Don't miss all the professional development and wellness and activity classes offered on campus. Visit the calendar for course details and registration.

Navigating Fresno State

GradesFirst New Appointment Center
Thurs., April 12, 2 - 3 p.m., Library 1222
Friday, April 13, 10 - 11 a.m., Library 2108
The New Appointment Center allows advisors and staff to monitor and maintain visits for students in their queue or other advisors' queues. This is now available for all users and will fully launch in the summer. GradesFirst Appointment Center allows your front desk support staff to assist students who need to check in for an appointment, drop in to see an advisor, schedule a future appointment, or cancel an appointment. From Appointment Center, you can add students to waiting lists to meet with a specific advisor or the first available advisor. You can also schedule appointments with their assigned advisor or someone else. Advisors can monitor activity within the Appointment Center and receive notifications when students are checked in.

Social Security Administration
Thurs., April 12, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m., University Business Center 192
A Social Security Administration representative will provide first-hand information on retirement, disability, survivors, Medicare and supplemental security income and other tools available to assist in planning for a comfortable retirement.

Enhancing Your Technical Skills

Photography - The Basics
Tues., April 10, 9 - 10:30 a.m., Center for Faculty Excellence (Library 2132)
Are your photos often times blurry? Too dark? Too Light? This workshop will deal with basic camera features and how they affect your photographs. Also there will be a discussion on how lens selection affects your photos. This course seeks to deal with these issues in a practical, easy to understand matter and to be applicable to all camera types.

Photography - Composition
Thurs., April 12, 9 - 10:30 a.m., Center for Faculty Excellence (Library 2132)
This class will help you to move your photography up a notch.The instructor will discuss and demonstrate various composition tips, including horizon placement, rule of thirds, leading lines, s-curves, and other topics in regards to better photographic compositions. There will also be a discussion about light and it’s properties as it relates to photography.

Lessons from the Lounge - GE Information Meeting
Thurs., April 12, noon - 1 p.m., Center for Faculty Excellence Lounge
Beginning in Fall 2018, all faculty who teach GE courses will be required to indicate a minimum of one assignment that directly aligns with and measures one of the GE student learning outcomes for the appropriate Area (GE A1, A2, B4, C2, etc.). This workshop will give background on the GE ePortfolio requirement for all incoming students as of Fall 2018, which led to the new requirement for syllabi. This workshop will also give specific examples of the minor changes necessary to faculty syllabi to fulfill this requirement. APM 215, a new section at the end of the existing section on GE, describes all aspects of the new GE ePortfolio requirement.

Developing a Healthy U

QPR: Suicide Prevention Training
Mon., April 9, 1:30 - 3:00 p.m., Library 2206
Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death for college students between the ages of 18 and 24, but it is 100% preventable. Learn to recognize and respond to the warning signs of suicide. In this training you will learn: common misconceptions about suicide, warning signs and risk factors, how to talk to, persuade and refer a person to appropriate campus and community resources.

Winning With A Healthy Lifestyle - How to Handle Food Cravings and Emotional Eating
Fri., April 13, 10 - 10:50 a.m., Family Food Science 105
Led by Dr. Lisa Herzig, this 10-week program offers nutrition coaching and exercise planning to help cultivate living a healthy and balanced lifestyle.

Activity Classes

Pilates
Mon. & Wed., 12:10 - 12:40 p.m., ED 360
Utilize non-impact exercises to develop strength, flexibility, balance and inner awareness.

Chisel
Tues. & Thurs., 12:10 - 12:40 p.m., South Gym 134
With a combination of aerobic activity, agility, balance, and strength training, you can shed any unwanted pounds and tone your muscles in this moderate exercise class.

Circuit Training
Mon. & Wed., 5:30 - 6:30 p.m., ED 140
Combine interval training, full body weight exercises, and core workouts to strengthen and tone your whole body.