For 30 years, Carla Millar was a constant presence in the College of Arts and Humanities dean’s office at Fresno State, where one of her duties was coordinating the London semester and the London winter intersession program. Now retired, she continues supporting students.
On Dec. 27, 2023, 36 Fresno State students boarded a plane in San Francisco to cross the Atlantic Ocean for the “Art History, Architecture, and Artistic Exchange in Tudor, Stuart, and Georgian Britain” winter intersession course.
In 1990, Dr. Jerry Bryan, professor of international marketing, took his video camera with him and followed the students during the London Semester. Two decades later, London semester alumnus Eric Maul found the VHS tape and recalls his experience.
With about three months to reflect on their experience, Fresno State students were present at Fresno State’s M Street Graduate Studios gallery during ArtHop to show off their paintings and projects in a unique exhibition that combined digital humanities with the fine arts.
In 1987, Fresno State student Danny Swartz departed for London. It was only his second trip on a plane — the first had been a short hop from Fresno to San Francisco — and his first time out of the country. Up until that point, he had only left the state a couple of times to go to Reno and Las Vegas. Now he would be spending his spring semester in London as part of the Fresno State London Program.
The silent auction portion of the art affair will feature works from many of the Valley’s finest regional and international artists, including past and present Lund Scholars.
Enjoy beer, scotch and jazz as you bid on over 60 pieces of fine art at the “A Scotch, Brew and Art Affair” on Sunday, Oct. 17 at the Mad Duck Brewing Co. at Campus Pointe.
The Mad Duck brewery is hosting the Edward O. Lund Foundation event “A Scotch, Brew & Art Affair.” The event is from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 20 at The Mad Duck at 3085 E Campus Pointe Drive. Tickets are $40 and attendees must be 21 years or older.
In February, dozens of London program students, alumni and faculty met at the Elbow Room in Fresno to meet old friends and reminisce about their experiences. Here are some of those memories.
While most students were off for their winter break, 40 Fresno State students traveled to England for the Arts and Humanities “Study Abroad Experience: London Life & Lore.” Here are some photos from their experience.
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While most students were off for their winter break, 40 Fresno State students traveled to England for the Arts and Humanities “Study Abroad Experience: London Life & Lore.” Students get an authentic British experience and earn three units of credit as they take in the sights and culture of England. During the trip, Dr. Anthony […]
The Mad Duck brewery is hosting the Edward O. Lund Foundation event “A Whisky Brew & Art Affair.” This year, the annual event is moving away from the spirits of Scotland to explore the fine art of Japanese whiskey. The event is from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 21 at The Mad Duck at […]
The 2019 London Program is offering a 3-week session before the beginning of Spring semester. It promises to be an authentic British experience and earn 3 units of course credit, satisfying Area IC. Spend three weeks in the heart of London with Profs Anthony Radford, Nick Potter and Robert Maldonado exploring the best of London’s […]
Janette Porraz, one of the 2018 Students of Distinction for the College of Art and Humanities, was able to enhance the education she obtained in the Department of Art and Design during three weeks she spent studying abroad in London.
We were dancing and the music stopped. Everyone in the room started to countdown from 10. Lights flashed. Balloons and confetti fell from the ceiling. It was New Years. And we were in London.
Study Abroad to London has been a College of Arts and Humanities tradition for 34 years. Dana Rethwisch, along with 74 other students and five faculty members, took part in the first-ever London Semester in the spring of 1984.
We’ve put together a list of the Top 10 Stories on the Arts and Humanities blog in Fall 2016: No. 10: Debate camp draws students from around the state No. 9: Timing is everything in trip to London No. 8: Striving for world peace, one note at a time No. 7: Second volume of “My […]
UPDATE: In a July 13 column he wrote for The Fresno Bee, Dr. Bradley Hart, a professor in the Mass Communication and Journalism Department, expanded upon his views on the United Kingdom’s recent “Brexit” vote. You can read Hart’s Fresno Bee column here: Fresno State students learn lessons from Brexit Here is our original article, from […]