Additional Facilities
The Leon and Pete Peters Educational Center
The Leon and Pete Peters Educational Center, a 300-seat multi-purpose auditorium that can be used for public programs,
speakers, workshops and conferences, as well as Fresno State classes, is located on the first floor facing Woodrow Avenue.
It will be outfitted with state-of-the-art "smart" classroom technologies. The center was made possible by a gift from the
Leon S. Peters Foundation and the Pete P. Peters Foundation.
The Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
The Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship will be located on the second floor.
The center was established in March 2001 with a gift to the university from William Lyles, founder of Lyles Diversified. The center
serves as a resource center for entrepreneurs, inventors and those seeking to further build new business. It supports and encourages
entrepreneurship and invention by assisting students, faculty and clients in the Central Valley through outreach, education and
research. Dr. Timothy Stearns, a Fresno State business professor, is the director.