A variety of events kept the summer busy on Fresno Pacific’s main campus. From athletic camps to music camps and educational workshops, there was something for everyone. 

President Pete Menjares brought a message of hope in his first President’s Convocation.

“This university has gone through significant changes in the past five to seven years,” Menjares told a full house of students, faculty and staff August 29 in the Special Events Center on the main campus. The name of his presentation, and the theme for the academic year, is “Abounding in Hope in Times of Change.”

A pair of projects should make for a merry Christmas season at Fresno Pacific University.

Work is set to begin in September on a Commuter Lounge and a Fitness Center on the main campus, 1717 S. Chestnut Ave., Fresno. The facilities are to open in December.

Fitness Center

FPU President Pete Menjares and his wife, Virginia, met some of the neighbors at an event sponsored by City Councilman Sal Quintero.

FPU athletics invited local media for an Athletics Media Luncheon. Newspaper, radio and television reporters came to meet with staff and students, and to get an update on what the 2012-2013 school year has in store for our athletes. Announcements included FPU’s second year in the NCAA, new employees and changes to the website: fpuathletics.com

Ted and Joyce Smith continue their life of faith by giving their home to Fresno Pacific University.
 

For the second year, the Fresno Pacific men’s soccer team led a camp with the Fig Garden Youth Soccer League at Forkner Elementary. Each night for two hours from August 7-9 Sunbird players taught students valuable skills that will help them and their teams in seasons to come. 

Fresno Pacific hosted the annual Girl’s Basketball Camp August 7-9, with grades 4-8 meeting in the morning and high school students in the afternoon. Campers learned fundamental skills as well as the importance of being in a team and the value of their teammates. To find out more about summer camps, check out: fresno.edu/summercamps

The College Language and Academic Success Strategies (CLASS) at Fresno Pacific offers incoming freshman a way to prepare themselves for the exciting world of a college campus. This three-week course, held from July 30 - August 17, prepares students to better take notes, use textbooks, study for tests and understand common collegiate terminology. To find more information, check out the website at: fresno.edu/asc/class

Learning to speak—and teach—a biblical language just as modern languages are learned and taught was the goal of the second annual Fluency Workshop for Instructors of Koine Greek.