‘Pulsing Onward,’ Dr. Gary Gilroy’s farewell season

May 28, 2025.Reading time 19 minutes.

Dr. Gary Gilroy directs the Fresno State Wind Orchestra for the last time in the Concert Hall.

Surrounded by family and friends, in the shadow of the Sierra Nevada peaks, Gary Gilroy was presented with an original musical score, “Pulsing Onward – A California Pastorale,” by James M. David, in honor of his life in music.

Fresno State Professor part of Emmy-nominated Netflix production team

May 14, 2025.Reading time 1 minute.

Professor Oya Hanoyo in front of a red background.

Hanayo Oya, assistant professor in the Department of Media, Communications and Journalism, served as a co-producer on the Netflix series “Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War,” which has been nominated for an Emmy Award in the Outstanding Historical Documentary category.

Kudos to Fresno writers — Fall 2024

February 11, 2025.Reading time 17 minutes.

Graphic image with headshots of Samantha Golden, Kenyeih Williams, Kayla Mendoza, and Mary Sosa as photo cutouts of a background of cutout paper scraps

Kudos to #FresnoWriters is an ongoing series on the Fresno State MFA blog, celebrating the professional accomplishments of students, alumni, and faculty in Fresno State’s Creative Writing Program and Department of English.

Fulbright awarded to Dr. Veena Howard to explore Jain women’s rights advocates and activists in India

December 12, 2024.Reading time 4 minutes.

Howard’s project, titled “Embodying the Jain Ideals of Heroism and Freedom,” will explore how Jain thinkers and activists worked to support women’s rights in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Kudos to Fresno Writers — Summer 2024

September 9, 2024.Reading time 31 minutes.

From left, Fresno State MFA alumni Tiffany Crum, Samina Najmi, and Delaney R. Whitebird Olmo have all announced their debut books will be published in 2025. Kudos to #FresnoWriters is an ongoing series on the Fresno State MFA blog, celebrating the professional accomplishments of students, alumni, and faculty in Fresno State’s Creative Writing Program and Department […]

Fresno State Professor to debut groundbreaking Nautanki performance in Bay Area

May 22, 2024.Reading time 7 minutes.

Dr. Devendra Sharma performs in a Nautanki

Sharma is a seventh-generation nautanki performer, writer, director and guru and has acted in more than 500 plays.

Dr. Ahran Koo named 2024 Pacific Region Higher Education Art Educator

April 11, 2024.Reading time 2 minutes.

The National Art Education Association has named Dr. Ahran Koo, associate professor of Art History, as the recipient of the 2024 Pacific Region Higher Education Art Educator.

Professor Candace Egan wins two awards in Accolade Global Film Competition

March 15, 2024.Reading time 6 minutes.

Film screenshot as Festa queens line up outside of a church.

“The work the students are doing in MCJ Production Services is at a professional level, and the two Accolade awards serve as an example of that professionalism.”

Fresno State’s faculty and alumni shine at 2024 CASMEC Awards

February 6, 2024.Reading time 3 minutes.

Leading the accolades was Dr. Gary Gilroy, Professor of Music and Director of Bands at Fresno State, who was honored with the CBDA David Goedecke Lifetime Achievement Award.

Fulbright scholar Boone brings new insights into pedagogy from Ireland

November 16, 2023.Reading time 18 minutes.

Benjamin Boone holds his saxophone in front of a dark grey-blue background wearing a dark blue sport jacket and black Tshirt with bright blue eyeglasses.

Boone spent the 2022-23 school year as a Fulbright scholar exploring pedagogy and learning and collaborating in the diverse musical program at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance at the University of Limerick.