Invisible Children Film Screenings
Date: Monday, September 1, 2009
Time: 2 P.M & 3 P.M.
Place:Lab School 134
September 14: The Rescue & Together We Are Free. Representatives from Invisible Children will be screening two back to back films. The Rescue (36 min.) covers the past six years of Invisible Children's movement, bringing the history of Africa's longest running war into modern context. The second film, Together We Are Free (39 min.) is a follow up film about the International Rescue event. It tells the story of the supportive community which formed, as caravans of youth traveled across the world to extend their support, modeling the Freedom Riders of the Civil Rights Movement. Consequently, a bill was introduced to Congress which calls on the United States to bring an end to this war and assist in rebuilding the affected region. Please join us for these encouraging stories of youth making a difference in policy change, followed by discussion.
Discussants: Invisible Children Organization Representatives
http://www.invisiblechildren.com/theMission
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yjp5gatfyzk
CineCulture is a film series provided as a service to the Fresno State campus students, faculty, and staff, and community, at no charge. In addition, CineCulture is offered as a 3 unit academic course in the Mass Communication and Journalism Department.
CineCulture Club promotes cultural awareness through film and post-screening discussions.
For further information, contact Professor Mary Husain at mhusain@csufresno.edu
For more information:
CineCulture Club: http://cineculture.csufresno.edu/
Club President: Rory Carlberg roryjc@csufresno.edu
Faculty Advisor: Mary Husain mhusain@csufresno.edu
Friday, September 11, 2009
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
The Ethics of Reading the Bible
Fall 2009 Ethics Center Lecture Series
Date: December 2, 2009
Time: 7 PM - 8 PM
Place: Alice Peters Auditorium, University Business Center
Robert Maldonado, The Ethics of Reading the Bible
Robert Maldonado will explore the layers of meaning found in ancient scriptures. He will raise questions about the significance of religious texts and the value we place upon them. His theme is how the way we read influences the value we get out of our texts.
Robert Maldonado has a Ph.D. from the Graduate Theological Union. He is the former Chair of the Philosophy Department at Fresno State, an expert on the Gospel of Mark, and a serious origamist.
Sponsored by The Ethics Center at Fresno State
For more information contact Andrew Fiala: afiala@csufresno.edu
Or check the Ethics Center's website: http://www.csufresno.edu/ethicscenter
Date: December 2, 2009
Time: 7 PM - 8 PM
Place: Alice Peters Auditorium, University Business Center
Robert Maldonado, The Ethics of Reading the Bible
Robert Maldonado will explore the layers of meaning found in ancient scriptures. He will raise questions about the significance of religious texts and the value we place upon them. His theme is how the way we read influences the value we get out of our texts.
Robert Maldonado has a Ph.D. from the Graduate Theological Union. He is the former Chair of the Philosophy Department at Fresno State, an expert on the Gospel of Mark, and a serious origamist.
Sponsored by The Ethics Center at Fresno State
For more information contact Andrew Fiala: afiala@csufresno.edu
Or check the Ethics Center's website: http://www.csufresno.edu/ethicscenter
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
“Leadership as Art: Knowledge, Critique, Creativity, Intuition, and Magic Within the Matrix of Power”
THE DEANS’ SERIES PRESENTS:
College of Arts & Humanities
Dean Vida Samiian & Associate Dean José Díaz
Date: Thursday, September 17, 2009
Time: 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm
Place: HML, Auditorium 2206
“Leadership as Art: Knowledge, Critique, Creativity, Intuition, and Magic Within the Matrix of Power”
Reflections from the “Dark Side”: Conversations about Leadership in the Academy. Join us for dialogue and lively conversation on leadership and professional development!
Vida Samiian, Ph.D.
Vida Samiian is Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities and Professor of Linguistics. She joined Fresno State in 1983 after receiving her Ph.D. in Linguistics from UCLA, specializing in Syntax and Iranian Languages. Her research has focused on the structure of non-verbal phrasal categories in Persian, and more recently on impersonal verbs in Iranian languages.
Born and raised in Iran, Dr. Samiian, taught at Tehran's Free University in 1979-80, and has been an activist for women's rights and civil rights in Iran and the United States.
She is co-organizer of the International Iranian Linguistics Conference, which is held in Europe every two years. She has been the recipient of four grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, including a special initiative titled Fresno Conversations on Pluralism and Identity in 1995.
She currently serves as PI for a Title VI grant from the US Department of Education to launch a Middle East Studies program at Fresno State.
José A. Díaz, Ph.D.
Prior to joining the Music Faculty in 1982, José A. Díaz was actively engaged as a performing musician with orchestras and chamber ensembles in Mexico and across the state of Texas. Since coming to Fresno he continues to contribute to the professional musical and cultural life of the central San Joaquin Valley as performer, adjudicator, clinician, and guest speaker for various musical organizations. Since 1986 he has held the Honorable Edward and Anita Shanahan Principal Endowed Principal Oboe Chair with the Fresno Philharmonic Orchestra, one of California’s most prominent regional orchestras, and performs regularly with the Fresno-based Orpheus Chamber Ensemble and the California Wind Quintet.
Dr. Díaz unpublished dissertation “A Pedagogical Study for Oboe of Four Orchestral Works by Maurice Ravel” has made its way into oboe studios throughout the world. He holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Oboe Performance from the University of Texas at Austin.
Dr. Díaz currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Fresno Coalition for Art, Science, and History, the Fresno Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Education Subcommittee, the Youth Orchestras of Fresno, and is a Site-Evaluator for the Accreditation Commission of the National Association of Schools of Music. He was appointed Associate Dean for the College of Arts and Humanities in 2004. José’s many responsibilities as Associate Dean include development and cultivation of collaborative educational programs with artistic and cultural organizations in the Central San Joaquin Valley.
Light refreshments will be served.
Sponsored by the Office of the Provost
College of Arts & Humanities
Dean Vida Samiian & Associate Dean José Díaz
Date: Thursday, September 17, 2009
Time: 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm
Place: HML, Auditorium 2206
“Leadership as Art: Knowledge, Critique, Creativity, Intuition, and Magic Within the Matrix of Power”
Reflections from the “Dark Side”: Conversations about Leadership in the Academy. Join us for dialogue and lively conversation on leadership and professional development!
Vida Samiian, Ph.D.
Vida Samiian is Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities and Professor of Linguistics. She joined Fresno State in 1983 after receiving her Ph.D. in Linguistics from UCLA, specializing in Syntax and Iranian Languages. Her research has focused on the structure of non-verbal phrasal categories in Persian, and more recently on impersonal verbs in Iranian languages.
Born and raised in Iran, Dr. Samiian, taught at Tehran's Free University in 1979-80, and has been an activist for women's rights and civil rights in Iran and the United States.
She is co-organizer of the International Iranian Linguistics Conference, which is held in Europe every two years. She has been the recipient of four grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, including a special initiative titled Fresno Conversations on Pluralism and Identity in 1995.
She currently serves as PI for a Title VI grant from the US Department of Education to launch a Middle East Studies program at Fresno State.
José A. Díaz, Ph.D.
Prior to joining the Music Faculty in 1982, José A. Díaz was actively engaged as a performing musician with orchestras and chamber ensembles in Mexico and across the state of Texas. Since coming to Fresno he continues to contribute to the professional musical and cultural life of the central San Joaquin Valley as performer, adjudicator, clinician, and guest speaker for various musical organizations. Since 1986 he has held the Honorable Edward and Anita Shanahan Principal Endowed Principal Oboe Chair with the Fresno Philharmonic Orchestra, one of California’s most prominent regional orchestras, and performs regularly with the Fresno-based Orpheus Chamber Ensemble and the California Wind Quintet.
Dr. Díaz unpublished dissertation “A Pedagogical Study for Oboe of Four Orchestral Works by Maurice Ravel” has made its way into oboe studios throughout the world. He holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Oboe Performance from the University of Texas at Austin.
Dr. Díaz currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Fresno Coalition for Art, Science, and History, the Fresno Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Education Subcommittee, the Youth Orchestras of Fresno, and is a Site-Evaluator for the Accreditation Commission of the National Association of Schools of Music. He was appointed Associate Dean for the College of Arts and Humanities in 2004. José’s many responsibilities as Associate Dean include development and cultivation of collaborative educational programs with artistic and cultural organizations in the Central San Joaquin Valley.
Light refreshments will be served.
Sponsored by the Office of the Provost
Z at THE TOWER THEATER
CineCulture, together with Fresno Filmworks, presents:
Z
Date: September 11, 2009
Time: 5:30 and 8:15 p.m.
Place: THE TOWER THEATER
815 E. OLIVE AVENUE, FRESNO
tickets: $10 general, $8 students & seniors
Z. The recently restored 1969 French political thriller directed by Costa Gavras presents a thinly fictionalized account of the events surrounding the assassination of democratic Greek politician Gregoris Lambrakis in 1963. With its satirical view of Greek politics, its dark sense
of humor, and its chilling ending, the film captures the sense of outrage about the military dictatorship that ruled Greece at the time of its making. Rated PG, 127 min. French with English subtitles.
CineCulture Club promotes cultural awareness through film and post-screening discussions.
For more information:
CineCulture Club: http://cineculture.csufresno.edu/
Fresno Filmworks: http://www.fresnofilmworks.org/
Club President: Rory Carlberg roryjc@csufresno.edu
Faculty Advisor: Mary Husain mhusain@csufresno.edu
CineCulture is a film series provided as a service to the Fresno State campus students, faculty, and staff, and community, at no charge. In addition, CineCulture is offered as a 3 unit academic course in the Mass Communication and Journalism Department. MCJ 177T [Fall CLASS Registration # is 76962] and the class time will be 5 - 7:50 p.m.
For further information, contact Professor Mary Husain at mhusain@csufresno.edu
Z
Date: September 11, 2009
Time: 5:30 and 8:15 p.m.
Place: THE TOWER THEATER
815 E. OLIVE AVENUE, FRESNO
tickets: $10 general, $8 students & seniors
Z. The recently restored 1969 French political thriller directed by Costa Gavras presents a thinly fictionalized account of the events surrounding the assassination of democratic Greek politician Gregoris Lambrakis in 1963. With its satirical view of Greek politics, its dark sense
of humor, and its chilling ending, the film captures the sense of outrage about the military dictatorship that ruled Greece at the time of its making. Rated PG, 127 min. French with English subtitles.
CineCulture Club promotes cultural awareness through film and post-screening discussions.
For more information:
CineCulture Club: http://cineculture.csufresno.edu/
Fresno Filmworks: http://www.fresnofilmworks.org/
Club President: Rory Carlberg roryjc@csufresno.edu
Faculty Advisor: Mary Husain mhusain@csufresno.edu
CineCulture is a film series provided as a service to the Fresno State campus students, faculty, and staff, and community, at no charge. In addition, CineCulture is offered as a 3 unit academic course in the Mass Communication and Journalism Department. MCJ 177T [Fall CLASS Registration # is 76962] and the class time will be 5 - 7:50 p.m.
For further information, contact Professor Mary Husain at mhusain@csufresno.edu
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Author Margarita Engle to speak September 25
Date: Friday, September 25, 2009
Time: 6:00 p.m
Place: Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno
2672 East Alluvial Avenue (just west of Willow)
Clovis, CA
Clovis resident Margarita Engle is the Cuban-American author of three novels, written in free verse, for young people. The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano, won the Pura Belpré and the Americas awards. The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba’s Struggle for Freedom is a 2009 Newbery Honor book. Tropical Secrets: Holocaust Refugees in Cuba, published in April 2009, is winning rave reviews.
The Arne Nixon Center Advocates, support group for the Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children’s Literature at California State University, Fresno, invite everyone to hear Margarita Engle speak at their annual meeting. The meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, September 25, at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno, and hosted there by the Norelma Walker Youth Library. The church is located at 2672 East Alluvial Avenue (just west of Willow) in Clovis, California.
Following a reception at 6:00 p.m., the program will begin at 6:45 p.m. The author’s PowerPoint presentation, “Finding the Poetry in History,” will include family pictures.
The program will include a presentation of Jane Addams Award-winning books to the Arne Nixon Center by community activist Ellie Bluestein. The Jane Addams Children’s Book Award is a national award, given annually by the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom and the Jane Addams Peace Association to the children’s book that most effectively promotes the cause of peace, social justice, world community, and the equality of the sexes and all races, as well as meeting conventional standards for excellence. The Surrender Tree won for 2009.
The author’s books will be available for sale and autographing.
There is no admission charge for this event. Children aged ten and older are welcome if accompanied by an adult. Reservations are required by sending e-mail to mrianto@csufresno.edu or by calling (559) 278-8116.
Time: 6:00 p.m
Place: Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno
2672 East Alluvial Avenue (just west of Willow)
Clovis, CA
Clovis resident Margarita Engle is the Cuban-American author of three novels, written in free verse, for young people. The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano, won the Pura Belpré and the Americas awards. The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba’s Struggle for Freedom is a 2009 Newbery Honor book. Tropical Secrets: Holocaust Refugees in Cuba, published in April 2009, is winning rave reviews.
The Arne Nixon Center Advocates, support group for the Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children’s Literature at California State University, Fresno, invite everyone to hear Margarita Engle speak at their annual meeting. The meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, September 25, at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno, and hosted there by the Norelma Walker Youth Library. The church is located at 2672 East Alluvial Avenue (just west of Willow) in Clovis, California.
Following a reception at 6:00 p.m., the program will begin at 6:45 p.m. The author’s PowerPoint presentation, “Finding the Poetry in History,” will include family pictures.
The program will include a presentation of Jane Addams Award-winning books to the Arne Nixon Center by community activist Ellie Bluestein. The Jane Addams Children’s Book Award is a national award, given annually by the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom and the Jane Addams Peace Association to the children’s book that most effectively promotes the cause of peace, social justice, world community, and the equality of the sexes and all races, as well as meeting conventional standards for excellence. The Surrender Tree won for 2009.
The author’s books will be available for sale and autographing.
There is no admission charge for this event. Children aged ten and older are welcome if accompanied by an adult. Reservations are required by sending e-mail to mrianto@csufresno.edu or by calling (559) 278-8116.
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