World’s Fair symposium
Vicente Gonzalez Loscertales, Secretary General of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) in Paris, was the featured speaker at the World’s Fair Symposium held March 30 to April 1 in San Francisco. The symposium was sponsored by the Madden Library's Special Collections Library .more

TII update
Work in the Telecommunications Infrastructure Initiative (TII) pilot building, Family Food Science, is nearing completion. The construction of the Building Distribution Frame (BDF) – or wiring closet – on the second floor is now in progress. more

Vintage Days turns 30
You Dare?  "A Walk on the Wild Side" is the theme of Fresno State’s 30th annual Vintage Days celebration, April 14 to 17. Activities include:  Boomtown Carnival, Casino Night, Concerts, Crafts Faire, Kid's Zone, and Special Events. more

Entrepreneur program ranked in Top 10
Fresno State’s entrepreneurship program claimed high rankings in a survey of more than 500 entrepreneurial colleges and universities by Entrepreneur magazine. more

Yarbrough finalist for prestigious award
English professor Steve Yarbrough was one of four finalists for the prestigious PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. The national prize is awarded each year for the best work of fiction by an American author. more

African-American enrollment
In an effort to boost enrollment of African-American students, the California State University system asked community leaders in March what the CSU can do to assist more students to attend one of its 23 campuses and make sure they graduate. The CSU wants to increase enrollment of undergraduate and graduate African-American students from the 22,500 currently enrolled. more

InForum program April 2
Rebecca Ryan, founder of Next Generation Consulting, will speak on “Hot Jobs, Cool Communities” at the New Valley InForum program on April 21 at 6:30 p.m. at the Crest Theatre, 1170 Broadway. A VIP reception will follow. more

TV spots win award
Three promotional television spots produced for Fresno State won an ADDY® award at the awards ceremony in March of the Fresno Advertising Federation. more

Harper joins advisers
President Welty has named Fresno health care administrator Corwin N. Harper to the University Advisory Board, a panel of community members who provide the president advice regarding the improvement and development of the university. more

Alum donates $150,000
A former Fresno State football team athletic manager has donated $150,000 to the university. Charlie Keyan of Indio, a retired businessman and farmer who graduated in 1948, has established two endowed scholarships. more

Health leadership program
April 13 is the application deadline for the Health Policy Leadership Development Program, a one-of-a-kind leadership program that focuses on the knowledge, competencies and relationship networks required to improve health policies and programs in the San Joaquin Valley. The program builds on the best of existing leadership development programs and is tailored specifically to those individuals who are committed to improving health in the Valley. more

Maddy Institute hosts workshop
On March 24, more than 50 community leaders attended a Maddy Institute workshop on community collaboration sponsored by the Cal Dooley Leadership Fund.  The workshop, entitled “'How Then Shall We Collaborate,” focused on providing governmental and civic leaders with new insights and new tools to increase the community collaboration and bi-partisan political leadership. more

Digital literacy
The California State University system is creating a way to measure students’ Internet research skills, which have become indispensable in today’s modern academic and work environments. more

Invention to Venture
The second “Invention to Venture” workshop, part of a national series of workshops in technology-drive entrepreneurship, will be offered at California State University, Fresno on Saturday, April 23. more