2024 Arts in Motion: Meet the Students

Arts in Motion - Celebrating Student Excellence in the College of Arts and Humanities - photos of Dean's Medalist, marching band, mural painter and actors on stage.

Arts in Motion will be held at 4 p.m. Friday, April 19, at the Fresno State Concert Hall. During the event, one undergraduate and one graduate student of distinction will be presented as Dean’s Medalist.

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Powerful ‘Carmina Burana’ performance caps Arts and Humanities Showcase

The weeklong series of events kicks off at 4 p.m. Friday, April 19, with Arts in Motion, a celebration of the College of Arts and Humanities’ top students. The showcase culminates with two live performances of Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana,” an emotional spectacle of music and might, at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 26 and 27.

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Student of Distinction: Micaelina Ramírez-Chávez – Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures

Head shot of Micaelina Ramírez- Chávez framed by blue and red background with white brush strokes. Text says, "Micaelina Ramírez-Chávez Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures M.A. in Spanish"

“My first approach to a community college was purely out of curiosity, as realistically, I didn’t see myself attending one as being feasible. Being an immigrant, who left my parents at the age of fifteen, now a single mother with a minimum-wage job, I knew it would require great sacrifices to embark on such an academic journey.”

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2024 Young Writers’ Conference spotlights alumni author

Headshot of keynote speaker Navdeep Singh Dhillon

Singh Dhillon describes himself as “a Punjabi boy at heart” and said that his keynote address for the Fresno audience will include a reading from Sunny G’s opening chapter solely because it ends with the words “Fres-Yes.”

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