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Fresno Unified Gets Bechtel Grant

Big news for the Fresno Unified School District as the S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundationannounced that it would award the District a grant to fund and implement a middle grades teacher residency program.  The program, which will be facilitated in partnership with California State University, Fresno, will help prepare new teachers for the classroom with an [...]

CSUF Showing “Up to Us”

More than 100 students will gather at Fresno State at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29, for a nationally streamed film and discussion focusing on the short documentary “Up to Us” and the stake for young Americans today and how the Nov. 6 vote direct

Clovis Fire Open House

The Clovis Fire Department invites you to their Annual Open House at Fire Station 1, 633 Pollasky Avenue, in Old Town Clovis (Pollasky and Seventh St.) on Saturday, October 27, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Earn your Passport to Safety by

Campfire Restrictions Lifted

Clovis, CA – Based on weather trends changing, an increase in relative humidity and a decrease in average temperatures the Sierra National Forest is lifting fire restrictions put in effect on Aug. 6. Forest Visitors will still need to obtain

President Welty Honored

Outgoing Fresno State President John Welty was recently honored with an award bearing his own name. Welty, who’s 68 and retireing next year, was given The Perpetual John Welty Visionary Stewardship Award. The award now recognizes Welty for

Gov. Moves to Reduce Gas Prices

SACRAMENTO — Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today directed the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to take emergency steps to increase the state’s gasoline supply and bring down fuel prices. The Governor directed the board to immediately allo

“Miss Representation” Screening Set

‘Miss Representation’ screening Oct. 10 closes Hispanic observance The final event for Hispanic Heritage Month at Fresno State is a screening of “Miss Representation” at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, at the Henry Madden Library, Room 2206

Yosemite Ranger Wins Major Award

Shauna Potocky, Park Ranger at Yosemite National Park, has been selected as  a recipient of the Pacific West Region 2012 Freeman Tilden Award. The  award was created to recognize a National Park Service (NPS) ranger who has successfully develo

Korean Group Studies Sierra Trails

A small contingent from Ulsan, Republic of Korea, visited the Sierra National Forest Sept. 10 to explore the topic of wilderness trail management and environmental considerations for sustainability. The metropolitan city of Ulsan is in the pro

CSUF Honors Journalism Grads

Six individuals who took their Fresno State training into broadcast and print journalism, advertising or public relations are being honored at the university’s Mass Communication and Journalism (MCJ) Alumni and Friends Hall of Fame Induction an