Thesis Reading Series

MRA Program in Creative Writing, California State University, Fresno

Thesis Reading Series

Date: Friday, April 15, 2011
Time: 7 p.m
Place: Fresno State Alice Peters Auditorium

This event is free and open to the public. Free parking in the University Business Center (UBC) lot.

MICHELLE BRITTAN has work published or forthcoming in the journals “Crab Creek Review,” “Nimrod,” “The Grove Review,” and “Calyx,” and was the title poet for “Time You Let Me In: 25 Poets Under 25,” an anthology edited by Naomi Shihab Nye. Last year, she won the Ernesto Trejo Poetry Prize. Born in San Francisco of mixed white and Malaysian heritage, she lived in the Pacific Northwest before coming to Fresno.

MIGUEL JIMENEZ was born and raised on Chicago's South Side. Before enrolling in the MFA Creative Writing program at Fresno State, he received his B.A. in English Creative Writing from DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana. He was a contributing writer for “Café Magazine,” and assistant editor for the “Chicago Artists' News.”

MARIO ROSADO left his hometown Los Angeles to escape the savagery of the corporate world so that he can write a novel, leaving behind a salary position for the pursuit of art. He received his B.A. in English Education in 2001 and his Single Subject Teaching Credential in 2005, both from Cal State Long Beach, where he went on to work as a substitute and lead teacher for at-risk youth, and later a security manager for a government facility. He is happy to receive his MFA degree, but has no idea what happens next. He needs your help.

GEORGIA WILLIAMS, after many years devoted to earning tenure as a student at California State University, Fresno, earning a B.A., a M.A. in Literature, and now, at least, a MFA in Creative Writing, plans to take her show on the road. She hopes to turn her thesis into a published book and her teaching talents into a full-time teaching gig, one that allows her time to transform aforementioned thesis into aforementioned book. As Pope noted, hope springs eternal.

For more information, contact: Cindy Wathen, Public Relations Specialist, MFA Program in Creative Writing, ciwathen@csufresno.edu, 559-278-1569.

San Francisco Gay Mens Choir

The SAN FRANCISCO GAY MENS CHORUS will be performing at Fresno State this Sunday,

Date: April 10, 2011
Time: 2:30 PM.

Advance tickets are available in person at the USU Information Center (278-2078) or online at www.bulldogpride.org.

Tickets are priced more the day of the show! Please join in the fun and get your tickets in advance.

Orientation Meeting: Summer Session in London, England

College of Arts and Humanities Great Cities Study Abroad Program announces Summer Session in London, England

Dates: July 25 - August 14, 2011
Time: Orientation/Class meetings are scheduled for Sunday afternoons 1- 4 PM:

Date: April 3, 2011
Time: 1- 4 PM
Place: Education Bldg. 140

Date: April 10, 2011
Time: 1- 4 PM
Place: Music Bldg. 160 (Revised Date and location)

Date: May 1, 2011
Time: 1- 4 PM:
Place: Education Bldg. 140

Enrollment is limited to 25 students, so apply NOW!

Applications are now being accepted for a summer session study abroad program in London, England. Spend 3 weeks in the heart of London with Prof. John Beynon (English) for an authentic British experience while earning 4 units of course credit. Students enroll in Humanities 101 TWZ London will earn Area IC upper division course credit and fulfill the upper division writing requirement. Course credit applies to Fall 2011 semester and qualified students can apply Fall 2011 financial aid to cover program fee. Additional scholarship support is also available.

Estimated cost and fees: $3, 356 (subject to additional fuel surcharges) include airfare, international student identity card, shared accommodations, program fee, and a non-refundable deposit ($100).

For more information contact:
Carla Millar, London Program Office
College of Arts and Humanities
MB 186
559.278.5846

Psycho

Date: April 8, 2011
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Time: Tower Theatre, 815 E. Olive Avenue, Fresno

Tickets: $10 general, $8 students & seniors

Psycho: Fresno Filmworks presents Psycho at the Tower Theatre. The 1960 thriller, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, will be shown in 35 mm, starring Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, and John Gavin. The movie tells the story of a secretary trying to escape her unhappy relationship by stealing money from her employer. The woman stops at a motel managed by a quiet young man who lives with his mentally ill mother. She is mysteriously murdered.

Discussant: Manuel Muñoz

The screening will feature a discussion with Central Valley native Manuel Muñoz, an assistant professor of creative writing at the University of Arizona and the author of the new novel What You See in the Dark, a lyrical interpretation of the making of Hitchcock’s iconic movie.

Screening sponsor: Fig Garden Bookstore.

For more information:

CineCulture Club: http://cineculture.csufresno.edu/
Fresno Filmworks: http://www.fresnofilmworks.org/



CineCulture is a film series provided as a service to the Fresno State campus students, faculty, and staff, and community, at no charge. CineCulture is offered as a 3 unit academic course in the Mass Communication and Journalism Department. Beginning Fall 2011, CineCulture fulfills GE Integration Area MI (MCJ 179, class # 76223).

CineCulture Club promotes cultural awareness through film and post-screening discussions.

For further information, contact Professor Mary Husain at mhusain@csufresno.edu
Club President: Maggie Simms maggies@mail.fresnostate.edu

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mary Husain mhusain@csufresno.edu

The Complete Moral Person - A psycho-anatomy of what comprises a moral agent

Leon S. Peters Ethics Lecture: The Complete Moral Person - A psycho-anatomy of what comprises a moral agent

Date: Friday, April 8, 2011
Time: 3-4 PM
Place: Education Building 170

Discussant; Marvin W. Berkowitz
A discussion of moral education and character development led by Dr. Marvin Berkowitz, Co-Director of the Center for Character and Citizenship at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Professor Berkowitz is the author of many articles on character education, moral development, and moral psychology. Dr. Berkowitz will be presenting a lecture earlier in the day at the Bonner Center’s annual Character Education conference. This talk is co-sponsored by the Bonner Center for Character Education.

Sponsored by The Ethics Center at Fresno State with support from the Leon S. Peters Foundation

Contact Andrew Fiala: afiala@csufresno.edu or Ethics Center’s website: http://www.csufresno.edu/ethicscenter

For parking information call 278-2621