Staff Report Armenian Studies Program professors Barlow Der Mugrdechian and Sergio La Porta participated in Scottsdale Community College’s (SCC) third annual “Genocide Awareness Week,” April 13-18, 2015. The “Genocide Awareness Week” brings academic experts, genocide survivors, and advocates for peace together for a week of sharing and analyzing the circumstances that led to these tragic periods. Professor Der Mugrdechian and ...

Aramayis Orkusyan Staff Writer Members of the Fresno State Armenian Students Organization (ASO) continuously demonstrate their fierce love of Armenian culture and undying passion for bringing justice to the victims and survivors of the Armenian Genocide. On no occasion is this more evident than during the week of April 24. As has become long-standing tradition, members of the ASO organize ...

Marine Vardanyan Editor “Fresno to me is the epitome of the Armenian Diaspora experience in North America,” said director and screenwriter Eric Nazarian during his visit to Fresno State for a discussion and film screening with the campus CineCulture Film Series, co-sponsored by the Armenian Studies Program. These words resonate even more strongly this year as the Fresno Armenian Community ...

Staff Report Megi Hakobjanyan Dean’s Medalist College of Social Sciences       Joseph Bohigian Dean’s Medalist College of Arts and Humanities       Marine Vardanyan Dean’s Medalist College of Health and Human Services

Michael Rettig Staff Writer On the eve of April 24, the Armenian community of Fresno gathered to unveil the new Armenian Genocide Centennial Monument. Over 4,000 people congregated at the Fresno State Maple Mall to witness the historic event, which brought together Armenians from various walks of life, and also non-Armenians. People from diverse backgrounds were united in their desire ...

WWW.FRESNOSTATENEWS.COM President Joseph I. Castro proclaimed Friday, April 24, as “Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day” at Fresno State. Gov. Jerry Brown also proclaimed Friday “A Day of Remembrance of the Armenian Genocide” in the State of California. Dedication of the new Armenian Genocide Monument was held at 7:30p.m. on Thursday, April 23 on the Fresno State campus. “The Monument is a ...

Marine Vardanyan Editor Fresno State’s Leon S. Peters Ellipse Gallery, located on the second floor of the Madden Library, has been transformed into a glimpse into the world of the Armenian Genocide. “The Armenian Genocide: A Centennial Exhibit, 1915-2015” organized by the Armenian Studies Program opened on Friday, April 10, with a reception co-sponsored with the Friends of the Madden ...

Aram Hajian Business Administration Minor in Armenian Studies What encouraged you to take an Armenian Studies course? I took Armenian Studies because I am Armenian and I was curious to learn more about my culture. What did you value most from your experiences in the Armenian Studies Program? Learning the history of the Armenian people from beginning to end really ...

Benefactors John Ohanian Sponsors Arakel & Talin Arisian Nerces Leon Dermenjian Supporters Mrs. Beverly Achki Dr. Joseph M. Alexanian Hratch & Marika Karakachian Edward & Vergine Misserlian In memory of Clifford Melikian Art & Marlene Dhallin

Thank You Donors Edward Alexander, Bethesda, MD George & Mary Atashkarian, Moraga Richard G. Barberian, PD, Burlingame in memory of Penny Markarian Barberian Arsinoe Baron, La Mesa Karl DeKlotz, Fresno in honor of Robert DeKlotz, M.D. Sahag & Mary Egoian, Fresno Betty Ann Hagopian, Fresno Mary Hokokian, Fresno Haig & Marcia Jamgotchian, Anaheim Diane and Larry Karabian, Shaver Lake Lilian ...