The Armenian Studies Program held its 31st Annual Banquet on Sunday, March 17. More than 60 students were recognized. The special guest was Consul General Ambassador Dr. Armen Baibourtian.
The Armenian Studies Program held a reunion on April 27, 2018, for students who had traveled on the ASP organized, Armenia Summer Study Program.
Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian, seated right, was the recipient of the "Man of the Year" award by the Knights and Daughters of Vartan at a March 30, 2019 Banquet. Stefani Booroojian, seated left, was named "Woman of the Year."
Left to right: Dr. Hagop Ohanessian, Dr. Ümit Kurt, Deborah Sinclair, Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian, Dean Del Hornbuckle, and Dr. Clint Curle at the opening reception of the "Genocide of the 20th Century" Exhibit held at the Madden Library, September 6, 2018.
Fresno State Armenian Studies Program Director Barlow Der Mugrdechian and Professor Hagop Ohanessian led a group of thirteen students on the Armenia Summer Study Trip, May 24-June 9, 2017. At the Megerian Carpet Factory in Yerevan.
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Upcoming Events-Fall 2019
Friday, September 27, 2019 • 7:30PM
"Young Armenian Talent Series"
Pianist Sofya Melikyan in Concert
Co-Sponsored with the Lorenz Keyboard Concert Series at Fresno State.
The Concert Hall, East Music Building, Fresno State
Free parking in Lot P1 (parking code not required on Friday evenings)
Sofya Melikyan tickets required and are available online.
Tuesday, October 8, 2019 • 7:30PM
"The Stateless Diplomat: Diana Apcar's Heroic Life"-A Fresno movie premiere
with Director Mimi Malayan (Apcar's great-granddaughter)
Co-sponsored with ANCA Central California and Hamazkayin
University Business Center, Room 191, A. Peters Auditorium, Fresno State
Free admission. Free parking in Lot P6 or P5 with parking code.
More information on the Apcar film presentation.
Sunday, October 20, 2019 • 3:00PM
"Young Armenian Talent Series"
Pianist Michael Krikorian in Concert
Co-Sponsored with the Lorenz Keyboard Concert Series at Fresno State.
TheConcert Hall, East Music Building, Fresno State
Free parking in Lot P1 (parking code not required on Friday evenings)
Michael Krikorian tickets required and are available online.
Friday, November 8, 2019 • 7:30PM
"The Young Turks: Racism and the Construction of National Identity"
by Dr. Ümit Kurt, Van Leer Institute, Jerusalem
Co-Sponsored with the Center for Ethics, Character, and Civic Education.
University Business Center, Room 191, A. Peters Auditorium, Fresno State
Free admission. Free parking in Lot P6 or P5 (parking code not required on Friday
evenings).
Event Flyer.
Tuesday, November 19, 2019 • 7:30PM
"Armenia Summer Study Trip 2019 Presentation"
with Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian, Dr. Sergio La Porta, and student participants
University Business Center, Room 191, A. Peters Auditorium, Fresno State
Free admission. Free parking in Lot P6 or P5 (free code available through the Armenian
Studies Program).
Friday, February 28, 2020 • 7:30PM
"Young Armenian Talent Series"
Pianist Nara Avetisyan in Concert
Co-Sponsored with the Lorenz Keyboard Concert Series at Fresno State.
TheConcert Hall, East Music Building, Fresno State
Free parking in Lot P1 (parking code not required on Friday evenings)
Nara Avetisyan tickets required and are available online.
Tuesday, March 10, 2020 • 7:30PM
"Sojourner, Smugglers, and Dubious Citizens: The Politics of Armenian Migration to
North America, 1885-1915"
by Dr. David Gutman, Manhattanville College, New York
University Business Center, Room 191, A. Peters Auditorium, Fresno State
Free admission. Free parking in Lot P6 or P5 (free code available through the Armenian
Studies Program).
Wednesday, March 18, 2020 • 7:30PM
"Roving Revolutionaries: Armenians and the Connected Revolutions in the Russian, Iranian,
and Ottoman Worlds"
by Dr. Houri Berberian, Meghrouni Family Presidential Chair in Armenian Studies, University
of California, Irvine
University Business Center, Room 191, A. Peters Auditorium, Fresno State
Free admission. Free parking in Lot P6 or P5 (free code available through the Armenian
Studies Program).
Sunday, March 22, 2020 • 5:00PM
Armenian Studies Program 32nd Annual Banquet
Fort Washington Country Club, Fresno
SAVE THE DATE.
The Armenian Studies Program
The Armenian Studies Program was established in 1977 and the Center for Armenian Studies
was founded in 1988. The Center provides an opportunity for students and faculty to
interact and currently houses the Armenian Studies Program, the Sahatdjian Armenian
Studies Library, the Avedian Armenian Studies Archives, the newspaper Hye Sharzhoom/Armenian
Action, the Armenian Students Organization, and the Index of Armenian Art.
The Haig and Isabel Berberian Endowed Chair in Armenian Studies, established in the
fall of 1988, is one of several Armenian Chairs in the United States and provides
financial support for a distinguished Armenologist. The endowment honors Haig and
Isabel Berberian and was established by their son-in-law and daughter, Dr. and Mrs.
Arnold H. and Dianne Gazarian. Other friends of the Armenian Studies Program have
made significant contributions to the endowment.
Read more-A Brief History of the Armenian Studies Program
Armenian Genocide Monument Unveiled at Historic Ceremony
4,000 plus attended on Thursday, April 23
Maple Mall, Fresno State
The Armenian Genocide Monument.
Photo by Paul Schlesinger, The Collegian
Armenian Genocide Monument to be Built on Fresno State Campus
-Groundbreaking Held on Sunday, November 2, 2014
Fresno—On Sunday, November 2, the Armenian Community of the San Joaquin Valley broke
ground on a Monument dedicated to the 100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.
The event began at 2:30 p.m. and took place at the Fresno State Maple Mall, located
south of the Satellite Student Union.
For more information, go to Armenian Genocide Centennial Committee-Fresno.
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"A Century of Rebirth"-Armenian Students Organization organized
100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide Commemoration-April 24, 2015
Armenian Genocide Monument Groundbreaking, Fresno State November 2, 2014.