The office of Academic Enhancement Services has changed its name to Student Success Services. The name change was made to more clearly convey to students that our central mission is to provide a full range of services and programs that contribute to student success. Read the rest of this entry »

The American Dietetics Association will hold a fundraiser on Sunday Nov. 26 at 7:30 p.m. at the 2nd Space Theatre located 928 E Olive Ave. Tickets to a play titled “A Christmas Story,â€? will be sold. The tickets are $20. To purchase the tickets e-mail Heidi at hfrye@csufresno.edu.

Tuesday, Nov. 21
At the Save Mart Center Basketball Doubleheader Women’s Basketball vs. UC Irvine – 6 p.m. Men’s Basketball vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff – 8 p.m. at the Save Mart Center.

Wednesday, Nov. 29
Men’s Basketball vs. Montana State – 7 p.m. at the Save Mart Center

Nov. 25 8 p.m. to Nov. 26, 10 p.m. This classic family ballet is a wonderful addition to your holiday season. Accompanied by the Fresno Philharmonic, the Fresno Ballet presents four performances of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker.

Children and adults alike will be charmed by the story of Clara’s magical journey to the Land of the Sweets where the Sugar Plum Fairy and her court entertain Clara and the Nutcracker Prince. Location: Saroyan Theatre, 800 m Street, Fresno Event Web site: http://www.nutcrackerballet.net/

California Opera Presents ‘Hansel and Gretel’
Nov 26 2006 - 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Tower Theater, 815 East Olive, Fresno
Cost: $10-$25 student, senior, and family discounts
Event details: No, the famous British pop singer from the 1960s — real name Arnold Dorsey — did not compose this opera. The Engelbert Humperdinck who wrote the 19th century classic fairy tale opera “Hansel and Gretelâ€? was born in Germany in 1854. Read the rest of this entry »

Tuesday, Nov. 21 is the last day to drop a fall 2006 class for a serious and compelling reason. A drop card approved by the instructor and School or College dean must be submitted to the Admissions and Records Office by this date. Read the rest of this entry »

Nov. 13 to Nov. 26

Elem. Students Art Show
Conley Art Building

We wish you a happy Thanksgiving Holiday. We hope you’ll have fun with your loved ones and get some rest. For those who don’t have family around or don’t celebrate Thanksgiving, we hope the holiday will present you with time to rest, get ahead in your schoolwork and you’ll have fun.

For turkey eaters, we’ve dug up this information from the USDA Web site to help you prepare your poultry. fsis.usda.gov/Fact_Sheets/Lets_T…

President’s Quintet and Clendenin Brass Quintet
Tuesday, Nov. 28,
7:30 p.m. - Wahlberg Recital Hall
$5.00 General; $2.00 faculty, staff, seniors and student. The Music Department’s scholarship brass and woodwind chamber ensembles share the stage for an evening. To view the Department of Music concert calendar and ticket information visit http://www.csufresno.edu/music/CurrentEvents.html

The countdown to Carlos Mencia’s Punisher Tour ends next week Sat. Nov. 25 from 8 p.m.
Ticket Price: $39.75 & $43.75 Call Save Mart Center
at (559) 347-3400 for event details or visit
http://www.savemartcenter.com/events/?eventID=228

EDITOR’S NOTE: This event has been postponed indefinitely, the posting will be taken down soon. PI Sigma Epsilon, Business marketing fraternity has partnered with Sierra Summit to bring snow on campus in front of the bookstore on Monday Dec, 4 from 10 a.m. to kick off there winter season. Students to try on rental boots and get the feel of them and at 12 p.m. some snowboarders are expected to perform tricks on rails.

Starting Nov. 30
A student organized course in which experiential, experimental, and exploratory nature of dance are expressed in a collaborative production featuring a variety of dance disciplines has an upcoming production. The show is called - Le Corphyeux is scheduled for November 30th 8 p.m. Dec. 1 8 p.m. and Dec. 2 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Tickets are on sale now. To purchase tickets visit http://www.csufresno.edu/Theatre/

The 27th Annual Law Day Conference
Nov. 30
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
At the University Student Union
Several events are lined up for the 27th annual Law Day Conference scheduled for this Thursday. Students wishing to start a career in law will have an opportunity to have their questioned answered by representatives from some of the nations top law schools and attend enlightening workshops. Please see the schedule of events below.

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Events to include famous hypnotist

Thursday Nov. 30 6 to 9. p.m. At the Satellite Student Union  Featuring, Dave Hill “World’s Greatest Hypnotist,â€? Guest speakers, The Jay Rossette Project band. The event is sponsored by Student Health Science Association in collaboration with USU Productions.  Read the rest of this entry »

Friday Dec. 1

5:15 p.m. At the Peters Educational Auditorium in the Student Recreation Center located on the west side of the Save Mart Center, 2640 E. Shaw Ave,. Admission is free and parking is free in all student green lots. KordaVision is a graphic documentary featuring the life and work of renowned Cuban photographer Alberto Diaz “Korda.” Korda’s photo of Ernesto “Che” Guevara wearing a military beret is one of the most famous and widely distributed photographs of the 20th century. For details visit http://cineculture.csufresno.edu/fall.html