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As elementaryand junior high schools across the nation are letting out for summer, motivatedstudents are already planning for the return to school. From July 19 to 24,海角视频鈥檚 PacificQuest program will provide an opportunity forthese eager students to experience college life at a special camp designed forthem and their gifted peers.PacificQuest (PQ)is a one-week residential summer experience where motivated students whocompleted grades 6, 7, or 8 in 2015 will live on-campus, learn from current PUCprofessors, and spend time with fellow high-achieving junior high students!Campers will explore college-level coursework and receive one hour of collegecredit for their work.Sylvia RasiGregorutti, chair of the department of modern languages, will teach the PQ coreclass this summer. In 鈥淟鈥檌taliano pertutti! A Taste of Italian Language & Culture鈥� students will learn aboutthe beauty of Italy鈥檚 language and culture and consider their ownethnolinguistic repertoire. PQ campers also have the opportunity to select anelective course, as well as participate in a myriad of recreation options withstudents who become friends that share a love for learning.To qualifyfor PacificQuest, students should have achievement test scores of at least 90 percentin language and math, great recommendations from teachers and principals, andgood grades. Enrollment is limited to the 24 most qualified...

海角视频 has selected the recipients of the 2015 prestigious Maxwell Scholarship. The scholarship rewards incoming freshmen for high academic achievement, a commitment to Christian service, and outstanding leadership experience with $15,000 in annually renewable funding鈥�$60,000 each over the course of four years at PUC. These students comprise the seventh group recognized by PUC鈥檚 Maxwell Scholar Program, which was established at PUC in 2009 to recognize the late Malcolm and Eileen Maxwell, former president and first lady of PUC. Applicants must meet GPA and test-score requirements, and the ranking of their applications is based on resumes, an essay, and letters of recommendation. For the 2015-2016 academic year, the Maxwell Scholar Program selected as their finalists Andrew Caster, Sam Delaware, JoAnn Johnson, Laurel Kwon and Morgan Rogers. Andrew Caster, a senior at Loma Linda Academy, is a well-rounded individual whose hard work is evident in all that he does. According to principal Robert Skoretz, Andrew 鈥渞epresents that quintessential blend of academic excellence, extracurricular breadth, service and leadership.鈥� Complimenting his outstanding academic record, he has served in multiple leadership roles, including campus ministries director and co-leader of the school鈥檚 daily worship team. A gifted and talented musician, Andrew is the principal...

The 海角视频 family lost a cherished student, devoted friend, and adventurous spirit this past weekend. Senior communication major Jayaram Notestine died in an automobile accident on Butts Canyon Road near Lake Berryessa Estates in Napa County around 10 p.m. Friday, May 22. Jayaram was one of two men in the vehicle. Ernest Crain, 54, of Angwin, also died in the crash. The accident remains under investigation by the Napa County Sheriff's Office. 鈥淛ayaram was a sweet, kind, friendly and thoughtful soul,鈥� says Michelle Rai, chair of the department of communication and Jayaram鈥檚 advisor. 鈥淗is smile could light up a room. He had an adventurous spirit and was an avid, extreme bike rider. He loved his family and friends and treasured growing up in Angwin where he could enjoy being out in nature.鈥� Jayaram was preparing to graduate this June with a B.S in Communication: Communication Studies emphasis. 鈥淗e was looking forward to starting a new chapter in his life and seeing where the Lord would lead him in his professional and personal life,鈥� says Rai. 鈥淲e are devastated by the tragic loss of our dear student Jayaram Notestine,鈥� says Lisa Bissell Paulson, vice president for student services. 鈥淗e...

Back by popular demand, musician and orator David Anthony Johnson returned to PUC鈥檚 Colloquy Speakers Series on April 30. Johnson, an alumnus of Oakwood University, has won multiple awards during his 30-year musical career, and has shared the stage with many names of note, including Rosa Parks, Johnnie Cochran, Maya Angelou, Take 6, Brian McKnight, Julian Bond, and others. Johnson鈥檚 Martin Luther King Jr. Remembrance Colloquy on January 8 featured his oration talent, imitating the style and manner of the eloquent equal rights activist. This time, however, Johnson spoke as himself, his speech entitled, 鈥淭he Greatest of These.鈥� After President Heather J. Knight introduced Johnson, he began by singing a song called 鈥淥rdinary People.鈥� Johnson then shared his story of when he was a probation corrections officer in San Bernardino County. Johnson explained that in this role, he didn鈥檛 want to come across as soft, so he tried to hide his Christian faith from the inmates and the rest of the officers. 鈥淚 tried to do everything that the world would do,鈥� he said, as he explained that his 鈥渢ough鈥� act was only a false front. Johnson said he realized his pride was not allowing him to minister to the...

As part of the biennial 海角视频 Heubach Lectureship series, Kendra Haloviak Valentine, Ph.D. will present a lecture entitled 鈥淕od on the Move: The First Gospel and the Advent Movement鈥� in Angwin on Saturday, May 30, at 4:00 p.m. Valentine is an associate professor of New Testament studies at the H.M.S. Richards Divinity School at La Sierra University in Riverside, California. She has published in journals, magazines, and books. Recent publications include 鈥淭he Book of Revelation鈥� in The Dictionary of Scripture and Ethics (2011), Signs to Life: Reading and Responding to John鈥檚 Gospel (2013, and Worlds at War, Nations in Song (2015). The lecture will take place in Paulin Hall Auditorium on the 海角视频 campus. Admission is free. For more information, please call the PUC office of public relations at (707) 965-6303....

海角视频鈥檚 alumni family numbers over 26,000 people,and each individual makes an important impact in their own community. Eachyear, Honored Alumni awards are given to graduates who demonstrate the best ofthis Pioneer Spirit. Though they finished their college experience in differentgenerations, each Honored Alumnus had something central in common: a passionfor answering God鈥檚 call to be a light in the world.On April 17 to 19, 2015, alumni and friends of Pacific UnionCollege gathered at 鈥淥ur College on the Mountain鈥� in Angwin, Calif., for aspecial and unique Homecoming Weekend recognizing the trails of service blazedby the many dedicated graduates of 海角视频. During a weekend fullof special events, eight individuals were recognized for their exemplaryservice with Honored Alumni and Honored Pioneer awards at a Friday eveningdinner in their honor.The 2015 Honored Pioneer recipient was Adu Worku, M.A.,M.S.L.S. Worku received the award, which is given to a non-graduate forexceptional service to the college, in recognition of his exceptionaldedication to the power and freedom of education. The director of libraryservices at PUC since 1985, Worku鈥檚 path to the Nelson Memorial Library beganin northwest Ethiopia, where his parents taught him an agrarian life. It took afreak accident to break the cycle of...

A group of 海角视频 students enrolled in the Film & Television program traveled to La Sierra University in Riverside, Calif., for the annual SONscreen Film Festival on April 2-4, 2015. Students stayed busy by attending workshops, viewing film screenings, and meeting talented students from other Adventist colleges and universities as well as industry professionals. At the awards ceremony that wrapped up the festival, PUC鈥檚 own Mark Soderblom won the Jury Selection Award for his film The Pilot. PUC represented the largest group attending the festival with a total of 30 students. The 2015 SONscreen not only had keynote lectures and film screenings, but a mini-movie challenge as well. The students had a strict two-hour time limit to shoot and edit a film in teams. Featured speakers included Rik Swartzswelder, director and costar of Old Fashioned, and Jason Sutterland, director of The Record Keeper. In addition to the lectures, the professionals also held Q&A sessions with the students. Winning the Jury Selection Award was an 鈥渆xciting moment for PUC,鈥� said Soderblom, a sophomore. Soderblom鈥檚 documentary, shot entirely on his iPhone, is a showcases his brother and fellow PUC student Bryan Soderblom. Like many other students, Bryan was unsure of...

During the 2015 tax season, students in PUC鈥檚 Individual Taxation class put their knowledge to practical use on a community service project. 22 PUC students went to the Up Valley Family Center in St. Helena to help people earning less than $53,000 prepare their tax returns. Because of this collaboration between the college and the Up Valley Family Centers, these students were able to not only put classroom theory into actual practice, but were also helping the community in a tangible way. Professor of Business Administration Rodney Hardcastle introduced the service-learning project to his Individual Taxation class last year, and the results warranted the program be revisited this year as well. 鈥淧UC has been very fortunate to be able to forge a partnership with the St. Helena and Calistoga Family Centers to provide the community with free tax preparation services,鈥� says Hardcastle. 鈥淭he Family Centers provide this fantastic service to low-income taxpayers while PUC students taking the Individual Income Tax course are fortunate to be able to gain real life experience with individual income tax preparation.鈥� From 2014 to 2015, the number of student participants nearly doubled. The students participated in a program called Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)鈥攁 free...

Junior Laura Helms, Senior Daniel Moore, and Senior Carlo P茅an presented original work to the international Sigma Tau Delta conference March 18-21. The group travelled to the conference in Albuquerque New Mexico with Professor of English Maria Rankin-Brown. The three English majors submitted papers to the English honors society earlier in the school year. About 30 to 40 percent of the total submissions were accepted to the student conference, during which process each piece underwent review by several experienced readers, usually college professors. Those whose work was accepted to the conference then had the option to travel to the international convention to present the piece in front of a specialized panel. Rankin-Brown mentioned that in the eight years she鈥檚 been at PUC, no one from PUC has attended the conference. This year, the PUC delegates represented not only the college, but also Sigma Tau Delta鈥檚 Western region, as the West Coast had the fewest attendees to this year鈥檚 conference. In addition to the students鈥� presentations, the PUC representatives were recognized at the conference award ceremony and received a commemorative plaque congratulating the PUC Alpha Delta Delta chapter for its 20-year anniversary. Rankin-Brown was one of the founding officers of the...

Stanley G. Payne is a respected historian, prolific author, and one of the leading authorities on the study of modern Spain and European fascism. On April 21, Payne will give a lecture as the Walter C. Utt Visiting Scholar. The free public lecture in Scales Chapel, entitled 鈥淪ecular Religion and Millennialism in the Modern Age,鈥� will be held at 7:30 p.m. Everybody has heard of politicized religion, which might show up in mild forms, such as the 鈥渟ocial gospel鈥� and the 鈥渞eligious right,鈥� or in more virulent forms, including Muslim terrorist movements. But what about the opposite鈥斺�渞eligionized鈥� politics? Payne will be examining those political movements that 鈥渢ranspose millennial longings to seek to create a kind of utopia on earth.鈥� Payne graduated from 海角视频 in 1955 with a degree in history; inspired by PUC Professor Walter C. Utt, Ph.D., Payne pursued the life of an academic, taking his master鈥檚 at Claremont University. After receiving his doctorate at Columbia University, Payne shared his considerable knowledge as a lecturer and professor at multiple universities, including Columbia, Hunter, UCLA, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he retired as Professor Emeritus in 2005. Payne has written over 20 books, as well as many...