Fresno Unified trustees gave the green light this week to a $37.6 million construction bid for the new Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary School in southeast Fresno. Trustee Elizabeth Jonasson Rosas made a point of asking how the bid compared with prior estimates. Chief operations officer Karin Temple said the winning...
Valley Faith-Based Nonprofits Hurt by COVID-19 Get $100K Boost
More than $100,000 has been raised to benefit Valley faith-based nonprofits and community benefit organizations that are facing financial hardships because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Faith-Based Nonprofit Resilience Fund, spearheaded by the Center for Community Transformation at Fresno Pacific University in partnership with nonprofit leaders, was created in April...
Fresno State Student Cupboard Fundraiser Sets Record, but COVID-19 Creates More Need
Last month's annual fundraising campaign for the Fresno State Student Cupboard set a record with $327,275 contributed by 434 individual donors and community partners. But even though the March Match Up is officially over, the need to support students continues because of pressures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many students...
UCSF Fresno Announces Newest Medical Residents, And They Are PRIME
Eight medical school graduates from the Central Valley, including two who got undergraduate degrees at Fresno State and Fresno Pacific, learned by simultaneous emails Friday that they have been chosen for medical residency programs in California. Normally the "Match Day" announcements are in-person celebrations, but this year they had to...
Fresno State, Fresno Pacific Cancel Commencements, Put Classes Online
Fresno-area college seniors who are graduating in May won't get to participate in traditional cap-and-gown ceremonies due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. But at least they'll be able to complete their coursework in time to graduate. Classes at Fresno State and Fresno Pacific University have migrated from in-person to online....
Fresno-Area Classes Continue As Education Officials Monitor Coronavirus Risk
There are no plans now to close classrooms at Fresno-area public schools and colleges to stem a potential spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, but officials say they are monitoring health advisories from county, state and federal agencies for recommendations. As of now, the California Department of Public Health is recommending...
Looking For #GivingTuesday Cause? Check Out Fresno CC's Ram Pantry.
#GivingTuesday comes only days after many of us have stuffed ourselves silly (Thanksgiving), so maybe it's appropriate that we think about the people who often don't have enough to eat — like some Fresno City College students. Listen to this article: The FCC Ram Pantry, which started in 2015, provides...
Fresno County’s Top Teacher Is Welding Instructor at Court School
Fresno County's top educators for 2019 are welding teacher Greg Barragan, Sanger administrator Dennis Wiechmann and Parlier administrator Praxades Torres III. They were honored Thursday evening at the Educator of the Year Awards ceremony at the Saroyan Theatre in downtown Fresno. The winners of School Employee and Teacher categories may...
Can Gen Z Figure Out How to End Islamophobia?
Muslims and Christians gathered last week at Fresno Pacific University to talk about Islamophobia, its causes, and what Generation Z — the generation of Americans now of college age, who are said to be the nation's most ethnically, racially and religiously diverse generation — can do about it. Listen to...
Valley Students are Flocking to Clovis Pharmacy Program
California Health Science University in Clovis celebrated a recruiting milestone as school leaders welcomed their newest class of pharmacy students this term. Nearly 80% of the students just beginning their studies at the privately-funded university are from the Central Valley, school officials announced. The new cohort of 68 students brings total...