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October 2004
Vol. 26, No. 1 (87)
Supplement to The Collegian
ASP Initiates Armenia Semester Dr. Welty Pays First Visit to Yerevan State
Abroad Program for Spring 2005 University and Armenian Agricultural Academy
Staff Report
The Armenian Studies Program
at California State University,
Fresno announces the establishment
of an exciting new program: the
2005 Armenia Semester Abroad
Program.
This unique Program provides
an opportunity for students
thoughout North America to expe-
rience a semester abroad in
Yerevan, Armenia. This one semester program is designed to introduce students to Armenian language, history, art, and contemporary events. The semester schedule
is composed of five mandatory
courses: Armenian language (4
units); Armenian art and architecture (3 units); Armenia today (3
units); Armenian studies (3 units);
Independent study (2 units).
Courses, based on curriculum
used by the Armenian Studies Program at California State University, Fresno, will be taught by fac
ulty from Yerevan State University.
The academic committee in
charge of curriculum is composed
of Dr. Dickran Kouymjian, Haig
and Isabel Berberian Professor of
Armenian Studies at Fresno State,
Dr. Tom Samuelian of Arlex International, and Barlow Der
Mugrdechian of the Armenian
Studies Program at Fresno State.
The Spring semester begins February 14 and runs through May 14,
2005. There is a mandatory one-
week orientation prior to the beginning of classes.
Full information on the program
is available at the following web
site: http ://armenianstudies .csu fres
no.edu/SemesterAbroad/
in formation .htm.
Eligibility: The program is open
to all college juniors, seniors and
graduate students who have maintained a minimum 2.75 GPA.
see Semester Abroad page 6
Babayan Impresses Overflow
Audience in Keyboard Concert
L to R: Barlow Der Mugrdechian, Sergei Babayan, and
Keyboard Concert Director Andreas Werz.
Hakop Tataryan
Editor
Whether it is appreciating a
painting by da Vinci, a sonnet by
Shakespeare or a sonata by Franz
Liszt, there are certain things in life
that simply titillate our senses. On
Friday night, September 24, world-
renowned pianist Sergei Babayan
thrilled 450 Fresno State students,
professors, and community members alike in the Concert Hall ofthe
Music Building at Fresno State,
when he played three vibrant piano
pieces. For an hour and a half, audience members had their senses
tingling with delight as Babayan
played pieces by Kenneth Leighton,
Franz Liszt, and Johann Sebastian
Bach.
The evening began with the
Study Variations, which were made
up of Allegros and Adagios, by the
late Kenneth Leighton (1929-
1988). Babayan's charismatic piano playing had the audience entranced as the bipolar dynamics of
see Babayan page 7
Dr. John Welty signing a five-
State University-Fresno State
Marine Ekezyan
Staff Writer
Fresno State President Dr. John
Welty visited the Republic of Armenia in a whirlwind three-day
visit, May 27-29, 2004. Welty's
official visit was his first to Armenia and was the result of an invitation from Dr. Radik Martirosyan,
President of Yerevan State University (YSU), who has visited Fresno
year extension of the Yerevan
agreement of cooperation.
State twice, most recently in January of this year.
Welty was accompanied to Armenia by Dr. Dickran Kouymjian,
Director of the Armenian Studies
Program,his wife Angele, and Prof.
Barlow Der Mugrdechian of the
Armenian Studies Program, who is
the project director for the Fresno
State-YSUNIS University Partnership Program. The Partnership Program began in 1999 and involves a
business development program.
Welty's primary purpose was to
visit YSU and the Armenian Agricultural Academy, where many
Fresno State faculty have had the
chance to become involved in
projects over the past few years.
Welty also wanted to review the
outcome of the work that the faculty has been doing and to see what
the possibilities are for future cooperation . In particular hereviewed
the results of the multi-year NIS
project that involved the Fresno
State Craig School of Business and
the Faculty of Economics of YSU.
"It was very rewarding for me to
see the impact that our faculty had
on YSU, especially in the business
program," commented Welty. "The
people are very friendly and deeply
committed to educ ation. People are
very interested in improving their
country."
Welty met with the Dean ofthe
Faculty of Economics, Dr. Prof.
Hayk Sargsyan and other department heads, becoming acquainted
with the results ofthe cooperation.
He also visited two computer laboratories which had been provided
with computers and internet con-
see Welty page 6
Kalfayan Appointed as Craig School of Business Dean
Hakop Tataryan
Editor
When Craig School of Business
Dean Karen Bowerman accepted a
position as Dean of Public Administration at California State University, San Bernardino, it made
possible the appointment of Associate Dean Garo Kalfayan to the
available position. After being a
faculty member in the Department
of Accountancy at CSU Fresno for
seventeen years, Kalfayan was selected for the prestigious position
for the 2004-2005 academic year,
effective July 1.
Kalfayan's road to the Dean's
position included working at law
and accounting firms. During his
tenure at Fresno State, Kalfayan
has published articles in the CPA
Journal and in The Tax Advisor,
and has co-authored the textbook
Mastering Depreciation.
Kalfayan earned his Bachelor
of Science degree in Accounting
from the University of California,
Berkeley. In 1983, he earned his
Juris Doctorate from the University of California, Los Angeles.
After working for a top valley law
firm, he went on to the University
of Florida where he
earned his LLP
(Doctorate in Taxation Law). He was
offered a job at the
University of
Florida, but he declined and returned
to the valley to be
near his family. We
Armenians certainly
know a thing or two
about family obligations.
Kalfayan's
grandfather came to
the United States in
the late 1930s, and
served as Parish Priest at the St.
Mary Armenian Church in Yettem.
Kalfayan grew up in Visalia and
graduated from Mt. Whitney High
School as valedictorian, and over
the course of his life developed a
Dean Garo Kalfayan
love for the valley. So it is no surprise that he returned to work and
raise his family.
see Kalfayan page 7
Armenian Studies Program
2005/2006 Scholarship Applications
Now Available On-Line
http://armenianstudies.csufresno.edu/
scholarships.htm
See Page 4 for more information.