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

Samantha Ray, Kremen School of Education and Human Development
With a major upgrade to the University's websites in progress, Sam continues to go above and beyond not only in her own college, but also to help support her communication specialist colleagues on campus. She made time recently to prepare and present a power-packed, hour-long presentation to communication specialists about what she has learned so far with Kremen's website upgrade. This helped to prepare us to better serve our own colleges and areas in the coming weeks. Her leadership is always inspiring.

Alicia Maynez, International Office
Diego Gonzalez, Admissions and Recruitment
Geovany F. Castillo Cisneros, International Office
Alicia, Diego and Geovany — the Fresno State Compliance Office would like to thank you for your continued hard work and dedication. We truly appreciate reliable individuals like you. You make an incredibly positive impact on Fresno State's Athletic Department. Effort and hard work are paramount to our success, and you help make what we do possible! Thank you!

Linda Christian, Foundation Financial Services
Thank you, Linda, for going above and beyond!

Provides Excellent Customer Service

Catherine Legarretta, Human Resources
Catherine is a sensitive and caring person. Her positivity and kindness are exemplified with every interaction I had with her during a trying, difficult time. She guided me through FMLA paperwork and other payroll and catastrophic leave time issues. There are simply not enough good things to say about Catherine. I appreciate all that you do, and all the help you provide. Thank you, Catherine!