What began as a "bold idea" in the 2017 Bold Ideas Challenge has now come to fruition in Fresno State's newest employee recognition program — High Five. Click here to read about how the program began.

High Fives are easy to give — simply go to the High Five website on the Organizational Excellence webpage, click “Give a High Five” and fill out the form to send kudos to anyone on campus. Your message will be delivered straight to their inbox, and recipients will be acknowledged weekly in Campus News.

Read below how your colleagues are going above and beyond to help the campus community.

(Note: Campus News edited comments only for misspellings and missing or incomplete words. They appear mostly as written for each employee.)

Principles of Community

Sarah McDaniel, Henry Madden Library
Sarah models kindness and collaboration in our Principles of Community. She has always been so kind and welcoming here in the library. She is very supportive of our office and goes out of her way to partner with us to ensure our students' needs are met. Thank you, Sarah!

Goes Above & Beyond

Emily Sutton, Admissions
Emily has an exceptional work ethic. She has been here a very short time but is a quick learner and always willing to go the extra mile. Thank you for your can-do attitude, Emily!

Kevin Taloza, Procurement
Kevin went far above and beyond to help us secure vendors for student events. He responded quickly to all of our questions and needs. We could not have done this work without him. Thank you, Kevin!

Laura Mercado, Admissions
Thank you, Laura, for your willingness to step out of your comfort zone and learn new tasks.

Wendy Lee, Department
Wendy, thank you for your willingness to assist the First Time Freshmen team with evaluations. Your commitment to the students is evident!

Will Tubbs, Craig School of Business
Will is the hardest worker I know. He always asks if anyone needs anything when he comes into the office. You can call him any time and he is willing to come by and see what the issue is or will walk you through a solution on the phone. He gives 150% of himself to all faculty, staff and students at the Craig School of Business. We would be lost without him. Thank you, Will, for going above and beyond!

Provided Excellent Customer Service

Bulldog Foundation Staff - Athletics
For the first time, Fresno State is using mobile ticketing for season football ticket customers. This has created many challenges for both Bulldog Foundation donors and staff. Literally thousands of contacts were exchanged in-person, on the phone, via email and text. In many cases, the instructions were a lengthy step-by-step service. Both the BDF staff and Athletic Ticket Office personnel deserve High Five kudos for their patience, calm and smiles (miles) of support.

Cynthia Hanks, Accounting
Thank you, Cynthia, for always providing excellent customer service to our Fresno State community!

David Hembree, University Advancement
Recently David took time away from his work to help me learn a new database requirement. Thank you for teaching me something new, David!