~ By Lucero Benitez, communications specialist for the College of Social Sciences, reprinted from FresnoStateNews.com An exhibition of artwork by incarcerated men at Avenal State Prison will be on display at Fresno State’s Graduate Art Studios at the M Street Arts Complex in downtown Fresno from April 5 to 22. The exhibition, “Insider Art: Exploring the Arts within Prison […]
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~ By Nancy Barragan, student writer for the College of Arts and Humanities The Henry Madden Library is hosting an art exhibition in honor of recognizing the Persian New Year called Nowruz. The Nowruz Exhibit features colorful artifacts, books and maps on the second floor of the library in the Diversity Lounge from March 1 – […]
Read MoreCSU Summer Arts is offering three study abroad courses this summer – in Florence, Italy; Granada, Spain; and Trossingen, Germany. Deadline to register is April 9.
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Dr. Ümit Kurt will give a presentation on “A Farewell to Arms: Broken Hopes and Total Departure from the Homeland, in The Heroic Battle of Aintab” at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 6, in the University Business Center, Alice Peters Auditorium, Room 191 on the Fresno State campus. The presentation is part of the Spring […]
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Philosophy professor Douglas Allen, a prominent Mahatma Gandhi scholar, philosopher, author of over 15 books, and peace activist from the University of Maine, will give a speech entitled, “Mahatma Gandhi for Us Today: An Ethical Life of Nonviolence and Peace” on Wednesday, April 4, at Fresno State.
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On Thursday, March 15, Theatre for Young Audiences visited Valley Children’s Hospital for a special performance. Theatre for Young Audiences company members turned the Guild Hall into a performance space in a matter of 30 minutes and performed for a crowd of about 15 patients, with their parents and caretakers at their side.
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Fresno State and Fresno City College partnered up for High School Journalism Day Friday, March 9, to introduce students to opportunities in the field of journalism. The event was held at the Fresno City campus in the Old Administration Building.
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This week on Fresno State Focus, a public affairs program produced by Media, Communications and Journalism students, anchor Matt Broughton of Fresno will speak with ASI officer Travis Childress about the elections on campus and the “Bold New U” initiative. Then, anchor Bobby Falat of Visalia will tell us how one local man is fighting his way back into the octagon after multiple career threatening injuries.
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A new CD by Dr. Benjamin Boone, a professor of music theory and composition in Fresno State’s Department of Music, marries music with the poetry of former U.S. Poet Laureate Philip Levine.
“The Poetry of Jazz,” released this week by Origin records, has been in the making for the past six years.
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CineCulture will present “Shadow of Drought: Southern California’s Looming Water Crisis” (2018) at 5:30 p.m. Friday, March 23, in the Peters Education Center Auditorium at the Student Recreation Center (5010 N. Woodrow Ave.). The post-screening discussion will be led by director Bill Wisneski.
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Social psychologist Dr. Robert V. Levine, author of “Stranger in the Mirror: The Scientific Search for the Self,” will give a lecture, titled “The Voices in our Heads,” as part of the spring programming for Fresno State’s Center for Creativity and the Arts. Levine’s latest book, which is the basis for his lecture, is published by The Press at California State University, Fresno. The lecture is scheduled for 3:30-5 p.m. Thursday, March 22, in the Alice Peters Auditorium.
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Fresno State’s Barking Bulldogs debate team began in 2011. It’s been growing since then, and its members compete in local, regional and even in national championships representing Fresno State. One team, in particular, has had quite a showing this season. Hunter Sansom and Primavera Leal Martinez, who compete as partners, placed third in the varsity division of the Winter at the Beach tournament at CSU Long Beach on Feb. 2-4. Most recently, they returned to CSU Long Beach to compete in the Pacific Championship Tournament and finished eighth in the varsity division on Feb. 23-25 of last month.
Read MoreKFSR Radio, the nonprofit radio station housed on Fresno State’s campus, will host the KFSR Jazz and Wine Festival from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 14, at the University House (4411 N. Van Ness Blvd.) in Fresno’s Old Fig Garden neighborhood. A limited number of tickets are now on sale and can be purchased at http://kfsr.org.
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U.S. Fulbright Scholar Dr. Hayk Demoyan will give a lecture, “Multiple Identities and Memories of the Armenian World,” at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 19, in the University Business Center, Alice Peters Auditorium, Room 191 on the Fresno State campus. The presentation is part of the Spring Lecture Series of the Armenian Studies Program and is funded through the Leon S. Peters Foundation.
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Dr. Teresa Beaman, professor of Music at Fresno State, will present a Faculty Flute Recital as part of Flutes at Fresno State at 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 14, in the Wahlberg Recital Hall in the Music Building.
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The Armenian Studies Program of Fresno State will hold its 30th annual banquet on Sunday, March 18, at the Fort Washington Country Club in Fresno. This year’s banquet will feature Fresno State President Dr. Joseph I. Castro as one of the main speakers. Dr. Castro was appointed the eighth president of Fresno State in 2013.
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This week on Fresno State Focus, a public affairs program produced by Media, Communications and Journalism students, Lindsie Hiatt of Fresno and Mitzi Cardenas of Long Beach will anchor the show. Fresno State rec center student manager, Kacey Jones is coming in to talk about what the Student Recreation Center has to offer for students.
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The Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures presents Bakira Hasečić, a survivor of the Bosnian genocide survivor and president of the Association of Women Victims of War. Two short documentary screenings — “Mission Rape: A Tool of War” and “One Woman Army” — will be followed by Q&A with Hasečić. This event will take place from 4-5:50 […]
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CineCulture will present “Serenade for Haiti” (2016) at 5:30 p.m. Friday, March 16, in the Peters Education Center Auditorium at the Student Recreation Center (5010 N. Woodrow Ave.). The post-screening discussion will be led by producer Christy McGill.
Directed by Owsley Brown, “Serenade for Haiti” is a documentary-style film telling the story of the Sainte Trinité Music School, a small classical music school in the heart of troubled Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
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The Department of Modern an Classical Languages and Literatures and Club Austral are bringing two speakers next Monday, March 12, 2018. These events are free and open to the public.
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Adrian Carli, a communication student who recently received her B.A. from Fresno State, presented her piece “Mourning the Living: Grieving a Transgender Relative’s Previous Gender Identity” at the Western States Communication Association’s 15th annual Undergraduate Scholars Research Conference Feb. 16, in Santa Clara.
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About 5,000 children representing nearly 145 elementary schools from the San Joaquin Valley will participate in the 60th annual Peach Blossom Festival of Oral Interpretation on Thursday and Friday, March 8 and 9, in various locations on the Fresno State campus. The festival, which attracts schools from Livingston to Delano, was created to help young people gain knowledge and appreciation […]
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The Philip Lorenz Memorial Keyboard Concert Series presents renowned Irish pianist Barry Douglas at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 11, in the Concert Hall at Fresno State. Douglas will perform works by Schubert, Brahms and Mussorgsky.
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The Department of Music is proud to present Dr. Beatriz Ilari as part of this year’s Global Music Lecture Series. Dr. Ilari is Assistant Professor of Music Education at USC’s Thornton School of Music.
Read MoreFresno State will partner with Fresno City College for High School Journalism Day from 9-1 p.m. Friday, March 9, to present a variety of workshops concerning journalism. The event will be held at Fresno City in the Old Administration Building (the building numbered 2 on the parking map).
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This week on Fresno State Focus, a public affairs program produced by Media, Communications and Journalism students, anchor Jameson Ruppel of Fresno will speak with Le Parisien owner John Roche about what it takes to run a successful small business. Then, Tampa, Florida native Jakeem Fedd will tell us how the Student Cupboard’s March Match Up fundraiser is helping to keep students’ hunger pangs at bay.
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CineCulture will present “Angelica” (2016) at 5:30 p.m. Friday, March 9, in the Peters Education Center Auditorium at the Student Recreation Center (5010 N. Woodrow Ave.). The post-screening discussion will be led by director Marisol Gómez-Mouakad.
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Dr. Yektan Türkyılmaz, Kazan Visiting Professor of Armenian Studies at Fresno State, will give a lecture, “Armenians on Records: Music Production from Homeland to Diasporas,” at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 7, in the University Business Center, Alice Peters Auditorium, Room 191 on the Fresno State campus.
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Krista Hall, who is an academic adviser for the College of Arts & Humanities, recently received the 2018 Assessment Institute Scholarship.
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Four reporters at three San Joaquin Valley newspapers won 2017 George F. Gruner Prizes for Meritorious Public Service in journalism. The awards for work published in 2017 were announced Thursday, March 1, at the 30th annual Gruner Awards ceremony at the Fresno Art Museum.
Read MoreWe look back on another eventful month in the College of Arts and Humanities. Here are the top five stories from the month of February.
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The College of Arts and Humanities at Fresno State 