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22
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December 2000
Vol. 22, No. 2 (72)
Year
Supplement to the Collegian
ASP Hosts Catholicos Aram I at Fresno State
By John Jabagchourian
Editor
On a trip to the United States,
His Holiness Aram I,
Catholicos of the Great
House of Cilicia, made a special
stop at California State University,
Fresno on the morning of October
23, 2000 to speak to students and
faculty on "The Ecological Crisis,
Its Causes and Implications: A
Christian View."
Dressed in the traditional black
robe with purple cuffs, His Holiness Aram I arrived on campus
with an entourage of bishops and
local religious leaders ofthe Armenian Church at the invitation of and
as guest of the Armenian Studies
Program. He was greeted by Dr.
John Welty, President of the University and a number of officials.
Dr. Dickran Kouymjian, Director of the Armenian Studies Program, introduced the Catholicos to
the large crowd of students and
guests who had gathered in the Satellite Student to hear the Catholicos
speak.
, "The ecological crisis is not
an environmental problem ... it is
due to the relationship between
humanity and creation, a relation
ship that is not based on ethical,
moral, and spiritual values," His
Holiness Aram I said. "Unprecedented economic, technological
and industrial progres^with unlimited use of earth's limited resources
has greatly jeopardized the ecosystem that sustains our universe."
His speech demonstrated a link
between theology and the preservation of the environment.
His Holiness stressed that the
earth, its resources and all life are
God's creation; however, humanity has distorted this concept and
has exploited God's creation by
misusing its limited resources for
purposes of greed rather than satisfying the needs of survival. He
made a reference to today's misuse
of natural resources as a repetition
of the "Original Sin."
"Humanity considers itself as
the owner, the master, of creation,"
the Catholicos said. "[Humanity]
needs to move from being the owner
to being a representative of God."
The speech included ideological changes that humanity as a
whole needs to be make in order to
achieve a sustainable future.
"Societies should establish the
ways of life and initiate the processes in their lives that articulate
clearly the sense of accountability
His Holiness Aram I addressing faculty, students, and guests at Fresno State.
to God ... We cannot achieve a
sustainable future for humanity in
an ecological sustainable creation
when we do not have an ethically
sustainable society," he said.
His Holiness urged the initiation of an economic-developmental policy that respects the limited
resources ofthe earth and the need
to move from an elite-centered
economy to a participating economic system."
Catholicos Aram I also stated
See Catholicos, Page 4
Yerevan State Business Faculty in Fresno
Anna Sargsyan (left) with Aram Karapetyan at the William
Saroyan Theatre in Fresno.
By Barlow Der Mugrdechian
Hye Sharzhoom Advisor
Professors Anna Sargsyan and
Aram Karapetyan of the
Yerevan State University
(YSU) School of Business were on
a working visit to Fresno State for
three weeks, from November 12 to
December 2 as part of the Faculty
Development Program in Business
and Economics. The Program was
started in 1999, when Fresno State
was awarded a grant to work with
the Yerevan State University
School of Business.
Professor Sargsyan, the newly
appointed Associate Dean of the
YSU School of Business, worked
with administrators in the Craig
School of Business, exchanging
ideas on university governance and
how their respective schools operate their instructional programs.
Professor Karapetyan was also
a first time visitor to Fresno State.
His interests are in the area of Information Systems and how computers are used in the education
process. At YSU, he is responsible
for planning in the area of technology and was instrumental in the
establishment of an internet link
for the YSU School of Business.
Professor Sasan Rahmatian, of
the Department of Information Systems and Decision Sciences,
worked closely with both
Karapetyan and Sargsyan to discuss implementation of new courses
at Yerevan State University.
See YSU, Page 8
Armenian Genocide Gains
Recognition in Europe-But
Loses Support in U. S. Congress
• November 8,2000
French Senate approves Armenian Genocide resolution.
• November 10,2000
The Vatican recognizes the Armenian Genocide.
•November 15,2000
The European Parliament passes a Resolution calling on
Turkey to recognize the Armenian Genocide.
• November 17,2000
The Italian Parliament, invoking the recent European
Parliament's action, unanimously adopts a resolution
recognizing the Armenian Genocide.
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