A member of the Fresno Pacific University staff is part of a statewide program to create leaders and promote social justice and equity in higher education.

Silvia Rojas Arrendondo is a founding board member of the Educational Leadership Institute, sponsored by The James Irvine Foundation. Young professionals from public schools and agencies as well as public and private colleges and universities throughout California were nominated for the group.

Helping people manage choices, skills and gifts in ways that integrate Christian faith with financial responsibility is the goal of an educational and spiritual program coming to Fresno Pacific University March 23.

Stewardship University, sponsored by Mennonite Mutual Aid, offers four-hour seminars on key stewardship topics:

In deciding to honor educators, Fresno Compact honored Fresno Pacific University President Harold Haak.

The creation of the Harold Haak Business Partnership Educator of the Year Award was announced March 6 during Fresno Compact’s Business-Education Shareholder’s Luncheon. The prize will be given each year to an educator with an outstanding track record of building partnerships between business and education.

See a step toward solving the teacher shortage and talk to school administrators, the teachers of tomorrow and those who educate the educators as Fresno Pacific University hosts its annual Education Job Fair March 14 in the campus Special Events Center. Interviews will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and about 40 school districts are expected to send representatives to interview approximately 100 FPU graduates.

Lions and Christians and Fresno Pacific University—Oh my!

Androcles and the Lion is the spring mainstage production at FPU. Performances will be at 8 p.m. March 21-23 and at 2:30 p.m. March 24 in Ashley Auditorium on the university campus. Admission is $6 for general audiences, $3 for FPU students, faculty and staff and $3 for other students and those over 65.

You could say James Barnes carries quite a torch for the Olympics.

The Fresno Pacific University alumnus was among the torchbearers for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was also a bearer for the 1984 games in Los Angeles.

Peggy Avakian has been appointed director of the graduate leadership program at Fresno Pacific University.

Area students will attempt to help fight hunger and poverty around the world through an event hosted locally by Fresno Pacific University and World Vision.

One of the pillars of the Fresno Pacific University faculty will be celebrated in “A Concert of Premieres.”

The music begins at 3 p.m. Sunday, February 24, in First Congregational Church, 2131 N. Van Ness, at the corner of Van Ness and Yale, Fresno. For more information, call the Music Office at 559-453-2267.

Larry Warkentin will be the guest of honor. Warkentin retires this spring after 40 years of service to the university, its students, the church and the community as a musician, composer and teacher. Admission is free and a reception will follow.

A new approach to teaching music will be explored at Fresno Pacific University.

Rebecca Payne Shockley will describe her method, known as “mapping,” during a seminar hosted by the FPU music department. The event begins at 1 p.m. Saturday, February 2, in room 108 of Marpeck Center on the university campus. Admission is free.