Momentum

May 2026

President's Message

Momentum fits Fresno Pacific this spring. In math and physics, momentum = mass × velocity: movement with substance and direction.

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In This Issue

Kuppa Joy Comes to FPU

It was May of 2025, just three months before President Stephens made the announcement about Kuppa Joy coming to FPU.

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Where Opportunity Meets Calling

The Lilly Endowment grant ensures many more students like Saul will have the same opportunity in the future.

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Coming Full Circle

The ad that dropped into Mary's Instagram feed awakened a memory and offered an opportunity.

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Fresno Pacific University Receives $250,000 Gift From CalViva Health

CalViva Health has generously donated $250,000 to Fresno Pacific University to upgrade and expand the university's healthcare simulation facilities.

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Fresno Pacific University Receives $10 Million Grant from Lilly Endowment

Fresno Pacific University has received a grant of $9,998,251 from Lilly Endowment Inc.

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Fresno Pacific University Degree Programs Coming to West Hills College/Coalinga College–Firebaugh Center

Fresno Pacific University (FPU) and West Hills College/Coalinga College–Firebaugh Center are now recruiting students for an academic partnership.

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In Conversation with President Stephens

On March 18, 2026, Fresno Pacific University President André Stephens, Ph.D., sat down for a conversation with Pacific magazine.

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A Love Story Started at FPU

Read this Valentine's Day special about the FPU alumni love story of Mike and Connie Blesse.

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The Rise of Sunbird Volleyball

Sure, there is no "I" in "team." But there certainly is in "winner," "victory" and "champion."

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Pacific Magazine publishes twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall.

Vol. 39 No. 1 May 2026