The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) again selected Fresno State for a national Excellence and Innovation Award, citing the University’s accomplishments as part of the California State University Graduation Initiative 2025.

Fresno State won the Student Success and College Completion Award for its Graduation Initiative 2025 strategy that has already begun to close equity gaps between underserved students and their peers, to improve graduation rates and to help students meet personal academic goals.

The awards were presented Sunday (Oct. 22) at the opening session of AASCU’s annual meeting in La Jolla where Fresno State President Joseph I. Castro accepted the award with CSU Chancellor Timothy P. White.

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