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Campus takes stab at online diary

By Chhun Sun
The Collegian

For some, it’s a daily routine to visit the Web sites that allow them to communicate with friends through such features as blogs and private messages.

But not many know about UPeers (University Peers), a special feature that can be accessed through the new campus Web site www.bulldog-connection.com, which is aimed at and limited to freshmen as an online guide to Fresno State.

“Right now, not a lot of students are participating but what we’d like to do is entice freshmen to join so they can have the same experience on myspace and facebook,” said Dennis Nef, dean of undergraduate studies and coordinator of the online program that was created to assist students during their first year of college.

Nef, who spoke at Thursday’s Associated Students meeting, said about one third of the freshmen population have accounts on the Web site, which was launched at the beginning of the semester, allowing students to get familiarized with the campus, learn about their professors, and prepare for examinations, among other features.

“I wish we had this when we were freshmen because we are a commuter school and this keeps us connected,” Student Affairs Senator Michael Karbassi said.

Nef asked AS to tell fellow students about UPeers and www.bulldog-connection.com, even though the Web sites are still under development.

In Thursday’s meeting, the student government also unanimously approved funding for two campus organization events:

Lambda Theta Phi’s “Presentation of the Latinization of the United States” on Oct. 6 will receive $850. The AS finance committee approved $1,000 to the organization on Thursday of last week.

The Caduccus Pre-Medical Student Organization’s “1st Annual Pre-Medical Conference” on Oct. 6 will get just under $1,000. The finance committee approved $1,000 to the organization on Thursday of last week.


	October 14, 2005 California State University, Fresno