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S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 3
Board of Directors
President
Nalini Jeyapalan
299-8564 nrcnalini@aol.com
Ex-Officio
Carolyn Doyel
433-0439 cjdoyel@gmail.com
Treasurer
Lenore Yousef
438-8117 lenorey@csufresno.edu
Secretary and Courtesy
Fran Johnson 229-2422 franjordon@webtv.net
Programs
Sharon Mullennix
431-5121 sharonagrl2@aol.com
Newsletter and Historian
Jeanie Whaley
439-8507 kwikmom@aol.com
Membership and Scholarship
Liz Shields
298-5183 elizs@csufresno.edu
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Dear Members and Friends
As we move into the new academic year, 2013-2014, we must set our mind on new objectives that give a new direction to our Association.
Our Association is withering on the vine because our membership is aging and also dwindling. If we do not change in a timely fashion it would threaten the survival of the Association that has a documented history going back to 1920’s! An Association that has been around for nearly 90 years holds the record for longevity that is perhaps unbroken in a University that is not much older!
The California State University Women’s Association must expand, grow and change to reflect the diversity that is a characteristic feature of the University. To do so our Association must include members from all the ethnic groups which it comprises. The Latino population is the fastest growing in the Central Valley. Our Association should take note of this new reality and strive to recruit members from this subset. We must also enlist the support of the black faculty and staff on campus. I urge our members to come together on this key issue of diversification.
Our second objective for the new academic year is to increase membership. If we open up our
Association to Latinos and Blacks, we will have achieved more members, many, many more, while also diversifying our roster.
Jean Hull and I have taken the first steps toward accomplishing both objectives. We have met with the Supervisor of the Women’s Resource group on campus and Corinne Flores of the Social Services Department. Recruiting new members must be the central theme at the Fall Welcome Back
Coffee.
President Welty and his wife Sharon have been very supportive of our Association in the past. We anticipate the same support from our new President, Dr. Joseph Castro and his wife. The wives of past President have been members of our Association.
It is our common responsibility to pass this historic Association on to future generations of CSUF women in a more stable condition than we found it. I urge you all to join me in this venture.
Welcome back and see you at the Fall Welcome Back Coffee on Saturday, October 5, 2013 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 pm. (Business meeting from 10:00-11:00) where we will honor our scholarship recipients.
Your President for the Women’s Association.
Nalini Jeyapalan

OUT TO LUNCH BUNCH
Out to lunch group will meet at Marie
Callender’s Restaurant on Cedar and Shaw
Avenues on the last Monday of the month at
12:15 pm. Call Fran Johnson if you have any questions 229-2422. Dates for lunch are
September 30, October 28, November 25,
2013 and January 27, February 24, March 31, and April 28, 2014.
DUES and SCHOLARSHIP
It is time to pay dues again. Please send your dues of $25 to our treasurer, Lenore
Yousef. You can also send your scholarship donation to our Scholarship director, Liz Shields. A big thank you to those who have already paid. Envelopes are provided for your convenience .
BOOK CLUB
CSUF WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION BOOKCLUB
THIRD SUNDAY OF THE MONTH
2:00 – 4:00 PM
2013/2014
Sept 15 th Geography of Bliss : by Eric Weiner
Nonfiction Karen DeVoogd 1284 W Keats 229-4867
Oct. 20th
Fiction
Shadow of the Wind by: Carlos Ruiz Safon
( intrigue
) Hollie Volpp 373 W Houston Clovis
325-7362
Nov. 17th
Classic
Dec. 15 th
Young Adult
Jan 19 th
Mystery
Feb. 16 th
Nonfiction
Rebecca : by: Daphne du Maurier
Kathy Franson 11361 North Via Napoli
The House on Mango Street : by Sandr a Cisner os
Motherless Brooklyn : by J onathan Lethem
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks : by
Rebecca Sidoot
Mar. 16 th
Fiction
The Light Between Two Oceans : by M.L. Stedman
April 20 th A Gesture Life : by Chang-rae Lee
Fiction Kay Mardon 373 E Pelican Ct 433-0965
May 18 th
Fiction ( suspense
)
Gone Girl : by Gillian Flynn
Contact Karen or Hollie if you have any questions.
Attention Board Members!!
Next board meeting will be Saturday,
September 27, 2013, at 10:00. We will meet at Nalini Jeyapalan’s home on 2893 E. Fremont.
We have been given the opportunity of using a conference room for any meetings or events we have. Please call Nalini for information.
Again, thank you to the Postal Annex for the use of a PO Box. Please use this address when mailing dues or scholarship donations:
CSUFresno, Women’s Association
5730 N. First Street, #105-414
Fresno, CA 93710-6251
C A L I F O R N I A S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y , F R E S N O
W O M E N ’ S A S S O C I A T I O N N E W S L E T T E R

Dining Out - December 7, 2013—Christmas luncheon 11:30-2:00—Max’s Bistro,
1784 East Bullard - Contact Betty Haak for information and
reservations at 434-2830
Funeral Alliance-Five Wishes—TBA
Book Give Away—April 2014
End of year Luncheon—April 2014
Our courtesy chairman is Fran Johnson. If you know of anyone who is ill or needs a courtesy card, please contact her at 229-2422.
A sympathy card was sent to Sheila Krebs on the passing of her husband Eugene. Dr. Carl Stutzman on the passing of his wife Mary, and get well cards to Sue Bennett and Susan Wilkin following their hospital stays.
Line Dancing - If you are interested in learning to line dance, the Clovis Senior Center has classes for all abilities. This is a fun way to get exercise. If interested call Jeanie Whaley for details - 439-8507.
You are invited to attend the annual Fall Welcome Back Coffee to be held at the Smittcamp Alumni House on Campus.
Please join us for a fun time of conversation, renewing friendships, and a guest speaker. Our menu includes a Slider Sandwich Buffet, green salad, fruit, chips, and cookies. There is a fee of $5.00 which you may pay at the door.
You will also get a chance to meet our Scholarship Recipients for the
2013-2014 school year. A list of them is included in this newsletter.
We will have a business meeting for members only from 10:00-11:00 prior to event.

California State University, Fresno
Women’s Association
5730 N. First Street, #105-414
Fresno, CA 93710-6251
To promote friendship among members, to promote education by the provision of financial assistance to students, (to support women’s social issues), and to support
California State University, Fresno Programs
Please fill out the membership form below and join us for a spectacular year!!
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CSUFresno, Women’s Association Membership Application
Your Name _____________________________ Street _______________________________
City _______________ Zip Code ________ e-mail address ___________________________
Include the department you are associated with______________________________________
Mail your $25 check to: Lenore Yousef, Treasurer
CSUFresno Women’s Association
5730 N. First St #105-414
Fresno, CA 93710-6251