The communication program is excited to announce a new emphasis in the major, integrated media. Based on current developments in the field of communication and market contexts, Adam Schrag, Associate Professor of Communication, has designed an interdisciplinary major that combines course work in media studies, production, design, marketing, and experiential learning through internships, praticums and study away experiences. We are delighted to offer this emphasis beginning...

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TUG 2019 Summer and 2019-2020 – Open March 11

Graduate 2019 Summer and 2019-2020 – Open March 11

Opening Soon!

DC 2019-2020 – April 8

Encourage your students to register for the full year!

The WEC 144 conference room is now being managed by the Events Office. To request the room on ASTRA, go to the “FPU Main Campus Room Request” tab. The room can accommodate 12 guests and has technological abilities for Skype or  Zoom. WEC 144 is located in the northeast corner of Wiebe Education Center. If you have any questions, please contact the Events Office.

I am sad to announce that Stacie Benedict has submitted her resignation as Director of Student Financial Services. Staice has served FPU for over 12 years. She has been instrumental in the Student Financial Services team and we will greatly miss her leadership.  Her family will be moving to Washington this summer. Her last day will be in early June. Watch for an announcement for a farewell reception sometime in May.  We will be starting the search for a new director immediately. 

Congratulations to Pamela Johnston, Associate Professor of History, who has been selected to participate in the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) seminar on Hellenic Studies. CIC states, “Through close readings and discussions of translated Greek poetry, history, and philosophy, the seminar will explore what it means to be human. The organizing principle will be the study of a model of humanity, the heroes (hero), as it can be reconstructed by way of textual evidence attesting to myths and rituals from throughout the ancient Greek-speaking world. Beginning with...

The Academic Petition form is now live as an e-form!  The e-form is intuitive and eliminates the need for submitting two documents for items such as late add/drop or the Incomplete Policy.  Students can also monitor the form’s progress using the history tab.   The link can be found on the Forms page of the Registrar’s Office website and under Forms and Links on my.fpu.edu.

A huge thank you to Catherine Lusk for your hard work in creating this form!

What’s News—a collection of updates from the media and our own news website
3/26/19

News

Arts writer Donald Munro included Emma, the Fall Mainstage, among his weekend picks March 22 munroreview.com/2019/03/22/the-list-from-book-of-days-to-harriet-tubman-some-promising-picks-for-the-weekend/

The Symphonic Band and conductor Erik Leung, D.M.A., assistant professor and program director of music, led off an article in the...

Do you enjoy being outside? Do you enjoy exploring new places? Do you want to share the outdoors with other people but aren't sure if you have the training you need? This is the course for you! A five day intensive course that trains you to respond to medical emergencies in the wilderness! FPU is bringing instructors from the internationally recognized Wilderness Medical Associates to offer this training on our campus. Attached is a flyer with more information. If you are interested in joining us or want more information, please contact Katie Burns. Spots are limited and filling quickly so act fast. Attached is a flyer with more infromation.

The FPU Center for Community Transformation will host the Central Valley Justice Coalition's Anti-Human Trafficking 201 Workshop, Tuesday evening, March 26, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. in the AIMS Conference Center WEC 114. Participants will be trained in recognizing signs of victimization, and hear from survivors of HT. The HT101 Workshop was held last week, to a full crowd, but it is not necessary to have attended the 101 Workshop to attend the 201. If you are interested in...

MCC has partnered with Butler Church to bring the “Beating Guns Tour” to Fresno!

Shane Claiborne and Mike Martin have authored a new book (Beating Guns: Hope for people who are weary of violence) and are stopping in Fresno as part of their 37 city book tour. Please join us Wednesday, March 27, 6:00 p.m. for this powerful “Beating Guns” event. It will feature...

Please join us Friday, March 29 at 1:15 pm on the Library Green, for "La Quinta Temporada," a short play by Luis Valdez. Performed by the LIT 385 World Theater students and friends, to remember the work of Cesar Chavez, Luis Valdez, Delores Huerta and many others on behalf of the campesinos. FREE

On Thursday April 4, 2019  trivia night will be occuring in the Shehadey Cafeteria at 8:00 p.m. (right after the Undergraduate Student Research Night). 

Here is your chance to put a team together and show off all the useful and random information you’ve collected throughout the years.  All you need to do is assemble a team of between 4-6 people and come play.  Any combination of 4-6 players so long as there are no more than 2 non-students (in other words we don’t want all faculty and/or staff teams).  It’s our chance to connect and have fun with students, so we’d love to see a multitude of joint faculty/student or staff/student teams.

The event will be managed by...

If you or someone you know ever sang with choirs at FPU, we're holding an Alumni Choir event April 12 and 13. Come sing and reunite with other alumni choir members for the MCC Sale 2019. We will be directed by Bethany Alvey and Roy Klassen and our hope is that we can join together again and celebrate! Larry Warkentin is currently gathering memorabilia and photos from FPU's choral history, too. We will rehearse Friday evening, Saturday morning and perform late Saturday afternoon. Please see below for the schedule...