California State University, Fresno
Motto	Lucem Accipe Ut Reddas (Latin, "Receive the light that you may give it forth.")
Established	1911
School type	Public
President	Dr. John Welty
Location	Fresno, California, USA
Campus	Urban, 327 acres and 1,083-acre University Farm
Enrollment	18,000 undergraduate, 3,000 graduate
Faculty	1,195
Mascot	Bulldog
School Colors	Cardinal and blue
Website	www.csufresno.edu

The campus on a sunny day

The campus on a foggy morning

California State University, Fresno, commonly referred to as Fresno State, is one of the campuses of California State University, located at the northeast edge of Fresno, California, at the foot of the majestic Sierra Nevada mountain range. The surrounding San Joaquin Valley is one of the richest agricultural areas in the world, and Fresno County is the sixth largest metropolitan area in California. The university is within an hour's drive of many mountain and lake resorts and within a three- or four-hour drive of both Los Angeles and San Francisco. Image File history File links Fresno State medallion logo File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Latin is an Indo-European language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... The term public school has different meanings: In Scotland, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and most other English-speaking nations, a public school is a school which is financed and run by the government and does not charge tuition fees. ... Dr. John Welty is the president of California State University, Fresno. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Senators Dianne Feinstein (D) Barbara Boxer (D) Official language(s) English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... Urban area is a term used to define an area where there is an increased density of man-made structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. ... Country of origin United Kingdom Classification and breed standards For information about many breeds of the bulldog type, see Bulldog breeds. ... Cardinal is a vivid red, which gets its name from the cassocks worn by catholic cardinals. ... For other uses, see Blue (disambiguation) Blue is one of the three primary additive colors; blue light has the shortest wavelength range (about 420–490 nanometers) of the three additive primary colors. ... A view of the Campus for California State University, Fresno Samboy took this picture in the fall of 2004, and releases this version (400 pixels wide) of the picture under the GFDL. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this... A view of the Campus for California State University, Fresno Samboy took this picture in the fall of 2004, and releases this version (400 pixels wide) of the picture under the GFDL. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this... CSU Fresno on a foggy morning; Spring 2003 Samboy took this picture in the spring of 2003 (with an old Pentax Spotmatic using a 28mm Super Takumar lens) and releases this version (400 pixels wide) under the GFDL. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this... CSU Fresno on a foggy morning; Spring 2003 Samboy took this picture in the spring of 2003 (with an old Pentax Spotmatic using a 28mm Super Takumar lens) and releases this version (400 pixels wide) under the GFDL. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this... The California State University (CSU) is one of three public higher education systems in the state of California. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Senators Dianne Feinstein (D) Barbara Boxer (D) Official language(s) English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... The Sierra Nevada is a mountain range that is almost entirely in eastern California. ... The eight-county San Joaquin Valley is the part of the Central Valley of California that lies south of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta in Stockton. ... Location in the state of California Formed 1856 Seat Fresno Area  - Total  - Water 15,585 km² (6,017 mi²) 142 km² (55 mi²) 0. ... This article is about the largest city in California. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...

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Campus

Fresno State was officially designated as an arboretum in 1978 and now boasts more than 4,000 trees on campus. The 388-acre main campus features more than 46 traditional and modern buildings. An additional 34 structures are on the 1,022-acre University Farm, which is considered one of the most modern and best equipped agricultural facilities in the West. An arboretum is a botanical garden primarily devoted to trees and other woody plants, forming a living collection of trees intended at least partly for scientific study. ...

Fresno State purports to have the only commercial winery operating on a college campus in America. Wine Barrels A winery is a facility where fruit, usually grapes, is processed into wine. ...

Academics

Accreditation

California State University, Fresno is accredited by California Board of Education and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. The university has 23 nationally accredited departmental programs, among the highest number within the CSU system

Colleges

• College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
• College of Arts and Humanities
• Craig School of Business
• Kremen School of Education and Human Development
• College of Engineering and Computer Science
• College of Health and Human Services
• College of Science and Mathematics
• College of Social Sciences

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Athletics and Traditions

Fresno State is a member of the NCAA's Division I. Fresno State has been a member of the Western Athletic Conference since 1992. Before that, it had been a member of the Big West Conference since 1988. Fresno State was also a member of the Big West's predecessor, the Pacific Coast Athletic Association since its inception in 1969 and was a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association from its beginning in 1939 (when Fresno State was in Division II). The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often said NC-Double-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... Division I (or DI) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. ... The Western Athletic Conference (commonly referred to as the WAC, pronounced whack) was formed in 1962, making it the sixth oldest of the 11 College Athletic Conferences currently affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I-A. The WAC covers a broad expanse of the western United States, with member institutions... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... The Big West Conference (BWC) is an NCAA-affiliated Division I major college athletic conference that formerly sponsored Division I-A American football. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA), a major college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I, was founded in 1969. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... The California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) is an intercollegiate athletic conference in the Division II of the NCAA. It was founded in December of 1938 and began competition in 1939. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Division II (or DII) is an intermediate-level division of competition in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. ...

Fresno State's football team, currently coached by Pat Hill, has garnered a reputation for being willing to play any top-ranked opponent, anytime, anywhere (usually on the opponent's field). Fresno State (as of December 2005) has achieved success with a 10-8 record against BCS teams, the most by any program not in a BCS conference. This has not only helped Fresno State gain revenue from top-ranked programs, it has also provided the Bulldogs a following among college football fans who admire its willingness to challenge the best teams (and has resulted in the Bulldogs being featured more regularly on college football TV programs than most non-BCS conference teams). Fresno State often travels between 10,000-20,000 miles during its football season, between its WAC conference games (the conference itself is quite spread out geographically) and its usually brutal non-conference schedule. Pat Hill (born December 17, 1951), is a college football coach. ... For other uses of the abbreviation BCS, please see BCS (disambiguation). ...

Sports

Fresno State fields seven sports for men. They are:

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Football, (Division I-A)
• Golf
• Tennis
• Track
• Wrestling

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• Basketball
• Cross Country
• Equestrian
• Golf
• Soccer
• Softball
• Tennis
• Track
• Volleyball

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Sports facilities

• Bulldog Stadium, football
• Save Mart Center, basketball, volleyball, wrestling
• Beiden Field, baseball
• Bulldog Diamond, softball
• Student Horse Center, equestrian
• Warmerdam Field, track and field
• North Gym, volleyball, wrestling
• Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Center, tennis

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Traditions

• Official colors are Cardinal and Blue
• The mascot of Fresno State is a bulldog named Timeout.
• The green "V" worn on the back of the football player's helmet represents the San Joaquin Valley and the importance it plays for Fresno State

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Fight song

Fight Varsity!
On your toes dig in and hit that line
We're all pulling hard for you
So give the best there is in you
Fight Varsity!
On your toes dig in and hit that line
We're all pulling hard for you
Forever and ever Fresno State.

Alma Mater

Let us in song, our voices raise
In Cloistered Courts, to sound thy praise.
Each voice and heart that sings is true
To thee, oh, Cardinal and Blue.
For thee, our hopes and memories;
For thee, our hearts and loyalties.
Thy sons and daughters hail thee great,
Our Alma Mater, Fresno State!

Notable alumni

• Todd Beamer, famous for allegedly saying Let's roll when defending against terrorist attacks on September 11th
• Frenchy Bordagaray, major-league baseball player
• Robert Beltran, actor (best known for his role as Commander Chakotay on Star Trek: Voyager)
• William E. Boyajian, President of the Gemological Institute of America
• Sid Craig, racehorse owner who, along with wife Jenny, started Jenny Craig
• David Carr, Houston Texans quarterback
• Trent Dilfer, Cleveland Browns quarterback
• Henry Ellard, former NFL wide receiver
• William Everson, poet
• Tom Goodwin, Major League Baseball outfielder
• Kenny Guinn, Governor of Nevada (1999-present)
• Rick D. Husband, astronaut (Commander of the space shuttle Columbia, during the flight in which it crashed)
• Scott J. Horowitz, astronaut (veteran of four space shuttle missions, as of early 2004)
• Bill Jones, California Secretary of State (1995-2003)
• Larry Levis, poet
• Logan Mankins, NFL offensive lineman-New England Patriots
• Lorenzo Neal, All-pro NFL Fullback-San Diego Chargers
• Michael Pittman, NFL Running Back-Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• James Sanders, NFL strong safety-New England Patriots
• Jerry Tarkanian, basketball coach
• Roger Tatarian, editor-in-chief, United Press International
• Jeff Weaver, Major League Baseball pitcher

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Notable faculty and staff

• Victor Davis Hanson, founder of Classics Department--historian, essayist, columnist
• Philip Levine, English--widely known poet
• Jerry Tarkanian, basketball coach--nationally known for NCAA triumphs
• Roger Tatarian, journalism--editor-in-chief, United Press International

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External links

• Fresno State Web site
• Official Fresno State athletics site
• Official Fresno State news service -- daily updates
• The Collegian student newspaper
• Top Ten Things That Make Fresno State Unique

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