fire that
damaged a wing of the Lab School. more | photos
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Dinner Oct. 20 honors Judge Coyle
United States District Court Judge
Robert E. Coyle will be honored on Monday, Oct. 20 by his alma mater,
Fresno State, where he once served
as student body president. more
Houghten named Entrepreneur in Residence
Fresno State alumni Richard
A. Houghten, founder and president of Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular
Studies in San Diego, will be
Entrepreneur in Residence at Fresno State from Oct. 14-17. more
Bowerman is Interim Dean of Craig School
Dr. Karen Dill Bowerman, a
faculty  member and administrator at Fresno State for more than 20 years,
has been named Interim Dean of the Craig
School of Business for the 2003-2004 academic year.
She replaces Dr. Fred Evans, who accepted at position at California
State University, Northridge. more
Warning on computer patches issued
Some computer users may be receiving
many e-mails claiming to be from Microsoft Corp. urging them to apply
a free security patch. Campus
Information Systems Security said the e-mail is a fake and users should
not apply any computer or security patches sent via e-mail. more
Accreditation update
California State University, Fresno is in the midst of its periodic accreditation
review by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). Under the
new WASC procedures, the review is carried out in stages and is customized
to the campus. The next step in the process is the Preparatory Review, scheduled
for November 19-21, 2003. more
International Coffee
Hour programs
The International Coffee Hour is held each Tuesday from 3-4 p.m. at the Education
Building Atrium, room 54-58. more
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