Autism center ribbon-cutting scheduled at Valley Children’s Hospital

A ribbon-cutting will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Valley Children’s Hospital for a satellite location for the Autism Center at Fresno State.

Valley Children’s President and CEO Todd Suntrapak and Joseph Castro, president of California State University, Fresno, will celebrate the opening of the center.

The satellite center will allow the Autism Center to expand its services and provide more opportunities to train undergraduate and graduate students.

The deal, agreed upon by Castro and Suntrapak, specifies that Valley Children's will provide the Fresno State program with space at no cost.

Mascots George and Time Out also will be part of the opening celebration of the center at Peck Boulevard and Goodwin Way, behind the hospital entrance.

This story was originally published July 16, 2015 at 6:08 PM with the headline "Autism center ribbon-cutting scheduled at Valley Children’s Hospital."