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MXC: Impressive at UC Riverside Invite

9/27/2008

The Sunbirds had a strong performance at the UC Riverside Invitational with a 5th place finsih.

MXC: Place 2nd at Humboldt Invite

9/6/2008

Final results from the men's opening meet at Humboldt University...

Scholars Speak: Job sharing another way to look at work

9/1/2008

Career and family is a juggling act both women and men struggle with these days. One solution is for someone to gear down on the career track and work part time. Sounds good, but is there a sphere of part-time employment beyond the phrase: â€œWhat can I get started for you today?â€ Nicole Linder, director of annual giving and donor relations at Fresno Pacific University, is happy to report there is. She tells how employees and employers who are willing to give a little can get a lot through job sharing in this weekâ€™s Scholars Speak.

History made in NACDA Dir. Cup

6/16/2008

The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics has announced the final standings in the 2007-08 Directors Cup. Fresno Pacific University finished fourth, which marks the best finish in school history...

New Renderings for Visalia Campus

5/29/2008

New Renderings for Visalia Campus

5/29/2008

New Renderings for Visalia Campus

5/29/2008

Scholars Speak: The economic stimulus big give

4/16/2008

The federal government is giving away money! What should we do with it? President Bush and other leaders want us to spend the windfall on domestic goods and services. Call it an economic stimulus package or a tax rebateâ€”it is a tried and true method of jumpstarting the economy. Supporters hope this short-term boost will have long-term benefits. A few others call saving the money, or at least paying down debts, more responsible. Tim Neufeld, biblical and religious studies professor at Fresno Pacific University, offers a third suggestion so far unheard in the public discussion. Find out what this is in this weekâ€™s Scholars Speak.

Sunbird Golf Classic

4/10/2008

Sunbirds are set to host the 15th annual golf classic. Click to check out registration information...

Scholars Speak: Have you done a good math problem lately?

4/7/2008

Innumeracyâ€”itâ€™s a big word for a malady many of us picked up in elementary school: the sweating palms, the shaking knees, the lightheadedness that occurs when a teacher says, â€œPlease open your math books.â€ Sadly, these symptoms may remain throughout life, manifesting itself during budget meetings at work and tax time at home. Strangely, carriers of innumeracy often wear their illness as a badge of honor. Unfortunately, it can also be contagious, spreading down the generations. Dave Youngs, mathematics education professor at Fresno Pacific University , has a warning and a solution in this weekâ€™s Scholars Speak.

FPU News:: Ken Isaak Resigns

1/16/2008

An old familiar face...

MXC :: Madrigal finishes 63rd overall

11/17/2007

Fresno Pacific's Benny Madrigal wrapped the 2007 cross country season on a high note...

MXC :: Madrigal leads FPU at Woodward

11/3/2007

Benny Madrigal recorded a time of 25:28 over the hilly 8,000 meter course at...

Scholars Speak: Armenia, Turkey, genocide and...Freud

10/30/2007

If Sigmund Freud had the countries of Turkey and the United States on adjoining couches, what would he say about Armenia, admitting past mistakes, tough love and healing? That's what Jay Pope, Fresno Pacific University psychology professor, analyzesâ€”sort ofâ€”in this week's Scholars Speak.

Scholars Speak: Journalistic skepticism vs. blind belief

10/23/2007

Television, movies, books, the Internet, newspapers and radioâ€”each contains news, information and entertainment. Back when Lou Grant ran the newsroom, he made sure readers, listeners and viewers knew their real-life meat and vegetables from their fictional dessert. Today, has Fox Mulder taken over as editor?

That's what W. Marshall Johnston, Fresno Pacific University history professor, wonders in this week's Scholars Speak. Looks to him like journalists have lost their skepticism of the paranormal and ESP and voices from beyond aren't just for Halloween anymore.

MXC :: GSAC Championship - FPU 7th

10/20/2007

Junior distance specialist Benny Madrigal finished in third place to lead the Sunbirds...

Scholars Speak: Halloween history doesn't match the myth

10/15/2007

Halloween is coming. For some a time to dress up for a little good-natured extortion in quest of candy. For others a time to fight the forces of darkness. Some schools have Halloween parties, others have harvest festivals. But is Halloween, like a costumed kiddie, hiding something? And are the secrets of the night even what we think they are? Pamela Johnston, history and classics professor at Fresno Pacific University, looks at Halloween's backstory and comes up with some surprising answers in this week's spooky Scholars Speak.

Scholars Speak: School counselors in the age of accountability in education

10/9/2007

School counselors deal with students in a way no other educator does. In a job that's more than testing and filing results, counselors works with children and young people individually to see what makes them tick. At least, that's what school counselors do in a well-designed program that's supported by administrators.

In this week's Scholars Speak, Diane Talbot talks about what school counselors have to give in this age of educational accountability. Talbot is director of the Pupil Personnel Services Division in the Fresno Pacific School of Education, former school counselor and past president of several professional organizations.

MXC :: FPU third at Vanguard

10/6/2007

The Sunbirds had four runners across the line before the 26:30 mark and cruised to...

Scholars Speak: Can Christians support Buddhist monks?

10/1/2007

Buddhist monks are dying in Burma fighting for freedom and democracy. Should Christians care? Do the two groupsâ€”whose theologies so differâ€”have any common ground? Can the faithful of two religions talk without compromising their beliefs?

Tim Neufeld, contemporary Christian ministries professor at Fresno Pacific University, thinks so, and talks about it in this week's Scholars Speak.