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October 2001
Vol. 23, No.l (75)
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Supplement to The Collegian
His Holiness Karekin II Gives Address at Fresno State
By Barlow Der Mugrdechian
Hye Sharzhoom Advisor
His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and
Catholicos of All Armenians made an official visit to California State University, Fresno on
Wednesday, May 9, 2001, as part
of His Holiness' official visit to the
Western Diocese of the Armenian
Church of North America. His
Holiness was invited by the Armenian Studies Program to give the
only university lecture during his
visit to the United States and
Canada.
His Holiness arrived at the
entrance ofthe Leon S. Peters Business Building with his entourage,
which included His Eminence,
Vatche Hovsepian, Primate of the
stern Diocese of the Armenian
Church, His Eminence Archbishop
Hovnan Derderian, Primate of the
Diocese of Canada, His Eminence
Navasart Kjoyan, Patriarch Vicar
of the Araratian Diocese, and accompanied by the chancellor for
the Holy See, by his staff bearer
and by members ofthe hosting committee of the San Joaquin Valley,
His Holiness was greeted by
Dr. Michael Ortiz, Provost and Vice
President for Academic Affairs of
the University and by Barlow Der
Mugrdechian ofthe Armenian Studies Program. The Armenian Students Organization executive and
members, as well as other Fresno
State students were also on hand to
greet his Holiness. A banner welcoming the Catholicos was draped
across the entrance to the University Business Center.
Prior to his noon address, H.
H. Karekin II met with Barlow Der
Mugrdechian and the executive of
the Armenian Students Organization. The Catholicos presented the
Armenian Studies Program a handmade carpet woven by children at
one of the Youth Centers located in
Yerevan. Barlow      Der
Mugrdechian, on behalf of the Armenian Studies Program, thanked
His Holiness for the beautiful gift.
A standing-room only crowd
of more than 150 people awaited
the Catholicos in the Alice Peters
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His Holiness Karekin II with faculty, students, and staff at Fresno State.
Auditorium, where he spoke, in
Armenian, on the topic of "The
Armenian Church and Globalization and the Armenian Church in
the 20th Century." Rev. Fr. Arshen
Aivazian, Pastor of St. Paul Armenian Church, translated his remarks
into English. Following the prepared remarks, which lasted about
30 minutes, His Holiness spoke
briefly in English and answered
questions from the audience.
Following the presentation,
His Holiness was met by Univer-
See Catholicos, Page 7
Robert H. Hewsen Appointed Henry S. Khanzadian Kazan
Visiting Professor for Fall 2001 at Fresno State
By Chris Tozlian
Staff Writer
I
t is rare to sit and converse with
a complete stranger who so
thoroughly intrigues you; yet I
Dr. Robert H. Hewsen
had this opportunity when, across
the table sat Dr. Robert Hewsen,
Henry S. Khanzadian Kazan Visiting Professor for the Armenian
Studies Program. Though our conversation was relatively brief, I left
the room realizing that Dr. Hewsen
was not only a historian, but also a
true scholar.
When Dr. Hewsen received
his Ph.D. from Georgetown University, it was at a time when there
were no Armenian Studies courses
offered, let alone an Armenian
Studies program, on any campus.
However, since his graduation, Dr.
Hewsen has had a passion for Armenian Studies; it is precisely for
this reason that he received his
Ph.D. in Russian and Byzantine
history, since many historians at
that time considered Armenian history to be a sub-section of either
Russian or Byzantine history. Dr.
Hewsen has spent the last 33 years
teaching both Byzantine and Russian history at Rowan University
of New Jersey.
Dr. Hewsen confessed that he
still enjoys teaching Armenian history courses, especially to students
who share his enthusiasm for that
subject. He said that the interest
demonstrated by those currently
enrolled in his "Armenians in the
20th Century" course and "The
See Hewsen, Page 7
Left to Right: Arax Armenian Dancers Zar Der Mugrdechian,
Lena Abrahamian, and Mary Mirigian with Hye Talk host
Barlow Der Mugrdechian.
Staff Report
Hye Talk, the television in
terview program, produced by the Armenian
Studies Program and Department
of Mass Communications and Journalism at Fresno State, had its premiere on Thursday, October 11.
The show airs on ATT Broadband (Cable) Channel 14 on Thursday nights, from 10:00-10:30 PM.
Hye Talk host Barlow Der
Mugrdechian, of the Armenian
Studies Program, will interview a
variety of people for the program.
The first three shows highlight Armenian dance and music.
Hye Talk will also include a
new addition, 2-3 minute "packages," pre-produced and airing during the shows. These "packages"
will highlight various areas of interest to the community.
See Hye Talk, Page 7
Abcarian Talk, Page 3   ^ Students in Armenia, Pages 4 AS
ASOPkmk, Page 6
Armenian Book Section, Page 8