Clovis West gets to show off the $7.5 million overhaul of its Olympic Swim Complex, which reopened earlier this week with a dual meet with Buchanan High School and which will host the 30-team Clovis West Invite this weekend and the California Interscholastic Federation state swimming and diving championships in...
Fresno State’s Vintage Days Starts Friday at New Campus Location
Fresno State News The 49th annual Vintage Days will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday in and around the newly opened Lynda and Stewart Resnick Student Union at Fresno State. Admission to Vintage Days is...
Who Is Fresno State’s 2023 Top Dog? Hint: She Made Her Mark in Emergency Medicine
Fresno State News Dr. Danielle Campagne, who has been saving lives and educating leaders in medicine for more than 18 years in the Fresno area, is among this year’s Top Dog Alumni Award honorees. The Top Dog awards recognize a select group of Fresno State alumni who have made significant...
Hmong Advocate Is Fresno State’s Student Volunteer of the Year
Fresno State News Lor Shoua Lee, a graduate student majoring in clinical rehabilitation and mental health, was named the University Student Volunteer of the Year after providing about 300 hours of service. The annual award, which includes a $1,500 scholarship, honors a Fresno State student who has made a difference...
Ag Summit at Fresno State to Focus on Climate Change
What’s the climate reality for the greater San Joaquin Valley? What are the opportunities and challenges ahead for agriculture stakeholders? The Maddy Institute, in partnership with Fresno State, CSU Bakersfield, Stanislaus State, UC Merced, the Livermore Lab Foundation, and Climate Now, will address those questions and more as part of...
Former Student, Staffer Sue Fresno State in Sex Harassment Case Fallout
Two lawsuits filed by a Fresno State student and a former employee allege that the California State University system and former administrators violated state law by mishandling their reports of sexual assault and harassment, USA Today reported Tuesday. The suits were filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on behalf of...
Industry Backing Helps Fresno State Develop ‘Next Generation’ Construction Leaders
Fresno State News The Department of Construction Management at Fresno State celebrated a $500,000 gift from the Beavers Charitable Trust, along with additional gifts from DeSilva Gates Construction, Teichert Construction, Kiewit Corporation and Browning Contractors, Inc. — bringing the total to $674,000. University officials and the Beavers Charitable Trust representatives...
Estate Gift Provides Support for Fresno State Armenian Studies
Fresno State News When Ralph Shabazian learned about the Armenian Studies Program at Fresno State in early 2016, he knew he wanted to be a part of helping students explore their heritage to help share the Armenian story. Mr. Shabazian never learned the Armenian language. However, he had a keen...
Fresno State Alum Couple Donates $100K to Business School
Fresno State News Fresno State alumni Jim and Chelisa Vagim and their daughters, Madeline and Georgia, believe university faculty play an essential role in student success and community development, which is why they have donated $100,000 to the Craig School of Business to support faculty research. “Faculty are forming our...
Fresno Businessman-Philanthropist John Shehadey Lived a Robust, Action-Filled Life
John Lawrence Shehadey, a scion of the Producers Dairy family whose zest for life led to him to tackle numerous business activities, support nonprofits, climb Mt. Whitney, travel the world from St. Petersburg to Tahiti, certify as a scuba diver at age 72, and skydive at age 80, died Jan....