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Freshman Tennis Player Tadevosian and Sophomore Sahakian Make Mark on Fresno State Tennis Teams

Sarah Soghomonian Staff Writer Samuel Tadevosian, a freshman on the Fresno State men’s tennis team is looking forward to an exciting first season of collegiate play. At only 17, Tadevosian, who graduated a year early from high school, may seem too young, but when it comes to tennis he has plenty of experience. Born in Hollywood, California and raised in ...

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2004-2005 Armenian Students Organization Executive

Staff Report                 President: Hakop Tataryan Major: Business Administration – Accountancy Minor: Armenian Studies Armenians are such amazing people-there is never a dull moment when we are together-and that’s what the ASO does; it brings the Armenians at Fresno State together. For anyone who is keeping track, I am now a junior. This ...

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Kalfayan Appointed as Craig School of Business Dean

Hakop Tataryan Editor When Craig School of Business Dean Karen Bowerman accepted a position as Dean of Public Administration at California State University, San Bernardino, it made possible the appointment of Associate Dean Garo Kalfayan to the available position. After being a faculty member in the Department of Accountancy at CSU Fresno for seventeen years, Kalfayan was selected for the ...

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Babayan Impresses Overflow Audience in Keyboard Concert

Hakop Tataryan Editor Whether it is appreciating a painting by da Vinci, a sonnet by Shakespeare or a sonata by Franz Liszt, there are certain things in life that simply titillate our senses. On Friday night, September 24, worldrenowned pianist Sergei Babayan thrilled 450 Fresno State students, professors, and community members alike in the Concert Hall of the Music Building ...

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ASP Initiates Armenia Semester Abroad Program for Spring 2005

Staff Report The Armenian Studies Program at California State University, Fresno announces the establishment of an exciting new program: the 2005 Armenia Semester Abroad Program. This unique Program provides an opportunity for students thoughout North America to experience a semester abroad in Yerevan, Armenia. This one semester program is designed to introduce students to Armenian language, history, art, and contemporary ...

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Dr. Welty Pays First Visit to Yerevan State University and Armenian Agricultural Academ

Marine Ekezyan Staff Writer Fresno State President Dr. John Welty visited the Republic of Armenia in a whirlwind three-day visit, May 27-29, 2004. Welty’s official visit was his first to Armenia and was the result of an invitation from Dr. Radik Martirosyan, President of Yerevan State University (YSU), who has visited Fresno State twice, most recently in January of this ...

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Armenian Studies Program Book/Video/CD/Archival Gifts

Staff Report Dr. Dickran Kouymjian 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, for the copy of the book From the Book of One Thousand Tales, Stories of Armenia and its People, 1892-1922, written by ...

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Armenians on the Internet

Staff Report Web Address: www.zoryan.org Contact: zoryan@idirect.ca Categories: Genocide and Human Rights University Program, About Us, What’s New, Publications, Books for Sale, Genocide, Turkish-Armenian Dialogue, Diaspora, Armenia, How You Can Help Brief Summary: The Zoryan Institute is an international center devoted to the research and documentation of contemporary issues related to the history, politics, society, and culture of Armenia and ...

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ASO and ASP Hold April 24 Vigil

Jack Arikian Special to Hye Sharzhoom As an Armenian born and raised in the United States, I have heard hundreds of stories about the difficulties and challenges our people have endured throughout history. In fact, almost every Armenian has heard the stories concerning the battles of our bravest warriors, King Drtad and Vartan Mamigonian, or of Armenia being the first ...

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Weekend Armenian Painting Course

Alex Bunch Staff Writer For three intense weekends, twenty students spent their Friday afternoons and Saturdays in a class, Armenian Studies 121-“Armenian Miniature Painting.” Dr. Dickran Kouymjian, Berberian Professor of Armenian Studies at Fresno State and Director of the Armenian Studies Program, taught the course. The class had many interesting discussions about Armenian painting. Students learned that the themes of ...

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