Feeling that post Halloween semester crunch blues? Perk up with these fun fall events.
Check out the ASI instagram account to keep up with what’s happening on campus real time!
@FresnoStateASI (Fresno State Student Government, they host and partner in events for students. Visit our offices for free blue books and scantrons RSU 303/304)
P.S. Check out the bottom of the blog for a linked document with a list of campus resources and organizations that are here to support students!
Open QPR Training (Question, Persuade and Refer)
Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death for college students between the ages of 18 and 24, but it is preventable. We offer Question, Persuade and Refer (QPR) training to help you recognize and respond to the warning signs of suicide. By attending a QPR training, you will learn: Common misconceptions about suicide Warning signs and risk factors How to talk about suicide (Question) How to persuade someone to get help (Persuade), and How to refer a person to appropriate campus and community resources (Refer). This training is open to current Fresno State students, staff and faculty only.
For community training, please visit www.fresnocares.org. If you would like to request a QPR Training for your classroom or office, visit our request a presentation webpage or contact Danielle Mendoza at 559-278-6716 or email daniellem@mail.fresnostate.edu Ask a question. Save a life.
Date: Thursday, November 6, 2025
Time: 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Location: Fresno State Library Room 3212
Time: 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Location: Fresno State Library Room 3212
Contact: Danielle Mendoza, daniellem@mail.fresnostate.edu
Price: FREE
Crimmigration Teach-in Presentation
Free presentation by Chicano and Latin American Studies faculty Dr. Anabella España-Nájera and Dr. Alina Méndez.
The presentation will focus on the history of enforcement along the U.S.-Mexico border; how immigration policy has been used to regulate access to work, belonging and citizenship; and how communities, organizations and students can create advocacy, awareness and solidarity through education, policy engagement and public dialogue. The speakers will also discuss the recent Supreme Court ruling that broadens ICE’s authority and explore its impact on immigrant and working-class communities.
Dates: Thursday, November 6, 2025
Time: 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Location: Fresno State Library Room 3212
Link: https://calendar.fresnostate.edu/index.html#event-details/5f3154e8-48b5-4c0d-9b34-495b678bd016
Price: FREE
Souleymane’s Story (L’histoire de Souleymane) (2024) | CineCulture screening
Souleymane’s Story, by French director Boris Lojkine, follows Souleymane, a recent immigrant from Guinea-Conakry, as he rides through the streets of Paris delivering meals on his e-bike. In two days, he is due for his asylum interview with OFRA, the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons. He is coached by a fellow Guinean immigrant who seems to prepare him for a successful application by having him tell a false story of political persecution in their native country.
Dates: Friday, November 7, 2025
Time: 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Location: Leon S. and Pete P. Peters Educational Center (West of Save Mart Center in the Student Recreation Center Building)
Link: https://calendar.fresnostate.edu/index.html#event-details/288e816b-cbf5-401b-b70a-fd7c1f329e9b
Price: FREE
Native American Movie Night Giveaway
Join us for this year’s Native American Heritage Month Movie Night Giveaway! Featuring popcorn buckets with candy, popcorn, and an American Indian Movie Booklet! Students will enter a contest for the chance to win. Follow social media instructions to enter the contest and stop by Thomas Building 110 to claim your prize.
Location: Thomas Building Room 110 (Cross Cultural and Gender Center Conference Room)
Time: 9 am to 5 pm
Date: Friday, November 7th, 2025
For more information contact: Kathy Moua at 559.278.4732 or kathybk@mail.fresnostate.edu
Let us know you’re coming!: https://bit.ly/apida2526
Price: FREE
Rainbow Hangout: Your Art Pin Party
Together in community, and in recognition of Trans Day of Remembrance (TDOR), we honor trans lives and celebrate creativity as an act of care. Join us for a welcoming, hands-on event where LGBTQ2+ and allied students can hang out, create custom pins, and connect with one another. Bring your creativity, meet new people, and maybe even swap your designs with a friend.
Date: Friday, November 7, 2025
Time: 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Location: Library 3212
For more information or accommodations contact: Felix Vargas, ccgclgbtq@mail.fresnostate.edu
Link: bit.ly/YourArtPinParty
Price: FREE
Wellness Wednesday and the Fresh Fruit Break
Every Wednesday*, the Student Health and Counseling Center hosts free activities from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. just outside the Bulldog Testing Center, next to the Fresno State fountain! Enjoy free fresh fruit Giveaways Information to support your health and wellness Interactive fun! *Wellness Wednesday occurs weekly on Wednesdays beginning August 20 and ending December 10, weather permitting. For immediate updates, follow the Student Health and Counseling Center on Instagram at @FSHealthCenter!
Dates: Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Location: Bulldog Testing Center
For more information or accommodations contact: Stephanie Annett, email stephanieannett@csufresno.edu
Link: https://studentaffairs.fresnostate.edu/calendar.html#event-details/c9b3aedc-3551-43c2-9506-668218bb7e4b/instances/2025-11-12T19:00
Price: Free
Songs of Slow Burning (2024) | CineCulture screening
Songs of Slow Burning Earth, by Ukrainian director Olha Zhurba, follows the lives of Ukrainians during the first two years of Russia’s full-scale invasion. The film captures the everyday resilience and deep personal losses of a country living through war. Through intimate scenes with civilians, children, and aid workers, it reveals how ordinary people endure extraordinary circumstances in the shadow of ongoing violence.
The film was awarded Best Film at the 11th Riga International Film Festival in Riga, Latvia, and at the 22nd Big Sky Documentary Film Festival in Missoula, Montana. It also won the Jury Award for Best Film at the 27th One World International Human Rights Film Festival in Prague, Czech Republic. In Ukrainian and Russian with English subtitles. 95 minutes. Songs of Slow Burning Earth, by Ukrainian director Olha Zhurba, follows the lives of Ukrainians during the first two years of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
The film captures the everyday resilience and deep personal losses of a country living through war. Through intimate scenes with civilians, children, and aid workers, it reveals how ordinary people endure extraordinary circumstances in the shadow of ongoing violence. The film was awarded Best Film at the 11th Riga International Film Festival in Riga, Latvia, and at the 22nd Big Sky Documentary Film Festival in Missoula, Montana. It also won the Jury Award for Best Film at the 27th One World International Human Rights Film Festival in Prague, Czech Republic. In Ukrainian and Russian with English subtitles. 95 minutes.
Dates: Friday, November 14, 2025
Time: 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: Leon S. and Pete P. Peters Educational Center
Link: https://calendar.fresnostate.edu/index.html#event-details/24bd40df-3a6e-46bd-bcb7-934854d4d8e7
Price: Free
The Encampment Film Screening
Join ASI in a screening of The Encampment From Executive Producer Macklemore, The Encampments offers an urgent, intimate portrait of America’s student movement, ignited at Columbia University as students protested their universities’ ties to the war on Gaza. Their actions sparked a nationwide uprising, with encampments spreading across hundreds of campuses. Featuring detained activist Mahmoud Khalil, alongside professors, whistleblowers, and organizers, the film captures the deeper stakes of a historic moment that continues to reverberate across the globe.
Dates: Friday, November 14, 2025
Time: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Location: RSU First Floor
Price: Free
ASI Student Tailgate
Join the pre game, student tailgate put on by Fresno State’s ASI and Student Housing! The tailgate is 2 hours before kickoff. Swing by and nab some food!
Swing by and pick up a burrito!
Dates: Saturday, November 15, 2025
Time: 2 hours before kickoff!
Location: Between the Library and Student Dining Hall
Link: @fresnostateASI
Price: Free
Threads of Culture Series
Discover the beauty and meaning behind traditional textile arts at Threads of Culture, an interactive series exploring the cultural significance of fabric, embroidery, and sewing in different communities. Learn about practices such as Hmong embroidery, Japanese sashiko stitching, and more—while gaining hands-on experience with basic sewing techniques.
Dates: Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Location: Lynda and Stewart Resnick Student Union (RSU) 206
Contact for details or accommodations: Kathy Moua at 559.278.4732 or kathybk@mail.fresnostate.edu
Let us know you’re coming!: https://bit.ly/apida2526
Link: https://calendar.fresnostate.edu/index.html#event-details/089de7f0-42df-4e5b-b71d-4768c20c7dd0
Price: FREE
Paws and Pans: Pass the Sides
Be the MVP of Friendsgiving with side dishes that steal the spotlight. Learn how to make Stuffed Bell Peppers and Southwest Potatoes that are healthy, hearty, and crowd-approved.
🦃 Spots are limited — snag yours before they’re gone!
Dates: Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Location: Family Food Science Building 108
Link: https://calendar.fresnostate.edu/index.html#event-details/dbe214cc-c35b-4011-93c9-06cec0fecb54
Price: FREE
TDOR 2025 Keynote Speaker Revealed!
We’re less than a month away from this year’s Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR)— a time to honor and uplift our transgender siblings whose lives were taken due to violence and transphobia.
We’re honored to welcome our Keynote Speaker: Ash Perez
Ash Perez (Pepperdine University) is a TV writer, author, and entertainer living in Los Angeles, CA. If you were chronically online in the early 2010s you may recognize him from his time at BuzzFeed. More recently he produced and starred in “New Guy Tries” for 2nd Try (formerly The Try Guys) which catalogues his experience discovering masculinity as a trans man.
Date: November 20, 2025
Time: 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Location: Fresno State Satellite Student Union
Join us for this free community event!
RSVP early to save your spot: bit.ly/FresnoTDOR2025
Registration will close once capacity is reached.
For more information or accommodations contact: Cross Cultural and Gender Center at 559.278.4435 or ccgclgbtq@mail.fresnostate.edu by November 7, 2025, for the best accommodation options.
Price: FREE
All university programs and activities are open and available to all, regardless of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin.
Murder My Sweet (1944) | CineCulture screening
Gumshoe Philip Marlowe (Dick Powell) is hired by the oafish Moose Malloy (Mike Mazurki) to track down his former girlfriend. He’s also hired to accompany an effeminate playboy buy back some jewels. When the exchange results in the playboy’s murder, Marlowe can’t leave the case alone, and soon discovers it’s related to Malloy’s. As he gets drawn deeper into a complex web of intrigue by a mysterious blonde (Claire Trevor), the detective finds his own life in increasing jeopardy. 95 minutes.
Date: Friday, November 21, 2025
Time: 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: Leon S. and Pete P. Peters Educational Center (West of Save Mart Center in the Student Recreation Center Building)
Link: https://calendar.fresnostate.edu/index.html#event-details/678b1c44-e0aa-4801-879a-147af668c7b8
Fresno State Richter Center One Day Service Event: Poverello House
Volunteer with the Fresno State Richter Center at the Poverello House in lending a helping hand this Thanksgiving Break with food distribution for the Fresno community!
Date: Monday, November 24th
Times:
Shift 1: 7:30 AM – 11 AM
Shift 2: 11 AM – 2 PM
Location: Poverello House
Time: 11 AM to 12 PM
For more information contact: Kayla Ferreira at kferreira@mail.fresnostate.edu
Wellness Fair
The Wellness Fair is back, and ready to help you decompress before finals week! The Student Health and Counseling Center is proud to partner with the Fresno State Department of Public Health in creating spaces for students and the campus community to learn more about a multitude of health and wellness-related topics, all while having fun! Visit booths, grab free incentives, and more!
Dates: Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Location: Lynda and Stewart Resnick Student Union (RSU) 105
Contact: Kathy Yarmo email kyarmo@csufresno.edu
Link: https://studentaffairs.fresnostate.edu/calendar.html#event-details/fa821349-bca2-4f9e-90d1-fdb03cc254a8
ASI Swap Meet
Join the Shop N’ Swap! Not only will there be the opportunity to get clothes that are new to you but there will be other activities!
First 150 to check in get free Dutch Bros!* This event will use the clothing donated through the Swap Meet Clothing Drive that closes November 5.
*While supplies last
Date: November 13, 2025
Time: 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM
Location: Memorial Garden
Contact: Luis Sepulveda asi-outreach@mail.fresnostate.edu
Link to Website: @fresnostateasi
Price: FREE
CAMPUS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Bulldog Voices
Help us better advocate for student parking needs! Your feedback will guide future efforts to improve accessibility, affordability, and convenience across campus.
Link to Survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc6KnNYZonvQ-7nuSWUPwpljUdks94ABmsTp_Q-KD_mkzCLSA/viewform
Point of contact: Maris Prado, as-vice-president@mail.fresnostate.edu
Food Drive
This holiday season, ASI and the Library are partnering to host a campus-wide Holiday Food Drive in support of Fresno State student families. All donations will go directly to the Fresno State Student Cupboard, a vital resource that assists students experiencing food insecurity. As of November 2024, more than 43% of Fresno State students reported facing food insecurity, highlighting the ongoing need for our collective support.
Drop off location:
ASI Offices in Resnick Student Union 303
Ending Date: November 12
Point of contact: Miyah Carrillo, asi_sen_SAE@mail.fresnostate.edu
Second Wellness Vending Machine
Where do you think a Wellness Vending Machine could make the biggest difference for students? Let us know in this survey.
Ending Date: November 14
Link to Survey: https://fresnostate.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8zUhQrIkq6yBSgC?Q_CHL=qr
Point of contact: Syuzanna Kovalenko, asi-cos@mail.fresnostate.edu
CAMPUS RESOURCE HIGHLIGHT
Group Counseling at the Student Health and Counseling Center
Group Counseling, with the Student Health and Counseling Center
Groups are available to have the support of others who share similar concerns and to gain information needed for effective self-care. A wide variety of groups are available each semester, focusing on topics such as relationships, stress, anxiety, and women’s issues.
All of our groups and classes provide a safe and confidential place to learn skills or explore issues and are run by professional staff.
Link: https://studentaffairs.fresnostate.edu/health/counseling/groups.html
CAMPUS ORGANIZATIONS & RESOURCES
Resource Guide to Campus resources Organizations for students!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qMdekBpbFNYNAHZ-KH7jTroQGcT89Qyk/view
Campus Clubs: Submit to the Bulldog Blog
Does your club or campus organization have an event for students on campus? Is it free and open to everyone? Submit your request to be put on the Bulldog Blog by emailing event details to asi-communication@mail.fresnostate.edu.