This week on Fresno State Focus, anchor July Cruz of Clovis will talk to Lt. James Watson of the Fresno State Police Department about campus safety when the student-produced TV show airs at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, on Comcast Channel 94 and AT&T U-Verse Channel 99. Anchor Tiera Richardson of Los Angeles will speak with […]
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Fresno State’s CineCulture film series presents “The Destruction of Memory” at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, in the Peters Education Center Auditorium. This film (81 minutes) traces the war against culture and the battle to save it. Over the past century, cultural destruction has wrought catastrophic results across the globe, including Armenia, Germany, Hungary, Bosnia, Mali and more. […]
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~ By Cindy Wathen The Henry Madden Library at Fresno State continues the sixth season of its Noontime Concert Series with a performance by Dr. Corey Whitehead, an associate professor in the Music Department, at 12:10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, in the Table Mountain Rancheria Reading Room. Whitehead (a.k.a. Corey England) is the artistic director and […]
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Fresno State’s scholarship brass ensemble, the Clendenin Brass Quintet, will perform at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, in the Fresno State Concert Hall. The Quintet will perform a lively and varied program of works of Tomaso Albinoni, Ingolf Dahl, Victor Ewald, Ben Monder, Richard Strauss and Inon Zur. Members of the quintet are: Ryan Vance […]
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Dr. Khatchig Mouradian, Kazan Visiting Professor of Armenian Studies at Fresno State, will give his final of three public lectures, “A Tale of Two Midwives: The Notebooks of Siphora and Nuritza Shnorhokian of Aintab, 1890-1930” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, in the Alice Peters Auditorium (Peters Business Building, Room 191). Mouradian is a visiting scholar […]
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Jeanine Michelle Fiser, who graduated in spring 2016 with a degree from the MCJ Department, won The Newspaper Guild‘s prestigious David S. Barr Award, a nationwide honor given to student journalists who focus on social justice issues. The package of investigative articles that Fiser, of Hanford, wrote for the Sanger Herald – looking into the […]
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The College of Arts and Humanities is fundamental to the University, complementing and augmenting every major on campus. We train engaged professionals and produce civic-minded graduates, experts in writing and rhetoric, and visionary artists who enrich our world and elevate our quality of life. This is achieved through donors’ commitment to the College of Arts […]
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~ Article and design by Anthony Cody, reprinted from FresnoStateNews.com Fresno State’s University Theatre will present “Passion Play: Part 1 & 2)” Dec. 2 through 10 (excluding Dec. 5) with daily show times at 7:30 p.m. and a 2 p.m. Sunday matinee at the John Wright Theatre in the Speech Arts Building on campus. The […]
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The Fresno State Choral Department will present “Personent Hodie,” a holiday concert at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, in the on-campus Concert Hall. Dr. Cari Earnhart, director of choral activities, will conduct the performances of the Fresno State Chamber Singers and the Fresno State Concert Choir. The program will feature seasonal classics including “O Come, O […]
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~ By Celeste DeMonte, reprinted from FresnoStateNews.com, photo courtesy of Ronald D. Webb Fresno Community Chorus’ Coro Piccolo will perform Camille Saint-Saëns’ “Oratorio de Noël” and other Christmas carols for its holiday concert “And Suddenly with the Angels” at 2:30 p.m. and at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, at St. Anne’s Chapel at San Joaquin Memorial High School (1406 N. Fresno St.). General admission tickets […]
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~ Video by Carl Licuanan and Justus Neves/Edited by Manual Martinez ~ Reprinted from FresnoStateNews.com Presented by the Fresno Advertising Federation (FAF) and coordinated by students in the Public Relations Campaign class of the Media, Communications and Journalism Department, TASTE (Take A Student To Eat) pairs MCJ students with professionals from various Fresno and Clovis media […]
Read MoreDo you have a passion for music? Want to be part of a gospel choir? The Africana Studies Program offers a one-unit gospel choir course. Students can learn and enhance musical skills while training to perform a variety of inspirational songs reflecting the African-American cultural experience. AFRS121 (also known as MUSIC102GC) will meet from 6-7:30 p.m. […]
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Our College transforms the lives of our students and raises the quality of life in our Valley thanks to the support of people who believe in our mission. Gifts to the College allow us to provide scholarship support to students, enrich the development of our faculty, and build our resources and facilities. To that end, Dennis […]
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~ Reprinted from FresnoStateNews.com, design by Anthony Cody The University Theatre at Fresno State still has several more modern works from contemporary female playwrights ahead for theatre-goers. The lineup for the remainder of the 2016-17 season includes the staging of the Passion Play across time, the Contemporary Dance Ensemble, the revelation of a childhood trauma and a darkly […]
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~ By Lisa Maria Boyles Why do we write letters? And what becomes of the letters we do write? From letters in antiquity to emails modern times, some of the same questions apply: No matter what audience a letter is written for, who might become an unintended or accidental reader of it? How are we […]
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~ By Lisa Maria Boyles Fresno State alumnus Alex Lawrence was declared the winner of “The Turkey Day Heroes” cooking competition during an episode of the Food Network program “Chopped” that aired Monday, Nov. 14. Lawrence, who earned a degree in theatre arts in 2005, competed against three other soup kitchen representatives with the final […]
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Fresno State’s Philip Lorenz Memorial Keyboard Concerts presents pianist Vinia Tsopelas, who will perform works by Chopin, Liszt, Schuber/Liszt, De Falla and Hadjidakis at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18. The concert, a special event in the Lorenz Keyboard Concert Series, will be at the Fresno State Concert Hall in the Music Building. Born in Athens and currently a […]
Read MoreTranshumanists imagine a new world of human possibility through biotechnological enhancement. But what are the implications for disabled people and for bioethics? On Tuesday, Nov. 15, Dr. Melinda Hall, of Stetson University, will discuss “Transhumanism, Disability and Bioethics’ from 5-6 p.m. in the Alice Peters Auditorium. Hall will present ideas from her forthcoming book, “The Bioethics […]
Read MoreThe Philosophy Department’s pre-law program and Phi Alpha Delta pre-law fraternity will present an opportunity for pre-law students to ask questions of Seema Iyer, a criminal defense and civil rights attorney who hosts the weekly legal show “The Docket” on MSNBC.com. In several episodes of “The Docket,” Iyer evaluated evidence in the “Serial” murder case. Iyer […]
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Fresno State’s CineCulture film series presents “Embrace of the Serpent (El abrazo de la serpiente)” at 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, in the Peters Education Center Auditorium on the Fresno State campus. The ravages of colonialism cast a dark shadow over the South American landscape in “Embrace of the Serpent,” the third feature by Ciro […]
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Dozens of students in the Media, Communications and Journalism Department were honored at the annual scholarship reception on Wednesday, Nov. 9, in the Vintage Room at Fresno State. ABC 30 Scholarship Recipient: Judith Saldivar The ABC 30 Journalism Scholarship was created in January 2010 and has become the department’s largest scholarship. It is given to […]
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~ Reprinted from FresnoStateNews.com In the aftermath of the Presidential election season, Fresno State is offering counseling services at its Student Health and Counseling Center on a walk-in basis for students in crisis 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday (after hours, students are encouraged to call Exodus), Nov. 14, at the Speaker Platform (located north of the […]
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The Fresno State Chamber Singers, led by Director of Choral Activities Dr. Cari Earnhart, took part in Veterans Memorial Service on campus on Thursday, Nov. 10. The 23-members of the mixed choir, dressed in red, white and blue attire rather than their usual more formal outfits, performed three numbers during the ceremonies. Overcoming some technical […]
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~ By Jefferson Beavers, reprinted from FresnoStateNews.com The Fresno State Master of Fine Arts Program in Creative Writing will host the Central California premiere of a new documentary film about the late author Larry Levis, a nationally honored poet and Fresno State alumnus who grew up in Selma. The film premiere will be at 6:30 […]
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Which professors inspire you? Nominate them for Fresno State Talks, so the entire university community can share in that inspiration. In its fifth year, Fresno State Talks is a student-selected lecture series that features outstanding faculty who exemplify the University’s values of Discoveries, Diversity and Distinction. Faculty nominations are currently being accepted and are due to USU Room […]
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~ By Celeste DeMonte, Fresno Community Chorus Fresno Community Chorus announces the inaugural concert of the newly formed Coro Solare chorus in a free performance of Vivaldi’s “Gloria.” The concert takes place at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13, at the College Community Church Mennonite Brethren, 2529 Willow Ave. in Clovis. Admission is free. Described as sunny […]
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~ Photo take during a recent rehearsal UPDATE, Nov. 14, 2016: Above is a YouTube video featuring a number from Saturday’s performance. ORIGINAL POST: The Fresno State Symphony Orchestra will perform its second concert of the 2016-17 season at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, in the Concert Hall at Fresno State. In this concert, the Orchestra will […]
Read MoreThe CineCulture film series continues this weekend with the 2016 Fresno Film Festival Nov. 11-13 at the historic Tower Theatre. Presented with Fresno Filmworks, the festival features eight exclusive feature-length movies from 15 countries, including special filmmaker appearances, social gatherings, and Q&A discussions. FRIDAY, NOV. 11 7 p.m. – “The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and […]
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~ By Lisa Maria Boyles, The College of Arts and Humanities Good writers pay attention to details. Even when they’re doing something else, they watch to see how some tiny element may fit into a story later. They’re always taking mental notes, listening with their heart and mind, thinking how their own and other’s experiences […]
Read More~ By Barlow Der Mugrdechian, Armenian Studies Program The Rev. Dr. Paul Haidostian, president of Haigazian University in Beirut, Lebanon, will discuss “Armenian Educational Life in Lebanon: Haigazian University” at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 14, in the University Business Center, Alice Peters Auditorium, Room 191, on the Fresno State campus. The presentation is part of […]
Read MoreStudents from 10 sections of Spanish Classes 2, 3, 5 and 125 will celebrate Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) with altars on display from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2, in the Free Speech Area. The traditional Mexican holiday celebrates the spirits of those who have died. Alejandra López, a lecturer in […]
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~ Photo of keynote speaker Dr. Tina Botts, taken by Khone Saysamongdy/Courtesy of The Collegian Free speech and the First Amendment were in the spotlight at a forum held Nov. 1. Several hundred people attended the event, held in the North Gym. President Joseph I. Castro opened the event by saying, “I think our campus is […]
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