Voice student advances to semi-finals in second national competition

June 1, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

Fresno State Music Department graduate student, Christopher Rodriguez, has advanced to the semi-final round in the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) “2020 National Student Auditions.”

Creative writing and art deeply shape these six English graduates

May 21, 2020.Reading time 22 minutes.

Rodolfo Avelar, Jessica Hallstrom, Bekah Izard, Graciela Sierra-Moreno, Gaoyong Yang-Vang

With future professional goals that include teaching, traveling, community organizing, publishing their own books, and more, the power of writing and literature is alive and well in these 2020 graduates of the Fresno State English Department.

Laura Hendricksen wins CAH Outstanding Thesis Award for work on Hidatsa language

May 20, 2020.Reading time 9 minutes.

Hendricksen won the 2020 College of Arts and Humanities Outstanding Thesis Award for “Demonstratives and Determiner-phrase Structure in Hidatsa Narrative Discourse: A Morphological, Syntactic, and Semantic Analysis.”

2020 Grad Tribute

May 15, 2020.Reading time 2 minutes.

We want to be the first to congratulate you on your achievements. The College’s faculty and staff join us in applauding you.

Graduate vocal performance student moves into 2nd round of national competition

May 12, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

Baritone Christopher Rodriguez video for the National Classical Singer Competition

“Christopher Rodriguez made a lovely gift for his mom on Mother’s Day,” said Dr. Maria Briggs – Okunev, assistant professor of voice. “He advanced to a second round of the National Classical Singer Competition.”

Two graphic design students win silver in regional competition

May 12, 2020.Reading time 9 minutes.

Christopher Slaughter - Sales & Marketing - Packaging - Vamp Footwear Shopping Bag and Michael Vang - Elements of Advertising - Illustration Campaign - Cheehoo! Polynesian Hot Sauce

“We are very proud of all of our Fresno State Graphic Design student winners. It is a testament of their hard work, talent and dedication by winning these very prestigious American Advertising Awards.” ~ Rebecca Barnes, graphic design lecturer.

Barking Bulldogs team earns spot in the National Debate Tournament

May 7, 2020.Reading time 11 minutes.

From left: Aaron Lowe, Tom Boroujeni, Primavera Leal Martinez, and Aranveer Litt.

The Fresno State Barking Bulldogs capped off a banner year by announcing the debate team of Aaron Lowe and Aranveer Litt were invited to the National Debate Tournament.

Music student wins international ‘Volterra Project Composer Award’

May 6, 2020.Reading time 2 minutes.

Music composition student Christian Cruz, who will graduate with a master’s degree in music composition, has won the “Volterra Project Composer Award.”

Kudos to Fresno Writers – February/March 2020

April 30, 2020.Reading time 12 minutes.

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

Theatre and Dance student wins top acting honor at Regional Kennedy Center Festival

April 22, 2020.Reading time 6 minutes.

The Fresno State Theatre and Dance Department had a particularly strong showing in what many consider the highlight of the festival, the Irene Ryan Acting Competition.