Give your colleagues a “High Five” for things such as excellent customer service, “saving my bacon” and going above and beyond.

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Continue below to read about 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.)

Works Above and Beyond

Chris Fiorentino, Jan and Bud Richter Center for Community Engagement and Service-Learning
Thank you, Chris, for always being Jumpstart's biggest advocate. From supporting the program on campus for 23 years to standing with us in its final days, none of our success would have been possible without your unwavering support. Thanks to your partnership, over 1,800 students contributed more than 563,273 hours of service in preschool classrooms throughout our community. Your dedication helped make Jumpstart a meaningful part of our students’ college experience and left a lasting impact on the Fresno community. Thank you will never fully capture our gratitude, but we are deeply appreciative of your incredible legacy at Fresno State and as director of the Richter Center.

Fong Moua, Library - Digital Services 
I had an issue that needed to be fixed with some records in our computer system. Fong jumped in and fixed the problem quickly and efficiently. I really appreciate his ability to fix the problem and his willingness to complete it.

Kris Ratliff, Technology Services
Kris is absolutely wonderful. Not only is he incredibly kind, but he’s also very knowledgeable and endlessly patient when it comes to explaining anything tech related. He’s always willing to lend a hand to my team without hesitation, and we’re always glad to see him. Kris goes above and beyond, and we truly appreciate all of the work he has done for our team and division.

Cherisse Villarreal, Library - Digital Services - Information Technology
Thank you to Cherisse for your excellent help with photographing a very difficult item from our Sigma Chi collection.

Human Resources Organizational Development
Huge thanks to the Star Day committee and all the session presenters. I had the pleasure of attending Handle(ish) and Practical AI for You, presented by Betsy and Max, respectively. They both did a fantastic job — so many great takeaways and tips that I’m already putting into practice. I also heard great feedback about the other sessions. Special shoutout to Georgianna, Eloisa and the entire committee for organizing such a fun and engaging program. You went above and beyond. It was a fantastic day; and we’re grateful for all the work that you do. Thank you.

Plant Operations
Big shout out and a huge thank you for going above and beyond to the entire plant operations team for helping us prepare for very important visit. Your hard work was very much appreciated and could not have been done without the entire team. Thank you, Plant Operations and its entire team.

Warehouse and Property Services
Big shout out and a huge thank you for going above and beyond to the entire warehouse team for helping us prepare for a very important visit. Your hard work was very much appreciated and could not have been done without the entire team. Thank you, Ryan, Tiffany and the entire team.

Provides Excellent Customer Services

Lisa Chavez, Budget and Resource Planning
Thank you Lisa for always being so quick whenever I hit a wall with budget items. Your speedy resolutions are always appreciated and a perfect example of being kind and collaborative.

Mike Mize, Technology Services
Mike stepped in to assist with a time-sensitive request that had stalled. Not only did he help us resolve the immediate issue, but he also took proactive steps to prevent similar problems in the future. He picked up where someone else had left off and ensured nothing fell through the cracks.

Printing Services
Thank you to Mike Von Dohlen, Denise Pearcy, Keith Kountz and Loren McKenney for all their help with the campus printing jobs throughout the year and especially leading up to commencement. We appreciate their ability to turn jobs around so quickly and professionally.

Saved My Bacon

Facilities Management
Big shout out and a huge thank you to the entire Facilities Management team who saved our bacon by helping us prepare for very important visit. Your hard work was very much appreciated and could not have been done without the entire team. Thank you, Facilities Management and its entire team.

Modeled Principles of Community

Alisha Gonzalez, Student Health Center – Lab
Shout-out to Alisha for helping to plan such a thoughtful and heartfelt retirement party for Josie, even while carrying her own grief. Your ability to show up for others with such grace and care in the midst of your own pain is a true testament to your character. I'm so grateful for your strength and kindness.

Kris Ratliff, Technology Services
Huge high five to Kris. He helped me get set up for a meeting on very short notice, and thanks to his responsiveness and professionalism, everything ran smoothly. Kris truly modeled Fresno State’s "Principles of Community" especially through his collaboration, accountability and respect. I really appreciate his willingness to step in at the last minute. I can always count on him. Thanks again for going above and beyond.