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California State University, Fresno company history timeline

1938

1938 - California State Polytechnic School establishes a southern campus at San Dimas.

1946

1946 - Graduate instruction is offered in the form of a fifth year of study leading to the secondary teaching credential.

1949

It has been offering advanced degrees since 1949.

1956

In 1956, Fresno State moved its campus to its present location in the northeast part of the city; FCC bought the old campus and moved back in.

1957

By 1957, when Wheaton became Dean of Arts and Sciences, the program had grown ten fold.

1962

1962 - The CSC Foundation is created to promote and assist education, administration and related services of the CSC, the trustees and the chancellor.

1963

1963 - The Statewide Academic Senate is established to represent State College faculties.

1964

1964 - The first annual five-year Academic Master Plans is designed to project future degree programs developed by each college and approved by the Board of Trustees.

1968

1968 - A systemwide computer network is established to connect 19 campuses to a central data center at the Chancellor's Office.

1971

1971 - The first undergraduate and graduate external degree pilot programs are implemented to serve populations not previously reached.

1972

1972 - The State Colleges system is designated "The California State University and Colleges." Having met criteria established by the Board of Trustees and the Coordinating Council for Higher Education, 14 campuses are designated universities; five campuses remain colleges.

1973

1973 - The Consortium of The California State University and Colleges is established.

1976

In 1976, Assembly Bill 3063 renames California State College, Sonoma to Sonoma State College.

1976 - A Student Trustee position is created on the Board of Trustees and a first member is named to a two-year term.

1976 - Construction is completed and the first permanent headquarters building of the CSU is occupied in Long Beach.

1977

1977 - An Alumni Trustee position is created, and a first member is named to a two-year term.

1978

The Fresno State softball team has an impressive history of winning, with fifteen championships won in the last twenty years, and eighteen championships since 1978.

1978 - Trustees authorize the first joint doctoral program between a CSUC campus and a private university, a Ph.D. in education at San Diego State University and Claremont Graduate School.

1979

In 1979, the surveying engineering program (now known as the Geomatics Engineering program) became the first accredited professional program in that field in the United States.

1983

1983 - A Faculty Trustee position is created, and the first member is named to a two-year term.

1988

1988-89 - The 20th campus is created at San Marcos, and a founding president is named.

1996

Athletic facilities at Fresno State University include a stadium with a capacity of over 41,000, a softball stadium opened in 1996 with a capacity of 5,767 (including 388 box seats) and many amenities, a tennis center, an equestrian center, and a nine-lane track.

1999

In 1999, he was awarded one of the university's highest honors – the California State University, Fresno Foundation Service Award.

2000

2000 - A second Student Trustee position is created.

2003

The Bulldogs win a great majority of their games playing at home, which was ranked 23rd on the CBSSportsline.com rankings in 2003.

2004

The Bulldogs compete in the NCAA Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The Bulldogs football team finished the 2004 season with a 9-3 record and outscored their opponents 482 to 253 for the season.

The men’s basketball team posted 18 wins in the 2004 season, playing in the comfortable and exciting Save Mart Center.

2005

2005 - California State University, Hayward is renamed California State University, East Bay.

2013

2013 - Cal State Online, a systemwide collection of services that support the delivery of fully online programs at campuses, launches its first degree completion program.

2014

2014 - The California State University surpasses 3 million living alumni, marking the milestone with the “Class of 3 Million" celebration.

2018

The 12 women presidents of the CSU in 2018.​

2021

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2022

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California State University, Fresno may also be known as or be related to CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY FRESNO, California State University Fresno, California State University Fresno Foundation, California State University, Fresno and Fresno State Normal School (1911–1949) Fresno State College (1949–1972).