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Negotiating workshop is
April 16
 Stanford
University professor Margaret A. Neale will present a workshop on "Negotiating
Strategies and Tactics: How to Get (More of) What you Want" from 1-5
p.m. April 16 at the University Business Center , room 194. The workshop
is sponsored by the Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
The fee is $250 and reservations may be made with Genelle Taylor at
294-2045. more
Great Valley conference
Registration is under way for California 's largest annual meeting
focused solely on issues affecting the Central Valley . " Central Valley
-- Put it on the Map!" is the theme of the Great Valley Center 's annual
conference, which will be held May 5-6 at the Radisson Hotel, 500 Leisure
Lane in Sacramento . Fresno State is one of the conference partners.
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Engineering golf tourney
The 3rd Annual Engineering Alumni Chapter Golf Tournament to benefit
the Rick Husband Memorial Alumni Scholarship Fund will be held April
16 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Riverside Golf Course. Cost is $85
per person or $340 for a foursome, which includes green fees, cart,
tee bag and box lunch. For more information contact Dana Lucka at 8-5590.
Fresno Grand Opera
 Internationally acclaimed stage director Joseph Bascetta will speak
about the Fresno Grand Opera at the April 16 Friends of the Madden Library
program. Bascetta will discuss the founding of the opera company and
the final preparations currently being made for Aida, the second production
of its 2003-04 season. more
Lecture on Nile
Archaeologist Dr. Brian Fagan, Professor Emeritus of UC Santa Barbara,
will speak on “The Rape of the Nile ” on Monday, May 3,
in UC 200 at 7:15 p.m. The lecture is being sponsored jointly
by the Fresno County Archaeological Institute/San Joaquin Chapter of
the Archaeological Society of America, the Central Sierra Historical
Society, the Fresno State College of Social Sciences and the Fresno
State Anthropology Club and Geography Club. Admission is free. For more
information contact Mike Moratto at 8-6045.
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Sausages win 'Best In West'
honors
Three Fresno State student-produced sausages -- Spicy Italian Sausage,
Smoked Lamb Sausage and the Crazy Cajun Sausage -- are the best in the
west as judged at the California Association of Meat Processors Student
Competition held March 5-7 in Fremont . The sausages, like all student-produced
agricultural products, may be purchased at the Farm
Market located at Chestnut and Barstow avenues. For hours, call
8-4511. more
Turf Day Golf Classic
The 33rd Annual Turf Day Golf Classic sponsored by Ag One Foundation
will be held Friday, May 7 at Madera Golf and Country Club. Registration
and lunch will be at noon , with shotgun start at 1 p.m. A social will
be held at 6 and dinner at 7. Cost is $125 per player, which includes
green fee, cart, tee-prize, Fresno State sausage lunch, refreshments
on the course, hors d'oeuvres and dinner. To register or for more information,
call the Ag One Foundation at 8-4266.
Wizard of Oz party
The second annual Secret Garden Party sponsored by The Arne Nixon Center
for the Study of Children's Literature will be held Sunday, May 16,
from 3 to 5 p.m. For the event, the garden of a Fresno residence will
be temporarily transformed into the Land of Oz. The party location is
a secret that will be revealed shortly before participants' trip to
"Oz." more
Invention workshop May 1
The Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship is sponsoring
an "Invention to Venture" workshop on Saturday, May 1 in McLane Hall,
room 121. Invention to Venture is a one-day session on technology-driven
entrepreneurship for students, faculty, regional entrepreneurs, investors
and business leaders. more
Craig Fellowships
The Division of Graduate Studies once again is offering the Robert and
Norma Craig (RNC) Fellowships. The RNC Fellowships of $1,000 (based
on 100 hours at $10 and hour), are designed to provide benefits to both
graduate students and faculty. Fellowship stipends must be used to foster
student development through mentored activities such as providing research
or instructional assistance, or by conducting some faculty-assigned
duties, thus freeing faculty members to proceed with the development
of research, instruction or other professional activities. more
Graduate Scholars Fellowship
Contingent upon the availability of funds, nominations are being sought
for two President's Graduate Scholars Fellowships. These $3,500 fellowships
are available to entering master's degree or Ed.D. students for 2004-05.
In previous years, funding has been made available through President
Welty. more
Graduate Equity Fellowship
Contingent upon the availability of funds, the California Graduate Equity
Fellowships with grants up to $4,500 are available for underrepresented
graduate students who qualify. This program seeks to increase the diversity
of students completing a graduate degree program at California State
University , Fresno and encourages continuation on to doctoral programs
and consideration of university faculty careers. more
Evaluation and research
services
The Center for Research, Evaluation, Assessment, and Dissemination
(CREAD) was founded in 1999 to provide research, data analysis and evaluation
services to school districts, postsecondary institutions, private foundations,
grant projects, and other agencies requiring professional services.
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Brown Bag Book Club
In celebration of Fresno State 's new recommended reading list, the
Madden Library sponsors University Brown Bag Book Club Discussions.
Professors from all disciplines take turns facilitating discussion.
Students, faculty and Friends of the Madden Library are invited to bring
their lunches and participate. The final discussion of the semester
will be April 20 at 1 p.m. in Library Conference Room 1209. Nora Chapman
(Department of Foreign Languages and Literature) will discuss "The Illiad"
by Homer.
Fraley to speak
 Director
of Track and Field Bob Fraley will be the speaker at the annual Faculty/Staff
Christian Fellowship Spring Luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday,
April 13 in the Residence Dining Facility. Fraley was named USA Track
& Field's 2003 Nike Coach of the Year. Tickets are $10 and must
be purchased by April 9. For information or tickets contact Martha Rodriguez
at 8-7755.
Cognitive Science Series
 The
Cognitive Science Series is offering four lectures in the month of April
as part of the new cognitive science course. LouAnn Gerken , director
of the Cognitive Science Program at the University of Arizona Tucson
, will speak on "The Language Gene Goes to Las Vegas ". more
Gerontology Symposium
 Key
issues relating to gerontology will be addressed at the third annual
Gerontology Symposium on Monday, April 19. Dr. Harry Moody, an expert
in gerontology, will lecture on "Dreams and Fairy Tales for the Second
Half of Life," from 10 a.m. to noon in the Smittcamp Alumni House. more
'Culture and Depression'
Dr. Arthur M. Kleinman , a psychiatrist who is an expert on depression,
spoke on "Culture and Depression: Studies in Anthropology and Cross-Cultural
Psychiatry of Affect and Disorder" on April 1. His appearance was
sponsored by the College of Social Sciences and the Department of Anthropology.
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Health Fair
Health Fair 2004 will be held in the Residence Dining Facility on
Wednesday, April 21, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This year's event will have
more than 25 booths on health-related topics. In addition to many returning
favorites, new booths will address "Alcohol IQ", Fad Diets and Alternative
Health. To demonstrate the risks of impaired driving, University Police
will offer the opportunity to drive a motorized cart wearing "Fatal
Vision" goggles, simulating intoxication. The Kinesiology Pedagogy Club
will sponsor a 1- 2- and 3- mile fitness event. more
Service for Gina Arce
Dr. Gina Arce, who served as a Fresno State Professor of Botany for
40 years (1956-1996), passed away January 30, 2004 in York , Penn.,
after a long illness. Although her last years were spent in the
East with the niece she raised, her heart and spirit remained tied to
the Central Valley , especially to the triumphs of the sports teams
and former sports stars of Fresno State. more
Outside speakers policy
On Nov. 18, 2003 , President Welty approved the Outside Speakers
Policy (APM 625). See the Academic
Policy Manual. All units on the campus are expected to comply with
the policy and have all appropriate approvals consistent with the policy.
Please review the policy and make sure that your unit(s) are following
the policy consistently. more
Whistleblower Hotline
The California Whistleblower Hotline, (800) 952-5665, gives
you the opportunity to report the improper activities of state agencies
or employees. The BSA can only follow up on state government improprieties. It
does not investigate misconduct by federal or local governments or by
private businesses or organizations. You have two ways to share information
with the BSA: Call the Whistleblower Hotline at (800) 952-5665
or mail to Investigations, Bureau of State Audits, 555 Capitol Mall,
Suite 300, Sacramento , CA 95814 . The BSA cannot accept complaints
via their Web site or e-mail. more
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