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Help FPU Go for the Gold

February 18, 2026

By Michael Hammond

The Winter Olympics may be underway in Italy, but FPU is aiming for a different kind of gold.

The Best of Central California contest is happening now, and your vote make a difference.

Last year, FPU proudly earned gold in the Education: College/University category. This year, 16 Valley colleges and universities are competing for the top spot.

You can help FPU defend its title by voting once per day until voting closes on March 6 at 5:00 p.m. 

Simply visit fresno.edu/vote to cast your ballot. Find FPU under the “Education” tab, in the “College/University” subcategory.

Let’s bring home the gold again!

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Michael Hammond

Director of Content Strategy and Media Relations

Michael Hammond is the director of content strategy and media relations at Fresno Pacific University. Prior to working at FPU, he had a 19 year long career in church ministry. Michael got engaged to his high school sweetheart atop a castle in Germany, has three kids (whose names also all start with an M) and is on a lifelong quest to develop an encyclopedic knowledge of The Office.

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