The Women of FPU went to the coast the second weekend of February for a time of growth, community, cupcakes and the beach.

The title for the Deeply Rooted Women’s Retreat 2012 was “Strengthening Your Core.” Women students, staff and faculty spent the weekend discussing the principles and disciplines needed to maintain a strong foundation for life. Conversations centered around 1 Corinthians 9:24-27: 

Two very different camps were hosted by Fresno Pacific University. 

First came the fifth annual Summer Camp Fair the afternoon of January 26. Representatives from seven camps from all over California set up booths in the Steinert Campus Center lobby to offer the FPU students summer jobs. Included were: Camp Oakhurst, Sugar Pine Christian Camps, Jenness Park Christian Camp, Mount Herman Christian Camp and Conference Center, Mission Springs Camp, Olizu Camp and Silver Spur Christian Camp.

FPU's partnership with Immanuel Schools has benefitted students and teachers at the Reedley school.
 

By Ahsley Testa-Burke
The Reedley Exponent
Published January 18, 2012

The Fresno Pacific University Board of Trustees has selected a candidate for the university presidency.

Pete Menjares, Ph.D., was approved by the board January 27 on recommendation of the presidential search committee. He currently serves as Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Academic Effectiveness at Biola University.

Ministry education with an Anabaptist and evangelical theme is going online through Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary. First classes planned for fall 2012.

Lynn Jost, seminary dean and vice president and dean of Fresno Pacific University, is directing the creation of a two-step online program. First will come eight courses students can take for 3 units of credit each, or audit them. (These courses will fulfill Mennonite Brethren denominational credentials for pastors.) Part two will consist of making these courses part of a 39-unit master of arts degree in ministry.

The FPU Marriage, Family and Children’s Counseling program is coming to Visalia in fall 2012—and the opportunities are wide open. “I’m excited,” said program director David Rose. “We’re going to do it well.”

“There has been a long history of demand for counseling the way we do it—Christ-centered—in the South Valley,” Rose said. Students from Visalia to Bakersfield already attend MFCC classes on the Fresno main campus, and the region has a shortage of mental health professionals.