President Welty Honored with Diamond Award

Submitted by www.theBulldogS... on Tue 23 Mar at 1:24 PM

Fresno State President John Welty has been recognized for his decades of service by the American College Personnel Association Foundation. This month the Foundation presented President Welty with the Diamond Honoree Award which honors educators who have been recognized for their outstanding and sustained contributions to higher education and to student affairs.

 

 

C. G. HANZLICEK $1,000 POETRY WRITING FELLOWSHIP

Submitted by www.theBulldogS... on Thu 14 Apr at 11:36 AM
ANNOUNCING THE FIRST ANNUAL C. G.
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For more information, contact Cindy Wathen at 278-1569 or ciwathen@csufresno.edu.
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EETT Funding CUT

Submitted by www.theBulldogS... on Sun 3 Apr at 7:16 PM

Send a Letter Today and Visit Your Representative Next Week

Congress continues to debate the FY11 budget and drastic reducing in education funding.  Now the time has never been more important to contact your federal legislators and tell they how important the Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) program is for your students, your children, and the country's future.

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As Congress continues to debate the FY11 budget, it has never been more important that your federal legislators know how important the Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) program is for your students.
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Governor Brown Checks In With the People of California 3.21.2011

Submitted by www.theBulldogS... on Thu 24 Mar at 5:59 PM

Call the CA State Senate today and tell them to give their constituents a vote by putting Governor Brown's tax extensions on the ballot.

Below is the list of target senators. Don't know who your State Senator is? Click here and find out.

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Under our law, a minority can block. And if they block there will be devastating cuts to our schools, our local police services and other things that people don't want. But that's just the way it is. And maybe over time we can correct it, I don't know how, maybe through some initiatives, whatever.

~ Jerry Brown

Graduate Students Must Maintain Continuous Enrollment

Submitted by www.theBulldogS... on Thu 24 Mar at 3:17 PM

IMPORTANT POLICY CHANGE
AFFECTING ALL GRADUATE STUDENTS
 
 

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Graduate students will no longer have the option to enroll in zero units (GS Continuation or GS 299C) to satisfy the continuous enrollment policy. 
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CSU System to enroll 10,000 Less Students

Submitted by www.theBulldogS... on Wed 23 Mar at 1:10 PM

California spends about $47,000 per inmate in state prisons, while spending less than $8,000 per California State University student. Yet, the CSU is slated for a $500 million cut next year — an approximately $20 million cut for Fresno State. In the meantime, prison spending is proposed to remain essentially flat.

~ Charles B. Reed, CSU Chancellor

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If CSU loses $1 billion, the state Legislative Analyst's Office recommends that CSU reduce enrollment by 5 percent, raise tuition by 10 percent and cut staff compensation by 5 percent. Any tuition hike would come on top of a 10 percent increase already approved for the fall 2010 term.~ Terence Chea
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California Spends More on Prisoners ($47K) Than on Its Students ($8K)

Submitted by www.theBulldogS... on Thu 17 Mar at 8:39 PM

California spends about $47,000 per inmate in state prisons, while spending less than $8,000 per California State University student.

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California spends about $47,000 per inmate in state prisons, while spending less than $8,000 per California State University student. Yet, the CSU is slated for a $500 million cut next year — an approximately $20 million cut for Fresno State. In the meantime, prison spending is proposed to remain essentially flat.~ Charles B. Reed, CSU Chancellor 
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Gene Zumwalt, "Beyond the Roses"

Submitted by www.theBulldogS... on Wed 16 Mar at 8:23 PM

Gene Zumwalt, "Beyond the Roses"
Aired March 16th, 2011
In 1970, at the height of the Vietnam War, Fresno State was involved in much controversy about that conflict and other social issues. Gene shares his memory of the University administration closure of the English Department.
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Did you know that Fresno State in the 1970's was filled with so much controversy and conflict among students, faculty and staff that the entire English department was closed?
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When the Chips Are Down

Submitted by www.theBulldogS... on Wed 16 Mar at 9:02 AM
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An interesting video using poker chips as an anology to represent the effects of confidence in students, children and communities.

 

Fresno Library Facing Massive Cuts

Submitted by www.theBulldogS... on Tue 15 Mar at 5:43 PM
Fresno Library Facing Massive Cuts

Please call your county supervisor, because the Fresno County Library is discarding thousands of books due to budget cut. and please read the following:  

At the direction of the Fresno County Library administrator, it is estimated that 40,000 volumes have been disposed of from the library into the landfill and to 10-cent library sales shelves. This is a terrible waste and contrary to public trust and established county procedures.

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