Audia Dixon and Steven Hensley named 2022 President’s Medalist

March 21, 2022.Reading time 24 minutes.

Undergraduate Dean's Medalist Steven Hensley, Dr. Honora Chapman, and Graduate Dean's Medalist Audia Dixon are wearing their commencement regalia and wearing their Dean's Medals in front of the rose garden with blooms of white, pink, yellow and red.

Meet the 2022 College of Arts and Humanities Dean’s Medalists and Students of Distinction.

Welcome to Arts in Motion Showcase Week!

March 20, 2022.Reading time 7 minutes.

Arts in Motion, Celebrating Student Excellence with images of a graduate, mascot Victor E. playing the saxaphone, a painter creating a mural, a musician playing drums and a person operating a high-end video camera.

A festive display of artistic expression and humanistic discipline culminating in a celebration of student excellence.

Caleb Charles and Harrison Martin named 2021 Dean’s Medalist at Arts in Motion event

April 16, 2021.Reading time 26 minutes.

The College of Arts and Humanities’ Arts in Motion is our annual event that exhibits our students’ creativity and reminds us of how our College’s faculty provide an excellent education that transforms lives.

Dean’s Medalist: Caleb Charles

April 13, 2021.Reading time 7 minutes.

“From a young age, I have recognized the injustices found in society towards people of color, and this has provided the fuel for my ambition.” ~ Caleb Charles

Dean’s Medalist: Harrison Martin

April 13, 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

“[I]t’s my lifelong goal to continue showing the joys of interconnected humanities to more future young minds in Fresno.” ~ Harrison Martin

Standard Bearer: Teya Juarez

April 13, 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

“Theatre has always captivated me in the way it holds up a mirror to society and tells the stories of the people within it.” ~ Teya Juarez

Standard Bearer: John Spankowski

April 13, 2021.Reading time 6 minutes.

“No childhood experience left a more positive impression on me than my time in primary and secondary music classes. Music touches people in ways that no other subject does. It exercises our aesthetic being and explores inexpressible human emotions.” ~ John Spankowski

Graduate Honorable Mention: Jer Xiong

April 13, 2021.Reading time 7 minutes.

“For someone like me to be here, there was a lot of luck involved, my own hard work and persistence, timely opportunities, but most of all, the support from family and community. Their care and acknowledgement drive me.” ~Jer Xiong

Graduate Honorable Mention: Victoria Cisneros

April 13, 2021.Reading time 3 minutes.

“[M]y plans for the future include pursuing a career in marketing that is guided by a critical perspective and humanistic values.” ~ Victoria Cisneros

2021 Virtual Arts in Motion

April 9, 2021.Reading time 25 minutes.

Arts in Motion - College of Arts and Humanities students performing, in school and graduating.

Message from the Dean

All of us in the College of Arts and Humanities hope that you and yours are doing well!

Our faculty have been hard at work, and our college’s students and alumni are pursuing their dreams in a wide variety of fields. We are excited to embark on a new venture with the creation of the M.K. Gandhi Center: Inner Peace and Sarvodaya. Thanks to a generous gift from the Ravi and Naina Patel Foundation, our campus and community will experience courses and programming dedicated to Gandhian peacemaking and upliftment of everyone in society. We hope you will join us at future events.

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