Spring is in the air and midterms loom! But fun is also just around the corner with these events on campus. Don’t forget to check them out in the weeks ahead.
ASI Election Week
VOTE NOW. ASI Elections are happening right now until March 21st at Noon.
Important Dates:
ASI Election, March 19 at 9 AM to March 21 at noon. Check your student email for information regarding how to vote!
Join the Election announcement via livestream on FB or Live in RSU 207 at 12:45 – 1:30
Email: asi-electionscommissioner@mail.fresnostate.edu or jdmartinez@csufresno.edu for further information
To find out more check out our elections page at asi.fresnostate.edu/elections/, or look at our candidates at asi.fresnostate.edu/candidates/
Vote now! Follow us on social media @FresnoStateASI for updates and announcements!
I ♥ Fresno State Week
Each spring, celebrate all the things that make Fresno State special and show appreciation to your fellow Bulldogs!
Free Events and Activities
Event Dates, Times, and Venues:
DOGLANDS: Wednesday, March 20, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Memorial Gardens
Student art, club fair, crafts, acai bowls
MERCH ITEM: I ♥ FRESNO STATE T-SHIRT
CAMP KARAOKE: Thursday, March 21, 7 to 10 p.m., RSU Event Plaza
Karaoke, Photo Booth, mocktails
MERCH ITEM: I ♥ FRESNO STATE REUSABLE CUP
BARKING LOUD: Friday, March 22 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Speaker’s Platform
Free ice cream from G’s Creamery
MERCH ITEM: I ♥ FRESNO STATE KEYCHAINS
Share Your Story
visit @spotlightevents for details
All Fresno State students and employees are welcome, unless otherwise stated.
For questions or accommodations please contact 559-278-2741 or getinvolved@csufresno.edu
CINECULTURE: Long Distance Swimmer – Sara Mardini (2023)
Movie: Long Distance Simmer
Discussant: Charly Wai Feldman (Director)
At 20, Sara was already famous. She fled Syria in 2015 with her younger sister Yusra. When their boat broke down as they were crossing the sea to Greece, Sara and Yusra and two others jumped into the waves and swam for three and a half hours in open water to stop their dinghy from capsizing, saving the lives of everyone on board. Their journey made headlines around the world, and is dramatized in a Netflix film called The Swimmers.
Our story begins when the fictionalized drama ends. Sara has spent three years rescuing refugees on the same journey that made her famous, but she was suddenly arrested in August 2018. Sara was accused by Greek authorities of running a criminal enterprise and charged with “international espionage and people smuggling”. If convicted, she faces up to 25 years in prison and the end of her humanitarian career. Banned from Lesbos and waiting for news of the trial, she lives a surreal existence in Berlin. Studying at a liberal arts college by day, and escaping to techno clubs at night, she tries to reconnect with her family, while Yusra trains for the Tokyo Olympics, a dream the two sisters once shared. In Arabic, Greek, English and German with English subtitles, 89 minutes.
Date and Time: March 22, 2024 at 5:30 p.m.
Contact: Dr. Mary Husain
Email: mhusain@csufresno.edu
Website: https://fresnostatecah.com/2024/01/31/films-from-across-the-world-illuminate-fresno-states-cineculture/
VITA Free Income Tax Preparation Assistance
The Craig School of Business Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program is offering free income tax preparation services for low-income taxpayers on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through April 14.
Tax preparation services are available in PB 133 in the Peters Business Building on Fridays from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
To be eligible for free assistance, taxpayers must have a 2023 income of $64,000 or less, have no rental income and not file Married Filing Separately. Taxpayers with certain untypical financial circumstances are not eligible for free assistance. Clients are asked to bring their financial documents. The United Way website has full information on eligibility and required tax documents.
Walk-ins are accepted, but clients are encouraged to avoid waiting in line and register in advance by calling the United Way hotline at 211 or texting TAXES to 211-211.
Date and Time: Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. – 03:00 p.m.
Other Dates For This Event:
Saturday, March 23, 2024
Sunday, March 24, 2024
Richter Center Recruitment Fair
Come join us April 4th and 8th in the RSU 207 to learn more about our campus student leadership programs and ways to get involved in your community next year! We will be having a plant giveaway, gift card raffle, music, and photo booth, so bring a friend to learn more about how you can bloom through service this next year!
Location: USU Balcony
Contact: Amanda Britte
Email: agbritter@mail.fresnostate.edu
Author Reading: Cynthia Guardado
Fresno State’s Chicanx Writers and Artists Association presents an author reading with Cynthia Guardado. The event, hosted by CWAA students, is supported by the Master of Fine Arts Program in Creative Writing. Includes an author Q&A and book signing.
Cynthia Guardado (she/her/hers) is the daughter of Salvadoran born parents, poet, and activist. She earned her bachelor’s from the University of California, Santa Cruz and received her Master of Fine Arts from California State University, Fresno with an emphasis in poetry. She is the author of two collections of poetry: Cenizas (University of Arizona Press 2022) and ENDEAVOR (World Stage Press 2017). Guardado also translated and transcribed interviews with journalist and Cuban exile Normando Hernandez Gonzalez, which were published in The Madrid Conversations (New Orleans Press 2013). She was the winner of the Concurso Binacional De Poesía Pellicer-Frost in 2017 (México) and a finalist for the National Poetry Series in 2019. Her poems have appeared in Poetry Magazine, U.S. Latinx Voices in Poetry, The Wandering Song: Central American Writing in the United States, ITWOW: In the Words of Women International Anthology, Huizache, Bozalta Journal, The Acentos Review, The Packinghouse Review, and The Normal School. In 2023, the LA Times article “How the Salvadoran diaspora became a literary juggernaut” said that Cenizas “at it’s core has an essential question: how should the generation after a war relate to the violence that has preceded us, where do we go next?” She is currently a Professor of English at Fullerton College, where she is dedicated to social change in and out of the classroom.
Date and Time: Friday, April 5, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Location: Kremen Education Building (ED 170) at Fresno State
Author website: https://cynthiaguardado.com/
You can order a copy of Cenizas from the author’s preferred bookseller, the University of Arizona Press. Books will also be for sale at the event.
Keyboard Concerts: JOYCE YANG
Blessed with “poetic and sensitive pianism” (The Washington Post) and a “wondrous sense of color” (San Francisco Classical Voice), pianist Joyce Yang enchants audiences with her virtuosity and interpretive creativity. After winning the Silver Medal at the 2005 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, this Korean-born artist has blossomed into an “astonishing artist with tremendous suggestive power and imagination” (Neue Zürcher Zeitung) leading to performances with the New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, and San Francisco Symphony orchestras as well as the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and the BBC Philharmonic.
Co-sponsored with the Central California Korean Historical Society.
Tickets are available to purchase with link general admission is $40.00, seniors 62+$30.00, students w/ ID $5.00 (must show ID at the door).
Tickets: https://www.ticketsource.us/booking/select/zhfGxJOaTdXY
Date and Time: Friday, April 5, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Fresno State Concert Hall
Contact: Andreas Werz
Email: andreasw@mail.fresnostate.edu
WATCHDOG SAFETY SUMMIT: EMPOWERMENT SELF-DEFENSE
Empowerment Self-Defense (ESD) is a holistic, trauma-informed approach to self-defense. ESD aims to empower and give individuals the power to choose how to respond to dangerous situations without judgment or victim-blaming. It empowers individuals to be in command of their mind, body, and spirit. It teaches that we are allowed to live our lives boldly and freely without fear.
Date(s) and Time(s): April 6, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. OR 1 to 4 p.m.
Location: Resnick Student Union
For more information contact Kathy Yarmo kyarmo@csufresno.edu
The link to register is here: https://fresnostate.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6mwCxrPQQgyg9HE
Fresno State Blood Drive
Donate blood at three different locations each day! Give blood. Cultivate life.
Dates: April 9th and April 10th 9:00 a.m – 6:00 p.m and April 11th 10:00 a.m to 4:00 p.m
Locations: Resnick Student Union, Memorial Garden, Lot P24, Lot P31 (4/11 only)
For more information contact Kayla Ferreira kferreira@mail.fresnostate.edu
Graphic Design Exhibition
This exhibition offers a window into the world of visual storytelling, where students have unleashed their artistic prowess to craft compelling and thought-provoking designs. From branding concepts to multimedia projects, the exhibition features a diverse range of work that reflects cutting-edge trends and techniques in graphic design. Whether you’re a design enthusiast, an industry professional, or someone who appreciates the power of visual communication, this event is an opportunity to witness the future of graphic design.
Date and Time: April 19-26 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. (weekdays)
Location: Phebe Conley Gallery
Reception: 5-7 p.m. April 19, 2024
For more information contact Michelle Goans
Email: mgoans@mail.fresnostate.edu
Study Abroad with CSU Summer Arts
Have you ever dreamed of studying abroad? Through CSU Summer Arts, painters can
master their art in Italy, actors can perfect their craft with renowned artists in Germany,
and students can immerse themselves in the rich art, culture, and history of Mexico.
The California State University is now accepting applications for its 2024 CSU Summer Arts program, which offers undergraduate, graduate and advanced practitioners a chance to live and study abroad with world-renowned artists and CSU faculty.
This summer, immersive, international arts experiences will include:
Drawing and Painting in Florence, Italy (June 18 to July 9)
Acting German Theatre in Germany (July 14 to Aug. 4)
History Through Art and Culture in Mexico City (July 15 to Aug. 5)
CSU Summer Arts offers a wide array of creative learning and mastery opportunities in
a close-knit and apprentice-like environment. In addition to the international programs,
13 immersive art courses will be offered at Fresno State including process-oriented
photography, hip-hop dance, animation production, musical scoring for screen and
video games, Chicago-style comedy, social action writing. Two virtual classes will also
be offered this summer: The Business of Acting and Scoring for Video Games.
Courses are open to students from community colleges, CSU and UC campuses and
private colleges, or members of the community with the desire to master their craft.
Students admitted to the program can earn up to six units of transferrable credit.
Scholarships are available with a deadline of April 15 for priority consideration.
For more information about CSU Summer Arts courses, registration, scholarships or
public events, visit CalState.edu/SummerArts
Vintage Days Volunteering
Hello Fresno State students! Fresno State’s Vintage Days is the largest student-planned festival in the Central Valley – taking place April 19-21, 2024! We are currently looking for fun and energetic individuals to assist us for three days of food, fun, and tradition. Be a part of this huge tradition that attracts over 50,000+ people to Fresno State every year! If you are in need of volunteer hours for a class or organization, or for personal development, this is a great way to earn volunteer hours!
Sign up at: http://bit.ly/vdvolunteer24
Areas you can volunteer with:
Kids Zone:
Assisting with set up and cleanup of the Kid’s Zone arts and crafts area, demonstrating and making arts and crafts with children of all ages.
Welcome & Information Booths:
Staffing information tents, distributing pamphlets, and answering questions to event attendees about the event.
Operations Booth:
Assisting the volunteer coordinators with checking people in, sending volunteers where needed, answering any questions etc.
Vintage Days Cleanup:
Helping clean up the Vintage Days event – stacking tables, putting away chairs, collecting booths, etc.
Special Event Night:
Assist in the execution of Vintage Days’ Special Event night. Duties include but are not limited to: setting/cleaning up, decorating, crowd monitoring, etc…
Video Gaming Area:
Welcoming attendees into the area and answering questions, assisting Anime Gaming Con with their activities in the area.
Sign up at: http://bit.ly/vdvolunteer24
Deadline: March 25, 2024
For questions please contact: vdvolunteers@mail.fresnostate.edu
Carmina Burana
Experience the dramatic and exhilarating power of “Carmina Burana,” a cantata that remains one of the most popular pieces in the classical music repertoire. This spectacular performance, featuring a full orchestra, chorus, and soloists, brings to life the vibrant and rhythmic compositions of Carl Orff. Based on medieval poems, “Carmina Burana” explores themes of fate, fortune, and the joys and trials of life. The piece is renowned for its dynamic energy, memorable melodies, and the famous opening and closing movement, “O Fortuna,” known for its dramatic and powerful chorus. This concert promises to be a thrilling and unforgettable experience, captivating audiences with its raw emotional intensity and majestic sound.
Date & Location: 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 26, Fresno State Concert Hall
Carmina Burana
Tickets: $50 special seating; $20 general admission; $15 military/veteran, senior, employee, non-Fresno State student; free for Fresno State students
CAMPUS RESOURCE HIGHLIGHT
KSFR:
KFSR is “Fresno State Radio”, dedicated to providing an alternative source of music and public affairs to its listeners. KFSR is also a dynamic, educational resource, providing Fresno State students with valuable, real world experience in radio/media operations.
Fresno State Focus: Radio Edition
https://kfsr.fresnostate.edu/index.html
FSR Underground:
https://www.fsrunderground.org/
Audio/video Production, Marketing & Public Relations, Programming Content & Talent Development, Broadcast Engineering, Advertising Sales, Business Administration, Music Programming & Industry Relations, Web Content & Development
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