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December 2003
Hye Sharzhoom
3
"Armenian Forum" Looks
at Church and Education
Lto R: Deacon Armen De\ejian, Mark Der tv&oisn, Commander Allan Fsrsakisn, and BsrlowDer Mjgrdechia-i.
Staff Rr port
The fresco Yepradlodge of foe
Ktu$te of Vartan held an "Aime-
nnn Forum" on Riiay, October
17,
fovaedspe steers f onhe evening
were Deacon Armen Devejnn,
Press Secretary of the
Catho lie of fate of Holy
Rchmiadzm and Barlow Der
Mugrdechian of the Armenian
Studies ItogramatReino State.
Ihe audience was divided into two
groins, and each speaker gave a
Wen!y-m»«ie presentatim,fol
bwed by a question and answer
period, and then a >>tta session
addressing questions to each
speaker.
The "Armenian Forum" wis
open to the public and presetted
cuirent views on Wo aspects of
cuirent^fe ixArmenia-the Church
and education.
Deacon Devejian outlined Ihe
activities of Ihe Aimenian Apostolic Church r* Armenia, In par-
ticuhrhe focused on Ihe efforts of
foe Hoy See of Elchmiadzh to
prepare a new generation of clergy
atthe Kevotitnn Theological Semi
nary, lto semivuy has been renovated, anew residence for students
has been constricted andthe Armenian govemmenthas accredited
the seminary. Annually some
twenty to twenty-fire students are
being ordane d as prie as. VShxi a
few years Ihey wiJlbe gri to fill fe
sukstaid&l need for clergy fo Armenia and in fe Diaspora. Outstanding students are being sent
abroad to further fe rr education,
before returning to serve fe
Church.
Deacon Devejian has lived in
Aimennwithhiswife Paulaforthe
pasttwo years and willbe ordafoed
apriestin Rbruary of 2004.
Der Mugydechian spoke about
his e^erienc e wshthe hi$\er e du-
cation system in Aimeiua.,prim ■
rijyvrith Yerevan &ate Uhiversdy,
Where he has worked wifix faculty
from the School of Economics ,the
Department of Art HiAory,andthe
Department of History. His talk
outlined some of the major challenges thatlhe unirersilyhasf aced
and he also pointedout scone of fe
areas where there hadbeenmuch
success, Facufy exchanges between Resno State and Yerev&fi
&ate Unirersityhave also opened
up opportunity sforfacullyto leam
new methods of teaching and to
revisecoursecumculuRvfoerenec-
essary.
lnpaitkular Der Mugrdechian
discussed how the Armenian
Diaspora d\ouldbecomemzre m-
volved in the educational life in
Annenn,by establishing scholarship fundsfor £uderts andre se arch
and te aching grants for faculty.
M#rk Der M&oian, Wfe stern
District Representative of the
Kru^di of Vartan, organized fe
"Armoii&i Fbrum"
ASO Has Active Fall 2003 Semester
Alex BufftH
Staff Wfstef
This year Ihe Aimennn Studies
Organization gotoff to anther great
start. After holding annual elections,the firstregular meeting of
the year was he Id at the new Dominion Pizza. Planned ASO events
were discussed, including a Hal-
loweenparly, a canned food drive >
the 5th Annual FUmFestival (last
year's Film Festival wis a huge
success), and co-<ponsorng a series of lectures givenby the Kazan
VisiingIttfessor,Dr.Ara &njkn>
Ihefir£majoreventof the year
was the annual Ha Howe en party,
held Saturday, October 25th atthe
Hyrie Club on Frst and Dakota.
Ihe party was outstanding and everyone was dancing nonstop, Ihe
DJ did an awe some job and everyone had a goodtime.
On Sund^ November SaW^the
Aimennn Studies ftogramheld a
lee tur eby Peter Ba hit ian ,abouthis
new and enticing book titled Ihe
Lto R:AraNdbandisn, Mtchdl Peters, Alex Bunch, Sebough
Krioghli«n(and Lsra Chekian at ASO pizza meeting.
Burning Tigris: Ihe Armenian
Gen&idt CRdArterica's Jiesponx.
Ihis is awonderfulandf asc mtrtg
look atthe Armenian Genoese,
arid explains about fe one miUun
plus Aimenians murdered durrtg
1915. lncludedinfe book are ac-
couiiisof Amerkansvrho l#mched
fe first American international
r^tts movement. Balakian is also
the author of Slack Dog <$ Fate.
On Wednesday jllovember 12h,
the ASO held its secondmeetitg
andmany new members attended.
All students are welcome to joii
ASO.
Karabagh President Arkady Ghougassian
Makes Historic First Visit to Fresno
Lto R: Hovsep Kocaoghlanian, Gevork Aristakesyan, Marine Ekezyan, ASO Vice-President
Armen Postoysn,Ani Estephsni«ntKar«bagh Ftesi dent Arkady Ghougassi£ntBcrsegAbanyant
BarlowDer Mjgrdeohisn of the Armenian Studies Program, ASO President Dikrai Chelan,
Aline Postoyan, snd Rosie Bedrosian, Principal of the Armenian Community School. President Ghougassian was in Fresno to attend a banquet in his honor organized by the Armenia
Fund Fresno branch.
Armenian Studies Prog ram-Christmas Books
The Fresno Armenians
Beasesend meu
Beasesend meu
Hardcover
Heaseseral meu
Hard, cover
■50P>ife*)off Th* Fr&no Armenians.
_cop><ies)of An Armenian Trilogy.
Sc£l cover
_top>t>es)of Warsaw Visitor.
Scft cover
ftdd$3.50for thefirstcopy and $.50 for each
sdd&on&i cog)*J&r gos&ge and handing}
Name
Slreet
OtyiSlateiZp
TotilERclosed
Warsaw Visitor
Hani cover $2X95
Soft cover $13.95
The Fresno Armenians
&ft cover $20*00
Oteckor nvney ordermus£accowq?any ordersfiom individuals*
I&ase nske check payable to Axiwnm Studies Program.
An Armenian Trtiog?
Hard cover $2L95
Soft cover $12.95
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UILLLAM SAROYAN
Object Description
| Title | 2003_12 Hye Sharzhoom Newspaper December 2003 |
| Alternative Title | Armenian Action, Vol. 25 No. 2 December 2003; Ethnic Supplement to the Collegian. |
| Publisher | Armenian Studies Program, California State University, Fresno. |
| Publication Date | 2003 |
| Description | Published two to four times a year. The newspaper of the California State University, Fresno Armenian Students Organization and Armenian Studies Program. |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno – Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Armenian Studies Program; Armenian Students Organization, California State University, Fresno. |
| Coverage | 1979-2014 |
| Format | Newspaper print |
| Technical Information | Scanned at 200-360 dpi, 18-bit greyscale - 24-bit color, TIFF or PDF. PDFs were converted to TIF using Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro. |
| Language | eng |
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| Title | December 2003 Page 3 |
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December 2003
Hye Sharzhoom
3
"Armenian Forum" Looks
at Church and Education
Lto R: Deacon Armen De\ejian, Mark Der tv&oisn, Commander Allan Fsrsakisn, and BsrlowDer Mjgrdechia-i.
Staff Rr port
The fresco Yepradlodge of foe
Ktu$te of Vartan held an "Aime-
nnn Forum" on Riiay, October
17,
fovaedspe steers f onhe evening
were Deacon Armen Devejnn,
Press Secretary of the
Catho lie of fate of Holy
Rchmiadzm and Barlow Der
Mugrdechian of the Armenian
Studies ItogramatReino State.
Ihe audience was divided into two
groins, and each speaker gave a
Wen!y-m»«ie presentatim,fol
bwed by a question and answer
period, and then a >>tta session
addressing questions to each
speaker.
The "Armenian Forum" wis
open to the public and presetted
cuirent views on Wo aspects of
cuirent^fe ixArmenia-the Church
and education.
Deacon Devejian outlined Ihe
activities of Ihe Aimenian Apostolic Church r* Armenia, In par-
ticuhrhe focused on Ihe efforts of
foe Hoy See of Elchmiadzh to
prepare a new generation of clergy
atthe Kevotitnn Theological Semi
nary, lto semivuy has been renovated, anew residence for students
has been constricted andthe Armenian govemmenthas accredited
the seminary. Annually some
twenty to twenty-fire students are
being ordane d as prie as. VShxi a
few years Ihey wiJlbe gri to fill fe
sukstaid&l need for clergy fo Armenia and in fe Diaspora. Outstanding students are being sent
abroad to further fe rr education,
before returning to serve fe
Church.
Deacon Devejian has lived in
Aimennwithhiswife Paulaforthe
pasttwo years and willbe ordafoed
apriestin Rbruary of 2004.
Der Mugydechian spoke about
his e^erienc e wshthe hi$\er e du-
cation system in Aimeiua.,prim ■
rijyvrith Yerevan &ate Uhiversdy,
Where he has worked wifix faculty
from the School of Economics ,the
Department of Art HiAory,andthe
Department of History. His talk
outlined some of the major challenges thatlhe unirersilyhasf aced
and he also pointedout scone of fe
areas where there hadbeenmuch
success, Facufy exchanges between Resno State and Yerev&fi
&ate Unirersityhave also opened
up opportunity sforfacullyto leam
new methods of teaching and to
revisecoursecumculuRvfoerenec-
essary.
lnpaitkular Der Mugrdechian
discussed how the Armenian
Diaspora d\ouldbecomemzre m-
volved in the educational life in
Annenn,by establishing scholarship fundsfor £uderts andre se arch
and te aching grants for faculty.
M#rk Der M&oian, Wfe stern
District Representative of the
Kru^di of Vartan, organized fe
"Armoii&i Fbrum"
ASO Has Active Fall 2003 Semester
Alex BufftH
Staff Wfstef
This year Ihe Aimennn Studies
Organization gotoff to anther great
start. After holding annual elections,the firstregular meeting of
the year was he Id at the new Dominion Pizza. Planned ASO events
were discussed, including a Hal-
loweenparly, a canned food drive >
the 5th Annual FUmFestival (last
year's Film Festival wis a huge
success), and co- |
