Mieko Cabral

Review of CSU Fresno Academic Innovation...

This school is great, as you'll read in a minute, ...

This school is great, as you'll read in a minute, but I want to make sure that all bases are covered! So, first of all, it's Fresno. That should be quite a bit of information in and of itself, but for the sake of people who do not know, well, Fresno is sort of this huge city in the middle of a desert. It's blazing hot it the summer time, and, during the hottest days, the air quality is nothing worthy to speak of. There are about a 600,000 people give or take a few, and there is enough to do, but it's nothing particularly special. The crime rate is very high, and there are more than plenty drug dealers.
With that said, the school does not have to deal with the crime (save for the petty thefts and stuff that happen anywhere else), it's in a safe area, there's a mall and tons of places to eat nearby, and the campus is nice looking. Recently, the new President of the school has been working at upping the campus's visual appeal, and frankly, he's doing a pretty good job with it.
The departments, most notably the business, agriculture, music and engineering departments, are some of the best, if not THE best in the Cal State system.
Professors are first rate most of the time, but no school can escape the infamous don't-give-a-damn-about-you professors. Those are the ones that stand out to students and parents searching for a college, but let me tell you, the number of wonderful, caring professors greatly outnumber the ones who couldn't care less.
Things are looking up for the school, not only in appeal, but also academically and athletically.
There is also plenty of events going on at and around the campus. The college police do their job well, staff is, for the most part, very attentive and helpful, and the facilities, such as the Henry Madden Library, Athletics buildings, football stadium, and Save Mart Center/Rec Center are truly state-of-the-art.

So to recap, the school is safe and well protected; facilities and teaching are top-notch; there is great housing near the school; great departments, like business, music and engineering; there is an awesome sense of school pride, and people, including alumni are extremely proud to be Bulldogs.
Do a little more research on the school, and I'm sure you'll want to put Fresno State on your list of colleges to take a look at!
Go 'Dogs!