NCAA ruling on penalties for Bulldogs
looms today, Fresno Bee
University already has imposed sanctions over academic fraud.
Fresno State Gets 4 Years' Probation
for NCAA Rules Violations, Chronicle of Higher
Education
The National Collegiate Athletic Association placed California State
University at Fresno on four years' probation on Wednesday, citing "a
lack of appropriate institutional control" and such violations
as academic fraud and ineligible play by members of the university's
men's basketball team.
2 Valley leaders honored for service,
Fresno Bee
Hanford Vice Mayor Marcelyn Buford, Fresno State's John Welty receive
awards.
Poly opens new apartments,
San Luis Obispo Tribune
Student housing complex will open to residents Sunday.
GPS positions itself everywhere,
Orange County Register
As Mohinder Grewal prepared for a new school year, the California State
University, Fullerton, the professor had a good story to tell students
about how his summer went.
Cal State keeping closer tabs on struggling students, San Bernardino
Sun
It's tough love at Cal State this year. The new academic probation policy
gives students earlier notice when they fall behind but also makes dismissing
them from school easier and quicker.
USDA funds Cal State farmer support program,
San Bernardino Sun
Cal State San Bernardino is collaborating with University of California
Cooperative Extension for Riverside County to create the Small Farm
Initiative Institute, targeting farmers throughout the Inland Empire
and the Coachella Valley.
Cal State San Marcos opens center for
middle-school teacher training, San Diego Union-Tribune
Program is one of only three in state.
New technology and facility aid CSUSM
middle school teaching program, North County Times
"Technology is critical because it's a teaching, information and
management tool," said Steve Lilly, the dean of the CSUSM College
of Education.
Bond-Rating Update, Chronicle of Higher Education
The following institutions had their bond ratings upgraded or downgraded
during August 2003.