Category: Staff
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Department highlight: Upward Bound

Department highlight: Upward Bound What is Upward Bound: Fresno State Upward Bound (UB) empowers high school students through tutoring, mentorship, and intentional preparatory activities to overcome adversity and achieve academic and career aspirations. UB primarily serves students from low-income families or those who would be first-generation college students, aiming to recruit freshmen in order to…
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January 2024 High Five Recap

January High Five Recap Congratulations to the following DOSAEM staff members on receiving High Fives in the month of January! CYNTHIA RAMIREZ, TRIO SSS Disabilities:Cynthia is our program assistant and recently saved my bacon! She works above and beyond each and every day exemplifying the meaning of teamwork. Thank you for all that you do…
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Dr. Robert Mitchell highlights importance of mentors in MLK Commemoration keynote

Dr. Robert Mitchell highlights importance of mentors in MLK Commemoration keynote The campus community gathered at the Ellipse Gallery on January 19 for the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration. The commemoration’s keynote address was delivered by Dr. Robert Mitchell, director of medical services at Fresno State’s Student Health and Counseling Center. Born and…
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Phong Yang appointed Associate Vice President, Strategic Enrollment Management

Phong Yang appointed Associate Vice President, Strategic Enrollment Management Phong Yang was appointed associate vice president for strategic enrollment management at Fresno State by Dr. Kent Willis, vice president of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, effective January 10. In this position, Yang will oversee admissions and recruitment, outreach and special programs and the office of…
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December High Five Recap

December High Five Recap Congratulations to the following DOSAEM staff members on receiving High Fives in the month of December! ANGELICA ROBLES-TRINH, Educational Opportunity Program:Angelica helped save SSD’s bacon during finals week by assisting our office to be a reader! This is over 3 hours of support for SSD! We greatly appreciate this service you…
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Faculty and staff spotlight: Brittney Randolph

Faculty and staff spotlight: Brittney Randolph Brittney Randolph is the Program Director of Programs for Children, Inc. at Fresno State. In this role, Brittney manages three early education centers providing early education services for children three months to five years old. She is also a co-facilitator for Sistah to Sistah, which creates a safe place…
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Meet Bobby Brown, senior art major

Meet Bobby Brown, senior art major Bobby Brown’s journey as an artist started at age 5. Growing up on the southwest / west side of Fresno, he didn’t have many options to practice or learn a range of different mediums. Pencils and paper torn out of either notepads or the backs of books were his…
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Kwanzaa Communal Celebration: The Dinner Table

Kwanzaa Communal Celebration: The Dinner Table The Black Student Success Initiative (BSSI) hosted a dinner at the Resnick Student Union for students, staff, and faculty to gather and celebrate Kwanzaa at the start of the holiday season. The dinner was hosted in partnership with the Cross Cultural and Gender Center and received support from faculty…
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Black Student Success Honorable Tribute: Columbus S. Craig

Black Student Success Honorable Tribute: Columbus S. Craig Columbus S. Craig (April 8, 1936 – September 26, 2023) graduated from Central High School in 1955. While at Central, he lettered in four sports: baseball, basketball, football and track. In his senior year, he was a participant for the county in the first city/county baseball game.…
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Play great, act cool: Building community connections at the Satellite Student Union

Play great, act cool: Building community connections at the Satellite Student Union Serving as the program production supervisor for the student unions, Michael Bonner oversees the technical production of all events hosted at the Satellite Student Union (SSU), including celebrations, musical and dance performances, staff and faculty gatherings, conferences and more. Most recently, Bonner oversaw…
