Career Services
Career Services supports the vision of the University by assisting learners in exploring, clarifying, and implementing realistic career goals through increased knowledge of self, programs of study, and careers. We enhance career success by encouraging job-search skill acquisition and providing various opportunities for learners to connect with employers.
Thomas, Suite 103
5241 N Maple M/S TA61
Fresno, CA 93740-8027
Phone: 559.278.2381
Fax: 559.278.6483
E-Mail: careerservices@csufresno.edu
More information at: http://www.csufresno.edu/careers/index.shtml
Additional Resources
http://www.careerbuilder.com/
http://www.fresnobee.com/jobs/
http://jobs.csufresno.edu/
http://www.monster.com/
http://college.monster.com/?wt.mc_n=monstertrak
http://jobsinfresno.org/
Monday, October 25, 2010
Employment Resources
Friday, October 22, 2010
Bay Area to Fresno State
Driving Directions
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO
5241 N Maple Ave
Fresno, CA 93740
(559) 278-4240
Oakland Airport to Fresno State:
OAKLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (OAK)
1 Airport DriveOakland, CA 94621
(510) 563-3300
Highway 101
San Francisco, CA 94128
(650) 821-8211
700 73rd Avenue
FRESNO, CA - (FNO)
2650 Tulare Street
Santa Fe Station
Bus Directions
(Amtrak Station to Fresno State)
Fresno Area Express (FAX)
Start address: Fresno Amtrak
End address: California State University, 5340 Campus Dr, Fresno, CA 93740-0001
Total price: $1.00
Travel time: about 49 mins
Walk to SE Tulare - P St (About 1 min)
Bus - 22 - North West Ave. / East Tulare Ave
(Direction: Kings Canyon - Clovis)
Depart SE Tulare - P St (Stop ID: TULARPST)
Arrive Tulare - Cedar (Stop ID: TUCESB)
Bus - 38 - North Cedar / Jensen / Hinton Center
(Direction: Blackstone - El Paso)
(12 mins to make transfer)
Depart SE Cedar - Iowa (Stop ID: CEDRIOWA)
Arrive NE Cedar - Bulldog Lane (Stop ID: CDRNBULL)
Walk to California State University, 5340 Campus Dr, Fresno, CA 93740-0001 (About 4 mins)
Link: http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/HomePage
Greyhound (Bus)
OAKLAND GREYHOUND STATION
2103 SAN PABLO AVE
Oakland, CA 94612
Telephone Numbers
Main: (510) 832-4730
Baggage: (510) 832-5082
Greyhound Package Express: (510) 832-5082
1033 H ST
Fresno, CA 93721
Telephone Numbers
Main: (559) 268-1829
Baggage: (559) 268-1513
Greyhound Package Express: (559) 237-2145
Link: http://www.greyhound.com/
Bus Directions
(Fresno Greyhound Station to Fresno State)
Fresno Area Express (FAX)
Start address: 1033 H St, Fresno, CA 93721
End address: California State University, 5340 Campus Dr, Fresno, CA 93740-0001
Total price: $1.00
Travel time: about 53 mins
Walk to A Shelter (About 8 mins)
Bus - 28 - CSUF / Manchester Center / Ventura Ave
(Direction: Willow - Shaw)
Depart A Shelter (Stop ID: ASH)
Arrive Shaw - Cedar (Stop ID: SHCENB)
Walk to California State University, 5340 Campus Dr, Fresno, CA 93740-0001 (About 10 mins)
Link: http://www.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=1033+H+St,+Fresno,+CA+93721+%28Greyhound+Lines%29&daddr=fresno+state&geocode=Cd7Nya6gsL6OFXyFMAIdjxzc-CEXK_iHe-pOziltDToen2CUgDGKZc7WFamugA%3BFRW6MQIdkMLc-CnlHnr1BF2UgDFp5YvGt1XAhQ&hl=en&mr
Airplane
FRESNO YOSEMITE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
5175 E. Clinton Way
Fresno, CA 93727
Automated Information 1-800-244-2359
(559) 621-4500/ Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m
Website: http://www.fresno.gov/DiscoverFresno/Airports/default.htm
OAKLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
1 Airport Drive
Oakland, CA 94621
(510) 563-3300
Website: http://www.flyoakland.com/
SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SFO)
Highway 101
San Francisco, CA 94128
(650) 821-8211
Website: http://flysfo.com/web/page/index.jsp
Bus Directions
(Fresno Airport to Fresno State)
Fresno Area Express (FAX)
Start address: 5175 E clinton way, Fresno, CA 93727
End address: California State University, 5340 Campus Dr, Fresno, CA 93740-0001
Total price: $1.00
Travel time: about 42 mins
Walk to FRESNO YOSEMITE INTL - WB (About 6 mins)
Bus - 39 - Clinton Avenue Crosstown
(Direction: SHIELDS - BRAWLEY)
Depart FRESNO YOSEMITE INTL - WB (Stop ID: FAT WB)
Arrive NW CLINTON - CEDAR (Stop ID: CLINCEDA)
Bus - 38 - North Cedar / Jensen / Hinton Center
(Direction: BLACKSTONE - EL PASO)
(7 mins to make transfer)
Depart NE CEDAR - CLINTON (Stop ID: CEDRCLIN)
Arrive NE CEDAR - BULLDOG LANE (Stop ID: CDRNBULL)
Walk to California State University, 5340 Campus Dr, Fresno, CA 93740-0001 (About 4 mins)
Link: http://www.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=5175+E+clinton+way,+Fresno,+CA+93727+(Fresno+Yosemite+International+Airport)&daddr=fresno+state&geocode=CbFdvXlhJA3gFREHMQIdNzrd-CGUH6WkULPYFSlHEihhmF6UgDHeEfJClKrQ4w%3BFRW6MQIdkMLc-CnlHnr1BF2UgDFp5YvGt1XAhQ&hl=en&mra=pd&mrcr=0&dirflg=r&ttype=dep&date=10%2F18%2F10&time=2:32pm&noexp=0&noal=0&sort=&sll=36.771342,-119.768658&sspn=0.098454,0.153637&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=14&start=0
Additonal Resources
Taxi Cab Companies in Fresno, California
A Majestic Yellow Cab
2266 W Princeton Ave
Fresno, CA
(559) 485-2233
A1 Taxi Cab
1851 E Hammond Ave
Fresno, CA
(559) 441-0000
American Yellow
Fresno, CA
(559) 222-2223
American Yellow Cab
Fresno, CA
(559) 222-0101
Checker Taxi
1387 W Sierra
Fresno, CA
(559) 449-8294
Fresno Yellow Cab
1356 N Abby St
Fresno, CA
(559) 486-5700
Taxi El Cora
394 N Glenn Ave
Fresno, CA
(559) 233-4925
Dining With The Kappas
KAPPA ALPHA PSI HAITI RELIEF FUNDRAISER
Date:Wednesday October 27th, 2010
Time:4:00pm to 12:00am
Place: T.G.I. Friday's (First and Herndon)
1077 East Herndon Avenue
Fresno, Ca 93710
(559)435-8443
Join Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc and T.G.I. Friday’s on Wednesday, October 27, 4 p.m. - 12 a.m. When you present the T.G.I. Friday's Benefit Night flyer, 20% of the sales will be given to Kappa Alpha Psi for the iKare Haiti Relief Initiative. By joining us for a meal, you help raise money for Kappa Alpha Psi for Haiti in their time of need – all right here in your community!
For more information and Benefit Night flyers email: pibetanupes@gmail.com
Potluck Scholarship Fundraiser
The Fresno City College African-American Faculty & Staff Association
Potluck Scholarship Fundraiser
FOOD, ENTERTAINMENT & DOOR PRIZES
Date: Saturday, October 23, 2010
Time: 6:00 pm—11:00 pm
Place:190 S. Valentine Avenue
Fresno, CA 93706
Directions: Take 180 West to Marks Ave., turn left, go to
Whitesbridge Ave., turn right, go to Valentine Ave., turn left.
House is midway between Whitesbridge Ave. and Madison Ave. on the left. Park on street.
For Tickets Contact:
Larry.Dickson@fresnocitycollege.edu
Phone: 270-7768
Charles.Francis@fresnocitycollege.edu
Phone: 240-8035
Perry.Benson@fresnocitycollege.edu
Phone: 720-3303
Donation:
Adults $25.00
Students: $10.00
Friday, October 15, 2010
Los Angeles to Fresno State
Driving Directions
(LAX to Fresno State)
LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (LAX)
1 World Way
Los Angeles, CA 90045
(310) 646-5252
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO
5241 N Maple Ave
Fresno, CA 93740
(559) 278-4240
Link: http://www.mapquest.com/mq/9-XZJAn4g9ESQ4
Amtrak (Train)
LOS ANGELES, CA - UNION STATION (LAX)
800 North Alameda Street
Los Angeles Union Station
Los Angeles, CA 90012
FRESNO, CA - (FNO)
2650 Tulare Street
Santa Fe Station
Fresno, CA 93721
Link: http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/HomePage
Bus Directions
(Amtrak Station to Fresno State)
Fresno Area Express (FAX)
Start address: Fresno Amtrak
End address: California State University, 5340 Campus Dr, Fresno, CA 93740-0001
Total price: $1.00
Travel time: about 49 mins
Walk to SE Tulare - P St (About 1 min)
Bus - 22 - North West Ave. / East Tulare Ave
(Direction: Kings Canyon - Clovis)
Depart SE Tulare - P St (Stop ID: TULARPST)
Arrive Tulare - Cedar (Stop ID: TUCESB)
Bus - 38 - North Cedar / Jensen / Hinton Center
(Direction: Blackstone - El Paso)
(12 mins to make transfer)
Depart SE Cedar - Iowa (Stop ID: CEDRIOWA)
Arrive NE Cedar - Bulldog Lane (Stop ID: CDRNBULL)
Walk to California State University, 5340 Campus Dr, Fresno, CA 93740-0001 (About 4 mins)
Link: http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/HomePage
Greyhound (Bus)
LOS ANGELES GREYHOUND STATION
1716 E 7TH ST
Los Angeles, CA 90021
Telephone Numbers
Main: (213) 629-8401
Baggage: (213) 629-8496
Greyhound Package Express: (213) 629-8420
Customer Service: (213) 629-8536
FRESNO GREYHOUND STATION
1033 H ST
Fresno, CA 93721
Telephone Numbers
Main: (559) 268-1829
Baggage: (559) 268-1513
Greyhound Package Express: (559) 237-2145
Link: http://www.greyhound.com/
Bus Directions
(Greyhound to Fresno State)
Fresno Area Express (FAX)
Start address: 1033 H St, Fresno, CA 93721
End address: California State University, 5340 Campus Dr, Fresno, CA 93740-0001
Total price: $1.00
Travel time: about 53 mins
Walk to A Shelter (About 8 mins)
Bus - 28 - CSUF / Manchester Center / Ventura Ave
(Direction: Willow - Shaw)
Depart A Shelter (Stop ID: ASH)
Arrive Shaw - Cedar (Stop ID: SHCENB)
Walk to California State University, 5340 Campus Dr, Fresno, CA 93740-0001 (About 10 mins)
Link: http://www.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=1033+H+St,+Fresno,+CA+93721+%28Greyhound+Lines%29&daddr=fresno+state&geocode=Cd7Nya6gsL6OFXyFMAIdjxzc-CEXK_iHe-pOziltDToen2CUgDGKZc7WFamugA%3BFRW6MQIdkMLc-CnlHnr1BF2UgDFp5YvGt1XAhQ&hl=en&mr
Airplane
FRESNO YOSEMITE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
5175 E. Clinton Way
Fresno, CA 93727
Automated Information 1-800-244-2359
(559) 621-4500/ Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m
Website: http://www.fresno.gov/DiscoverFresno/Airports/default.htm
LOS ANELGES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
1 World Way
Los Angeles, CA 90045
(310) 646-5252 / TDD (310) 665-0370
Website: http://www.lawa.org/welcomeLAX.aspx
Bus Directions
(Fresno Airport to Fresno State)
Fresno Area Express (FAX)
Start address: 5175 E clinton way, Fresno, CA 93727
End address: California State University, 5340 Campus Dr, Fresno, CA 93740-0001
Total price: $1.00
Travel time: about 42 mins
Walk to FRESNO YOSEMITE INTL - WB (About 6 mins)
Bus - 39 - Clinton Avenue Crosstown
(Direction: SHIELDS - BRAWLEY)
Depart FRESNO YOSEMITE INTL - WB (Stop ID: FAT WB)
Arrive NW CLINTON - CEDAR (Stop ID: CLINCEDA)
Bus - 38 - North Cedar / Jensen / Hinton Center
(Direction: BLACKSTONE - EL PASO)
(7 mins to make transfer)
Depart NE CEDAR - CLINTON (Stop ID: CEDRCLIN)
Arrive NE CEDAR - BULLDOG LANE (Stop ID: CDRNBULL)
Walk to California State University, 5340 Campus Dr, Fresno, CA 93740-0001 (About 4 mins)
Link: http://www.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=5175+E+clinton+way,+Fresno,+CA+93727+(Fresno+Yosemite+International+Airport)&daddr=fresno+state&geocode=CbFdvXlhJA3gFREHMQIdNzrd-CGUH6WkULPYFSlHEihhmF6UgDHeEfJClKrQ4w%3BFRW6MQIdkMLc-CnlHnr1BF2UgDFp5YvGt1XAhQ&hl=en&mra=pd&mrcr=0&dirflg=r&ttype=dep&date=10%2F18%2F10&time=2:32pm&noexp=0&noal=0&sort=&sll=36.771342,-119.768658&sspn=0.098454,0.153637&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=14&start=0
Additonal Resources
Taxi Cab Companies in Fresno, California
A Majestic Yellow Cab
2266 W Princeton Ave
Fresno, CA
(559) 485-2233
A1 Taxi Cab
1851 E Hammond Ave
Fresno, CA
(559) 441-0000
American Yellow
Fresno, CA
(559) 222-2223
American Yellow Cab
Fresno, CA
(559) 222-0101
Checker Taxi
1387 W Sierra
Fresno, CA
(559) 449-8294
Fresno Yellow Cab
1356 N Abby St
Fresno, CA
(559) 486-5700
Taxi El Cora
394 N Glenn Ave
Fresno, CA
(559) 233-4925
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Fresno State prof honored as one of Top 10 Professional Women
Dr. Paulette Fleming, a professor of art and design at California State University, Fresno, has been selected as one of the Marjaree Mason Center’s Top Ten Professional Women of 2010.
The Marjaree Mason Center, a Fresno-based nonprofit dedicated to helping victims of domestic violence and homelessness, annually honors women who give back to the community while maintaining successful careers.
Candidates are nominated by organizations and individuals, and the final 10 are selected by community judges based on their accomplishments and contributions.
Fleming joined the Fresno State faculty in 1988 and has been recognized for her many areas of expertise, including four universitywide Faculty Development Grant Awards.
In 2008, she was honored as California Visual Art Educator of the Year by the National Art Education Association.
Fleming and the other nine honorees will be presented during a luncheon Oct. 21 sponsored by the Marjaree Mason Center as part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. A local business will also be recognized for its support to women in their careers and personal achievements.
African American Faculty Member Recognized with Provost’s Award for 2010
Promising New Faculty
Dr. Marnel Niles, an assistant professor of communication, has leadership positions in the Untenured Faculty Organization and the College of Arts and Humanities Executive Committee, has been an officer for the Black Faculty and Staff Association and an adviser for the Black Students United. She has presented her research nationally six times and is organizing the Western States Communication Association conference. Niles is co-editing the book, “Still Searching for Our Mothers’ Gardens: Experiences of New, Tenure Track Women of Color at 'Majority' Institutions.”
Monday, October 11, 2010
PRUDENTIAL SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY AWARDS
Prudential Spirit of Community Awards
Deadline: November 1st, 2010
If you've made a difference through volunteering over the past year, you could win $1,000 and a fabulous trip to Washington, D.C., next May by applying for a Prudential Spirit of Community Award! Even more importantly, you could win recognition that might inspire other young people to follow your example. These prestigious awards, sponsored by Prudential Financial and the National Association of Secondary School Principals, have honored more than 90,000 middle and high school students at the local, state, and national level over the past 15 years solely for their volunteer work.
Apply at: http://spirit.prudential.com/view/page/soc
Great Books on Educating African American Students
The Power of One: How You Can Help or Harm African American Students by Gail L. Thompson
Synopsis: This is the book I have been waiting for—a workbook filled with stories, data, and the latest research. In clear, beautifully written prose, Gail Thompson asks us to examine our own preconceptions and perceptions. By completing the exercises and keeping a journal, we can discover our strengths and our challenges. We are encouraged to make real changes in the way we teach and in our relationships with our African American students. This book is for all of us: new teachers, experienced teachers, administrators, mentors, community workers, and anyone who wants to help rather than harm these brilliant, hopeful, marvelous young people in our care.
Up Where We Belong: Helping African American and Latino Students Rise in School and in Life by Gail L. Thompson
Synopsis: In Up Where We Belong, Gail Thompson asked the students in a low performing school to be candid about their high school experiences. Using this information and relying on data from questionnaires and focus groups, Thompson discovered a huge gap in perception between how teachers and students view their experience of school. The book explores this disparity, and uncovers some of the reasons for students’ low achievement, apathy, and frustration. Most important, she offers vital lessons for transforming schools–especially for underachieving kids and students of color
What African American Parents Want Educators to Know by Gail L. Thompson
Synopsis: Thompson has gathered feedback from African-American parents pertaining to their children's schooling experiences, the results of which can help improve the schooling experiences of African-American children nationwide.
African American Teens Discuss Their Schooling Experiences by Gail L Thompson
Synopsis: For decades, researchers and policymakers have grappled with the issue of the underachievement of African American students. An age-old problem has been that these students on average lag behind their peers of other racial/ethnic groups in math, science, and reading. Recently, California, like some other states, has implemented a high-stakes standardized testing program that has revealed that when test scores are disaggregated along racial/ethnic lines, the scores of African American students continue to trail those of their peers. The study described in this book was undertaken in an effort to uncover schooling practices that are advantageous or detrimental to the achievement of African American students. The study was based on interviews and questionnaire results from nearly 300 African American high school seniors. Most of these students resided in a region that had a low college attendance rate and a high child poverty rate. The students were given an opportunity to discuss numerous issues pertaining to their schooling experiences, including teacher attitudes and expectations, the curriculum, homework practices, the quality of services provided by their high school counselors, racism at school, school safety, parental involvement, and their early reading habits and attitudes about reading. In addition to quantitative results, most chapters include detailed narratives describing the elementary and secondary schooling experiences of the interviewees.
Exposing the "Culture of Arrogance" in the Academy : A Blueprint for Increasing Black Faculty Satisfaction in Higher Education by Gail Thompson , Angela Louque
Synopsis: There generally remains a gulf between the way most Black faculty perceive the racial climate at their institutions and the recognition by non-Black faculty and administrators that there are problems and that these perceptions have merit. This book is intended to promote a productive dialogue.
This book weaves the authors’ own experiences with the responses of 136 Black faculty to a questionnaire, and a smaller sample who were interviewed, to identify the factors that determine Black faculty’s satisfaction or dissatisfaction with their jobs and institutions.
Recurring themes underscore the importance of a supportive work environment that is built on mutual respect, full inclusion in the decision-making process, and an institutional climate that does not tolerate cultural insensitivity or racism. The qualitative and quantitative information and the authors’ conclusions can help postsecondary institutions improve Black faculty satisfaction levels, and ultimately, retention rates.
This book will resonate with any Black faculty who have felt frustrated enough to consider leaving a postsecondary institution and with those who are content at their current institutions. For non-Black faculty and for administrators of all races, the book illuminates the sources of job satisfaction and dissatisfaction, explains the reasons their Black colleagues leave or stay, and offers valuable recommendations for change.
For anyone, at any level, interested in the issue of the racial climate at his or her institution, this book offers a constructive framework for discussion and action
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations about Race by Beverly Tatum
Synopsis: This insightful exploration of the varieties of Americans' experience with race and racism in everyday life would be an excellent starting point for the upcoming national conversations on race that President Clinton and his appointed commission will be conducting this fall. Tatum, a developmental psychologist (Mt. Holyoke Coll.) with a special interest in the emerging field of racial-identity development, is a consultant to school systems and community groups on teaching and learning in a multicultural context. Not only has she studied the distinctive social dynamics faced by black youth educated in predominantly white environments, but since 1980, Tatum has developed a course on the psychology of racism and taught it in a variety of university settings. She is also a black woman and a concerned mother of two, and she draws on all these experiences and bases of knowledge to write a remarkably jargon-free book that is as rigorously analytical as it is refreshingly practical and drives its points home with a range of telling anecdotes. Tatum illuminates ``why talking about racism is so hard'' and what we can do to make it easier, leaving her readers more confident about facing the difficult terrain on the road to a genuinely color-blind society. -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Books for African American Parents
Through Ebony Eyes : What Teachers Need to Know But Are Afraid to Ask About African American Students by Gail Thompson
Synopsis: In this book, Gail L. Thompson takes on the volatile topic of the role of race in education and explores the black-white achievement gap and the cultural divide that exists between some teachers and African American students. Solidly based on research conducted with 175 educators, Through Ebony Eyes provides information and strategies that will help teachers increase their effectiveness with African American students. Written in conversational language, Through Ebony Eyes offers a wealth of examples and personal stories that clearly demonstrate the cultural differences that exist in the schools and offers a three-part, long-term professional development plan that will help teachers become more effective.
Up Where We Belong: Helping African American and Latino Students Rise in School and in Life by Gail L. Thompson
Synopsis: In Up Where We Belong, Gail Thompson asked the students in a low performing school to be candid about their high school experiences. Using this information and relying on data from questionnaires and focus groups, Thompson discovered a huge gap in perception between how teachers and students view their experience of school. The book explores this disparity, and uncovers some of the reasons for students’ low achievement, apathy, and frustration. Most important, she offers vital lessons for transforming schools–especially for underachieving kids and students of color
What African American Parents Want Educators to Know by Gail L. Thompson
Synopsis: Thompson has gathered feedback from African-American parents pertaining to their children's schooling experiences, the results of which can help improve the schooling experiences of African-American children nationwide.
African American Teens Discuss Their Schooling Experiences by Gail L Thompson
Synopsis: For decades, researchers and policymakers have grappled with the issue of the underachievement of African American students. An age-old problem has been that these students on average lag behind their peers of other racial/ethnic groups in math, science, and reading. Recently, California, like some other states, has implemented a high-stakes standardized testing program that has revealed that when test scores are disaggregated along racial/ethnic lines, the scores of African American students continue to trail those of their peers. The study described in this book was undertaken in an effort to uncover schooling practices that are advantageous or detrimental to the achievement of African American students. The study was based on interviews and questionnaire results from nearly 300 African American high school seniors. Most of these students resided in a region that had a low college attendance rate and a high child poverty rate. The students were given an opportunity to discuss numerous issues pertaining to their schooling experiences, including teacher attitudes and expectations, the curriculum, homework practices, the quality of services provided by their high school counselors, racism at school, school safety, parental involvement, and their early reading habits and attitudes about reading. In addition to quantitative results, most chapters include detailed narratives describing the elementary and secondary schooling experiences of the interviewees.
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations about Race by Beverly Tatum
Synopsis: This insightful exploration of the varieties of Americans' experience with race and racism in everyday life would be an excellent starting point for the upcoming national conversations on race that President Clinton and his appointed commission will be conducting this fall. Tatum, a developmental psychologist (Mt. Holyoke Coll.) with a special interest in the emerging field of racial-identity development, is a consultant to school systems and community groups on teaching and learning in a multicultural context. Not only has she studied the distinctive social dynamics faced by black youth educated in predominantly white environments, but since 1980, Tatum has developed a course on the psychology of racism and taught it in a variety of university settings. She is also a black woman and a concerned mother of two, and she draws on all these experiences and bases of knowledge to write a remarkably jargon-free book that is as rigorously analytical as it is refreshingly practical and drives its points home with a range of telling anecdotes. Tatum illuminates ``why talking about racism is so hard'' and what we can do to make it easier, leaving her readers more confident about facing the difficult terrain on the road to a genuinely color-blind society. -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
Different and Wonderful: Raising Black Children in a Race-Conscious Society by Dr. Darlene Hopson
This exceptional, well-written book is the result of a study conducted by the authors in 1985-86 and presented to the American Psychological Association in 1987. Its purpose is to help black middle-class parents prepare their children to become positive, productive, and self-respecting individuals in American society. To that end, a series of self-evaluation tools interspersed throughout the text enables parents to explore their own attitudes about being black. The technique of positive parenting described is exemplary for all parents. Chapters focus on modeling, strengthening, and open communication of parents on such complex issues as racial identification, teenage sexuality, day care, and family relations during the developmental stages of childhood to adulthood. The stated goals empower black families to cope with still-racist institutions. A significant contribution is the network of resources (books, magazines, games and toys, and cultural centers) that celebrate black culture. The approaches of this work make it imperative reading for concerned parents everywhere. Highly recommended.
- Gayle S. Leach, Wayne State Univ., Detroit
Smart Parenting for African Americans: Helping Your Kids Thrive in a Difficult World
African American children face many imposing threats in today's world -- academic failure, drugs, gangs, irresponsible sex, and attraction to crime, among others. For the parents of these children, it takes knowledge, effort, and caring to effectively deal with such tough issues.
In "Smart Parenting for African Americans," Dr. Jeffrey Gardere takes an honest look at the problems children face and stresses the importance of strong parent-child communication for fostering self-esteem.
He also provides the tools parents need to give their sons and daughters a head start in the earliest years, help them get the most out of school, and cope with the turbulent teens. Plus there's sobering advice on keeping children safe from sexual predators and on handling a confrontation with the police.
Here is a sensitive, no-nonsense approach to raising black children that will show parents how to be a source of support, love, and protection for their kids -- giving them the foundation they need to flourish for the rest of their lives.Learn to be a smart parent -- and help your kids thrive in a difficult world.
African-American children face many imposing threats in today's world -- academic failure, drugs, gangs, irresponsible sex, and attraction to crime, among others. For the parents of these children, it takes knowledge, effort, and caring to effectively deal with such tough issues.
In Smart Parenting For African-Americans, Dr. Jeffrey Gardere presents a savvy, realistic guide for today's black parents. He takes an honest look at the problems their children face and stresses the importance of strong parent-child communication for fostering self-esteem.
He also provides the tools parents need to give their sons and daughters a head start in the earliest years, help them get the most out of school, and cope with the turbulent teen years. Plus, there's sobering advice on keeping children safe from sexual predators and on handling a confrontation with the police.
Here is a sensitive, no-nonsense approach to raising black children that will show parents how to be a source of support, love and protection for their kids -- giving them the foundation they need to flourish for the rest of their lives.Jeff Gardere, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist, is founder and Executive Director of Rainbow Psychological Services in New York City. He has hosted "Ask the Family Therapist" on America's Health Network and "Hit It" on WLIB in New York City and has appeared on other major news and talk shows.
Developing Positive Self-Images and Discipline in Black Children
This book explores the relationship between self-esteem and achievement, parental involvement, the lack of discipline in public schools and the importance of multiracial standards of beauty for children
Strength for Their Journey: 5 Essential Disciplines African-American Parents Must Teach Their Children and Teens
With over twenty years of experience to draw from, Dr. Johnson and Dr. Stanford have created the first comprehensive parenting book to provide realistic, discipline-based advice for African-American parents. This is the first book of its kind to offer the benefits of five different disciplines to help parents steer their children onto the right path towards adulthood.The result of more than twenty years' collaborative work focusing on the heart of successful parenting, the acclaimed five disciplines program developed by Drs. Robert L. Johnson and Paulette Stanford has helped thousands of African-American children and their parents cope with the myriad of social challenges they confront each day. Now making this special prescription available to all parents,Strength for Their Journeyoffers insight into five interconnected areas:
• Traditional Discipline: The Strength to Embrace Parental Boundaries
• Racial Discipline: The Strength to Negotiate the Realities of Being a Racial Minority
• Emotional Discipline: The Strength to Resist Negative Peer Pressure and Temptation
• Practical Discipline: The Strength to Excel in School, Career, and Financial Pursuits
• Mind-Body Discipline: The Strength to Maintain Positive Physical, Mental, and Spiritual Health
In a culture that often grants fewer safety nets to nonwhite children,Strength for Their Journey is a crucial book that African-American parents can turn to again and again, paving a path of confidence and joy for future generations.Robert L. Johnson, M.D., is a nationally recognized authority on African American youth and has been featured on numerous news shows, from "20/20" to "The O'Reilly Factor." He is also a member of the planning board for the U.S. Surgeon General's Report on Youth Violence, serves as medical and cultural advisor for "ER," and lectures extensively throughout the country.
Also a frequent guest speaker in the media and at workshops, Paulette Stanford, M.D., is the medical director of START, an adolescent-HIV program. She is also the principal investigator for a National Institute of Health research and study on high-risk adolescent behavior. Both authors live in New Jersey, and are professors at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ).
Association of California School Administrators Women's Leadership Breakfast
Date: Saturday, October 16, 2010
Time: 9:00-11:30 a.m.
(Registration/Check-in: 8:30 a.m.)
Place: Torino’s
5080 N. Blackstone Ave.
Fresno, CA 93710
Cost: $20.00 per person
Speaker: Dr. Jannett N. Jackson, Interim President, College Of Alameda, Retired Colonel, California Army National Guard
While ACSA is the Association of California School Administrators, this event is calling out to community members and other organizations to participate. The Keynote speaker, an African American woman, is one of our own, Dr. Jannett Jackson WHO lived in Fresno, still has a home here, and started her community college career at Fresno City College.
Because ACSA is primarily a white organization, with more Hispanics becoming involved in the last 5 to 7 years and yet African Americans remain slow in our involvement, I would like to make sure we have representation in support of Dr. Jackson at the breakfast. So, I am personally reach out to each of you to share this flyer with others and, if your schedule so permits, join us at this breakfast.
This event, the launching of the Central Valley Women’s Leadership Network, is slated to become the premier source of self-select professional support of women in education in our region. If you know other African-American teacher, administrators or classified management personnel, please share this information with them.
Please feel free to call Debra Odom (559) 457-3360 or Dr. Roz (681-9935) if you have any questions. See you soon!
To register or receive additional information contact to send email to Dr. Rosylin Bessard at rosylin.bessard@fresnounified.org or call (559) 457-3370
Contact: Dr. Rosylin Bessard, Region IX, Public Relations, 1350 M. Street, Building A, Fresno, CA 93721
Members, Supporters, Non-members, Guests, Friends, Educators, Parents,
Community Activists, and yes Men – All Are Invited!
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Fresno State Alumni Ramsey Jay Jr. Keynote Speaker for Fresno State's 29th Annual African American Student Recruitment Conference
This year Fresno State's 29th Annual African American High School Recruitment Conference will feature special guest keynote Ramsey Jay, Jr.
RAMSEY JAY, JR.
Ramsey Jay, Jr. is a nationally sought after keynote speaker and recognized as a leading expert on developing leaders having received the following honors: EBONY Magazine top “30 Young Leader Under 30”, chaperone for Compton High School & Ray Charles Memorial Library White House delegation, Socrates Society member at the Aspen Institute, delegate for the Turkish Cultural Foundation’s Tour to Istanbul.
Ramsey earned his Bachelors Degree in Business Administration, with an emphasis in finance, from the Craig School of Business at California State University, Fresno where he was also a five-time all conference track and field athlete. Additionally, Ramsey graduated with a Masters in Business Administration from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.
Ramsey is employed at Ares Management, an alternative investment management firm specializing in managing assets in both the private equity and leveraged finance markets. At Ares Ramsey is responsible for North American institutional business development.
Ramsey Jay Jr. will be delivering the keynote at this year's African American Student Recruitment Conference. The theme of this year’s African American High School Student Recruitment Conference is “Fresno State’s Got Talent."
Date: Saturday, November 20, 2010
Time: 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
(Check-in is from 9 - 9:50 AM)
Place: California State University, Fresno
Satellite Student Union
2485 E. San Ramon
Fresno, CA 93740
It’s a FREE all day event with workshops, lunch and guest speakers.
TO SEE CONFERENCE DETAILS AND REGISTER GO TO: http://2010hsaarc.eventbrite.com
Pre-registration is REQUIRED. The Deadline for registration is November 6, 2010.
Workshops offered include:
The A-G Team – This workshop is designed to help students develop a clearer understanding of how to prepare for college.
America’s Next Top Graduate – The transition from high school to college can be a difficult one. This workshop can help you navigate the transition from high school to college. Are you up to the challenge?
So You Think You Can Transfer? – Attend this workshop to have all your transfer questions answered by an expert.
The Secret Life of the African American College Student – Our panel of students are ready to share details about their college experience with you. Come and hear Fresno State’s African American students share what they have learned.
Wipeout: How to Enjoy College without Destroying Your G.P.A. – In this workshop you will learn tips for keeping a balance between school and fun.
FlashForward: Planning Your College Future – This workshop is designed to help you figure out which majors are in line with your career choices.
The Apprentice: Networking Your Way to Success – This workshop is designed to help you learn how to network with peers and professionals.
True Beauty: Being Beautiful in America – This workshop provides attendees with the tools for building self confidence, creating healthy relationships, and celebrating their own uniqueness.
Survivor: Boys and Men of Color in America – This workshop talks about the challenges facing African American males and the ways to overcome them.
CSI Fresno State: Financial Aid Edition – This workshop will discuss the different types of financial aid and ways to navigate the financial aid system. Join us and get clued in.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Congressman James Clyburn at Saint Rest Baptist Church
Congressman James Clyburn will be at Saint Rest. He is the second African American to serve as Majority Whip in the U.S. House of Representatives and has been a strong voice for under-represented people across the US.
Date: Friday, October 8, 2010
Time: 5pm
Place: Saints Rest Missionary Baptist Church
1550 E Rev Chester Riggins Ave
Fresno, California 93706
This is a Free Event! Come out and support! For more information please see the attached invite. Also if you don't mind forwarding this to All of your contacts it'll be great. We need to show up and out. Bring your kids, also!
Monday, October 4, 2010
FRESNO AREA EXPRESS (FAX)
PAYING YOUR FARE - Cash, tokens, passes and transfers can be used on all buses. If you use cash you have the exact fare because drivers do not carry change. Please have your fare ready when the bus arrives. The farebox does accept dollar bills.
FARES – FIXED ROUTE
Base Cash Fare.................................................$1.00
Regular service Discount Fares:*
Senior (62 - 64 years)
Monday through Saturday.................................35¢
Sunday............................................................Free
Senior (65 years & older)....................................Free
Disabled Fare........................................................35¢
Medicare Cardholder Fare....................................35¢
Children (under age 6).........................................Free
Limited to a maximum of 4 children
Route 4 Downtown Trolley..................................Free
*Correct identification required for all discount fares. Children must be accompanied by fare paying family member.
TOKENS…………………...……….........................85¢
(Save 15¢ over cash fare!)
TICKETS - Book of 5..........................................$4.25
(Save 75¢ over cash fare!)
TICKETS - Book of 10........................................$8.50
(Save $1.50 over cash fare!)
Discount tokens and tickets are available at the Manchester Transit Center located at the corner of Blackstone & Dayton.
FARES – HANDY RIDE
ADA Eligible Individual Per Ride Fare…….........…75¢
Companion…………………….....……..……….....75¢
Personal Care Attendant…….…...……….……..FREE
MONTHLY PASSES (Good for Unlimited Riding)
ConveniencePass.............................................$35.00
(Prorated on the 15th Day of the Month)..........$17.50
Senior* (62 - 64 years).....................................$10.00
Senior* (65 years & older)...................................Free
Special Rider*...................................................$10.00
Handy Ride.......................................................$25.00
Metro Pass.......................................................$40.00
(Unlimited rides on FAX and Clovis Stageline)
Senior Pass*Senior and Special Rider (Disabled) fares and passes require proper identification. Click here to view Acceptable Types of I.D.
For more information visit: http://www.fresno.gov/DiscoverFresno/PublicTransportation/Fares/default.htm
FRESNO AREA EXPRESS (FAX)
WE ARE FRESNO'S FAST & EFFICIENT TRANSIT SYSTEM...
Offering 17 fixed-route bus lines and Handy Ride Paratransit Service, all designed to help you get wherever you want to go! We take pride in serving the greater Fresno Metropolitan Area with a modern clean and green fleet of over 100 buses. Fresno Area Express is operated by the City of Fresno as a public service to all the citizens and visitors of Fresno.
http://www.fresno.gov/DiscoverFresno/PublicTransportation/default.htm
Feed My Sheep Ministries Freedom from Meth Parade, Car & Bike Show & Run
Car & Bike Show, Say NO to Meth” Bike Run, Blessing of the Bikes, Free Food, Live Music, Free"Kid's Zone", Free Bicycle Repair, Face Painting, Bounce House, Carnival Games, Pony Rides, Raffles, and a Live Drama on the Dangers of Meth., Informational Booths, and Much More!!!
Date: Saturday, October 02, 2010
Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm
Place: Embassy Ministries International, 826 Palm Ave., Fresno, CA. 93728
*Everything is FREE to the community
Special Guest's: Chief Jerry Dyer & Captain Greg Garner of the Fresno Police Department
Car & Bike Show "Freedom from Meth" Parade & Bike Run Parade Registration
Car & Bike Registration: $20.00 Bicycles: $5.00
Registration Details
Place: Embassy Ministries International, 826 Palm Ave., Fresno, CA. 93728
Time: 8:00am
Line up at 9:00am. Parade begins at 10:00am
PARADE STARTING POINT:
Tower Theater parking lot, 815 E Olive Ave, Fresno, CA 93728 (one block west of Wishon)
ENDING POINT:
Embassy Ministries International, 826 Palm Ave., Fresno, CA. 93728
Stir up the community and bring the awareness of Meth and its danger to people of all ages.
Free Informational Booth Setup
Date: Saturday, October 02, 2010
Time: 8:00am
Place: Embassy Ministries International, 826 Palm Ave., Fresno, CA. 93728
(Please bring your own booth, chairs, canopy, etc. Thank you)
For More Information: Pastor Bruce Hood 559-978-5469
