Krystal Cantu, Student of Distinction

April 5, 2019.Reading time 8 minutes.

In the Fall of 2018, a serious car accident fractured Krystal Cantu’s spine in three places — challenging her determination to continue her education. In her perseverance, she has continued to thrive in her education — earning further respect from the English department faculty and colleagues.

Nolan Trupp, Student of Distinction

April 5, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

With a childhood ambition of becoming a teacher, Nolan Trupp knew he wanted to change people’s lives, but didn’t quite know what he wanted to teach until he took an American Sign Language class at Fresno State. He fell in love with the language and the culture knew he had found his way to change the world.

Trevor Driscoll, Student of Distinction

April 5, 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

In high school, Trevor Driscoll found the study of foreign language fascinating. While pursuing his English as a foreign language degree at Chico State he took a few linguistic courses which invigorated a passion for the structure of language. After transferring to Fresno State he received his B.A. in Linguistics with an emphasis in teaching ESL and is now regarded as the top student his the master’s program.

Tessa Barretto, Student of Distinction

April 5, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

Tessa Barretto finds elegance and peace in the French language. For her, everything sounds beautiful — even the ugliest of words.

George Garnica, Student of Distinction

April 4, 2019.Reading time 8 minutes.

By the time George Garnica arrives at Fresno State for class every day, he has already worked a full morning shift at KSEE 24 television. About 22 years ago, his hard work in a Fresno County summer program at Telemundo paid off with a full-time job offer. Unfortunately, that meant he had to stop his education to focus on his work — which he says always bothered him.

Jordan Duran, Student of Distinction

March 28, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

For Jordan Duran, philosophy is not just an academic pursuit, it’s a way of life.

Lia Christine Dewey, Student of Distinction

March 28, 2019.Reading time 8 minutes.

For Theatre Arts student Lia Christine Dewey, the accolades keep coming as her final semester at Fresno State nears completion.

Arts and Humanities student excels in France while completing his degree

April 28, 2018.Reading time 11 minutes.

~ By Nancy Barragan, student writer for the College of Arts and Humanities Though he will return to the United States to participate in Fresno State’s 107th Commencement ceremony on May 19, Leslie Hille has been studying abroad for the past year and a half through the CSU International Program at the Université Paris Nanterre in […]

This month in the Arts and Humanities — an April review

April 26, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

picture collage of the top 5 stories for the month of April

We look back on another eventful month in the College of Arts and Humanities. Here are the top five stories from the month of April.

As I begin my transition to the Office of the Provost, I think deeply about the value of our College and our disciplines.

We are the proud heirs to an academic and artistic tradition that prides itself on promoting core values that reflect our vast potential: Maturity and flexibility of mind, dynamic exploration of our human relationships, and the creation of meaningful insight into a historical period. Within this tradition, communication is at the heart of all of our disciplines. We are masters of communication in artistic and literary ways -from video, dance, painting, and music, to speeches, essays, books, and poetry.