The Provost's Awards Lecture Series is intended to honor and showcase the recipients of the Provost's Awards and provide them an opportunity to present, share and discuss their work with the campus. Another goal of this series is to raise the level of academic and intellectual discourse among our colleagues and to further enrich connections with others across the campus.

Date: Thursday, Dec. 1
Time: 3 - 4 p.m.
Location: All seminars will be on Zoom
Meeting ID: 881 0160 9304
Passcode: 020638

Dr. Mark Baldis, Department of Kinesiology
"The Lessons of Physical Activity for Health and Wellness”
2021-2022 – Outstanding Lecturer

Dr. Mark Baldis will provide the audience with the seven most important things that he has learned about physical activity while teaching 20 years in the Kinesiology Department.

Dr. Janine Nkosi, Department of Sociology
“Scholars in Action: Teaching & Learning to Advance Land and Housing Justice”
2021-2022 – Outstanding Lecturer

Join Fresno State educator-activist Dr. Janine Nkosi, lecturer in the Department of Sociology and regional organizer and adviser with Faith in the Valley, as she uplifts the powerful work of university-community partners, including students, residents, and community organizations, as they help advance land and housing justice in the Central Valley and California. Learn how she’s striving to center lived experience, creativity, anti-racism and social action in her research and teaching.