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.
Fresno State Armenian Studies Program Director Barlow Der Mugrdechian and Professor Sergio La Porta led a group of fourteen students on the Armenia Summer Study Trip, May 29-June 14, 2019. At the Khor Virap Monastery.
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.
Pianist Michael Krikorian, third from right,performed in the Keyboard Concert "Young Armenian Talent" series on Sunday, October 20, 2019.
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Upcoming Events-Spring 2020
POSTPONED-Thursday, April 2, 2020 • 7:30PM
Lecture III-"The Armenian Patriarchate, Politics and the Postwar Settlement in Istanbul:
the Story of Patriarch Zaven"
by Dr. Ari Şekeryan, Kazan Visiting Professor in Armenian Studies
POSTPONED-Friday, April 17, 2020 • 5:30PM
The Fresno Film Premiere of "What Will Become of Us"
with director Stephanie Ayanian
In conjunction with CineCulture.
POSTPONED-Thursday, April 23, 2020 • 7:00PM
"The Shadows of 1915" -book launch
with author Dr. JerryBurger
POSTPONED-Thursday, April 30, 2020 • 5:00PM
"Armenian Music Repertoire of the Middle East: Part III"
with oud master Richard Hagopian
Co-sponsored with the Middle East Lecture, Performance and Films Series, and Global
Music Lecture Series.
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.