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It is an exciting time for Floyd Hayes, professor of biology, as he takes a leading role in a new project to protect nesting grebes, some of northern California鈥檚 most elegant fresh water birds. 鈥淚'm really excited about the project because I'll be able to spend a lot of time out on Clear Lake getting intimately familiar with these elegant birds,鈥� says Hayes. 鈥淸They] have some of the most spectacular courtship displays in the avian world.鈥� Hayes will be responsible for managing $50,800 from a grant from the National Wildlife Federation to monitor and conduct conservation efforts toward breeding grebes at Clear Lake鈥擟alifornia鈥檚 largest freshwater lake, about two hours鈥� drive from PUC. He and his collaborators will conduct weekly surveys during the nesting season to locate grebes and measure their reproductive success. A few selected PUC students who are aspiring field biologists will have the unique opportunity to assist Hayes in his research. The team will also post buoys and barriers to break up waves in the vicinity of colonies and reach out to local stakeholders through presentations and distribution of printed materials, which will inform locals of the hazardous impact of boat wakes and recreational fishing on grebes鈥� floating...

For PUC English professor John McDowell, the long days of summer began in the cool of 4:15 am, local Jordan time. From June 23-July 28, he participated in the Madaba Plains Project at Tall al 鈥楿mayri, an archaeological dig sponsored jointly by several Seventh-day Adventist colleges and universities. Thanks to a 2010 Herber Grant, McDowell was able to serve as this season鈥檚 lead photographer, post online weekly updates, and write articles of creative and human interest. Why might an English professor receive a grant to work as an archaeologist? 鈥淚 know archaeology is a long way from English,鈥� McDowell says, 鈥渂ut there are artificial divisions. Archaeology is trying to write a story about a past. It鈥檚 connected to not only the biblical past, but also our own past. You try to get the story right, as much as possible鈥� it鈥檚 fragmentary, you have to put it together.鈥� In the field, sewing the narrative together requires an early start to the day鈥檚 labors, due to the scorching dry heat of Jordan. Dig participants sift strata in five-meter-by-five-meter squares鈥攆ive centimeters at a time. However, before beginning the next level, a top plan must be drawn and numerous measurements taken. After all, once...

This fall quarter, incoming freshmen will enroll at 海角视频 with a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and new schedules. Yet they will still share at least one thing鈥攁ll will have received and read sustainability activist Annie Leonard鈥檚 book, The Story of Stuff: How Our Obsession with Stuff Is Trashing the Planet, Our Communities, and Our Health鈥攁nd a Vision for Change. This jumpstart for college is part of PUC Reads, a new program designed to engage the campus in shared discussion of critical issues. Every spring quarter, PUC Reads will invite PUC faculty, staff, and students鈥攊ncluding incoming freshmen鈥攖o read a chosen book (this year, The Story of Stuff) over the summer (incoming freshmen will be mailed a copy in advance). Throughout the following school year, the book will be featured as part of the ENGL 101 and COMM 105 curricula, as well as integrated where appropriate into other classes, especially freshmen-level courses. All are encouraged to participate in discussion groups and find ways to connect with others, in order to develop a 鈥渓earning community.鈥� The year鈥檚 emphasis will culminate in a spring colloquy meeting featuring the author or another speaker connected with the book of the year. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a lot...

The Huffington Post this week joined the parade of Internet commentators that have recognized 海角视频 for excellence in website design. In a brief article on the problems with most higher education websites, Huffington Post writer Randall Munroe singles out puc.edu as one of 25 school sites getting it right. The list of 25 outstanding school websites is from an earlier article posted on EduDemic.com, a website devoted to digital media in higher education, and is the latest such ranking for puc.edu. Earlier commendations come from vandelaydesign.com, an online web design resource; educheckup.com, a video blog about educational websites that devoted an entire episode to puc.edu and gave it an A rating; and eduStyle.net, a site for campus web designers. Launched in its current form in July 2008, PUC's website was produced and is maintained entirely in-house as a cooperative effort by the college's public relations staff. ...

Academically outstanding 7th-9th-graders got their first taste of college life July 25-30 at PUC鈥檚 PacificQuest, an annual program designed to expose middle school students to college-level coursework and encourage them to aspire to higher education. Students participated in two courses, a core class and an elective. This year鈥檚 core class was Telling Tales, which abandoned written documents to explore history through oral tales, photographs and artistic images, and everyday objects. Students also chose between Pushing Boundaries, an art course that explored non-traditional techniques using graphite, ink brush, charcoal and pastel, and Chemistry, in which students learned a fun way to understand the periodic table and engaged in lab experiments. Both electives challenged students. The goal of Pushing Boundaries was to inspire visual creativity. This was accomplished through unusual activities, such as drawing standing up with ink brushes attached to the end of long sticks and paper on the floor, copying an image that begins blurry and becomes progressively clearer, and drawing expressive lines. Deangela Samonte a ninth-grader from San Francisco Adventist School, recalls drawing expressive lines with her feet. 鈥淚t鈥檚 not as easy as it looks,鈥� she says. Instructor Thomas Morphis, a fine art professor at PUC, comments, 鈥淸The students]...

PUC prep alumna Brittany Brown has been named the new Pioneers women鈥檚 volleyball coach at 海角视频. 鈥淚t is exciting to invite Brittany Brown back home,鈥� says Pioneers athletic director Robert Castillo. 鈥淪he will bring a wealth of knowledge and experience, giving our program some much needed stability, not to mention her energy and focus, needed to return our program back where it belongs.鈥� Born and raised in the Napa Valley, Brown has spent the last five years involved volleyball in Southern California. She is looking forward to returning to the familiar surroundings of her home community and the gym where she carries many fond memories. She is excited about the future of PUC volleyball and has lots of experience to bring from her time down south. As a player, Brown played collegiate volleyball at Azusa Pacific University, an NAIA school outside of Los Angeles, as a starting outside hitter and libero. While at APU her team attended and competed twice in the NAIA national tournament. She was named the NAIA player of the week her freshman year in 2005, and also went on to set the current record for digs in a single season with 524. Before college...

It is summertime at 海角视频 once again. The hustle and bustle of the regular school year has died down as many students have left to study abroad, visit family at home, work at summer camps and gain valuable experience through internships. Although much of the PUC family has dispersed, the school has a wide variety of academic goings on every summer鈥攆rom very unique learning opportunities to general and continued education courses. The flexibility of the summer schedule allows for a number of exciting classes that would not be possible to hold during the year. Many of these are among students鈥� most memorable educational experiences. 鈥淎shland is the perfect atmosphere to fall in love with Shakespeare,鈥� says English professor Cynthia Westerbeck. That is why she is excited to take her Shakespeare in Performance class to Ashland, Oregon to enjoy three days of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. This year鈥檚 class will watch 鈥淭welfth Night,鈥� 鈥淗amlet,鈥� Part I of 鈥淗enry IV,鈥� and 鈥淭hrone of Blood鈥� (a Japanese adaptation of 鈥淢acbeth鈥�). PUC held a two-week painting class at its Albion Field Station, a perfect location for artistic inspiration. Fine arts and graphic design major Amador Jaojoco comments that 鈥淎 painting a day...

When 海角视频 alumna Patricia Thio began work on two particular documentary episodes for a TV program, she knew the stories were powerful鈥攂ut she didn鈥檛 know the national and international recognition they鈥檇 bring. But lights, cameras, and congratulations rewarded Thio at this year鈥檚 Emmy Awards ceremony in San Diego, California. There, the Associate Director of PR Video Production at Loma Linda University won awards for two episodes she produced for the university鈥檚 documentary-style show, 鈥淟oma Linda 360潞.鈥� The episode 鈥淎rmed for the Challenge鈥� won in the documentary-cultural category, while 鈥淧ossAbilities鈥� was honored in the human-interest section. Thio adds the 鈥渨inged woman鈥� to a collection of other honors for 鈥淎rmed for the Challenge,鈥� including Best of Show from the Public Relations Society of America, Inland chapter, and six international film festival awards. Under Thio鈥檚 direction, 鈥淎rmed for the Challenge鈥� tells the story of Willie Stewart, an athlete whose loss of an arm has not stopped his athletic ambitions: He is training for the physically challenged triathlon USA championships. In addition, he also directs the PossAbilities outreach program at Loma Linda University Medical Center East Campus. This program offers community and activities for individuals with permanent physical injuries. In Thio's episode...

More attention has been given recently to the post-war lives of American soldiers, ranging from hit movies to efforts to educate troops and the general public about post traumatic stress. As this attention makes clear, the transition from army-man to the normal life is one that is not simple to execute. 鈥淚t鈥檚 extremely frustrating to go from the battlefield to a civilian environment,鈥� says Iraq veteran Adrian Avila. 鈥淭he adjustment is really painful sometimes.鈥� Unbeknownst to most, this is a transition that a number of students have had to face at 海角视频 when they return to studies after military service. Avila, a senior at PUC, saw the need to help students like himself adjust, and he collaborated with social work professor Fiona Bullock start the PUC Veterans Club 鈥渢o serve veterans鈥� needs on campus and in our community.鈥� Bullock is an '83 PUC grad who started about two years ago working as a post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) counselor at the Veterans Center in Sacramento, so she was already familiar with the re-assimilation challenges facing veterans 鈥� and very sympathetic to their experience and the complications they face at college. Bullock and Avila set out to address those...

During the 2010 General Conference World Session in Atlanta Georgia, the Hope Channel featured 海角视频 President Heather Knight and PUC Outreach Chaplain Norman Knight on a special edition of 鈥淲orld of Hope.鈥� The episode, taped on July 2 in front of a live studio audience in the World Session exhibit hall, focused on Knight鈥檚 appointment as PUC鈥檚 first female and black president and the couple鈥檚 ability to balance a high profile careers and family. Show host Kandus Thorp started the interview by asking how Heather manages such a hectic life as an administrator, pastor鈥檚 wife, and a mother of a large blended family. 鈥淲ell, one thing I do believe is that when God calls on you to do something, he also empowers you and equips you to get the work done,鈥� said Heather, who has worked in education for more than twenty years. Heather also stated that most important is to 鈥渟tart each day with prayer and you really have to ask God for wisdom.鈥� The couple, who married in 2003, also shared how they raised eight children鈥攁ll of whom are college graduates or completing their college degrees鈥攂y building a corporation of sorts with their family. 鈥淲e put...