College of Arts and Humanities Spotlight
College Faculty Recognized by Provost as Promising New Faculty
Dr. Thomas Loewenheim is a modern renaissance man: a unique musician who enjoys an international career, combining cello performance, conducting, and teaching at the highest levels. He has toured North America, Europe, the Middle East, and the Far East, performing with orchestras, giving recitals, and playing chamber music, and has been broadcast over the national radio networks in Austria, Canada, and Israel. Loewenheim is currently Professor of Cello and Conductor of the Fresno State Symphony Orchestra. He is also the Music Director and conductor of the Youth Orchestras of Fresno. Previously he taught at the Indiana University String Academy and the Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN), and served as music director and conductor of the Musical Arts Youth Orchestra (MAYO) in south-central Indiana.
Professor Herring came to Fresno State in 2007 after a distinguished career in professional theatre, having been the Education Director and then overall Artistic Director of Stage One in Louisville, KY, one of the country's premiere children's theatre companies. In addition J. Daniel co-authored the book Dramatic Literacy, which explores the use of drama as a teaching tool for reading and writing instruction. J. Daniel directs the Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA) that travels to elementary schools all over the Central San Joaquin Valley performing to over 10,000 children per year. In addition to collaborating with the Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children’s Literature, J. Daniel directs plays and musicals for the Theatre Department’s Mainstage season. In 2010, J. Daniel directed Eastern Standard to high acclaim receiving an American College Theatre Festival nomination for inclusion in the regional Invitational Scene Festival. This fall he will direct T.I.C. Trenchcoat in Common, a new work by contemporary cutting edge San Francisco playwright, Peter Sinn Nachtrieb.
Programs in the College of Arts and Humanities
Programs in the College of Arts and Humanities provide you with the base of humanistic studies and creative expression essential to the understanding of contemporary civilization. Reflect critically on questions of belief, values, and the nature of human existence. Expand your imagination and creativity. Develop an appreciation and understanding of the great works of human imagination.
Message from the Dean
Is an education in the Arts and Humanities worth anything? At times I run across this question — perhaps less bluntly put — in conversations with parents or students. It actually might be more appropriate to ask . . . read more
