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As the No. 1 shaper of bachelor’s degrees successful the Central Valley, California State University, Fresno volition invited a record-setting fig of caller undergraduate students and transportation students (6,541) this fall. These students and a freshman people numbering 3,676 — the 2nd highest cohort of first-time freshmen — volition converge connected field for classes opening Aug. 21 — immoderate for the archetypal clip and others returning from summers filled with work, nonrecreational improvement oregon adjacent summertime school.
From traveling the globe connected survey overseas programs to competing successful the 2024 FISU World University Championships Powerlifting successful Estonia, Fresno State students person spent their summers gaining invaluable experiences that stress committedness to assemblage engagement, idiosyncratic maturation and nonrecreational development.
Dr. Kent Willis, vice president for the Division of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, said these experiences volition propel students guardant into meaningful careers and enactment roles. Take, for example, junior Marco Florez, vice president of External Affairs with Associated Student Inc., Fresno State’s pupil authorities organization. Florez spent his summertime crisscrossing the country, attending assorted enactment improvement programs done ROTC portion besides preparing for his enactment relation backmost connected campus.
“Our Bulldogs marque a affirmative interaction successful the precise neighborhoods they telephone home, uplifting their communities done work and leadership,” Willis said. “At Fresno State, we judge that capturing our students’ attraction from the commencement is important for mounting them connected a way to occurrence that benefits the full Valley. Through programs similar Parent Scholars and the Humanities Internship Program, we’re empowering our students to go agents of affirmative change, some successful the schoolroom and beyond. By opening with a strong, engaging experience, we’re gathering a brighter aboriginal for the Valley, 1 pupil astatine a time.”
Serving Valley students
Fresno State anticipates an incoming people of astir 6,541 caller undergraduate students — 3,676 freshmen and 2,865 transportation students. Nearly 95% of continuing undergraduate students person registered for the autumn semester. Total enrollment for the university’s 114th world twelvemonth is projected to beryllium astir 24,234. (Enrollment numbers are not last until the field census is conducted successful aboriginal fall.)
Fresno State genuinely serves the Valley — 57% of its students travel from Fresno County, portion 82% travel from the broader six-county portion (Fresno, Madera, Kings, Tulare, Merced and Mariposa counties).
As 1 of the astir affordable, high-quality options for higher acquisition successful the Central Valley, Fresno State is committed to affordability and making acquisition accessible to all.
Recognizing the wide challenges students are facing with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (commonly referred to arsenic FAFSA), the assemblage implemented the Tuition Advantage program, mounting speech further funds to adjacent unexpected fiscal gaps students faced arsenic a effect of FAFSA processing delays.
Tuition Advantage ensures that each first-time freshmen and caller undergraduate transportation students who conscionable the indispensable criteria person capable assistance and assistance assistance to screen 100% of their tuition and mandatory field fees for the 2024-25 world year.
Welcome Week provides opportunities for entertainment, giveaways and resources for caller and returning students to observe the commencement of the autumn semester. Staff members big invited stations to supply directions and information. These invited stations volition beryllium held from 7:30 to 10 a.m. Aug. 21 and 22 adjacent to parking tons and main walkways astir campus.
Big Bulldog Welcome volition instrumentality spot from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 26 astatine the Memorial Garden (in beforehand of the Kennel Bookstore), featuring activities, giveaways and a field assets fair.
Students tin observe pupil organizations, assemblage work opportunities and link with the teams down field traditions and programs during Traditions Day connected Aug. 28. Student organizations volition supply accusation connected the University Student Union balcony from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and assemblage organizations with unpaid opportunities volition beryllium astatine the Memorial Garden from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Several events during Fresno State Welcome Week volition instrumentality spot successful the evening:
- Aug. 27: Free bowling and billiards during the Bulldog Bowl’s Back to School Bash, 7 to 10 p.m. successful the little level of the University Student Union.
- Aug. 28: Speed Friending volition springiness students the accidental to conscionable caller friends and marque caller memories, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. astatine the Resnick Student Union.
- Aug. 29: Celebrate the commencement of the semester with roller skating, caricature artists, tattoo artists and pupil discounts astatine the shops astatine Campus Pointe during Fresno State Night astatine Campus Pointe, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Aug. 30: Fresno State students tin be a Central Valley Fuego Football Club crippled for lone $5 astatine the Fresno State Soccer Stadium.
- Aug. 31: Students tin stitchery unneurotic for a ticker enactment of the Fresno State vs Michigan crippled astatine 4 p.m. astatine the Resnick Student Union.
Incoming first-year, transportation and postgraduate students volition beryllium invited to tally crossed Jim Sweeney Field astatine Valley Children’s Stadium earlier kickoff astatine the archetypal Fresno State shot location crippled connected Saturday, Sept. 7, arsenic a portion of the field contented called the Run to Victory. Kickoff is astatine 7 p.m.
Dorm move-in
Students volition determination backmost into the residence halls connected Saturday, Aug. 17. Demand for on-campus lodging continues to beryllium strong. This year, 1,350 students volition beryllium surviving connected campus.
Facilities updates
Later this fall, Fresno State volition interruption crushed connected a caller affordable pupil lodging task that volition adhd 228 apartment-style beds to the portfolio for Fresno State Student Housing. This caller gathering volition beryllium 4 stories, and volition see 1-, 2-, 3- and 4-bedroom units. The caller gathering volition besides connection a constricted fig of apartments for students with children. The caller gathering volition beryllium located connected the country of Shaw and Cedar, adjacent to existing residence hallway buildings.
Office of Compliance and Civil Rights
Housed successful Room 316 of the University Student Union, the Office of Compliance and Civil Rights is simply a recently restructured bureau that brings unneurotic the Offices of Title IX and Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation (DHR).
The Office of Compliance and Civil Rights addresses issues of discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation, and oversees the University’s compliance with national and authorities laws and regulations and CSU strategy policies. This bureau offers training/education, outreach, and consultation to the field assemblage connected these important topics.
Students, employees and/or 3rd parties who judge they person experienced harassment, discrimination, and/or retaliation based connected a protected presumption should promptly interaction the bureau for much accusation connected resources and options. Click here for much accusation oregon telephone 559.278.5003.
Parking/transportation updates
P27 Parking Lot Restricted to Residents Only: Effective Aug. 1, Lot P27 volition lone beryllium disposable for students surviving successful Student Housing, to hole the contractor staging country for a caller pupil lodging task that volition interruption crushed aboriginal this fall. Students parking successful Lot P27 volition request to person the “Resident” parking licence displayed connected their dashboard arsenic impervious of residency. This licence volition lone beryllium permissible for usage successful P27 (no different pupil parking lots). Student Housing residents volition person accusation from Student Housing connected however to petition a Resident parking permit.
Questions tin beryllium directed to Derek Brantley, parking and proscription manager astatine dbrantley@mail.fresnostate.edu oregon Erin Boele, manager of Student Housing astatine eboele@mail.fresnostate.edu.
Temporary parking batch transit shuttle: Traffic Operations is offering complimentary shuttle work betwixt the Save Mart Center Parking Lot 1 and the Campus Drive Circle (near the north/south gym). Shuttles volition tally from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday done Friday, astir each 20 minutes. Because seating is limited, precedence volition beryllium fixed to students who person parked their vehicles successful Save Mart Center Parking Lots.
For ADA (wheelchair) proscription requests, students should utilize the SCOUT program.
Additional accusation is disposable by contacting Traffic Operations astatine 559.278.2950.
FAX and V-Line escaped ridership: Students and employees tin thrust for escaped connected V-Line and each Fresno Area and Clovis Transit buses astatine immoderate time.
V-Line: Fresno State has partnered with the City of Visalia to supply free, convenient and easy-to-use shuttle work for students and employees commuting to field from the Visalia area. Those who suffice whitethorn get a complimentary V-Line licence by visiting the Fresno State Police Department Parking Lobby. Appropriate recognition is required. The V-Line halt is located astatine the Maple Avenue turnaround conscionable northbound of Shaw Avenue. Schedule accusation is disposable connected the V-Line website.
FAX Buses: Fresno State students and employees tin thrust City of Fresno FAX buses for escaped anytime by swiping their bulldog paper portion boarding. Detailed way accusation tin beryllium recovered connected the official FAX website.
Clovis Transit: Fresno State students and employees tin thrust Clovis Transit for escaped by showing their bulldog paper portion boarding. Route 10 is the recommended way for those utilizing the work to and from campus. Route accusation tin beryllium recovered connected the Clovis Transit website.
New furniture member
The President’s Cabinet comprises elder leaders from crossed field to supply proposal and counsel successful starring the university. New this world twelvemonth is Garrett Klassy, who started arsenic Fresno State’s manager of athletics connected July 23. Klassy came to Fresno State from Houston, wherever helium served arsenic lawman athletics manager and main gross officer.
New Initiatives from the Student Health and Counseling Center
Parent Scholars: With an estimated 1 successful 5 assemblage students being pupil parents, we admit the unsocial challenges faced by this colonisation — balancing school, enactment and parenting responsibilities, managing the outgo of education, uncovering reliable childcare and a supportive community. In an effort to conscionable the needs of this population, Parent Scholars present person precedence registration arsenic a effect of Assembly Bill 2881. Parent Scholars are besides connected to field and assemblage resources via a listserv and invited to enactment successful assorted programming opportunities, including assets fairs, giveaways, vacation and graduation celebrations and more. For much information, delight email parentscholars@mail.fresnostate.edu.
Wellness To Go Vending Machine: The Wellness To-Go vending instrumentality volition motorboat successful autumn 2024 and volition beryllium located connected the archetypal level of the Resnick Student Union. In an effort to guarantee greater accessibility to indispensable items, students tin acquisition and/or person escaped over-the-counter medications, hygiene and harm-reduction products. While astir products are free, determination is simply a complaint for some. Only presently enrolled Fresno State students volition person entree to the products dispensed successful this machine.
Funding for the instrumentality was provided by Anthem Blue Cross done the Central Valley Opioid Safety Coalition and successful concern with the Fresno Madera Medical Society. Funding for the escaped harm-reduction and hygiene products has been made disposable done Associated Student, Inc. and the Student Health and Counseling Center.
Ongoing immunization request for incoming students: All incoming students indispensable taxable impervious of their puerility immunizations to the Student Health and Counseling Center earlier Sept. 19, to debar a registration clasp for their 2nd semester. For much accusation oregon questions delight interaction the Student Health and Counseling Center astatine 559.278.2734.
Fresno State Library
The Fresno State Library is nether caller enactment with the assignment of Janet Crum arsenic the caller dean of room services, effectual Aug. 1. Crum is an accomplished room person from the University of Arizona and a prolific student publishing probe successful room enactment and the interaction of world libraries connected campuses and communities.
The Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children’s Literature welcomes Karina Cardenas arsenic its caller curator and librarian. Cardenas returns to Fresno State wherever she was a room worker successful the University Archives. Most recently, she expanded her portfolio astatine CSU Los Angeles wherever she worked successful Special Collections.
The Fresno State Library is unfastened 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and closed weekends done Aug. 20 and resumes new world twelvemonth hours on Aug. 21. As of the autumn semester 2024, the room gathering volition beryllium unfastened Mondays done Thursdays from 7:45 a.m. to 11 p.m., Fridays from 7:45 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 11 p.m. For much accusation connected room services, delight sojourn library.fresnostate.edu.
New programme updates
The Humanities Internship Program, housed successful the College of Arts and Humanities and funded by the Mellon Foundation, volition statesman to rotation retired this autumn to supply paid internships to humanities students.
The Craig School of Business volition connection a caller pupil enactment program, the Gender and Leadership program, starting autumn 2024. The Gender and Leadership programme prepares students to negociate sex disparities successful the workplace by instilling confidence, providing mentorship and networking opportunities and equipping students to prosecute enactment roles. Student members of the cohort volition person opportunities to beryllium mentored by section concern professionals, creating the foundations of a idiosyncratic web to enactment them passim their careers.
New Executive MBA schoolroom astatine Campus Pointe: The Craig School has opened a caller schoolroom for its Executive MBA programme astatine the Campus Pointe center. The schoolroom features a state-of-the-art dual projector with afloat dependable and tin accommodate up to 115 people. The schoolroom is disposable for rental by the nationalist done the University Business Center.
Resources for postgraduate students
All postgraduate students are invited to be the Graduate Student Resource Fair from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5, astatine the Leon S. Peters Event Plaza extracurricular the Resnick Student Union. Graduate students tin sojourn with representatives from a assortment of field organizations. In addition, students are encouraged to bring their families to bask food, euphony and amusive subject demonstrations.
