Highlighting recruitment of tenure-track faculty, new degree programs, facility enhancements on campus and the University’s first-ever Principles of Community, Fresno State President Joseph I. Castro addressed the University’s faculty and staff who gathered in the Satellite Student Union on Jan. 16 for the annual spring semester assembly.

“The success of our students will continue to be determined by big and bold personal dreams, a nurturing family environment, hard work and faculty and staff who are supportive and fully committed to discovery, diversity and distinction,” Castro said.

Faculty and staff gathered at the event to hear Castro’s vision for the year ahead and to engage in a question-and-answer session leading up to the first day of semester instruction on Jan. 17.

After taking a look back at the challenges the University faced after the Great Recession, Castro pointed out that, thanks to a modest increase every year from the state budget, student applications, enrollments and graduation rates have increased significantly, salaries for faculty and staff have increased steadily and many new faculty and staff have been hired. Between 2013 and 2018, Fresno State hired more tenure-track faculty than all but one other CSU campus.

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