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

Administrative Academy

Library Tour
10 - 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, Library Lobby
Did you know the Library is celebrating its 10 year anniversary this year? Learn about the history of the Fresno State library and a number of fun facts on this month's campus tour.

Leadership Lunch and Learn

An Introduction to Lean Thinking
Noon - 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, Library 2134
New to Lean? This discussion will unpack some of the principles underlying lean thinking and how lean thinking can transform your team or department.

Pizza and salad will be provided.

Developing a Healthy U

Winning With A Healthy Lifestyle
Meet Meatless Mondays
10 - 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 22, Family Food Science 105
Do you want specialized nutrition support including individualized meal plans, free nutrition coaching, exercise planning, and weekly nutrition workshops to help you reach your New Year's goals? You can learn all this and more at Winning With A Healthy Lifestyle! Join Dr. Lisa Herzig, Director of Dietetics, and senior Dietetics students for this 10-week program to help cultivate living a healthy and balanced lifestyle and to stay on track to make 2019 your best year yet.

Spring Transformation Challenge
It's time to form your teams for the Spring Transformation Challenge! The 8-week challenge will begin March 4 and go through April 27. As a team, you will earn points every week for healthy behaviors like drinking water, meditating, attending fitness classes, and reaching personal goals and compete against other teams across campus. Weekly newsletters will encourage participants with healthy recipes, quick workouts, transformation stories, team standings, and provide the weekly progress form to submit your activities completed. Teams can be cross-departmental and have a maximum of 5 employees.

Register here or click here for more information.

Navigate Fresno State

How to Have a Difficult Conversation about Racism without Losing your Voice or your Cool
10 - 11:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 22, Vintage Room
This 90-minute workshop helps participants have fruitful conversations even when they have different points of view. This training is appropriate for those who are afraid to say the wrong thing as well as those who do a lot of talking but are having limited impact. Recognizing that discussions about racism and the work of cultivating justice is emotionally taxing, this workshop offers a holistic approach that integrates mindfulness techniques and emerging scholarship on racism. Participants learn Kemp's 5 Steps to an Effective Conversation and the importance of self-care.

Enhancing Your Technical Skills

OU Campus Training
10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25, Library 1222
Learn how to navigate OU Campus and post text, photos, graphics and tables to your campus websites. Please bring your own laptop to the training.

STAR DAY

Save the Date - May 24, 2019
STAR (Staff Training And Recognition) Day is an opportunity to celebrate and honor staff and managers for their milestone years of service at Fresno State. This year's theme, I Am Because We Are, focuses on the spirit of togetherness and community we experience as part of the Fresno State family.

Review this year's Service Award Recipient list here. For questions or corrections, please contact Anastasia Tolmasoff at atolmasoff@csufresno.edu.

Are you interested in joining the STAR Day planning committee? The STAR Day committee is looking for individuals to support organizing our event volunteers and our Vendor Fair. If you are interested in joining the committee, please contact Katie Williamson at kwilliamson@csufresno.edu for more information.

Activity Classes

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

Pilates
12:15 - 12:45 p.m. Monday and Wednesday, ED 360
Utilize non-impact exercises to develop strength, flexibility, balance and inner awareness.

Sculpt
12:15 - 12:45 p.m. Thursday, 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.

High Fitness
5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Thursday, South Gym 134
Incorporates interval training with music you love and intense, yet easy-to-follow choreography to produce a high caloric burn and full body toning.

Yoga
12:15 - 12:45 p.m. Friday, ED 360
A mind-body practice that combines gentle stretching exercises, controlled breathing, relaxation techniques and restorative poses.