Churches are the setting for two concerts by Fresno Pacific University ensembles.

The university Concert Choir will perform at 6 p.m. Sunday, October 28, in Campus Baptist Church, 4710 N. Maple, Fresno. The Pacific Chamber Singers and Musica Pacifica Baroque Orchestra will appear in St. Anne’s Chapel, 1550 N. Fresno at 8 p.m. Tuesday, October 30. Both events are free.     

A pair of student soloists will be featured October 28: Tiffany Weller, a freshman from Bakersfield, will play flute, while Robin Schwamb, a junior music major from Selma, will sing.

A work by a Fresno Pacific University faculty member will be presented on KVPR Valley Public Radio.

“Sonata for Flute and Piano,” composed by Larry Warkentin and performed by Warkentin and Janette Erickson will air at 10 p.m. October 30. Erickson is university faculty and principal flutist with the Fresno Philharmonic. Warkentin is an award-winning composer who has served FPU since 1966.

Fun and inspiration share the stage at the next concert by Pacific Brass and Flautas Pacifica concert at Fresno Pacific University.

The performance begins at 8 p.m. Wednesday, October 24 in the McDonald Hall Atrium on the university campus. Admission is free.

A look at the shared roots of Islam, Christianity and Judaism was one highlight of Stop the Hate Week October 1-5 at Fresno Pacific University.

The nation’s first program to prepare teachers to work in schools where students learn in two languages will be based at Fresno Pacific University.

Enrollment at Fresno Pacific University reached a milestone this fall, as the traditional undergraduate program grew to more than 900 students.

“This is a more than 50 percent increase in the last four years,” said Stephen Varvis, dean of the college. “We are going to celebrate.”

A classic story told in a cozy setting—that’s what’s in store at the Fresno Pacific University Candlelight Concert.

The event begins at 7 p.m. October 5 in Ashley Auditorium on the campus. Seated at tables cabaret style, guests may sip beverages and sup on desserts, including Napoleons, as they hear performances by music faculty Deborah Sauer-Ferrand, Roy Klassen, Arlene Steffen and Larry Warkentin.

Prayer, drama and conversation will be among the ways the Fresno Pacific University community participates in “Stop the Hate—Build a Culture of Peace” October 1-5.

Local efforts are being organized by a campus committee headed by Donna Callahan, social work faculty. “Stop the Hate” began at California State University, Fresno, in 1997 after the racially motivated assault of a CSUF student.

Scheduled events include:

Monday

The volleyball match between Fresno Pacific University and California Baptist University, scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Saturday, September 15, has been postponed.

In accordance with President George W. Bush's declaration that Friday, September 14, 2001, be a national day of prayer and remembrance, students, faculty and staff at Fresno Pacific University took part in a short ceremony at 7:30 a.m. around the flagpole in front of the campus Special Events Center.

The agenda includes:

Trumpet solo

          Raise U.S. flag to top of center flag pole

Welcome– President Harold Haak

          Why we’re here

          Acknowledge Peter Klassen, FPU board chair