Fresno State’s Division of Technology Services, College of Health and Human Services, College of Science and Mathematics and the Veteran’s Education Program will benefit from Chevron’s latest gift to Fresno State of $350,000, which brings the six-year total to nearly $2.5 million.
Chevron’s investment strengthens curriculum and programs aimed at the enrichment of students and the region through STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education, career development and economic growth for the Valley. These areas play an increasingly critical role in helping power the future of innovation. This focus grows a new generation of leaders who are prepared to address regional, national and global challenges, improve their community and inspire progress.
The College of Health and Human Services offers a broad range of fully accredited post-secondary and graduate educational programs to more than 4,000 students each year, attracting students from Merced County to the north to Kern County to the south, a 200-mile span.
One vehicle the college uses to set these students on the road to success is the Fresno State Mobile Health Unit. Through the Mobile Health Unit, students gain personal experience delivering basic health services to the surrounding community, including the unhoused and residents of rural areas.
“We are grateful for Chevron’s continued support of our Mobile Health Unit program,” said Dr. Denise Seabert, dean of the College of Health and Human Services. “Funds from this significant gift will create advanced opportunities for our health and human services students to volunteer on the unit, providing free health care services to our underserved areas, while also immersing themselves in the community — learning firsthand about the people and places that make our region thrive.”
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