La Celestina

La Celestina by Fernando de Rojas and Directed by Terry Miller
December 7-9 & 11-15, 2007

La Celestina is a new adaptation of Fernando de Rojas’ 15th Century Spanish masterpiece. Passion and violence overtake a vivid collection of noble lovers, servants, pimps and prostitutes

Art of Engagement: Tales from a New York Art Dealer

The question is often asked why some art is more important, more relevant, than the average decorative or handmade object. Why isn’t everything of equal value?
For 30 years, Douglas Walla has had the pleasure of working with a number of thrilling and thought provoking artists and situations which address the architecture of amnesia, issues of “conscience”, emotionally urgent subject matter (both personal as well as public in origin) and obsessive, compulsive personal undertakings. Mr. Walla will touch upon several past projects to illuminate the possibilities.

While undertaking studies at the University, he worked in various capacities in the local community, first assisting the painters B.J. McCoon and Rollin Pickford, later apprenticeships with the Hans Sumpf Company constructing large scale architectural reliefs and as a preparatory for the Fresno Arts Center. From 1973 to 1976, Mr. Walla was curator of the Fresno Arts Center organizing three exhibitions and publications entitled Masterworks of Modern Sculpture, 200 Years of American Painting, and the first retrospective for Alex Katz. At the time of his enrollment in the Master’s Degree Program in Fine Art, he also was given one man shows at the Monterey Museum of Art, the Fresno Arts Center with Rollin Pickford, and a graduate installation at the University.

In 1976, Mr. Walla relocated to New York City where he would become the Vice-President of Marlborough Gallery and coordinated the exhibitions and activities for Francis Bacon, Larry Rivers, Alex Katz, Red Grooms and the Estates of Jacques Lipchitz and Barbara Hepworth. With the departure from Marlborough in 1985, Mr. Walla founded a new gallery on the corner of Madison and 57th Street named Kent Fine Art, Inc. The new entity would publish over 40 scholarly books, and organize over 200 exhibitions worldwide. Representing the surrealists Dorothea Tanning and Meret Oppenheim, the Estate of Herbert Bayer (Bauhaus), to the larger group of mid-career conceptual artists of conscience, Dennis Adams, Chris Burden, Llyn Foulkes, Antoni Muntadas, the gallery would provide support, and coordination on all projects.

Recent activities include the recent Venice Blennale project by Emily Prince entitled American Servicemen and Women Who Have Died in Iraq and Afghanistan (but Not Including the Wounded, nor the Iraqis nor the Afghans) which documents over 3900 casualties in drawing form which has been favorably reviewed by The International Herald Tribune, The New York Times, and New York magazine along with numerous European journals.

This project is viewable online at www.alltheamericanservicemenandwomen.com and the gallery archive may be accessed through www.kentgallery.com.

by Douglas Walla
B.A. Art 1973, M.A. Art 1974
Founder, Kent Gallery

Letters from Um el-Dunya: Journeys Through Modern Egypt

November 15, 2007: 3:00 PM

Alice Peters Auditorium

Letters from Um el-Dunya: Journeys through Modern Egypt and
Presentation of Imagery from a Recent Visit to Egypt
by
Dr. Sameh El Kharbawy, Assoc. Prof. of Art and Design
and
Bill Minschew, Professor Emeritus of Art

Beyond romantic visions of ancient monuments, awe-inspiring pyramids, turquoise beaches, majestic minarets and desert sunsets, this Portrait reveals one of the greatest places of the modern imagination, and tells the story of its extraordinary and cosmopolitan people.

Drawing on observations and friendships past and present, a narrative is weaved around a collection of letters and poems that Dr. El Kharbawy has received, for over ten years, from "Um el-Dunya". In those letters, there is a fascinating study of a uniquely modern place, and a special window onto its majestic and fascinating capital, Cairo , revealing the grandeur of its art and architecture, the beauty of its poetry, its multi-layered complexity and centuries of historical change and upheaval.

In those letters, a broader appreciation of the intricate textures of the modern Middle East emerges.

Bill Minschew, internationally renowned artist and Professor Emeritus of Art, will showcase and speak about his latest work that is a contemporary integration of ancient Egypt inspired by a recent visit there.

Forgotten Bread: First-Generation Armenian American Writers

Wednesday, November 14, 2007: 7:30 PM

The California State University, Fresno
College of Arts and Humanities
Armenian Studies Program
Department of English
Armenian Students Organization
and the Armenian General Benevolent Union (Greater Fresno) present:

Author David Kherdian discussing his new anthology

Forgotten Bread: First-Generation Armenian American Writers an anthology of 17 first-generation writers

This outstanding collection of literature from seventeen first-generation Armenian American authors, each introduced by a member of the second generation, is intense, magical, and filled with the love of life. It is also characterized by the unspeakable sadness that accompanies the loss of many of their countrymen and women in the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1917. What coalesces is a deeply American story about the forces that propel individuals forward in a new world.

Copies of Forgotten Bread will be available for purchase at the lecture.



Student Recreation Center
Leon and Pete Peters Educational Center Auditorium
NE corner of Shaw and Woodrow Aves. * Fresno State campus
Call the ASP at 559-278-2669 for more information.

Barlow Der Mugrdechian
Armenian Studies Program
5245 N Backer Ave PB4
Fresno , CA 93740-8001

Email: barlowd@csufresno.edu

ASP Office: 559-278-2669
Office: 559-278-4930
FAX: 559-278-2129

Visit the Armenian Studies Program Web Page at
http://armenianstudies.csufresno.edu/

Fresno State Gospel Choir

December 16, 2007: 4:00PM
Concert Hall
$7.00: General

Fresno State Symphony Orchestra

Featuring new faculty member Dr. Thomas Loewenheim as conductor

December 10, 2007: 7:30PM
Concert Hall
$6.00: General; $5.00: Faculty/Staff/Seniors/Students

Guitar Studio Recital

December 11, 2007: 7:30PM
Wahlberg Recital Hall
$6.00: General; $5.00: Faculty/Staff/Seniors/Students

President's Quintet in Concert

Fresno State's premiere scholarship woodwind quintete presents an exciting evening of chamber music.

December 9, 2007: 7:30PM
Wahlberg Recital Hall
$5.00: General; $3.00: Faculty/Staff/Seniors/Students

Winterreise by Franz Schubert

Featuring Faculty Voice Instructor Paul Murray, baritone and Hatem Nadim, piano
Franz Schubert's last song cycle followed the stark interior journey of a young man as he abandons love and society and descends into madness

December 8, 2007: 7:30PM
Concert Hall
$10.00: General; $8.00: Faculty/Staff; $5.00: Seniors/Students

Symphonic Band

The Fresno State Symphonic Band presents its final performance of the fall semester under the direction of Timothy Todd Anderson. The Symphonic Band is committed to presenting standards of the band repertoire, while seeking that merit a "second look".

December 6, 2007: 7:30PM
Concert Hall
$6.00: General; $5.00: Faculty/Staff/Seniors/Students

Fresno State Jazz Bands Holiday Concert

This will be the final fall semester concert for our Jazz Bands and will feature many of the department's top instrumental music students. Expect a little holiday flair and some great jazz...FRESNO STATE STYLE!

December 5, 2007: 7:30PM
Concert Hall
$6.00: General; $5.00: Faculty/Staff/Seniors/Students

Student Composers Recital

The Student Composers at Fresno State present their newly composed works .

December 4, 2007: 7:30PM
Wahlberg Recital Hall
$6.00: General; $5.00: Faculty/Staff/Seniors/Students

Piano Majors in Recital

December 2, 2007: 7:30PM
Wahlberg Recital Hall
$5.00: General; $2.00: Faculty/Staff/Seniors/Students
Proceeds to benefit the Special Piano Events Fund

Fresno State Saxophone Festival

This festival will feature performances and clinics from both universityt and high school students with guest Conn-Selmer artist Dr. David Brennan, Professor of Saxophone at La Sierra University and Masters College.

December 1, 2007
1:00-6:00PM: Clinics
6:00PM: Concert
Concert Hall
All Day Pass: $10.00
Concert Prices: $6.00: General; $5.00: Faculty/Staff/Seniors/Students

Faculty Guitar Recital

Featuring Faculty Guitarist Corey Whitehead

November 30, 2007: 7:30PM
Wahlberg Recital Hall
$10.00: General; $6.00: Faculty/Staff/Seniors/Students

Flute Ensemble

A recital featuring solo and ensemble works for flute featuring students of Dr. Teresa Beaman.

November 29, 2007: 7:30PM
Wahlberg Recital Hall
$6.00: General; $5.00: Faculty/Staff/Seniors/Students

Guitar Ensemble

November 28, 2007: 7:30PM
Wahlberg Recital Hall
$6.00: General; $5.00: Faculty/Staff/Seniors/Students

Percussion Studio Recital

November 26, 2007: 7:30PM
Wahlberg Recital Hall
Free; Seating Limited

Jazz Clinics with Bill Mays, piano and Marvin Stamm, trumpet

Presented by the Philip Lorenz Memorial Keyboard Concert Series, JazzFresno, 90.7 KFSR, and the Fresno State Music Department.

November 26, 2007
12:00-12:50PM: Improvisation Clinic
1:00-1:50PM: Student Performances and Feedback Clinic
2:00-2:50: The Art of Rehearsing and Making Music
Concert Hall
Free Admission; Seating Limited

Bill Mays and Inventions

Special Event - not part of the subscription series
Presented by the Philip Lorenz Memorial Keyboard Concert Series, JazzFresno, and 90.7 KFSR.
Bill Mays, Piano; Marvin Stamm, trumpet; Alisa Horn, cello
Celebrated pianist, composer, and arranger Bill Mays remains one of the most creative forces in jazz. His extraordinarily versatile career has brought him together with many of th world's leading jazz artists including Al Jarreau, Gerry Mulligan, Toots Thielemands, and Ron Carter.

November 25, 2007: 7:30PM
Concert Hall
$12.50: General; $7.00: Seniors; $5.00: Students
Reservations are encouraged

Band Spectacular

This concert is a celebration of Fresno State's top bands, which includes Jazz Band "A", the Wind Orchestra, and the entire Bulldog Marching Band!

November 19, 2007: 7:30PM
Concert Hall
$6.00: General; $5.00: Faculty/Staff/Seniors/Students

Opera Workshop

November 17, 2007: 7:30PM
November 18, 2007: 11:30AM
Wahlberg Recital Hall
$10.00: General; $8.00: Faculty/Staff/Seniors/Students

Clendenin Brass Quintet

The Clendenin Brass Quintet, the department's scholarship brass group, will perform a collection of challenging repertoire from a wide range of styles.

November 18, 2007: 7:30PM
Wahlberg Recital Hall
$5.00: General; $3.00: Faculty/Staff/Seniors/Students

Piano Master Class with Paul Badura-Skoda

Presented by the Philip Lorenz Memorial Keyboard Concert Series

November 17, 2007: 9:30-11:30AM
Concert Hall
Free Admission; Seating Limited

Paul Badura-Skoda

Fresno is privileged to be part of Paul Badura-Skoda's 80th birthday international recital tour. During his unique career his legendary Austrian pianist has collaborated with such renowned conductors as Wilhelm Furtwangler, Herbert von Karajan, George Szell, Karl Bohm, Lorin Maazel, Zubin Mehta, and Sir Georg Solti. He has played in all of the world's greatest concert halls and for years was the pianist who had the largest number of commercial recordings available in the market.

November 16, 2007: 8:00PM
Concert Hall
$12.50: General; $7.00: Seniors; $5.00: Seniors
Reservations are encouraged

Presented by the Philip Lorenz Memorial Keyboard Concert Series
Works by Haydn, Beethoven, Martin and Schumann

Music Department Events

Paul Badura-Skoda, piano
November 16, 2007: 8:00PM
Concert Hall
$12.50: General; $7.00: Seniors; $5.00: Students
Reservations are encouraged

Piano Master Class with Paul Badura-Skoda
November 17, 2007: 9:30 - 11:30AM
Concert Hall
Free Admission; Seating Limited

Opera Workshop
November 17, 2007: 7:30PM
November 18, 2007: 3:00PM
Concert Hall
Free Admission; Seating Limited

Clendenin Brass Quintet
November 18, 2007: 7:30PM
Wahlberg Recital Hall
$5.00: General; $3.00: Faculty/Staff/Seniors/Students

Band Spectacular
November 19, 2007: 7:30PM
Concert Hall
$6.00: General; $5.00: Faculty/Staff/Seniors/Students

Bill Mays and Inventions
Special Event – not part of the subscription series
November 25, 2007: 7:30PM
Concert Hall
$12.50: General; $7.00: Seniors; $5.00: Students
Reservations are encouraged

Jazz Clinics with Bill Mays, piano and Marvin Stamm, trumpet
November 26, 2007
12:00 - 12:50PM: Improvisation Clinic
1:00 – 1:50PM: Student Performances and Feedback Clinic
2:00 – 2:50PM: The Art of Rehearsing and Making Music
Concert Hall
Free Admission; Seating Limited

Percussion Studio Recital
November 26, 2007: 7:30PM
Wahlberg Recital Hall
Free: Seating Limited

Guitar Ensemble
November 28, 2007: 7:30PM
Wahlberg Recital Hall
$6.00: General; $5.00: Faculty/Staff/Seniors/Students

Flute Ensemble
November 29, 2007: 7:30PM
Wahlberg Recital Hall
$6.00: General; $5.00: Faculty/Staff/Seniors/Students

Faculty Guitar Recital
November 30, 2007: 7:30PM
Wahlberg Recital Hall
$10.00: General; $6.00: Faculty/Staff/Seniors/Students

Fresno State Saxophone Festival
December 1, 2007
Clinics: 1:00 – 6:00PM; Concert: 6:00PM
Concert Hall
All Day Pass: $10.00
Concert Prices: $6.00: General; $5.00: Faculty/Staff/Seniors/Students

Piano Majors in Recital
December 2, 2007: 7:30PM
Wahlberg Recital Hall
$5.00: General; $2.00: Faculty/Staff/Seniors/Students
Proceeds to benefit the Special Piano Events Fund

Student Composers Recital
December 4, 2007: 7:30PM
Wahlberg Recital Hall
$6.00: General; $5.00: Faculty/Staff/Seniors/Students

Fresno State Jazz Bands Holiday Concert
December 5, 2007: 7:30PM
Concert Hall
$6.00: General; $5.00: Faculty/Staff/Seniors/Students

Symphonic Band
December 6, 2007: 7:30PM
Concert Hall
$6.00: General; $5.00: Faculty/Staff/Seniors/Students

Winterreise by Franz Schubert
December 8, 2007: 7:30PM
Concert Hall
$10.00: General; $8.00: Faculty/Staff/Seniors/Students

President’s Quintet in Concert
December 9, 2007: 7:30PM
Wahlberg Recital Hall
$5.00: General; $3.00: Faculty/Staff/Seniors/Students

Fresno State Symphony Orchestra
December 10, 2007: 7:30PM
Concert Hall
$6.00: General; $5.00: Faculty/Staff/Seniors/Students

Guitar Studio Recital
December 11, 2007: 7:30PM
Wahlberg Recital Hall
$6.00: General; $5.00: Faculty/Staff/Seniors/Students

Fresno State Gospel Choir
December 16, 2007: 4:00PM
Concert Hall
$7.00: General

2007-2008 Lecture Series

Learning Like a Girl: Educating Our Daughters in Schools of Their Own
by Dr. Diana Meehan
September 26, 2007: 6-7PM
Wahlberg Recital Hall

The Mystique of the Ancient Greek Olympics by Dr. Greg Anderson
September 27, 2007: 7-8PM
Peters Education Center Auditorium

This is Not the Life I Ordered: Fifty Ways to Keep Your Head Above Water When Life Keeps Dragging You Down by Jan Yanehiro
October 2, 2007: 7:30-9PM
Satellite Student Union

The State of the State by Dan Walters
October 5, 2007: 9AM-12PM
Satellite Student Union

Film Scoring: Past and Present by Jeff Atmajian
October 22, 2007: 7-8PM
Concert Hall

Art of Engagement: Tales from a New York Art Dealer by Douglas Walla
November 26, 2007: 7-8PM
Alice Peters Auditorium

Photojournalism Exhibit Opening Reception by Robert Gauthier
January 17, 2008: 6:30-8PM
President's Gallery

Digital Rights, Virtual Worlds and New Media - Your New Reality by Dennis L. Wilson, J.D.
February 26, 2008: 7-8PM
Alice Peters Auditorium

John Hultberg in Context by Dr. Harry Rand
March 11, 2008: 7-8PM
Alice Peters Auditorium

TV to New Media: Now Everyone's A Producer by Howard Bolter
April 2, 2008: 7-8PM
Alice Peters Auditorium

Doubt

Doubt by John Patrick Shanley and Directed by Kathleen McKinley
November 2-4 & 6-10, 2007

Fresno premier of the critically acclaimed Tony and Pulitzer winning Broadway hit drama – a “gripping story of suspicion cast on a priest’s behavior that is less about scandal than about fascinatingly nuanced questions of moral certainty.”

The College of Arts & 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 appreciate and understanding of the great works of human imagination.

Academic Excellence and Opportunity

Within the College of Arts and Humanities excellence can be seen in the accomplishments of our programs. Our faculty’s engagement in research and creative activity provides exciting opportunities for graduate and undergraduate student research. More than a million dollars in research funding flow to the college each year to support the various outreach projects with local school districts and teacher training programs. Our graduates also earn recognition by being accepted upon graduation to major doctoral programs at institutions such as Yale, Stanford, Berkeley, the Peabody Conservatory, and distinguished law programs. Graduates from our MFA in creative writing program have won national recognition.

Creative Environment

Three gallery exhibit spaces display the art and design work of faculty, students, alumni and nationally known artists. The University Theatre offers six major theater productions and dance performances ranging from the cutting edge of the avant-garde to lyrical modern dance to contemporary ballet. Numerous musical performances grace the halls of the music complex. From the keyboard concert series to the opera workshop, the choral groups, the chamber ensembles, the jazz bands, the guitar festivals, the clarinet choir, and the percussion ensemble, numerous performances are scheduled each week. The Creative Writing program also holds regular readings of works by faculty, students and visiting guest poets and fiction writers. Additionally, the college houses a television studio, a radio station and the student newspaper, the Daily Collegian, all run by the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism.

Facilities and Technology

The music building houses magnificent recital and concert facilities, rehearsal halls, recording studios, and MIDI and electronic music labs. The newly renovated theater complex houses a 370-seat proscenium theater and a 170-seat arena theater as well as 90-seat lab theater and a spacious dance studio. The art and design program is housed in an award-winning contemporary art building with spacious ceramic and glass-blowing studios, a foundry, sculpture, painting and print-making facilities, photography studios, interior design and graphic design studios, computer labs, and a large art gallery to display student and faculty work. The Mass Communication and Journalism department houses a digital photo-journalism lab, audio and video production and editing studios, facilities to produce the student-run newspaper, The Daily Collegian.

Dynamic Growth

Fresno State is home to the Downing Planetarium offering scientific wonders and breathtaking views. The Save Mart Center is the largest event center between Los Angeles and the Bay Area and is the largest such center on a university campus. It draws big name entertainment and hosts a variety of academic, athletic and cultural events. There is also a Fresno State campus radio station, KFSR-FM.

Beauty and Access

Fresno State lies at the foot of the Sierra Nevada range, within an hour’s drive from skiing and hiking at any mountain and lake resort and within a three or four hour drive of Los Angeles and San Francisco. The campus has 327 acre main campus designated as an arboretum.

Best Value

U.S. News and World Report has consistently rated Fresno State among the top 10 public western regional universities for “Best Value”.

About the College

Mission Statement

The College of Arts and Humanities provides a diverse student population with the communication skills, humanistic values and cultural awareness that form the foundation of scholarship. The college offers intellectual and artistic programs that engage students and faculty and the community in collaboration, dialog and discovery. These programs help preserve, illuminate and nourish the arts and humanities for the campus and for the wider community.

Vision

The College of Arts and Humanities shall be known for the strength of its undergraduate and graduate degrees, for the excellence of its support to other majors throughout the university, and for its contributions to the quality of life in the region.

To realize this vision, the college will adopt the following priorities:
Provide for our students an outstanding faculty and excellent facilities. The college sees itself fundamentally as part of a teaching institution and values, above all else, the individual intellectual exchange between student and teacher in the best educational environment possible.

Encourage the continuous development of faculty through support of scholarly and creative activities. The college recognizes that a challenging and thoughtful education can best be provided by faculty who are themselves engaged in innovative scholarly and creative activities.

Provide a learning environment which encourages the exploration of diverse ideas with academic rigor. The college accepts the responsibility for serving its region by educating citizens who are cognizant and respectful of cultural and ethnic diversity, and who are able to adapt to a changing environment wherever they are.

Ensure access to our programs for all qualified students. To better serve the needs of the community and the university, as well as those of its own programs, the college intends to expand and improve its student recruitment. Provide programs that are rigorous and timely. The college recognizes the benefits of establishing ongoing processes to measure the impact of its academic programs on student learning, and to facilitate new degrees and improvements, when needed, in curricular.

Contact Information

Important Email Addresses

Website: http://artshum.csufresno.edu/
Apply to Fresno State: http://www.csumentor.edu/
Articulation Agreements: http://www.assist.org/
Entrance Examinations: www.csufresno.edu/testing
Homepage: http://www.csufresno.edu/
Scholarships: http://studentaffairs.csufresno.edu/scholarships/
Smittcamp Honors College: http://honors.csufresno.edu/
Tanya Crabb: tcrabb@csufresno.edu; Myspace: www.myspace.com/bulldogdreams

Important Phone Numbers

Campus Operator (Information): 559.278.4240
Tanya Crabb – Outreach Counselor: 559.278.2048
CAH Dean’s Office: 559.278.3656

Departments

The College includes the departments of Art and Design, Communication, English, Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures, Linguistics, Mass Communication and Journalism, Music, Philosophy, and Theatre Arts and Dance. Armenian Studies, Classical Studies, Interdisciplinary Humanities, Summer Arts, College Honors Program, and the London Semester are integral programs of the College.

BACHELORS DEGREE PROGRAMS

Degree Programs

B.A. in Art
Areas of emphasis:

• Art History
• Ceramics/Sculpture
• Crafts/Design
• Drawing/Painting
• Printmaking/Photography

Option:

• Graphic Design

B.F.A. in Graphic Design
Areas of emphasis:

• Graphic Design
• Illustration
• Interactive Multimedia Design

B.A. in Communication
B.A. in English
Options:

• Composition Theory
• Literature

B.A. in French
B.A. in Greek and Roman Studies
B.A. in Interior Design
B.A. in Linguistics
Options:

• Computational Linguistics
• General Linguistics
• Teaching English as a Second Language
• Interdisciplinary Language Studies

B.A. in Mass Communication and Journalism
Options:

• Advertising
• Broadcast Journalism
• Digital Media
• Electronic Media Production
• Photojournalism
• Print Journalism
• Public Relations

B.A. in Music
Options:

• Composition
• Instrumental Jazz Performance
• Instrumental Performance
• Music Education
• Music as a Liberal Art
• Vocal Performance

B.A. in Philosophy
Options:

• Pre-Law
• Religious Studies

B.A. in Spanish
B.A. in Theatre Arts
Option:

• Dance

Careers

Student Organizations

· The Armenian Students Organizations
· California State Spanish Association (faculty advisor)
· Chicano Writers and Artists Association
· The Collegian
· Experimental Theatre Company (faculty advisor)
· KFSR-FM
· Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity
· Philosophy Club
· Professional Communication Association
· San Joaquin Literary Association
· Students of English Studies Association
· University Dance Theatre (faculty advisor)

For more information on these clubs and other clubs at Fresno State, please see the Fresno State Student Organization link to the left of this page.

Fresno State Scholarships

For information about Fresno State Scholarships, please visit Fresno State Scholarships

Minority Scholarships and Grants

To find out more about Minority Grants and Scholarships, please visit the 200 Free Online Minority Scholarships link

Unclaimed Scholarships for African American Students

Bell Labs Fellowships for under-represented minorities
http://www.bell-labs.com/

Student Inventors Scholarships
http://www.invent.org/collegiate/

Coca-Cola Two-Year College Scholarships
http://www.coca-colascholars.org/cokeWeb/jsp/scholars/Index.jsp

Holocaust Remembrance Scholarships
http://holocaust.hklaw.com/

Ayn Rand Essay Scholarships
http://www.aynrand.org/contests/

Brand Essay Competition
http://www.instituteforbrandleadership.org/IBLEssayContest-2002Rules.htm

Gates Millennium Scholarships
http://www.gmsp.org/publicweb/Scholarships.aspx

Sports Scholarships and Internships
http://www.ncaa.org/about/scholarships.html

National Assoc. of Black Journalists Scholarships (NABJ)
http://www.nabj.org/programs/scholarships/index.html

Saul T. Wilson Scholarships (Veterinary)
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/publications/animal_health/content/printable_version/saultwilson.pdf

Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund
http://www.thurgoodmarshallfund.org/sk_v6.cfm

Fin Aid: The Smart Students Guide to Financial Aid scholarships
http://www.finaid.org/

Presidential Freedom Scholarships
http://www.nationalservice.org/scholarships/

Wired Scholar Free Scholarship Search
http://www.wiredscholar.com/paying/scholarship_search/pay_scholarship_se

William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship for Minority Students
http://www.apsanet.org/PS/grants/aspen3.cfm

Guaranteed Scholarships
http://www.guaranteed-scholarships.com/

Maryland Artists Scholarships
http://www.maef.org/

Jacki Tuckfield Memorial Graduate Business Scholarship (for AfrAm students in South Florida)
http://www.jackituckfield.org/

International Students Scholarships & Aid Help
http://www.iefa.org/

College Board Scholarship Search
http://cbweb10p.collegeboard.org/fundfinder/html/fundfind01.html

CollegeNet's Scholarship Database
http://mach25.collegenet.com/cgi-bin/M25/index

Federal Scholarships & Aid Gateways 25 Scholarships
http://www.blackexcel.org/25scholarships.htm

FAFSA On The Web
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

Aid & Resources For Re-Entry Students
http://www.back2college.com/

HBCU Packard Sit Abroad Scholarships
http://www.sit.edu/studyabroad/packard_nomination.html

INROADS internships
http://www.inroads.org/

ACT-SO "Olympics of the Mind" Scholarships
http://www.naacp.org/youth/scholarships/information/naacp/index.htm

Black Alliance for Educational Options Scholarships
http://www.baeo.org/programs?program_id=2

ScienceNet Scholarship Listing
http://www.sciencenet.emory.edu/undergrad/scholarships.html

Graduate Fellowships For Minorities Nationwide
http://cuinfo.cornell.edu/Student/GRFN/list.phtml?category=MINORITIES

Rhodes Scholarships at Oxford
http://www.rhodesscholar.org/info.html

The Roothbert Scholarship Fund
http://www.roothbertfund.com/

Special Programs

A number of special programs are also supported, including the American English Institute, the newly-created Middle East Studies Project, the Peach Blossom Festival of Oral Interpretation, and Theatre for Young Audiences

American English Institute

The American English Institute (AEI), at California State University, Fresno has offered a non-credit intensive English program for international students since 1972. AEI courses are designed to prepare students for academic study in a college or university in the United States. In addition, the courses prepare students for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), which is required for admission to most colleges and universities in the United States. The courses also help students improve their communication skills for everyday life in an English-speaking country.

Middle East Studies Project

The Middle East Studies Project aims at strengthening and improving undergraduate instruction in international studies and foreign languages at California State University, Fresno. The project will enhance the university’s foreign language offerings through the implementation of a two-year program in Persian and Arabic. It will further strengthen the university’s offerings in international studies by developing a minor in Middle East Studies. An additional Study Abroad Program in Cairo, Egypt and collaboration with regional institutions will pave the way for further development of the program in the future. The project is funded for two years by a US Department of Education Title VI-A grant to the College of Arts and Humanities.

Peach Blossom Festival of Oral Interpretation

The purpose of the Peach Blossom Festival is to expose children to oral interpretations and allow them to have a positive experience at Fresno State. The children that attend are from all areas of the Central Valley.

Theatre for Young Audiences

Each spring, Fresno State students enroll in a course to tour children's theatre productions to elementary and middle schools throughout the San Joaquin Valley. This company of student actors has been a tradition at Fresno State for over 37 years, and we have toured to more than 40 schools and over 16,000 children in a single season.

Honors Program

The College of Arts and Humanities Honors Program is designed to provide upper division students with outstanding scholarly and creative achievements the opportunity for advanced interdisciplinary studies and interaction with a community of their intellectual peers in Arts and Humanities and related disciplines. The program consists of at least 10-12 units of coursework, beginning with the Arts and Humanities Honors Seminar, AH 100H (3 units), usually taken in the second semester of the junior year. Each participating department will then provide courses or an independent study option for Honors students for the subsequent two semesters of the senior year, culminating in the student’s completion of a research/creative project. A one-unit Honors Symposium, AH 101 H, will serve as the culmination experience for students to complete, present and discuss their research/creative projects. This program will encourage students to cross traditional disciplinary boundaries through discussion with faculty and fellow students in different departments and to work closely with faculty towards the completion of a research or creative project of the student’s choice.

Criteria for Application Into the Honors Program

• Cumulative G.P.A. of 3.5 (in last 60 units).
• Completed at least one semester in residence.
• A maximum 1,000-word typed statement explaining the significance of your discipline and your own possible research/creative endeavor either in your life or in society.
• A letter of recommendation/nomination from a Fresno State faculty member who is willing to serve as your mentor/advisor for the Honors thesis/project.
• Copy of your transcript.

Criteria for Continuance and Completion of the Honors Program

• Maintain a minimum 3.5 cumulative G.P.A.
• Grade of A in AH100 H
• Grade of A in AH 101 H
• Completion of Honors Project/Thesis
• Notify instructors of courses listed in approved honors program that you are using the course to fulfill CAH Honors Program requirements and that you are expected to complete honors level work for their course.

Benefits to the Students in the Arts and Humanities Honors Program

• Graduate with Honors Cord and Medallion
• Recognition during the Arts and Humanities Convocation
• Designation of graduating with Honors in Arts and Humanities on the diploma
• Free admission to the University Lecture Series and Arts and Humanities Lecture Series and other A & H performances for the First Honors Seminar
  Optional attendance in the Smittcamp Honors Colloquium
• Honors library privileges

Academic Decathalon College Credit Program

Since 1994 the College of Arts and Humanities has served as co-host for the Fresno County Academic Decathlon. In addition to hosting the competition event at Fresno State on the first Saturday in February, the College offers a series of academic workshops to students participating in the competition through a Humanities 1T course, enabling them to earn college credit. Workshops include Art, Music, Literature, Speech, Interview, Social Sciences, Economics, Science, and the Super Quiz topic that varies annually.Each year, a dozen faculty presenters from many different departments participate and conduct the workshops. Each year this program brings over 300 of the region’s brightest and most highly motivated juniors and seniors to campus, providing them with a first-hand experience to some of our most accomplished faculty.

College Connection Program

This program is carefully designed to enable college-ready high school students to enroll in a selected list of lower division general education courses offered by the College. Courses are chosen in consultation with high school administrators in order to ensure that the courses complement the high school curriculum. Instructional staff and class times are also carefully selected to ensure a positive educational experience for the students.For more information about participating in the College Connection Program, please contact the Office of the Dean

Study Abroad

Intellectual and Artistic Exploration

The College of Arts and Humanities is committed to cultivating a multicultural and multilingual global citenzenry who are prepared for the challenges of the 21st century. In 2006, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed Senate Resolution 308 designating 2006 as “The Year of Study Abroad.” SR 308 encourages students to share the values of the United States, to create goodwill for the United State around the world, and to work for a peaceful global society. Well-traveled students with a broad range of cultural and linguistic backgrounds who study abroad enhance the regional and campus communities with a more thorough understanding of society, culture, politics, and life outside the U.S.A. Study abroad is a life-changing experience!

London Semester

The London Semester has attracted more than 800 students since it began in the spring of 1984. Students can earn up to 14 units of upper-division GE credit. London makes an evocative classroom with frequent study visits to museums, historical sites (e.g., Tower of London and Parliament), art galleries as well as evenings at concerts, theatre and ballet. Overnight and day trips are planned for Stratford-upon-Avon, Bath, Canterbury, Windsor and Eton, York, Cambridge and Oxford. If desired, students also have opportunities to travel to Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the European Continent during spring break and the summer.

Course Descriptions and Faculty (pdf)
Learn more about who's teaching and what courses are being offered this spring!

Application for London Semester 2008 (pdf)
Complete online and print. Admission consideration instructions are on the form.

Guanajuato, Mexico

Approximately 400 students have attended the summer program in Guanajuato, Mexico since it began in 1988. Students can earn up to 6 units of transfer credit while studying in one of Mexico’s major cultural centers. It was in Guanajuato that Hidalgo, the Father of Mexican Independence, fought and won his first battle. An important mining area during the colonial period, Guanajuato has preserved that pre-nineteenth century flavor that attracts visitors annually.As the capital of the State of Guanajuato, it has museums, a major university, and offers important cultural events such as the International Cervantes Festival. Attendance at cultural events and tours to neighboring colonial towns round out the learning experience. Geographically, Guanajuato is equidistant from Mexico’s two largest cities, Guadalajara and Mexico City. Students interested in spending a weekend in either the Capital or Guadalajara will find travel arrangements easy and inexpensive.

Thessaloniki, Greece

The latest international study program sponsored by the College of Arts and Humanities is a summer or semester at the American College of Thessaloniki, Greece. Students earn 12 units of transfer credit while studying in one of the most historic cities of the world. More than 2,300 years old, Thessaloniki was named for the sister of Alexander the Great. The modern and vibrant city of Thessaloniki exists in harmony with the old town’s traditional classical architecture, narrow streets and lovely gardens; less than an hours drive from Greece’s most beautiful beaches and a short drive to many historic sites. All courses are taught in English by qualified instructors from the College.

2007-2008 University Theatre Season

The Polish Joke by David Ives and Directed by Ed Emanuel

October 5-7 & 9-13, 2007

The Polish Joke is in the same theme as My Big Fat Greek Wedding. It celebrates cultural diversity in a marvelously peculiar way as a young man struggles to attain his individuality in a society that loves to pigeon hole everybody!

Doubt by John Patrick Shanley and Directed by Kathleen McKinley

November 2-4 & 6-10, 2007

Fresno premier of the critically acclaimed Tony and Pulitzer winning Broadway hit drama – a “gripping story of suspicion cast on a priest’s behavior that is less about scandal than about fascinatingly nuanced questions of moral certainty.”

La Celestina by Fernando de Rojas and Directed by Terry Miller

December 7-9 & 11-15, 2007

La Celestina is a new adaptation of Fernando de Rojas’ 15th Century Spanish masterpiece. Passion and violence overtake a vivid collection of noble lovers, servants, pimps and prostitutes

Portable Dance Troupe by Ruth Griffin, Artistic Director

February 8-10 & 12-16, 2008

For every twenty five years presenting the valley with modern dance ranging from the cutting edge of the avant garde to lyrical modern dance to contemporary ballet. Each season works are presented from nationally renowned choreographers and resident faculty. The programs are entertaining, thought provoking and emotionally engaging.

Single Black Female, Looking by Jeannette Jackson-McNeil and Directed by Thomas-Whit Ellis

March 7-9 & 11-15, 2008

She’s got it all: brains, beauty, an excellent career and total financial freedom. There’s only one problem, she can’t find a good man to marry. Her search for a husband and attempt to shake the memory of he rown true love take her down a difficult and perilous path. Set in the early 70s, this comedy is inspired by the novel, The Personals by Yu Hui Chen.

Urinetown by Greg Kotis and Directed by Brad Myers

May 2-4 & 6-10, 2008

A hilarious tale of greed, corruption, love, and revolution in a time when water is worth its weight in gold. In a Gotham-like city, a terrible water shortage, caused by a 20-year draught, has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets.

Homecoming Week 2007

October 15-20
Homecoming 2007 at California State University, Fresno will be held October 15-20 with major activities such as Bulldog Boulevard, a tailgate, mini bike races, festivities for Greek week, and other activities planned by the USU Productions.

Monday October 15: Bike relay races between the faculty and staff and students will take place in front of the Kennel Bookstore to spark the athletic competition of Homecoming week.

Wednesday October 17: The traditional office decorating contest will take place to promote Bulldog Spirit and Pride on campus.

Thursday October 18: The Fresno State Alumni Association will be hosting their 54th Annual Top Dog Alumni Awards Gala from 5:00-9:00PM. Proceeds will benefit the FSAA Student Scholarship Program, awarding over $100,000 in scholarship for 2007-2008.

Friday October 19: In the Red Lot near the football stadium, a pep rally will take place which hopes to join students, athletes, faculty and staff with the Fresno State community.

Saturday October 20: The Fresno State Alumni Association will be hosting their annual Homecoming tailgate from 11:00AM-2:00PM. The event will take place in the North Concourse at Beiden Field. There will be special appearances by Timeout and the Fresno State Cheerleaders.

Saturday October 20: Bulldog Boulevard will be located in the Red Lot at Bulldog Stadium from 11:00AM-2:00PM. Admission is free, with food and drinks available for purchase. There will be live music and interactive games for the whole family.

October 30, 2007: Tim Flannery, acclaimed Australian scientist, author and conversationist, speaking on “The Weather Makers: How Man is Changing the Climate and What it Means for Life on Earth”.

February 12, 2008: Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, hosts of the Discovery Channel’s popular “MythBusters” show, both of whom are equally known for their work in special effects for the entertainment industry.

The season concludes on March 13, 2008 with Yusef Komunyakaa, a prolific writer and professor at New York University, and winner of the 1994 Pulitzer Prize for “Neon Vernacular: New & Selected Poems 1977-1989”.

A pre-season brochure and season tickets are available. Suggestions for future speakers are always welcome and may be directed to Nina Palomino. For more information about speakers/schedules, tickets and parking, and how to join the mailing list, log on to http://www.csufresno.edu/universitylecture

Theatre Arts Annual Open House

The Fresno State Theatre Arts Department invites you and your students to visit our campus in December for our ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE. This event is designed to give college-bound high school juniors and seniors the opportunity to meet our faculty and to discover more about the programs we offer in the areas of Theatre and Dance. The day on campus will include workshops, orientation sessions, tours of the facility, and lunch. It will then conclude with the viewing of a theatre production performed in the John Wright Theatre.

Any seniors interested in applying to Fresno State for Fall, 2008 will be able to audition or interview for scholarships or study grants. There is no fee for this event, however, we do request that each school be limited to 15 participants *, that students pre-register through their drama teacher by November, and that they are seriously considering attending Fresno State with a major or minor in the Performing Arts. Students will be notified of their eligibility for scholarships in Spring of 2008.


Please visit the link @ http://www.csufresno.edu/Theatre/openhouse/2006/Open_House-Intro_2006.htm to register.

The Armenian Studies Program Presents: "Disappearing Armenian Monasteries in Turkey: The Lake Van Basin" by Ara Sarafian

Thursday, September 20-7:30 PM
University Business Center, Peters Auditorium, Rm. 191

Ara Sarafian is a historian by training and the director of the Gomidas Institute in London . He has been working in Turkey-including the Lake Van region-for over twenty years.

This powerpoint presentation by historian Ara Sarafian will present the results of a special survey the Gomidas Institute carried out within 40 kilometers of Aghtamar island in October 2006. The survey located 12 ancient Armenian monasteries that were still functioning in this region on the eve of WWI, and it recorded their current state. According to this survey, the condition of these monasteries varied from those that have completely destroyed, to those that are still standing on their last legs.

As part of this survey, Sarafian will also discuss what steps might be taken to help the preservation of the remaining structures today. According to the speaker, it is still possible to preserve what remains of Armenian art and architecture in this region. It is a matter of adequate organization and resources.

In his talk, Sarafian will present a photographic record of the different churches and monasteries, and he will discuss the possibilities of working in Turkey today.

Barlow Der Mugrdechian
Armenian Studies Program
5245 N Backer Ave PB4
Fresno , CA 93740-8001

Email: barlowd@csufresno.edu
ASP Office: 559-278-2669
Office: 559-278-4930
FAX: 559-278-2129

Visit the Armenian Studies Program Web Page at http://armenianstudies.csufresno.edu/

GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS

Graduate Degrees

M.A. in Art
Areas of Study:

• Art Education
• Art History
• Interior Design
• Studio Art

M.A. in Communication
M.F.A. in Creative Writing
M.A. in English
Options:

• Composition Theory
• Literature

M.A. in Linguistics
Option:

• Teaching English as a Second Language

M.A. in Mass Communication and Journalism
M.A. in Music
Options:

• Music Education
• Performance

M.A. in Spanish

Fresno State Symphony Orchestra

Dr. Thomas Loewenheim, conductor

Come and Meet the New Conductor

An introduction and information session for anyone interested in participating in the orchestra music majors and non-majors, winds, strings and percussionists are all welcome

Wednesday, August 29, 2007, 5:00 P.M.

Room 127 - School of Music Building

(there will be no rehearsal on Monday, August 27)

$$$ Scholarships Available!!! $$$

For more information come to the meeting or contact:
Dr. Loewenheim at: 278-7547
Email: tloewenheim@csufresno.edu

Film Scoring: Past and Present

Hollywood film composer and orchestrator, Jeff Atmajian will discuss the styles and processes of film scoring from the 1940s to the present day and will focus on the role of the film composer.

Mr. Atmajian has orchestrated, arranged and composed music for over 140 films, 12 film scores of which have been nominated for the Oscar.

Jeff Atmajian was born and raised in Fresno, CA. He began classical piano lessons at the age of 8 with Esther Frankian. At 15, he took on additional study of traditional jazz piano with Robert Lloyd and then later added studies in progressive (modern) jazz piano with Rick Helzer (3 teachers simultaneously!). He later continued his classical studies with Alan Rea.

Jeff began writing music at the age of 14 as he gained an interest in popular music. In addition to studies in mathematics and computers Jeff pursued a music degree with emphasis in composition California State University of Fresno. It was at this point that his love for symphonic and chamber music began to flourish. During these years he played piano for vocal groups and ballet classes, local theatre productions and the University Jazz band. He was a choir member and pianist at Northwest church 1979 - 1984. It was here that he found many opportunities to play, write and arrange for their vibrant music programs including the children's groups, the volunteer orchestra and significant holiday productions.

After completing his bachelor's degree from Fresno State, Jeff was accepted into the first year of a special studies program at USC for film music. He moved to Los Angeles (Glendale) and supported himself by doing music copying, arranging, playing for dance classes and as pianist for two churches in Orange county.

In 1986 he met English orchestrator Christopher Palmer at a film scoring seesion in Los Angeles and from that contact came the start of what would be a dual life of living and working in L.A. and London.

Jeff has had the pleasure of workign on many projects through which he has met Elmer Bernstein, Andre Previn, Sir Neville marriner, Sir Christopher Plummer, Lord Richard Attenborough, Al Pacino, Rob Reiner Nora Ephron, Barbra Streisand andmany other noted names in the classical and film world. He has worked with all the London Orchestras on classical, popular and film recordings as well as film recordings with the excellent studio orchestras in Los Angeles and New York. After several years of steady work with marc Shaiman, James Newton Howard and Rachel Portman as their orchestrator. Recently he has also enjoyed a working relationship with Gabriel Yared which has brought him the opportunity to do more film score conducting.

Jeff has done projects for Sparrow records such as "The Majesty and Glory of the Ressurection", "The Redeemer" and "Blessed Assurance" all of which he orchestrated and conducted. In 2005 he composed the music for the large production "Creation" at the Crystal Cathedral. In 2006 he composed the score for the documentary "Screamers" about the Armenian genocide. To date it has won several awards and appeared in many prestigious festivals.

Jeff has worked on over 140 films as orchestrator and is pursuing more and more projects as composer and conductor.

More recently, Jeff has played piano and arranged strings for a track on the new album by "Jem" and also lectures at the Rotal College of Music in London and USC.

He divides his life between his homes in Venice Beach and London.

Visit: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0040873

by Jeff Atmajian
B.A. Music 1984
Composer, Arranger, Orchestrator and Conductor of Film Music

The Polish Joke

The Polish Joke by David Ives and Directed by Ed Emanuel
October 5-7 & 9-13, 2007

The Polish Joke is in the same theme as My Big Fat Greek Wedding. It celebrates cultural diversity in a marvelously peculiar way as a young man struggles to attain his individuality in a society that loves to pigeon hole everybody!

State of the State

Dan Walters, who has written more than 7,000 newspaper columns about California and its politics, will deliver a "state address" that paints a disturbing picture of what's ahead.

Walters says that "California is experiencing social and economic forces that are unprecedented in the history of humankind, making it the globe's most complex society and one that is testing whether the American system of self-governance is viable amid such complexity".

Dan Walters has been a journalist for more than 45 years, spending all but a few of those years working for California newspapers. At one point in his career, at age 22, he was the nation's youngest daily newspaper editor.

He joined the Sacramento Union's Capitol bureau in 1975, just as Jerry Brown began his governorship, and later became the Union's Capitol bureau chief. In 1981, Mr. Walter's began writing the state's only daily newspaper column devoted to California political, economic and social events and in 1984, he and the column moved to the Sacramento Bee. His column now appears in more than 50 California newspapers.

Mr. Walters has written about California and its politics for a number of other publications, including the Wall Street Journal and the Christian Science Monitor. In 1986, his book, The New California: Facing the 21st Century, was published in its first edition. The book has since undergone revisions and has become a widely used college textbook about socioeconomic and political trends in the state. He is also the founding editor of the "California Political Almanac," the co-author of a new book on lobbying entitled The Third House: Lobbyists, Money and Power in Sacramento, and is a frequent guest on national television news shows, commenting on California politics.

Visit: www.sacbee.com/walters/

by Dan Walters
Keynote Speaker
California Political Columnist

This is Not the Life I Ordered: Fifty Ways to Keep Your Head Above Water When Life Keeps Dragging You Down

Meeting monthly for over a decade, four women shared their lives with one another and encouraged one another. Collectively, they experienced the extreme joys and deep sorrows that life offers up. From mundane moments to the dramatic and surreal, the authors have a history of six marriages, ten children, four stepchildren, six dogs, two miscarriages, two cats, a failed adoption, widowhood, and foster parenthood. They have built companies, lost companies, sold companies. One of them was shot and left for dead on a tarmac in South America, and two lived through the deaths of spouses. Raising babies and teenagers together, they have known celebrity and success along with loneliness and self-doubt.

Jan Yanehiro has skydived with the Army's Golden Knights and ventured up a frozen waterfall...all in the name of getting a good story! Jan pioneered the magazine format on television as co-host of Evening Magazine, a nightly program in San Francisco from 1976-90. Currently, Jan is the host of Everyday Angels on Comcast Cable TV and the Executive Producer of Pacific Fusion TV. Her latest documentary, Resettlement to Redress, examines the resettlement of Japanese Americans after WWII and the apology from the U.S. government regarding internment. Married and mother of six, Jan has won multiple awards and the Eleanor Roosevelt Humanitarian Award. She holds seat on several boards including the Kristi Yamaguchi Always Dream Foundation and the Bank of Marin.


Michealene Cristini Risley is an entrepreneur who has created some of the largest deals in consumer products and entertainment industries. As an executive with twenty-plus years experience, Ms. Cristini Risley launched the first-ever branded maternity line in association with Adidas. As vice president of licensing and character development for Sega of America, she championed the Sega Girls' Task Force. She has also produced, directed and funded a short film called Flashcards, which won Best Cineematography at the California Independent Film Festival, Best Short film at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival, and the film screened at the Cannes Film Festival Shorts Du Jour program. American Public Television on PBS stations is currently distibuting the film.

Visit: www.thisisnotthelifeiordered.com

by Jan Yanehiro
B.A. Journalism 1970
Broadcast Journalist, Documentary Producer, and Author
Speaking with co-author Michealene Cristini Risley

The Mystique of the Ancient Greek Olympics

The ancient Greeks had a passion for athletics that makes our own enthusiasm for sports seem lukewarm by comparison. Typically, they staged their games in their most hallowed sacred spaces; some of their most successful athletes were literally worshipped hundreds of years after their deaths at purpose-built shrines; and ultimately they even came to measure the passage of time itself by the stately sequence of quadrennial Olympiads. How, then can we explain the extraordinary force and resonance of sports in Greek culture? My paper will attempt to answer this question by investigating the beginnings of organized athletics at ancient Olympia.

Professor Anderson is a specialist in the history of ancient Greece. He is a graduate of the universities of Newcastle and London in his native Britain, and holds M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. degrees in Classics from Yale University.

Professor Anderson's primary area of interest is political culture in Greek city-states during the archaic (700-480 BC) and classical (480-320 BC) periods. His work explores the dynamic interplay between politics and other key realms of human experience, especially art and architecture, cult, warfare, memory, and identity. His first book, The Athenian Experiment: Building an Imagined Political Community in Ancient Attica, 508-490 BC (University of Michigan Press, 2003), rethinks the beginnings of democracy and civic order in ancient Athens. To date, he has nine other scholarly pieces in print or in press. Their topics range from the origins of the ancient Olympic games to social memory formation in classical Athens. Professor Anderson's principal current project is a second book, provisionally entitled The Invention of Citizenship, which reexamines patterns of early political development across the Greek world as a whole. Its ultimate aim is to offer a new way of looking at the creation of the world's first citizen-states.

Visit: http://history.osu.edu/people/person.cfm?ID=2101

by Dr. Greg Anderson
Assistant Professor of History, Ohio State University

Learning Like a Girl: Educating Our Daughters in Schools of Their Own

Faced with a spirited eleven-year-old daughter, a concern about what therapists have called a 'poisonous' youth culture - especially for girls - and a conviction that parents need powerful tools to help their daughters realize their potential, educator-activitst Meehan decided with two other mothers to create a new school based on social science and brain research about how girls learn best. The result, The Archer School in L.A., has in only ten years become a model for girls' schools nationwide. In this entertaining, inspiring book, Meehan describes her journey to create a nrew institution to serve girls first and foremost, while laying out through vivid stories and examples what girls need to thrive. She explains why co-education so often doesn't serve them (just as it doesn't serve boys), takes sides in the controversy over male/female learning differences, and advocates for schools' role in giving girls tools to navigate through our sexualized, materialistic culture. She also visits other schools around the country - private and public - to show how single sex education works, and how every girl everywhere can benefit from having a classroom of her own.

Diana Meehan, Ph.D., is the co-founder of the Archer School for Girls and founding-director of the Institute for the Study of Women and men at USC. She currently serves on the Board of the Schlesinger Library at Harvard, the Children's Action Network, and the Communication Consortium Media Center. Meehan is a founding partner of VU Productions - a documentary film company attached to Paramount. Among her award-winning productions are Women in War (A&E) and A Century of Women (Turner Broadcasting). She is married to writer-producer Gary David Goldberg.

by Dr. Diana Meehan
B.A. English 1966
Author, Educator, Presidential Advisor
Documentary Producer