Experimental Theatre Company debuts ‘10-Minute Originals’ by Fresno State students

November 10, 2021.Reading time 3 minutes.

A girl with arms raised, a broken cell phone, a yellow umbrella between two people, an illustration of a lucha libre wrestler.

Fresno State’s Experimental Theatre Company presents its first in-person performance since the Fall of 2019; “10-Minute Originals” features four short plays written and directed by Fresno State students and alumni.

MCJ Hall of Fame celebration honors alumni and former faculty, raises funds for scholarships

November 10, 2021.Reading time 7 minutes.

Jan Yanehiro, Tommy Rouse and Don Priest

The hybrid event will be held in person at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17, at Fresno State’s University Dining Hall. Tickets are $50 and are limited to the first 50 registrants. For the first time, the celebration will also be streamed live through Zoom and later broadcast on CMAC.tv. Tickets for the virtual event are $8.

This week on Fresno State Focus…

November 8, 2021.Reading time 1 minute.

Image of sanitation products and latex gloves.

Anchors, Leticia Leal of Fresno and Lily Gonzalez of Concord look at on-campus COVID-19 testing as we approach the upcoming holiday season.

Bulldog Marching Band selected as 2023 Rose Parade participant

November 8, 2021.Reading time 3 minutes.

Bulldog Marching Band members cheer as they learn they will be playing at the Rose Bowl.

The Fresno State Bulldog Marching Band was selected by the Tournament of Roses Association as an official participant of the 2023 Rose Parade on Jan. 2, 2023, in Pasadena.

Art professor receives international recognition for ‘Controlled Burn’

November 8, 2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

Left: Professor Joan K. Sharma in front of an abstract painting. Right: image "Controlled Burn - Yosemite" shows a forest fire on the Yosemite Valley floor below Half Dome.

“As I photographed the billowing smoke from the prescribed burn with Half Dome in the distance, I knew that it was an iconic image.” ~ Joan K. Sharma

International linguistics conference welcomes speakers from 20 countries

November 8, 2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

onference on Linguistics (WECOL) Saturday and Sunday Nov. 13-14, virtually on Zoom. Registration is free and open to the public. The conference will feature speakers from six continents and 20 countries.

This week on Fresno State Focus…

November 1, 2021.Reading time 1 minute.

This week on Fresno State Focus, anchor Brooke Chau of Oakdale will talk with the new Fresno State softball head coach Stacy May Johnson and anchor Tony Salazar of Exeter talks to a Media, Communication and Journalism student who is becoming a Tik Tok star.

‘Nobody Promised You Tomorrow: Art 50 Years After Stonewall’ elevates local art scene

October 28, 2021.Reading time 12 minutes.

an artwork depicting a woman with blonde/black hair and red lipstick.

Fifty years later, Johnson’s rallying cry, “Nobody promised you tomorrow,” would become the title of a critically acclaimed 2019 art exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum commemorating the Stonewall uprising anniversary. That exhibit was then brought to Fresno State in 2021.

Meet Dean Honora Chapman

October 28, 2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

Dean Honora Chapman stands in front of 'Before the Devil Knows You're Dead' painting by Jeffrey Gibson.

Dr. Chapman was appointed Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities in May 2021.

Interior Design Alum Shu Yee lands job at HLW International

October 27, 2021.Reading time 7 minutes.

ShuYee is posing in front of Fresno State.

“The process of crafting and visioning unique stories through the manipulation of space and spatial characteristics is what I have a great passion for.”