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.

MCJ faculty Adán Ávalos teams up with Juan Felipe Herrera to promote COVID-19 vaccine

October 27, 2021.Reading time 6 minutes.

Adan Avalos poses with a grey/black backdrop

“When you see it directly, you’re more likely to go and do it. When you don’t see it, when it’s not in your family, I think it’s easier to dismiss it,” Ávalos said.

This week on Fresno State Focus: an inside look at scholarships, wine and LA vs SF game

October 11, 2021.Reading time 1 minute.

Fresno State red wine being poured into a class while four other bottles sit on the counter.

This edition of Fresno State Focus will stream live at 4 p.m. Wednesday, October 13, on CMAC.TV on the “Education” channel, fresnostatefocus.com, the Fresno State Focus TV YouTube page, and the Fresno State Focus Facebook page. You can also watch Fresno State Focus on Comcast Channel 94 and U-Verse Channel 99.

Alum Robert Ortega, Jr. receives national award from Sigma Nu Fraternity

September 14, 2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

The Sigma Nu Fraternity announced that recent Fresno State alumnus Robert Ortega, Jr. received their “Alpha Alumni Chapter Affiliate Award” for the 2020-2021 academic year.

Department of Theatre and Dance adds ‘film making’ to their résumé

May 4, 2021.Reading time 7 minutes.

Monitors and camera's on a colorful stage set.

By summer, it was clear that the 2020-21 season would be anything but typical.

Student of Distinction: Noor Sabharwal

April 7, 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

“To ensure I succeeded in my academics and professional career, I went all-in with my schooling and community work and made the most of my fluency in four languages: English, Punjabi, Hindi, and Urdu.” ~ Noor Sabharwal

Public Relations student receives community service scholarship

February 25, 2021.Reading time 3 minutes.

After two lifesaving surgeries at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford, Lorenzi was eager to find a way to give back to the hospital.

MCJ Department speaks out against threats of violence to journalists

January 12, 2021.Reading time 3 minutes.

US Capitol east front, Martin Falbisoner

In the wake of the attack on the U.S. Capitol and the increased threat to members of the media, the Department of Media, Communications and Journalism (MCJ) and the director of the Fresno State Institute for Media and Public Trust are voicing their concerns.

A Rising Recent Grad

November 24, 2020.Reading time 4 minutes.

Fresno State alumna Gina Avalos sets up her shot for KSBY-TV.

Avalos graduated from Fresno State in May with a degree in media, communications and journalism. The final two months of her college experience were flipped upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic, as her classes shifted to virtual instruction.