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Aramayis Orkusyan Staff Writer From Fresno State student to Fresno State professor, Dr. Zhanna Bagdasarov, now an assistant professor of Management, exemplifies what it truly means to be “Bulldog born, Bulldog bred!” “I love Fresno State,” said Dr. Bagdasarov, “I mean I genuinely love Fresno State, I always have, which is why I did my undergraduate degree and my masters ...

Lauren Chardukian Staff Writer Who would imagine that a few years after graduation that they would return to teach the same class they were once enrolled in? Fresno State alumnus Hagop Ohanessian did not. After graduating from Fresno State in Fall 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, with an emphasis in Real Estate and Urban Land Economics, Ohanessian ...

Staff Report Prof. Barlow Der Mugrechian, Prof. Sergio La Porta, and the Armenian Studies Program would like to thank the donors, authors, and publishers for the following books, periodicals, videos, and archival gifts, either offered personally or to the program. Lucille Apcar, Mariposa, California, for a variety of Armenian themed books and CDs. Armenian International Women’s Association, Watertown, MA, for ...

Staff Report Friend of the Armenian Studies Program Anne Elizabeth Elbrecht passed away on September 24, 2014. She was born in Philadelphia on July 26, 1940, the first child of William C. Griffith and Alberta McKnight. After completing a degree in library science at UC Berkeley, Anne joined the Peace Corps and worked in Ghana in west Africa. When she ...

Staff Report The Armenian Studies Program has acquired the archives of Gourgen Yanikian, donated by David D. Minier, who was the Santa Barbara prosecutor for the notorious murder case, involving Yanikian and two Turkish diplomats in 1973. Gourgen Yanikian (1895-1984), a Genocide survivor who was born in Erzerum, was a prolific writer and an engineer. He lived for many years ...

Marina Chardukian Staff Writer Dr. Simon Payaslian, holder of the Charles K. and Elizabeth M. Kenosian Chair of the Modern Armenian History and Literature at Boston University, spoke to a full auditorium of Fresno State students and the community on Friday, September 12 as part of the Fall Lecture Series of the Armenian Studies Program. Dr. Payaslian spoke on “The ...

Tatevik Hovhannisyan Staff Writer MARINE VARDANYAN PRESIDENT Why did you run for an executive position? Having served as an executive during my past three years at Fresno State, I found it only natural that I continued my involvement in the organization that has become such a treasured piece of my college experience. I ran for President because I was confident ...

Emma Shaljian Staff Writer Delicious food, traditional songs, and colorful paintings in a warm and friendly atmosphere… Does this sound at all familiar to you? Fresno State students Ani Grigoryan, Lilit Grigoryan, and Emma Shaljyan were the guest speakers at the International Coffee Hour on April 8, 2014, to present on the beautiful and historical country of Armenia. The room ...

Editor Marine Vardanyan Layout Barlow Der Mugrdechian Photographers Ovsanna Simonyan Barlow Der Mugrdechian Staff Writers Lauren Chardukian Marina Chardukian Tatevik Hovhannisyan Aramayis Orkusyan Michael Rettig Emma Shaljyan Haverj Stanboulian Advisor Barlow Der Mugrdechian barlowd@csufresno.edu

Marine Vardanyan Editor Birthright Armenia. Two words that represent a program that is beyond description. This summer, I had the amazing opportunity to experience Armenia in its entirety. Not as a tourist, but as an Armenian, returning to her roots on a journey of self-discovery and enlightenment. Birthright Armenia helped make my dream into a reality. To return to Armenia ...