Darren Duerksen, Ph.D., assistant professor of intercultural studies, presented the paper "Church as Jesus Truth-Gatherings: A Case Study of Fellowships Among Hindu and Sikh Communities" at the International Society of Frontier Missions September 28, 2011, in Phoenix, AZ.

MaryJo Burchard, M.A., assistant director, Kings County, published “East Meets West: Strategic Expansion Decisions Between Two Cultures” in Leadership Advance Online, issue XXI. See regent.edu/acad/global/publications/lao/

Matt Gehrett, M.A., executive director of the Office of Continuing Education, presented “iPad for Educators” at the Association of Christian Schools International conference in Anaheim, November 21-22, 2011. 

Dina Gonzalez-Pina (BA ’90, MA ’98), assistant dean of multicultural ministries in the Office of Spiritual Formation, is a member of the community advisory board at KSEE, Channel 24, the area NBC affiliate.

Three pivotal Fresno Pacific leaders have been named the first presidents emeritus by the FPU Board of Trustees: (Pictured, from left) Richard Kriegbaum, Arthur Wiebe and Edmund Janzen.

“Whatever success we may be enjoying at Fresno Pacific today is built upon the foundation of the past. We must never forget those who came before us, and served so sacrificially and well,” said President D. Merrill Ewert, who also read citations for each honoree, which are quoted below.

While students are away from the main campus for the summer, FPU is making room for a large new resident: a 400-ton centrifugal chiller that will be worth more than its weight in power savings.

Bryan Taylor, with the help of other members of the FPU family and beyond, served dinner to his neighborhood May 12. This was the first event hosted by Feed Our Streets, an organization Taylor founded to reach out to people who are everyone’s neighbors.

“God was just telling me to get out into my community and start bringing people together for conversations,” said Taylor, who is regional center information specialist at FPU. “The best place to do that seems to be the dinner table.”