Special Interest Organizations

ACTIVE MINDS ON CAMPUS:
(May, 2009) To educate students, faculty, and staff about mental health issues, reduce stigma and advocate for students with mental health issues, and work as a liaison between students and the mental health community.

ALCOHOL SAFETY COUNCIL-STUDENT SUBCOMMITTEE:
(January, 2005) Fresno State promotes a healthy lifestyle and a safe learning environment for our students. The Alcohol Advisory Council (AAC) serves Fresno State and its students by creating policies and activities that promote this environment. Emphasizing safe and moderate alcohol consumption, the AAC creates alcohol-free events, recommends policy changes as needed, and forms strong partnerships with various aspects of law enforcement. The Student Subcommittee gives students a voice on campus alcohol issues. The committee organizes alcohol-free, fun, alternative events for students and participates in alcohol-related education and prevention such as National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week, BAC education, and promoting alcohol safety and Fresno State alcohol-related social norms. Some of the events we hold: organizes and sponsors student-oriented speakers focusing on prevention, safety, and moderation; provides input and direction for the CSU Sober Driver Initiative, ABC, and the Alcohol and Traffic Safety grants, funded by the Office of Traffic Safety (OTS); receives reports from AAC members attending statewide and national alcohol abuse prevention and social norms conferences; assists with the creation, promotion, and initiation of activities such as the Health Fair, Alcohol Screening Day, National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week, Octoberfiesta, Milk and Cookies Night, and many others; provides planning representatives and assistance with the CSU Alcohol Conference; provides opportunities for outside agencies (MADD, Youth Leadership Institute, etc.) to present orientations regarding their programs.

AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE CLUB:
(April, 1998) To provide students with opportunities for association and interaction with the faculty and administration at California State University, Fresno, the Deaf Community, and to instill the desire for self improvement, scholastic excellence and the cultivation of civic responsibility. In addition, the organization will encourage students to use American Sign Language as a means of accomplishing these goals.

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL:
(9/08) To involve the student community in discussion and action related to the status of human rights on a global scale.

ARNOLD AIR SOCIETY:
(August, 1965) To create a more efficient relationship among Air Force officer candidates within Air Force Reserve Office Training Corps (AFROTC); to aid in the development of effective Air Force Officers, and to further the purposes, traditions, and concepts of the United States Air Force.

BOOST ALCOHOL CONSCIOUSNESS CONCERNING THE HEALTH OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS (B.A.C.C.H.U.S.):
(January, 2003) To educate peers in promoting healthy lifestyles and help peers in making responsible choices. It will also provide programming to help this cause.

BULLDOG PANTRY:
(October, 2008) To foster the importance of community service in Fresno State students by providing free groceries, especially to Fresno State students, but to low-income families in the community as well. By participating, it is hoped that the desire to volunteer and make a positive change will be instilled in the individuals' psyche.

BULLDOG STUDENT ATHLETE ADVISORY COMMITTEE:
(March, 1996) We bring the student athlete community together by bridging the gap between all athletes to create relationships between student athletes and the community by organizing community service efforts, to generate a voice from within the student athlete community and be the liaison between the administration, coaches, faculty and staff at Fresno State to provide feedback to the athletic administration on proposed conference and NCAA legislation and advise the athletic administration on how to spend NCAA funds.

CAMPUS PEACE AND CIVIL LIBERTIES COALITION:
(November, 2001) Campus Peace organizes events on campus, including speakers and rallies related to peace, social justice, civil liberties, and environmental issues.

CASINO NIGHT SUPPORT CLUB:
(March, 2008) To provide students with opportunities for association and interaction with the faculty and administration of California State University, Fresno and to instill the desire for self-improvement, scholastic excellence and the cultivation of civic responsibility.

CIRCLE K INTERNATIONAL:
(March, 2002) Our mission is a statement of what CKI wants to become and for whom: Circle K International is college and university students who are responsible citizens and leaders with a lifelong commitment to community service worldwide. Circle K inspires people to better our world. Its motto, the same as Kiwanis International’s, is “We Build”. Circle K provides constructive opportunities for students to become involved on their campuses and communities through service work to others in need. Circle K members have the chance to work with fellow students, children in the community, and other adults in need of special programs. Circle K is the organization that holds the promise of today’s college student becoming tomorrow’s leader. It exists to meet the personal needs of the individual collegian through the qualities of leadership, the rewards of service, and the unique spirit of friendship. Circle K’s potential lies in its ability to positively influence those in our society who are facing ultimate personal decisions, and those who will one day create the vision of mankind for generations to come. Circle K is the embodiment of those qualities necessary to shape the future, realized in the colleges and universities of today. Circle K is the largest collegiate community service, leadership development, and friendship organization in the world. Circle K clubs are organized and sponsored by a Kiwanis club on a college or university campus. It is a self-governing organization and elects its own officers, conducts its own meetings, and determines its own service activities. Circle K is an international community service organization with over 12,000 members worldwide in over 7 countries. Circle K blends community service and leadership training with opportunity to meet many other college students at service projects, conferences, and conventions.

CLARINET ASSOCIATION:
(October, 2004) We are the Clarinet Association because most, if not all, the members not only play the clarinet, but are Music majors as well. We promote the visibility of the arts in schools through performances here at Fresno State, the Woodward Park Public Library and through the West Coast Clarinet Congress that is held annually each year. Concerts are free and open to the public and we try to do a few concerts each semester.

COLLEGE DEMOCRATS:
(August, 1989) To provide for the promotion of Democratic values at Fresno State, the surrounding community, and to involve all students and student organizations with similar goals. We are committed to inspiring students to actively participate in politics and promote the progress of local, state, national and global affairs.

COLLEGES AGAINST CANCER:
(December, 2005) To provide students with opportunities to collaborate with faculty and staff to fight cancer, volunteer for the American Cancer Society, and to improve college communities by instating and supporting programs of the American Cancer Society.

CSUF COLLEGE REPUBLICANS:
(January, 1996) To allow Republican students and community members an alternative to other political organizations, through which they can express and practice their political ideals and congregate in an environment conducive to Republican philosophy; to assist students and community members in their efforts to promote Republican ideals at the university and community level, to further the aims of the Republican parties of California and the United States of America; to inculcate the high ideals of American Conservatism and the Republican parties of California and the United States; to promote those ideals at the university level and all the levels of government, and to promote and assist those Republican candidates that adhere to those ideals and to support those students on campus that seek and/or attain office within the university’s Associated Students Incorporated “government,” who intend to implement Republican ideals at the university level and are members of The Chapter.

DEMOCRACY MATTERS:
(October, 2006) To support clean election legislation and to educate the public at large about clean elections.

DREAMERS IN ACTION STANDING:
(February, 2008) To assist AB540 students with helpful tools to guide their education, provide guidance and support, search and provide scholarship and internship information, and create awareness among the general student body.

FAST FORWARD CLUB:
(June, 2005) To provide academic support, mentoring and development of leadership skills; focusing on motivating students to become successful in their college experience and to give back to their community by volunteering their time and service to non-profit organizations.

FEMICIDE ACTION COMMITTEE:
(October, 2007) To provide students with opportunities for association and interaction with faculty and administration of California State University, Fresno and to instill the desire for self-improvement, scholastic excellence and the cultivation of civic responsibility by providing resources for the problems of abuse, violence and femicide in those areas most significantly impacted by: providing for prevention programs against female violence through community education, improved governance and environmental design; training persons to provide services to reduce suffering and facilitate recovery of victims; and conducting research and awareness programs to accurately identify, describe, understand and publicize the problem of violence against women.

THE GREEN ISSUE:
(June, 2009) To bring together students of all disciplines who share a passion for green building and sustainability to make a difference on campus and in their community.

HVZ FRESNO:
(October, 2009) To inform people of Humans vs. Zombies. We will be providing educational information on the background of the club, what events are being planned, and where club supporting materials can be bought. We will also be informing other clubs of our purpose as a social organization and try to work along with those clubs on collaborating events together. We will be encouraging the working together of individual clubs to promote teamwork and teambuilding of their members and others to show how they work and what they accomplish as a club.

INVISIBLE CHILDREN SCHOOLS FOR SCHOOLS CLUB:
(November, 2009) To aid Invisible Children Organization by raising funds and book drives. Also to provide Fresno State students with self-improvement, scholastic excellence and the cultivation of civic responsibility.

JUMPSTART FRESNO:
(January, 2003) Jumpstart Fresno is an early literacy program that recruits college students to serve as tutors, working toward the day every child in America enters school prepared to succeed. Tutors work 1-to-1 with a preschool child and help them in developing their language and literacy, social, and initiative skills. Our club includes both Jumpstart tutors, as well as students interested in volunteering with Jumpstart events throughout the academic year. Some of the events we are involved in include The Susan G. Komen Race, Kids Day, Vintage Days, and many more.

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF FRESNO - CSUF STUDENT UNIT:
(October, 2008) To promote democratic government through studying, discussing and arriving at consensus on issues by the membership, and taking action on appropriate LWV positions and principles at local, state and national levels of government.

MEN OF CHARACTER:
(September, 2008) To form a support group to raise academic performance, graduation rates, and professional development among African-American men at Fresno State.

MOOT COURT:
(September, 2009) To promote and supervise all designated Moot Court Club activities and sponsored competitions; to work toward student awareness, interest, and competence in the art of dispute resolution, trial and appellate advocacy.

MOSTLY ACOUSTIC:
(December, 2006) To provide students with opportunities to attend acoustic performances by singer/songwriters.

N.O.R.M.L. (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws):
(October, 2006) We are a U.S.-based non-profit corporation whose aim is, according to their most recent mission statement, to ”move public opinion sufficiently to achieve the repeal of cannabis prohibition so that the responsible use of this drug by adults is no longer subject to penalty.” According to their website, NORML “supports the removal of all criminal penalties for the private possession and responsible use of marijuana by adults, including the cultivation for personal use, and the casual nonprofit transfers of small amounts,” and “supports the development of a legally controlled market for cannabis.”

PARTNERING ALUMNI WITH STUDENTS :
(September, 2003) To provide services to California State University, Fresno in a way that promotes the development of California State University, Fresno; promotes the welfare of its graduates, current and former students, and friends; establish pride and tradition through the promotion of greater interaction among persons with vested interest in California State University, Fresno.

PAUL WARFIELD TIBBETS JR. PHILANTHROPY CLUB:
(March, 2008) To help benefit organizations in need of money, goods, time, or assistance. This club will help charitable organizations that are in need of support. It will promote compassion and ethical excellence of its members and all Fresno State students. Every month the club will work with a new organization. We will either raise money to donate, donate goods, work at an event hosted by the organization, or assist them in daily operations. Some organizations we have looked at included, but are not limited to: Community Food Bank, Breast Cancer Prevention Fund, CALCASA, Poverello House, and Herndon Recovery Center. This will help raise awareness among communities as well as build a good relationship between Fresno State students and the outside community.

PEOPLE ORGANIZED FOR WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT AND REPRESENTATION:
(March, 2004) P.O.W.E.R. is the Women’s Studies club which is meant to be a resource and network for women’s studies majors and minors, as well as other campus feminists and folks wanting, among other things, gender equality on our campus and in our society. Every year we put on the Saga Women’s Festival, an art and music festival with informative booths. We also put on fundraisers such as last year when we raised money to train victim’s advocates at a shelter in Cuidad Juarez, Mexico.

PI SIGMA ALPHA:
(October, 2007) To promote the scholastic achievement of students with high honors and a concentration in Political Science.

POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION:
(December, 2000) The Political Science Association is a student run club with the interest of promoting civic leadership and political awareness on campus. We are non-partisan, and not major specific. Our organization accepts new members year round. We provide students with opportunities to associate with other students, faculty, government officials, and community members. Further, we give our student members numerous opportunities for community service, and we hold several annual debates and panel discussions on current event topics.

PROJECT ASAP:
(September, 2009) To create leadership development, through the coordination of educational and awareness projects; to use these leadership skills to help foster youth and former foster who desire to pursue education beyond high school. Coordinating a regular series of roundtable discussions of members of the club, meeting with university advisors to provide feedback, creating a mentorship program between first year students and graduating students, creating a mentorhsip program between current college students and high school students.

PUBLIC RELATIONS & MARKETING CLUB:
(March, 2009) To provide students with opportunities for association and interaction with the faculty and administration of California State University, Fresno and to instill the desire for self-improvement, scholastic excellence and the cultivation of civic responsibility.

RECYCLING CLUB:
(June, 2004) To promote recycling and its importance on the California State University, Fresno campus. Its activities are focused on educating the student body about recycling and environmental issues, advocating for policy change, and running the recycling program in the dormitories.

RESIDENCE HALL ASSOCIATION:
(November, 2005) To integrate the ideal of Residential Life, Housing, and Food Service and facilitate interaction of ideas between all residence hall students; to serve as the representative body of the residence hall students to the California State University, Fresno; to represent the views of residence hall students to the Associated Students of the California State University, Fresno; to provide programs of general interest for the residents of all residence halls; to provide a means whereby the residents of the California State University, Fresno may express themselves effectively through programs in areas which directly affect the students in the residence halls.

S.P.E.A.K. (Students Providing Empowerment, Advocacy, and Knowledge):
(July, 2007) To provide training and opportunities for students to be involved in creating awareness of healthy relationships, intimate partner violence, sexual assault and stalking. S.P.E.A.K. facilitates interactive presentations on campus for students, faculty and staff. This club is open to all students and does not charge dues or fees.

STUDENT ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS CLUB:
(September, 2007) To educate and raise awareness about environmental issues through strategically planning and advertising simple solutions that evoke a call to action from the study body, faculty, and staff on the California State University, Fresno campus.

STUDENT HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE:
(November, 2009) To serve as an advisory to the President and to the University Health and Psychological Services (UHPS). This organization, as prescribed by the Chancellor's Executive Order No. 814, shall be to recommend scope of service, delivery, funding, and other critical issues relating to campus health services. Additionally, this committee shall serve to enhance student awareness of university health.

STUDENT VETERAN ORGANIZATION:
(May, 2009) The purpose of the organization shall be, first and foremost, to ensure that veterans, active duty personnel, reservists and their families are receiving all benefits entitled to them, and to ensure a contact to readjustment counseling should they feel the need. Secondly, our purpose is to provide a fellowship of likeminded individuals in order to create a network of students and successful alumni in order to provide professional and leadership development.

STUDENTS FOR BARACK OBAMA:
(November, 2007) To offer localized support for achieving the objective of our national parent organization. The goals of our parent organization center around achieving, but are not limited to, three objectives: 1) increasing youth voter turnout, 2) raising campaign awareness (with a focus at the college level), and 3) spreading Senator Obama's thoughts, ideas, and campaign message.

STUDENTS ORGANIZING FOR SUCCESS:
(June, 2009) To promote the academic advancement of underrepresented groups in higher education through academic achievement, community service, and social interactions. S.O.S. shall work with the EOP Alumni Association, Ronald McDonald House charities and various other organizations to accomplish these goals.

UPWARD BOUND ALUMNI CLUB:
(October, 2009) To focus on helping new UB Alumni entering Fresno State feel welcome and at home to this campus through various activities. Additionally, the UB Alumni Club will attempt to educate/inform the campus community of the Upward Bound Program and other TRIO Programs across the country.

VINTAGE DAYS:
(March, 2004) To enhance the social, cultural, and recreational activities of the students, faculty and staff of Fresno State and improve the opportunity for community involvement with the university in these areas. To facilitate this, Vintage Days will combine numerous social, cultural and recreational activities into a series of coordinated programs over an extended weekend.

WELLNESS AMBASSADORS:
(October, 2006) To participate in organizing and conducting health education programs/activities for fellow Fresno State students that promote healthier lifestyles; serve as links to the campus community by building partnerships among campus clubs, organizations, and departments; to instill the desire for self-improvement, individual wellness, scholastic excellence, and the cultivation of civic responsibility.

WHEELS OF SUPPORT:
(November, 2008) To provide students with new and/or continued opportunities for involvement in a community service project, and to instill the desire to improve the life of others and the cultivation of social responsibility.

WOMEN’S ALLIANCE:
(February, 1980) Women’s Alliance is a club created to promote empowerment, activism, and sisterhood. The mission of this group is to focus attention on the accomplishments and problems of women. Women’s Alliance gives students a richer perspective of women and their potential. We are open to helping both female and male students understand and adapt to the changing gender-roles in our society. One of the most recognized events organized by Women’s Alliance is the annual Take Back the Night Rally and March, an event designed to bring awareness to ending violence against women, by reclaiming the night. This event is generally held on the 4th Wednesday in October, which has been recognized as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Take Back The Night Rallies (TBTN) began as a response to sexual assault, rape, domestic violence, and murder, and continue to be held all over the United States, Europe, Canada, Latin America, and India.