March 2006 • Vol. 27, No. 3 (93)

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PBS to Air New Documentary on "Armenian Genocide" April 17

Armenian Studies Holds 18th Annual Banquet Featuring Premiere of "Khachaturian: The Film"

Armenian Alumni Chapter Established at Fresno State

ASP Honors Program-2006

Erysian Appointed Interim Director of Internationl Programs

Nalchajian Scholarship Fund Established

Armenian Studies Acquires Parnay Collection of Rare Books

Karabians Donate Scrapbooks of Clippings on Armenians from Fresno Bee

Chookasian Armenian Concert Ensemble Performs at Fresno State

7th Annual Film Festival and Course Showcase Armenian Talent

Dr. Chookaszian Lectures on Armenian Art

Conference Celebrates Translation of the Armenian Bible

Dr. James Reid Presents First of Three Part Series on Genocide

36th Annual Armenian Summer Games to Be Held in Clovis, June 23-25

Erysian Appointed Interim Director of Internationl Programs

STAFF REPORT


Bill Erysian has been named Interim Director of International Programs at Fresno State University. A Fresno State graduate of the class of 1980, Erysian was the first co-editor of Hye Sharzhoom in 1978, a member of the Armenian Students Organization, and took several courses in the Armenian Studies Program.


Erysian has served as Coordinator of Grants and International Projects for the Division of Continuing and Global Education at Fresno State since 2003. He will continue in this assignment as he begins his new role in International Programs.


Erysian is also the founder and current Director of Resource Development for the California State University Consortium for International Development and continues to serve as Executive Director for the Armenian Agribusiness Education Fund, also located on the Fresno State Campus. Erysian, a former study abroad participant with CSU International Programs in 1979, holds an undergraduate degree in journalism from California State University, Fresno and a post-graduate degree in International & Comparative Politics from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is a frequent consultant to the US Agency for International Development, the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service and other international non-governmental organizations in the areas of agricultural marketing and economic development in the Central Caucasus.