The Rebecca Fountain has watched over FPU for more than 30 years. This spring she got a new look.

Since 1979 Rebecca, the wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau, has greeted visitors from her spot between Sattler Hall and Marpeck Center. The fountain was the gift of the Dietrich Friesen family to honor Dietrich’s 27 years on the music faculty (1952-1979), including 15 years as head of the department.

A member of the FPU Board of Trustees was elected mayor of Clovis.

Clovis City Council members elected Lynne Ashbeck as mayor at their meeting March 11, 2013.

Nathan Magsig was chosen mayor pro tem. Ashbeck, who succeeds Jose Flores, served as mayor pro tem the past two years.

City Council members select a mayor and a mayor pro tem for two-year terms every two years after each election.

Ashbeck and Magsig were up for election on the five-member council but had no challengers. They were appointed for four more years.

Our best and brightest were on display at “Transforming Lives—Stories of FPU.”

Shane Hipps looked at the Bible and how we read it during a visit to FPU.

By Christopher Cristwell 

In third grade Shane Hipps was diagnosed with dyslexia. One of his treatments involved placing a series of colored overlays and filters over his eyes to improve his brain’s ability to process visual information. Although Hipps confessed to only wearing the glasses to a “college 70s party” he uses them now as a metaphor to help people see the lenses they wear—assumptions they make—when reading the Bible.

FPU welcomed some old friends back to the Teacher Education Job Fair.

Some 29 districts were represented at the event, which took place March 19 in the Special Events Center on the main FPU campus. Among those new graduates and alumni interviewed with were Parlier, Exeter and others that haven’t been represented for a few years.

John M. Perkins loves the young people—and has a job for them.

“This is the first generation that values difference; that sees it as an asset,” Perkins told students, faculty and staff at College Hour chapel March 15 in the Special Events Center.

Tayler Wolfe, who enjoys volunteering, won the Miss Central Valley Pageant.

The third time was a charm for Dinuba's Tayler Wolfe. The 20-year-old blue-eyed college junior was crowned Miss Central Valley earlier this month and will compete for the title of Miss California in June.
 

Wolfe served a year as Miss Dinuba in 2009-10. She then ran unsuccessfully for Miss Tulare County in both 2011 and 2012. 
 

Student musicians blossom during spring concerts. 

Admission to all concerts is free unless otherwise noted. For more information, telephone 559-453-2267, email music@fresno.edu or click fresno.edu/thearts

7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, Brass and Woodwind Ensembles. Conductors Wayne Huber (brass) and Patricia DeBenedetto (woodwind). Butler Church, 4884 E. Butler Ave., Fresno.

Many hands built the FPU Fitness Center.

“With our New Fitness center I can confidently and proudly say that FPU meets the needs of students on the academic level through our superior class standards, the emotional and spiritual level through our Christ-centered values, and now physically with a facility that enables students to pursue a healthy lifestyle,” said Rachel Eng, the student speaker at the March 1 grand opening ceremony.

A Congolese politician with Mennonite Brethren ties visited FPU.

Lumeya Dhu Maleghi, a member of the legislature of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, spoke February 12 on the main Fresno Pacific University campus. He had earlier represented the D.R.C. at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., February 2-6.