Ayla Mora and Joshua Lor named CAH Dean’s Medalist
Ayla Mora, M.A. in Communication and Joshua Lor, B.A. in Linguistics, were named the 2025 College of Arts and Humanities Dean’s Medalists
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Communication alumnus serves as Delano city council member
After graduating, Salvador Solorio-Ruiz returned to his hometown of Delano because he felt an obligation to help build up the community that raised him.
Read MoreFresno State Professor to debut groundbreaking Nautanki performance in Bay Area
Sharma is a seventh-generation nautanki performer, writer, director and guru and has acted in more than 500 plays.
Read MoreStudent of Distinction: Bianca Palma – Department of Communication
Biance Palma is an undergraduate student receiving her B.A. in communication and minoring in media, communications and journalism and English literature. She is the Dean’s Medal nominee from the Department of Communication.
Read MorePeach Blossom returns to Fresno State after pandemic
This year’s 64th annual Peach Blossom Festival marked the beginning of a return to normalcy for students. This first post-Covid festival drew nearly 1,000 students, plus parents, chaperones, and spectators, to the Fresno State campus.
Read MoreCommunication Alumnus finds success building boutique real estate business
“My success is directly related to the relationships I’ve made in my life,” said Domingos. “The foundation in Communication Studies provided a road map to relate to people and learn how to listen to their needs.”
Read MoreThe Peach Blossom Festival goes Virtual
This year, Fresno State brings the Peach Blossom Festival back to these resilient students on March 25-26, entirely online.
Read More#TBT – Communication Students host TEDx event at Fresno State
Five speakers and one musician took to the TEDx stage in the Wahlberg Recital Hall on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, for an afternoon designed to discover new ideas and spark conversations within our community.
Read MoreArts and Humanities faculty ovations: September 2019
Faculty ovations are a regular series to applaud our faculty for their achievements in the College of Arts and Humanities at Fresno State. Their hard work and accomplishments directly impact our students, college, university, and the wider community.
Read MoreNew Faces: Communication Dept. welcomes Dr. Sergio F. Juárez
We are excited to welcome Dr. Sergio F. Juárez to the Communication Studies program.
Read MoreAlumna Ersilia Lacaze is proud of her Bulldog blood
It is the thick red fluid which runs through our veins that delivers oxygen and nutrients and removes waste and disease from our bodies. With it we live, without it, we die. But our relationship with blood is symbiotic — without our body, the blood will spoil.
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Facing fatherhood, homelessness and injuries: One veteran’s journey to success
Read MoreVictoria Cisneros, Student of Distinction
A graduate of Selma High School, Victoria Cisneros says she found her home and a place of belonging in the Communication Department. During her time at Fresno State, she has utilized her writing skills as a political reporter for the Collegian and a Communication Assitant for the Alumni Association.
Read MoreExperienced Barking Bulldogs show new pups the ropes at debate tournament
By Dr. Doug Fraleigh, Director of Forensics The Fresno State Barking Bulldogs Forensics Team participated in two regional debate tournaments during the past three weeks and had outstanding results at both competitions. The Barking Bulldogs hosted the Western JV and Novice Policy Debate Championships March 8-10 and the Bulldogs defended home territory. Nick […]
Read MoreBulldogs Debate Team Barks Well at USC and Fullerton
The Fresno State Barking Bulldogs Debate team continued their highly successful season at the USC (Jan 3-5) and CSU Fullerton (Jan 7-9) tournaments.
Read MoreCommunication alumnus Barry Falke promoted to Division Chief Operating Officer with the American Red Cross
Barry Falke continues to inspire with his work in humanities as the Division Chief Operating Officer with the American Red Cross. Falk feels that this position, which he entered into two and a half years ago, has allowed him to utilize his communication background while following his passion for uplifting the community. “I’m really fortunate to […]
Read MoreCommunication students engage in public advocacy in Valley communities
At the end of the Fall and Spring semesters, I often ask myself if we are doing enough as humanists to help the students live through the complexities of our world? Does our facilitation of students’ learning process give them the tools they need to live better? I argue that the answer is “Yes”
Read MoreBarking Bulldogs finish fall semester with big success at CSU Northridge
The Fresno State Barking Bulldogs wrapped up their Fall 2018 season with an excellent team performance at CSU Northridge on Nov. 2 through 4, with the Bulldogs placing third overall in the policy debate sweepstakes. Sweepstakes awards are an important team milestone because they are based on the performance of every Fresno State debater at […]
Read MoreCommunication students organize TEDxFresnoState event
Five speakers and one musician took to the TEDx stage in the Wahlberg Recital Hall on Wednesday, Nov. 14 for an afternoon designed to discover new ideas and spark conversations within our community. The event was curated by Dr. Marnel Niles Goins, Professor and Graduate Coordinator in the Department of Communication, and organized by her […]
Read MoreAlum Spotlight: Dr. Sonja M. Brown reflects on the impact of her Fresno State mentors
Fresno State College of Art and Humanities alum Dr. Sonja M. Brown continues her success in academia as the new Vice President for Academic Affairs at Great Basin College in Nevada. Although the transition to administration is one that Brown stated she could not have anticipated, she remembers how instrumental her Fresno State professors were […]
Read MoreBarking Bulldogs’ winning streak continues at SDSU and UNLV!
The Fresno State Barking Bulldogs competed in forensics tournaments at San Diego State University (SDSU) on Oct. 6-7 and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) on Oct. 20-22 and came home with a multitude of awards, including a first-place finish at each tournament. At SDSU, Primavera Leal Martinez and Aranveer Litt won first place […]
Read MoreTwo new Communication professors expand department offerings
~ By Lisa Maria Boyles, communications specialist for the College of Arts and Humanities Fresno State’s Department of Communication teaches students about the communication skills people need to function effectively in teaching, business, law, the communication professions, public service, politics and management. Two new faculty hires for the 2017-18 academic year bring greater depth to […]
Read MorePeach Blossom Festival brings 5,000 youth to Fresno State campus
About 5,000 children representing nearly 145 elementary schools from the San Joaquin Valley will participate in the 60th annual Peach Blossom Festival of Oral Interpretation on Thursday and Friday, March 8 and 9, in various locations on the Fresno State campus. The festival, which attracts schools from Livingston to Delano, was created to help young people gain knowledge and appreciation […]
Read MoreDr. Niles Goins elected VP of the WSCA
Dr. Marnel Niles Goins, a Fresno State professor in the Department of Communication, has been elected as vice president for the Western States Communication Association, a professional organization for communication scholars.
Read MoreNEW FACES: Two new professors join the Department of Communication
Dr. Robert B. Lull and Dr. Brian Cozen join the Department of Communication as assistant professors, both with scientific communication backgrounds.
Read MoreCineCulture fall lineup begins with ‘The Eagle Huntress’
The Fresno State CineCulture Series kicks off its fall 2017 lineup of film screenings with “The Eagle Huntress” at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1. Most CineCulture screenings are at 5:30 p.m. on Fridays during the fall semester in the Peters Education Center Auditorium (5010 N. Woodrow Ave. in the Student Recreation Center). Some screenings are […]
Read MoreDr. Marnel Niles Goins receives 2017 Outstanding Leadership Award
Dr. Marnel Niles Goins, a Fresno State professor in the Department of Communication, has been selected as the recipient of the 2017 Outstanding Leadership Award, awarded by the California State University, Fresno Women’s Association. Niles Goins was one of two recipients of the faculty award this year, sharing the honor with Dr. Carmen Caprau from the Department of Mathematics.
Read MoreMaximize the impact of your gift to the Dean’s Council
~ Photo above, from left, Dean Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval, Associate Dean Honora Chapman and undergraduate Dean’s Medalist Cathleen Fagundes at the Arts in Motion event on April 29. Fresno State has a bold vision to elevate Central California and become a region known for creativity, arts and culture. That vision begins with empowering our talented College […]
Read More16 students present at Honors Symposium
Sixteen students in the College of Arts and Humanities Honors Program presented the projects resulting from their research on Friday, May 12, before an audience of family members, friends and faculty mentors in the Music 160 lecture hall. Dr. Honora Chapman, associate dean of the College of Arts and Humanities and director of the […]
Read MoreMeet Fresno State’s Sally Casanova Scholar for 2016-17
Photo, from left: Cathleen Fagundes, Christy Xiong, Annabelle Lolinco and Professor Marnel Niles Goins at the recent Western State Communication Association conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. Recent Fresno State graduate Annabelle Lolinco is enjoying the fruits of being a 2016-17 Sally Casanova Scholar, one of 74 CSU-wide and the only one from Fresno State this […]
Read MoreThousands of K-6 students came to Fresno State for Peach Blossom Festival in March
~ By Lisa Maria Boyles, communications specialist for the College of Arts and Humanities It was 9:15 a.m. – just enough time for a last-minute potty break before performances began 15 minutes later in the Wahlberg Recital Hall. As 19 students from Neutra Elementary School in Lemoore tromped toward the restrooms down the hall of the […]
Read MoreNEW FACES: Communication
The College of Arts and Humanities (csufresno.edu/artshum/) at Fresno State is the largest college on campus, encompassing nine departments, and the Armenian Studies (fresnostate.edu/artshum/armenianstudies/) program. Of the 69 new faculty members at Fresno State this fall, about 20% of the new hires are in the College of Arts and Humanities. These new faculty bring innovative research, diverse […]
Read MoreALUMNI NEWS: Bulldog named to lead Marjaree Mason Center
Nicole DiBuduo Linder, class of 1998, was recently named the new executive director for the Marjaree Mason Center (mmcenter.org/), a shelter for victims of domestic violence in the Fresno area. While she was a student at Fresno State, Linder studied public relations in the Mass Communications and Journalism Department (fresnostate.edu/artshum/mcj/) and was a member of the Barking […]
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