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.)

Goes Above & Beyond

Paula Clark, Payroll Services
Paula has been so helpful during this time. She is always there to answer the tough questions and knows how to solve them effectively.

Maribel Olea, Admissions and Recruitment
Maribel goes above and beyond daily to assist staff in the admissions and recruitment office as well as students needing assistance. She is always willing and ready to help with any questions or problems that arise throughout the workday and will not give up until a solution or answer is found. Maribel also provides training for staff on various admission processes regularly to ensure that all staff understand and feel confident with all aspects of the admission process. Hats off to Maribel who has earned many high fives with all of her hard work, leadership and dedication to the Admissions and Recruitment office.

Mary Owens, Procurement and Support Services
Works above and beyond.

Kia Thomas, Kinesiology
Always willing to take time out of her schedule to help me out whenever I have a question. I really appreciate it Kia!!

Kia Thomas, Kinesiology
Kia was so gracious to help me with my phones and to get them transferred. She was so kind and very knowledgeable.

Kia Thomas, Kinesiology
Kia has gone above and beyond helping to keep all informed and knowledgeable.

Department
Brand, Strategy, and Marketing
For New Student Convocation this year, University Brand Strategy, and Marketing went above and beyond to develop a 30-minute ceremony for our new incoming students. The hours of planning, collaboration, improvising, editing, and producing that went into this project in a very short amount of time was nothing short of remarkable. The entire team is professional, they care, and they put our students first! They deserve more than high fives; they deserve awards for what they accomplish.

Services for Students with Disabilities

Saved my Bacon!

Ashley Fagundes, University Advising Center
Regarding Academic Probation logistics she has been extremely helpful in working with our office and making sure that the process has been seamless. High Five!

Provides Excellent Customer Service

Eric West, Technology Services
Eric served as the production manager -- the person behind the scenes to provide our colleagues the live experience of the Zoom-hosted Fall 2020 assembly for faculty and staff. His professionalism, attention to detail, responsiveness to event organizer's requests, and event production expertise were critical to the event's success, in which more than 900 people participated. We are deeply thankful for his support and collegiality!