What's News - 6/26
What’s News—a collection of updates from the media and our own news website
6/26/19
News
FPU’s participation in an upcoming job fair in Visalia was noted in the June 15 Hanford Sentinel hanfordsentinel.com/job-fair-set-in-visalia-industrial-park/article_2c82785b-8a12-57bd-843e-b3cec2b058c0.html
A book co-authored by Allen Carden, Ph.D., was announced in the June 7 Fresno Bee fresnobee.com/living/article230902079.html
The 2019 YES! (Youth Engage Shakespeare) Project was announced in the June 5 Hanford Sentinel hanfordsentinel.com/community/shakespeare-festival-introduces-the-bard/article_50ddaa2f-1871-5f50-a1b4-8dc0c1f1020a.html
Spring commencement was covered in the May 29 Christian Leader online christianleadermag.com/fpu-graduates-record-class-at-may-commencement/
Athletics
The FPU Athletics Hall of Fame Banquet and 2019 induction class was announced in the June 19 Hanford Sentinel hanfordsentinel.com/fpu-athletics-announces-hall-of-fame-class/article_5d2335ea-1482-517a-aeae-a31f1afe5101.html
Alumnus Roger Schroeder was featured in a June 19 article in the Hillsboro (KS) Free Press hillsborofreepress.com/news/front-page/making-an-impact-2
Swimmer Luke Landis’ plans to become a Sunbird were covered in:
- SwimSwam June 17 swimswam.com/uasc-distance-freestyler-luke-landis-commits-to-fresno-pacific/
- Swimming World June 16 swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/upper-arlington-swim-clubs-luke-landis-announces-commitment-to-fresno-pacific-university/
The hiring of Peter Richardson, former Sunbird swimming and diving coach, as an assistant coach at the University of Arizona has been announced:
- Arizona Daily Star June 14 tucson.com/sports/arizonawildcats/wildcats-hire-pacific-swimming-and-diving-coach-as-new-assistant/article_722bfaa6-8f00-11e9-aac9-2f524447b586.html
- Swimming World June 13 swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/peter-richardson-hired-as-new-arizona-swimming-and-diving-assistant-coach/
Sunbird men’s soccer player Patrick Timmer is the subject of a feature in the June 13 St. Augustine (FL) Record staugustine.com/sports/20190613/timmer-commanding-presence-in-goal-for-florida-elite-soccer
On the FPU news website are items on the appointment of Valerie Rempel, Ph.D., as dean of Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary and vice president of FPU; a new book by Allen Carden, Ph.D., professor of history; the Hebrew Pedagogy Workshop organized by Brian Schultz, Ph.D., associate professor of biblical and theological studies at Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary; and a meeting of the Fresno Mayor’s Faith-Based Council hosted on the main campus by the Center for Community Transformation. More at fresno.edu/news/all
- Campus Notes