Mayor of Angra to give a lecture on the history of his city

November 1, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Áamo Menseses, the mayor of the Azores city of Angra do Heroísmo, will give a lecture on “Angra and the world: from the era of the discoveries to contemporary times”

Three crowdfunding efforts launch in the College of Arts and Humanities

October 22, 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

As Fresno State rolls out their crowdfunding platform, three areas in the College of Arts and Humanities look to raise funds for scholarships, student travel and preserving local history. The campaigns end on Oct. 31.

Azores president headlines inaugural lecture for Portuguese institute

February 11, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

Vasco Alves Cordeiro, president of the Government of the Azores will speak, at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 13, at Fresno State’s North Gym (Room 118), will serve as the inaugural lecture for the new Portuguese Beyond Borders Institute at the University. The event is free and the community is invited to attend.

Transformative two-year grant to promote Portuguese legacy in Valley

November 16, 2018.Reading time 7 minutes.

Dr. Vasco Rato, FLAD president, director Miguel Vaz, Fresno State President Joseph I. Castro, Rep. Jim Costa, Rep. Devin Nunes, Rep. David Valadao, and other University officials, students, and faculty for a reception and gift announcement at 11 a.m. Nov. 5 in the Smittcamp Alumni House.

The Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD), based in Lisbon, Portugal, gave $130,000 to launch two initiatives in the newly created Portuguese Beyond Borders Center at Fresno State. The grant will be split two ways with $100,000 funding the Portuguese-American Oral History Project and $30,000 to fund a speaker series. “FLAD is extremely enthusiastic about the opportunity […]