Mark Gavoor

Mark Gavoor is Associate Professor of Operations Management in the School of Business and Nonprofit Management at North Park University in Chicago. He is an avid blogger and oud player.
AYF Olympics

The day after the AYF Olympics

For AYF Armenians, the annual Olympics is a very special time. We build a community in one of our cities…

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AYF Olympics

Sunday at the AYF Olympics

It was a beautiful Sunday in Boston for the track and field events. Temperatures were in the mid-70s, the sky…

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AYF Olympics

Saturday at the AYF Olympics

Saturdays at the AYF Olympics are special. There are only two planned events: the Softball Tournament/Picnic and the Saturday Night…

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AYF Olympics

Friday at the AYF Olympics

The AYF Olympics kicked off at dawn on Friday, with golfers leaving the hotel at 6:45 a.m. for Stow Acres…

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AYF Olympics

Thursday at the AYF Olympics

We got up early this morning and took a car service to catch our 9 a.m. flight to Boston.  As…

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AYF Olympics

The Wednesday before the AYF Olympics

To paraphrase the John Denver song, “All our bags are packed, we’re ready to go…” We are leaving on a…

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Reflections

Chidem Inch: Folding paper and fanning coals, a fond farewell to print

On June 25, 2025, it was announced that the Armenian-language Hairenik Weekly and the English-language The Armenian Weekly would publish…

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Diaspora

Kariné Poghosyan enchants Chicago with a soulful tribute to Khachaturian

On May 4, Kariné Poghosyan performed an intimate concert at the PianoForte recital space in downtown Chicago. Co-sponsored by the…

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Letters to the Editor

Welcome, Lilly Torosyan

In the same week that the Armenian Weekly published my piece thanking editor emeritus Pauline Getzoyan for her five years…

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Reflections

Thank you, Pauline Getzoyan

Recently in an email exchange with Pauline Getzoyan about a piece I had written for the Weekly, she closed her…

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