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

7/7/20
                                                                                                                                                                                                          

News

Reports on FPU’s fall re-opening have been widely published and broadcast:

• C-Link, the electronic newsletter of Christian Leader magazine, July 6 christianleadermag.com/coronavirus-updates-july-6/
• Valley Voice, July 3 ourvalleyvoice.com/2020/07/03/fresno-pacific-university-updates-fall-2020-reopening-plans/
• KSEE/KGPE (CBS 24/NBC 47), July 2 yourcentralvalley.com/news/fresno-pacific-university-to-resume-majority-of-fall-classes-on-campus/
• GVWire.com, July 2 gvwire.com/2020/07/02/going-to-fresno-pacific-this-fall-heres-more-details-on-reopening/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Disagreement+Over+Swearengin+s+VMT+Stance&utm_campaign=First+Things+First+07%2F06%2F2020
• KFTV TV (Univision 21), June 29 mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=6360&DateTime=6%2F29%2F2020+11%3A09%3A33+PM&Term=Fresno+Pacific&PlayClip=TRUE
• KFSN TV (ABC 30) and The Business Journal’s Morning Roundup newsletter, June 29 abc30.com/education/fresno-pacific-university-plans-for-mostly-in-person-instruction-this-fall/6271697/?utm_source=Morning+Roundup&utm_campaign=aad162466f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_06_29_03_27&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_165ffe36b2-aad162466f-78731777&mc_cid=aad162466f&mc_eid=c8f76c00f9

The appointment of President Joseph Jones, Ph.D., to the Fresno Commission on Police Reform was noted in the July 6 C-Link (an updated version on the FPU news website includes a third alumnus on the panel) christianleadermag.com/fpu-president-named-to-fresno-commission-on-police-reform/

The obituary of former dean Wendy Wakeman, Ph.D., was published in the June 30 Isanti-Chisago County Star in Cambridge, MN isanti-chisagocountystar.com/obituaries/wendy-zabel-balzer/article_fdb43384-bb11-11ea-8e8c-7b188f6a8c47.html

A Unity Symposium at Family Community Church, Fresno, that included FPU June 27 was reported on by KFSN TV (ABC 30) mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=1285&DateTime=6%2F28%2F2020+8%3A35%3A14+AM&Term=Fresno+Pacific&PlayClip=TRUE

C-Link included an article on statements against racial injustice by the United States Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (USMB), FPU and Tabor College on June 24 christianleadermag.com/usmb-colleges-issue-statements-against-racial-injustice/

Athletics

Francis Johnson has signed a letter of intent to run cross country as a Sunbird, according to KBAK (CBS 29) Bakersfield July 4 mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=1310&DateTime=7%2F4%2F2020+5%3A26%3A42+PM&Term=Fresno+Pacific&PlayClip=TRUE

A student-athlete entering FPU in fall 2020 was featured June 25 by KSEE TV (NBC 24)  mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=1295&DateTime=6%2F25%2F2020+6%3A20%3A34+PM&Term=Fresno+Pacific&PlayClip=TRUE

On the FPU news website are items on FPU’s reopening plans and the reorganization of the Center for Peacemaking & Conflict Studies. More at fresno.edu/news/all