Fresno State Agricultural Business Dept

DEADLINE REMINDER TO 2020 / 21 GRADUATES **This Tuesday** (5/4, 11:59pm) - Your photo for the graduation ceremony scoreboard / live stream slide is due & look... for a recent email from [email protected] for more info. **This Thursday** (5/6) - Jordan College commencement graduate & guest ticket pick-up (& honor cords) is in front of the Agricultural Sciences building (10am-4pm). For Thursday's ticket pick-up, parking restrictions in Lot P15 will be relaxed for students (lot is on southeast corner of Barstow/Maple next to planetarium / Science I building) & students should: - wear masks & bring a photo ID - do the mandatory health screening next to the Satellite Student Union. - refer to https://commencement.fresnostate.edu/ticket-pick-up-info.ht for more info On commencement evening (Saturday, 5/15, 7 p.m.), the current plans include: Masks/face coverings are required of all graduates, guests, faculty, staff & volunteers. Will include lots of walking, so for your comfort and safety (& to protect the turf in Bulldog Stadium), it is encouraged that no high heels be worn. ASI will provide all graduates with a special, graduation ceremony face mask at check-in. Only 1 unopened bottle of water up to 24 oz will be allowed in (& there will be water for sale in the stadium). Noisemakers, balloons, large bags (above 12x10x10 inches), signs, weapons, lighters & bottles containing liquids other than water will not be permitted into the stadium. There will be no paper programs & an electronic program will be available. Fresno State encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs & activities (& please email lindaa@csufresno about accommodations for graduates / guests by Wednesday, May 5). Commencement is an alcohol & drug-free event (& students who appear to be under the influence will be removed from the procession line or stadium & will not be allowed to participate). The University must follow state & local public health guidelines to ensure the safety of our graduates & community. Should conditions within Fresno County change, we may have to alter these plans. The University commencement website ( https://commencement.fresnostate.edu ) has additional information & is updated with answers to frequently asked questions.

Tune in TODAY at 3PM to cheer on our very own Amanda Skidmore!

Read more about Jordan College undergraduate medalist Amanda Skidmore in this Fresno State press release about all of our campus Dean's Medalists at: http://bit....ly/FS21-deans-medalists-undergrad The Atwater native & soon-to-be #FresnoStateGrad is a 3.9 student with a double major in agricultural business & business & a member of our Jordan College Honors Research Cohort. She has also held four internships & also started a campus chapter of the National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) (& served as its president). Great job Amanda!

TONIGHT AT 7 PM on ABC30 Action News - help us honor former @ [23884755743:274:Fresno State] faculty Dr. John & Liz Shields, MBA, as they're honored with the 'A...rthur Safstrom Service Award' at the Top Dog ceremony! The @ [43512697875:274:Fresno State Alumni Association] is recognizing each of their +30 years of service to campus that went beyond the ag economics & finance classrooms, respectively, to a myriad of service projects around the world (including Botswana where they met in 1966). Learn about the many passions that they shared with students & campus, including a study abroad scholarship program for low-income students at: https://topdog.fresnostate.edu/john-liz-shields.html

Watch our Fresno State Alumni Association Top Dog annual ceremony tonight (4/18) on ABC30 Action News at 7pm & celebrate the accomplishments of accomplished Fre...sno State alumni like Marcello Monticelli! Born in Tuscany and raised in Madera, he carried on his family's grape-raising tradition & made it into a 50-year wine-making career with E. & J. Gallo Winery - the nation's largest family-owned winery & exporter of California wines. Learn more about him in the story at: https://topdog.fresnostate.edu/marcello-monticelli.html

**TODAY'S THE DEADLINE** to sign up for our combined 2020 and 2021 GRADUATION CEREMONY (w/ up to 4 guests) at Bulldog Stadium on Sat., May 15, 7pm at bit.ly/FS2...1-graduation-rsvp Check your @fresnostate.edu email for more info (& details on this ceremony & the other 5 college graduation events on May 14-16 is also at: https://commencement.fresnostate.edu ).

Students can sign up for **FREE** for this Thursday's Fresno State Agribusiness Management Conference's fifth virtual session that features Central Valley & cam...pus experts on area & global food insecurity issues! Enroll for the two-hour event (11/12, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.) at bit.ly/FS20-ag-business-conference (& cost is $25 for the public). Other topics will include: - United Nations Global Compact sustainability & food security goals - Fresno State's role as the first CSU & UC system member of the UN Global Compact - Applying sustainable engineering to create more resilient food security - Food sovereignty initiatives tied to tribal & indigenous cultures - Grass-roots campus efforts to address area food insecurity. Speakers include: - Natalie Caples & Kym Dildine, Central California Food Bank Co-CEO's - Dr. Julie Olson-Buchanan, Craig School of Business at Fresno State Interim Dean - Dr. Fariborz Tehrani, Fresno State Civil & Geomatics Engineering / Associate Professor - Dr. Nancy Van Leuven, Fresno State's MCJ Department Assistant Professor - Dr. Maryam Zamanialei, Miami University (OH) Geography Department / Fresno State Visiting Scholar - Tyler Armbrister, Plant Science Club - Fresno State President

Great seeing agricultural business student Anthony Camacho connect with Jordan College students virtually through this forum!

Prospective students (& parents) can still sign up for **TONIGHT'S VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE (11/5, 5-8pm)** to learn from our admissions counselors about applying/transferring, paying for college, choosing majors, SAT/ACT test tips, & key campus resources at: https://fsopenhouse.eventxtra.com/landing

Students can sign up for **FREE** for this week's Fresno State Agribusiness Management Conference's third & fourth virtual sessions that feature a new national ...ag high school & college ag certification program (Wed., 11/4) & wine industry outlook (Thu., 11/5). Cost for the public is $25 for each session at https://bit.ly/FS20-ag-business-conference (or $125 if you signed up for the all-session pass that started last week). Both sessions will run from from 11:30am-1:30pm & the graphics below feature summaries & a list of speakers.

Have a safe & happy halloween from our students, faculty & staff!

Support our Fresno State students & scholarships at two of our favorite fall Ag One events that END SOON - the Turf Day Golf Classic & Fantasy Vacation Giveaway...! Turf Day golf groups can still sign up for the final slots Friday & Saturday (10/30-31) at http://bit.ly/FS20-turf-day & then call Belmont Country Club (251.5076, ext 13) for an afternoon tee time. Raffle tickets will be available until Monday, Nov. 2 at noon to win a trip for two (& $1K) for 4-5 days to scenic Lake Tahoe, Yosemite or Dana Point or the Hotel Coronado in San Diego! Call the Ag One office (559.278.4266) for raffle tickets, & more info is at: http://bit.ly/FS20-ag-one-fantasy-vacation

Fresno State Jordan College students! *Send your questions* to Dean Dennis Nef via this *link ( http://bit.ly/FS-JC-fall-student-forum ) for this Friday's virtual forum from 12-1 p.m. (10/30) that will also include faculty Annette Levi & Randy Perry & ASI Senator Anthony Camacho.

There's still time to sign up for our 39th annual Fresno State Agribusiness Management Conference that **STARTS THIS WEEK** & will be held virtually in seven We...dnesday & Thursday lunchtime sessions over the next four weeks through Nov. 19. The nearly 40 presenters include: - Andrew Harding ( Nocking Point Wines co-founder) - Daniel Kowalski (CoBank knowledge exchange vice president) - Nishan Majarian (Agrian Inc. CEO/founder) - Alison Seibert (The James Collective consulting services founder) - Paul Wagner (Balzac Communications & Marketing president emeritus) - Vincent Ricchiuti (ENZO Olive Oil & P-R Farms director of operations) Learn about the other feature professionals, alumni and faculty & students sharing perspectives on ag & food industry, consumer & research trends at: http://bit.ly/FS20-JC-agribusiness-conference

Join us **TODAY at 4PM** for our Fresno State Food, Family, & Farm Month kick-off event with Dean Nef & learn about the 25 events featuring our students, facult...y, staff, alumni & industry partners starting today through Nov. 20. Sign up for today's webinar at https://bit.ly/3k0Kjqe to win prizes & learn from our campus research center & Ag One directors about their events showcasing innovative agricultural practices!

Sign up now for over 25 virtual events in our 2nd annual Fresno State 'Food, Family, & Farm Month' from Monday, Oct. 19 to Friday, Nov. 20 that will showcase ou...r faculty, staff, students, alumni & industry partners. The first event is Monday's kick-off virtual event with Jordan College Dean Nef at 4pm that will showcase many of student-made products from the Fresno State Gibson Farm Market & **A CHANCE TO WIN PRIZE(S)**! Other events to look for are the 39th annual agribusiness management conference (that will have two-hour sessions on seven different Wednesday & Thursday mid-day slots), Ag One Fantasy Vacation Drawing & Turf Day golf event (in-person), the annual plant science career fair, irrigation/viticulture/enology industry webinars, and a wine tasting. Read more about the events planned & see a regularly-updated schedule at: https://bit.ly/FS20-JC-F3-month-preview

Happy #NationalBossDay to our Jordan College Dean, Dr. Dennis Nef. Few people on campus have as profound an understanding of how the success of the nation's lea...ding agricultural county & Fresno State are intertwined. We appreciate all his service & leadership to our students, faculty, staff, alumni & industry partners since his arrival in 1982. Learn about his many key campus roles, ranging from vice provost, undergraduate studies dean, Jordan College associate dean, and agricultural economics department chairperson (as well as other work serving the agricultural community) at: http://bit.ly/FS20-JC-nef-profile

Looking for a job or internship? Log in **UNTIL 3PM TODAY** & meet company recruiters at our campus S.T.E.A.M. Career Fair (for Science + Math, Technology, Engi...neering, Agriculture, and/or Manufacturing companies) The fair will be hosted virtually & accessible through the HireFresnoState tab on your my.fresnostate page (& also lists all organizations attending). Students from ALL majors and ALL years are welcome to attend this or any of the other career fairs sponsored by our Fresno State Career Development Center.

Happy #NationalFarmersDay from all our Fresno State students & staff who manage our one of the nation's finest campus farms! The 1,000-acre University Agricultu...ral Laboratory is comprised of 22 units that serve as hands-on teaching, research & production facilities for students, the community & industry partners. The on-campus farm also serves the Central Valley by selling a wide assortment of fresh products year-round at our Fresno State Gibson Farm Market & to local food relief organizations. Learn more about our campus farm at this video: http://bit.ly/FS19-JC-campus-farm-video

The thoughts & prayers of our Fresno State Jordan College faculty, staff, students, alumni & industry colleagues go out to the family of Dr. Dwight Minami who p...assed away on Sept. 20. Read about the legacy of the retired & long-time agricultural business faculty member who also helped manage his family's stonefruit packing company at: http://bit.ly/FS20-JC-minami (& also has a link to leave gifts in his memory for our campus ag programs).