FRESNO –  A Fresno State student-produced video touting the university’s role in agriculture education is among 10 global finalists for the World Ag Expo 2014 video contest. Now the students seek public support to be chosen as the best. Students Michael Price and Connor Alstrom learned this week that their five-minute submission, “Fresno State Trains Students to Feed Tomorrow’s World” that involved [...]

COALINGA – Sandy McGlothlin has been named vice president of student services at West Hills College Coalinga after serving as the interim VP for several months. “Sandy McGlothlin’s work with West Hills College is distinguished with more than 18 years’ experience in student services that has provided her with a deep understanding of the community [...]

TULARE - World Ag Expo and E.M. Tharp, Inc. have teamed up again to provide the “We Believe in Growing” scholarship, created to support agricultural education. High school seniors from Madera, Fresno, Tulare, Kings and Kern counties are encouraged to apply by Jan. 17, 2014 to be considered. Two $10,000 scholarships will be awarded to students [...]

FRESNO – Fresno State associate professor of English and published novelist Alex Espinoza  was awarded a 2014 Creative Writing Fellowship by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). According to the NEA, this fellowship provides $25,000 to published writers so they can set aside time for writing, research, travel and general career advancement. Espinoza is one of 38 authors [...]

COALINGA – The West Hills Community College District board of trustees has appointed Len Falter to fill the vacant seat left by the death of trustee Bill Henry. Falter will serve the remainder of Henry’s term, which ends in December 2015. He was formally seated during the board meeting Tuesday, Dec. 10. Falter represents Area [...]

FRESNO — The inaugural John D. Welty Award for Excellence in Community Service will be presented to Fresno State student Daniel Ward, who served more than 300 hours in the past year for local and international organizations. The award, which includes a $2,500 scholarship, will be given annually to a student who exemplifies the commitment [...]

FRESNO – The Fresno Convention and Entertainment Center has announced a new five-year agreement keeping the annual West Coast Bible Conference, which recently celebrated its 31st year, at the Fresno Convention Center for 2015-2019. Center officials worked hand-in-hand with the Fresno/Clovis Convention and Visitors Bureau to make sure the annual four-day conference, bringing an average [...]

FRESNO — Le Vin Nouveau, the university’s annual tribute to a French fall wine tradition, will be 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, at the Fresno State Winery. “According to tradition, at one minute after midnight on the third Thursday of each November, winemakers in France release their first vintage of the year, Beaujolais Nouveau, with much [...]

FRESNO — Lectures, panel discussions and performances will unfold across the Fresno State campus Nov. 12-17 for International Education Week,culminating with the 30th anniversary of International Culture Night. The free, public events are designed to highlight programs that help Americans gain global experience. This year’s theme is, “The World is Hiring.” A full list of activities [...]

FRESNO – The City of Fresno has announced plans for this year’s “Bike Through History” on Saturday, Nov. 2, from 9 a.m. to noon.  The event will feature a 7-mile round-trip ride with an emphasis on Fresno’s historic neighborhoods. Bike Through (Neighborhood) History is co-sponsored by the City of Fresno, Fresno County Bicycle Coalition, the Cal [...]

Courtney Bautista is a lifelong Fresnan who graduated from San Joaquin Memorial High School and California State University, Fresno with a bachelor’s degree in mass communication and journalism. In 2004, she landed a job as a reporter for The Twin City Times, a newspaper covering the rural areas of Easton, Caruthers and Riverdale. She was [...]

REEDLEY – Pulitzer Prize award winning author Jane Smiley will speak at the Reedley College Forum Hall this Thursday at 7 p.m. Smiley is a novelist and essayist.  Her novel “A Thousand Acres” won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1992, and her novel “The All True Travels and Adventures [...]

CLOVIS – High school students in the Fresno/Clovis area are signing up for the Young Entrepreneurs Academy, beginning Tuesday, Nov. 4 at Willow International Community College. Students enrolled in the seven-and-a-half month course will participate in three 10-week sessions.  The first will focus on brainstorming, the second forming a business plan, and the third consists [...]

Casey Lamonski started her career in 2002 after completing her business degree at California State University, Fresno. Starting out as the events and promotions director with the regional department store, Gottschalks, she went onto a local TV station and then a local business publication. Lamonski was instrumental in starting a local events venue company and is currently the [...]

FRESNO – Electronic Recyclers International, the largest electronic waste recycling company in North America, is partnering with St. Anthony’s School in Fresno to put on their semi-annual e-waste recycling collection event at the school on October 13th and October 20th from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., with all funds raised benefiting the school’s computer department. [...]

FRESNO — Fresno entrepreneur and philanthropist Darius Assemi, president of Granville Homes, will be honored with the Fresno State Alumni Association’s Top Dog Distinguished Alumnus Award for 2013 during the Top Dog Alumni Awards Gala, 5:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18 at the Save Mart Center. The annual event is part of the university’s Homecoming Week [...]

FRESNO – A treasure trove of well over 1,000 antique items are now on display at The Big Fresno Fair, with each piece having a story from the fair’s 130 years of history. All of the items in the Big Fresno Fair Museum, ranging from photographs to awards, have historical value.  Some were donated, and [...]

Robert “Beto” Mejia is currently an employee of the Mendota Unified School District in Mendota, California where he plays an integral role in the high school athletic football program. He received his bachelor’s of science degree in pre-physical therapy from California State University, Fresno in May 2005 and is currently pursuing a master’s degree and [...]

FRESNO – Michelle Ganci, professor of animal science for the Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology at Fresno State, received the California Poultry Federation’s Golden Rooster Award. The award is the highest honor given by the federation and was presented to Ganci at its annual conference, Sept. 19 in Monterey, Calif. “I have to [...]

FRESNO – Longtime Fresno State supporter Dr. Peter G. Mehas passed away this past Friday in a Fresno hospital. A native of Fresno, Dr. Mehas received his bachelor’s degree from California State University, Fresno in 1962, his master’s degree from UCLA in 1967, and his doctorate in education from the University of Southern California in [...]