2025 WSCUC Team Visit 

Dear Staff Colleagues,

Thank you to everyone who joined yesterday’s WSCUC staff open forum. We’re grateful for the strong turnout and the thoughtful perspectives you shared—your voice matters, and it showed.

To hear from as many staff voices as possible—and because the visiting accreditation team wasn’t able to hear from everyone present—we’re adding an additional staff-only open forum:

Added Staff Open Forum
Thursday, 1:00–1:45 p.m.
Library, Room 2206 (same location as yesterday’s staff session)

To keep the focus on staff experiences, this session is intended for staff employees only (no MPPs). Thank you for understanding and helping us create space for staff perspectives.

More ways to participate:

Resources & updates: Visit the Fresno State WSCUC Accreditation Website for schedules, background, and details.
https://academics.fresnostate.edu/wscuc/index.html

Send written feedback: If you can’t attend, share your thoughts directly with the review team at csufresno@wscuc.org (confidential; managed only by WSCUC staff).

Exit Meeting: Hear preliminary commendations and recommendations on Friday, Oct. 10, 11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. | Library, Peters Ellipse Gallery (2nd floor). All are welcome.

Thank you for your continued engagement and for the care you bring to our students and campus community every day.

Sincerely,
Alam Hasson, Ph.D.
Vice Provost

Dear Campus Community,

A quick reminder that the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) review team is on campus tomorrow through Friday, Oct. 8–10. This is a great chance to share your story and help showcase Fresno State as the Flagship of the Valley. Show your Bulldog pride by wearing your favorite Fresno State gear over the next few days as we welcome the WASC team to campus!

Open forums tomorrow:

Faculty: 1:00–1:45 p.m. | Library, Peters Ellipse Gallery (2nd floor)
Staff: 2:45–3:30 p.m. | Library, Room 2206
Students: 3:30–4:15 p.m. | Library, Peters Ellipse Gallery (2nd floor)
Alumni: 4:30–5:15 p.m. | Library, Room 2134 (2nd floor) — Hybrid

Can’t make it? You can share written feedback directly with the review team at csufresno@wscuc.org (confidential; managed only by WSCUC staff).

More details and resources: Fresno State Reaccreditation Website
https://academics.fresnostate.edu/wscuc/index.html

You are also invited to hear from the committee on their preliminary commendations and recommendations on Friday, Oct. 10 from 11:30–12:00 p.m. in the Library, Peters Ellipse Gallery (2nd floor). The entire campus community is welcome to attend.

Thank you for adding your voice and helping us put our best foot forward.

Sincerely,

Dr. Alam Hasson
Vice Provost

Fresno State proudly hosts the WSCUC review team
Submitted by the Office of the President

This week is an important moment for Fresno State: From Oct. 8 to 10, we will welcome the review team from the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) to campus as part of our reaccreditation process.

We encourage everyone to wear your favorite Fresno State gear throughout the week to show your pride and help create a warm welcome for our WSCUC guests.

Visit the Fresno State Reaccreditation website for the latest updates, resources and forum details.

Reaccreditation is about more than meeting requirements — it’s a window of time for us to reflect on who we are, how we serve, and how we can continue to grow stronger and innovate together; we do this for the sake of our graduates, who then become leaders in our Valley and beyond. This year, we are honored to be on the Thematic Pathway for Reaccreditation, a distinction given only to high-performing universities.

Our theme, Flagship of the Central Valley, speaks to the heart of our mission. It reminds us of the transformative and essential role Fresno State plays across our region — through education, economic innovation, research, civic engagement and leadership.

The WSCUC team will host open forums with faculty, staff, students, and alumni. I hope you will join a session or share your reflections — your voice and your story are an important part of this process:

• Faculty: 1 – 1:45 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 8 | Library, Peters Ellipse Gallery (second floor)
• Staff: 2:45 – 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 8 | Library, Room 2206
• Students: 3:30 – 4:15 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 8 | Library, Peters Ellipse Gallery (second floor)
• Alumni: 4:30 – 5:15 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 8 | Library, Room 2134 (second floor) — Hybrid session

If you cannot attend in person, you are also invited to share written feedback directly with the WSCUC team at csufresno@wscuc.org. This confidential account is managed only by WSCUC staff. I hope you will join a forum or share your reflections — your voice and your story are an important part of this process.

This is our time to show what makes Fresno State truly extraordinary. Thank you for the passion, dedication, and excellence you bring to our university every single day. You are the creative force that makes Fresno State proudly stand as the Flagship of the Valley.

Go ’Dogs!

Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval, Ph.D.
President

See the Campus News Entry

Dear Campus Community,

Our reaccreditation process reaches a key moment next week, when the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) review team visits Fresno State from October 8–10.

Visit the Fresno State WSCUC Accreditation Website for updates, resources, and details.

Ways You Can Get Involved

• Join an Open Forum and share your perspective:
  • Faculty: Wednesday, Oct. 8 | 1:00–1:45 p.m. | Library, Peters Ellipse Gallery (2nd floor)
  • Staff: Wednesday, Oct. 8 | 2:45–3:30 p.m. | Library, Room 2206
  • Students: Wednesday, Oct. 8 | 3:30–4:15 p.m. | Library, Peters Ellipse Gallery (2nd floor)
  • Alumni: Wednesday, Oct. 8 | 3:30–4:15 p.m. | Library, Room 2134 (2nd floor) — Hybrid session (Zoom link to follow)
• Send a note to the WSCUC team: If you can’t make a session, you can email your thoughts directly to csufresno@wscuc.org. This account is confidential and managed only by WSCUC staff.
• Explore our self-study: Our thematic pathway report focuses on the theme “Flagship of the Central Valley.” I encourage you to reflect on how your work connects to this story.
• Encourage others to participate: Talk with your colleagues, students, and alumni about why reaccreditation matters, and invite them to get involved.
• Attend the Exit Meeting: Hear from the committee on their preliminary commendations and recommendations on Friday, Oct. 10 from 11:30–12:00 p.m. | Library, Peters Ellipse Gallery (2nd floor). The entire campus community is welcome to attend.

Reaccreditation affirms the quality and impact of Fresno State’s academic programs, student support services, and operations. By participating, you help us tell the full story of who we are and how we serve.

Thank you for everything you do to make Fresno State shine as the Flagship of the Valley.

Sincerely,
Alam Hasson, Ph.D.
Vice Provost

Dear Campus Community,

Fresno State is hosting a site visit by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) on October 8-10 in connection with its accreditation. Additional information on the WSCUC reaccreditation process for our campus can be found on our WSCUC accreditation website.

WSCUC understands that not everyone who may wish to participate can be invited to or attend scheduled meetings and has therefore established a confidential email account to give everyone the opportunity to communicate with the team.

To write to the WSCUC team, please address your email to the following email supplied by WSCUC: csufresno@wscuc.org

The email account is created by WSCUC and only authorized WSCUC staff and team members have access to the emails submitted. The emails are not viewed by any representative of our institution.

The email account is created for this visit only and will be closed once the interview sessions are completed. Only comments made before or during the review will be considered as part of the review process.

Institutional stakeholders are invited to provide comments on issues of academic rigor and consistency, availability of student support services, accuracy of information provided by the institution, and other matters related to the quality of the educational experience or the operational effectiveness of the institution.

Institutional reports, on-campus interviews, open sessions, and email comments become part of the information collected and reviewed by the team. If the team chooses to include information derived from confidential emails as a part of its findings in the team report, the information will be presented to keep the author’s identity confidential. Please note that team members will not respond individually to comments provided through the confidential email account. However, the input from comments, along with other forms of information, will be considered as the team undertakes its work and develops recommendations to the institution.

The team is not able to meet individually with members of the campus community, so please do not use the email account to request private appointments.

Sincerely,
Dr. Alam Hasson
Vice Provost

Dear Campus Community,

I’m pleased to share that Fresno State successfully submitted our self-study to the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) at the end of the summer, and we are now preparing to welcome the WSCUC review team to campus from October 8–10, 2025.

Visit our Reaccreditation Website.

We have earned the privilege of joining the Thematic Pathway for reaccreditation—an option granted only to select, high-performing institutions. Our theme, “Flagship of the Central Valley,” invites us to reflect on—and showcase—how Fresno State elevates the region through transformative education, meaningful research, civic engagement, and impactful leadership.

During the site visit, the review team will host open forums with faculty, staff, and students and provide a feedback channel for written comments. We will be providing additional details on how to get involved in the coming weeks.

Here's how you can help:

• Explore the self-study and thematic pathway report available online- and think about how the theme ‘Flagship of the Valley’ relates to your story
• Attend an open forum and share your perspectives
• Check the accreditation website for the latest updates.

Let’s showcase the strength, innovation, and dedication that define the Flagship of the Valley!

Go ‘Dogs!

 
Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval, Ph.D.
President