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Prolific author of academic articles. Honors program faculty member. Amnesty International faculty sponsor. Campus philosopher. Ninja warrior. Community cat whisperer. These are just a few of the descriptions of Dr. Peter Katz that were shared when he was named the 2018 Educator of the Year. During the annual colloquy program at 海角视频 on Thursday, April 5th, students, faculty, staff, and administration celebrated with Katz as he was recognized with the award for the first time. An 2010 alumnus of the college with degrees in English literature, European history, and music, Katz has taught at PUC since 2015 and currently serves as assistant professor of English.Each year, the Educator of the Year award is selected by student vote. The recipient鈥檚 identity is a closely-guarded secret only known by a small, select group of people before joining an impressive list of past winners whom have all left an incredible mark on PUC and the lives of countless students.鈥淚 love seeing the students choose a new, young faculty member like Peter as their Educator of the Year,鈥� says PUC academic dean and vice president for academic administration Dr. Nancy Lecourt. 鈥淗e is challenging them to work hard and think in new...

鈥淧icture the scene,鈥� says Asher Raboy, resident artist in the department of music at 海角视频. 鈥淛esus stands on a mountainside, facing an audience used to an Old Testament God of vengeance. It鈥檚 the middle of the Roman occupation. It鈥檚 a world of vengeance. And the first word Jesus speaks as he begins that sermon on the mount is not 鈥榮mite,鈥� it鈥檚 鈥榖lessed.鈥� The world is changed overnight.鈥漅aboy is explaining the reason behind his choice of setting for his latest composition, The Beatitudes. The 40-minute cantata based on Matthew 5 was written for choir, orchestra, and three soloists, and will have its debut during PUC鈥檚 Homecoming Weekend in honor of Paulin Hall鈥檚 50th anniversary.鈥淢ost people, when they set the beatitudes, use peaceful, quiet music,鈥� Raboy continues. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 not the message I wanted to give. The first time the word 鈥榖lessed鈥� comes into the piece, it is a very harsh chord. Loud, and clanging. It鈥檚 a representation of how discordant it was to hear that word.鈥漃rimarily a pianist, Raboy began his love affair with music at the age of five, when his sister began taking lessons. His father was the son of immigrants who believed to be American, you had...

On Thursday, March 15, the PUC Church sanctuary was filled with the sounds of energy and excitement as the Class of 2018 was celebrated during Senior Recognition Colloquy.After the processional, Dr. Bob Cushman, the college鈥檚 president, offered his congratulations to the senior class, acknowledging their accomplishments during their time at PUC, and also extended a warm welcome to the rest of the congregation.Dr. Kent Davis, chair of the department of chemistry, gave the morning鈥檚 Scripture reading of 1st Corinthians 12:31, followed by a formal introduction of the Class of 2018 by Dr. Nancy Lecourt, academic dean and vice president for academic administration. As she shared statistics regarding the class, audience members cheered for their respective departments that were represented. Of the 265 soon-to-be graduates, 95 will earn associate degrees while 184 will receive bachelor鈥檚 degrees. The top five programs are comprised of biology (17), communication (19), health sciences (21), business (29), and nursing (108). Approximately one-third of the class is receiving a degree cum laude, magna cum laude, or summa cum laude. The class hails from 17 different states and six countries from around the world, with the youngest being just 19-years-old while the oldest is 53-years-old. Dr. Lecourt praised...

Last school year, 海角视频 English and pre-med major Laurel Kwon and fellow honors student Jeff Richards worked together on a project. They visited Foothills Elementary School just a few minutes from campus and demonstrated some chemistry experiments.鈥淭he kids loved it!鈥� Laurel recalls with a grin. 鈥淪o, I got to thinking, why not make this a regular thing to get kids excited about seeing what we were going to do next?鈥漈hat summer, Laurel shared her idea with her friend, John Jung, a biology major. He liked the idea, and at that moment, SPARK was born.SPARK, or Science Presentations And Research for Kids, is a program that connects PUC students with local elementary, middle, and high school students under the umbrella of science. The idea is to send small groups of PUC students into schools to give age-appropriate demonstrations and explanations of various aspects of science. SPARK is supported and sponsored by professor Aimee Wyrick, chair of the department of biology, and Dr. Kent Davis, chair of the department of chemistry, who help the students coordinate with local schools and oversee the demonstrations provided.鈥淲e want to create opportunities for children to not only learn about science, but also learn to...

鈥淭he heavens are yours, and yours also the earth; you founded the world and all that is in it鈥� (Psalms 89:11). This scripture is the driving concept behind the annual Math Science Workshop invitational for high school students at 海角视频. Its driving force? Faculty who look to God as the Creator and the source of all true knowledge. The 2018 Math & Science Workshop took place Sunday, Feb. 25.鈥淲e work hard to make this program interesting and fun,鈥� says professor Aimee Wyrick, chair of the department of biology and coordinator of the workshop, 鈥渂ut our real goal is to make it intellectually stimulating. We want the students to leave here with an enriched understanding of math and science.鈥� The workshop has been taking place for over 50 years, but has recently been overhauled based on feedback from teachers and students. Events and activities are geared toward high school seniors interested in math and science, and gives them an opportunity to experience their interests at a college level.鈥淭his is a time when our seniors need more information about what college is like and how they are to succeed in that environment,鈥� says Bob Nobuhara, biological and natural sciences teacher...

On Feb. 21, over 60 students from several high schools and academies will gather on the campus of 海角视频 for the 2018 band festival. Three days of intense rehearsal will culminate in a concert on Saturday, Feb. 24, at 8 p.m., at the Paulin Hall auditorium.Selections for the concert include 鈥淪infonia VI鈥� by Timothy Broege, 鈥淒own in the River鈥� by Jay Bocook, and 鈥淭hree Ayres from Gloucester鈥� by Hugh Stuart, among others.鈥淥ver the years, we have alternated between me and guest artists conducting the festival,鈥� says Asher Raboy, PUC wind symphony director and event coordinator. 鈥淚 was looking for talented composers and conductors who were also showing up to conduct festivals and workshops. I found Rodney Dorsey.鈥滵orsey, associate professor of conducting and director of bands and the Oregon wind ensemble at the University of Oregon, will be conducting this year鈥檚 band festival at PUC.鈥淗e really knows his way around band music, band instruments, and band repertoire,鈥� Raboy says. 鈥淗e鈥檚 worked with musicians of all ages, and he鈥檚 a nice guy, too.鈥漅aboy has been teaching at PUC for over a decade, and he continues to enjoy these festivals and the students who attend them.鈥淚鈥檝e done a lot of festivals...

What happens when you combine 13 teacher candidates, a room full of potential employers, and food? Jobs happen, that鈥檚 what. On Feb. 5-6, seniors in the department of education at 海角视频 were given the opportunity to dine and visit with both Adventist conference and public school education superintendents and principals from across Northern California and the Pacific Northwest. It was the annual Education Days at PUC, which has been taking place for over a dozen years, and by all accounts it was a smashing success.鈥淲e do everything possible to get these students jobs when they graduate,鈥� says Debra Murphy, field services and TPA coordinator for the department. 鈥淧ersonal contact is so important. These days employers aren鈥檛 just looking at credentials; they鈥檙e also looking at personality to determine how well a potential employee will fit into the culture of the environment in which they鈥檒l be working.鈥漈he event began with a Dr. Seuss-themed dinner on Monday evening, with seating assigned based on students鈥� interest in particular geographic locations, so they can visit with representatives from their desired area. Students greet and seat the principals and superintendents, so from the very beginning of the event they have a chance for one-on-one...

鈥淭he hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in times of moral crisis, remain silent.鈥漈his quote by former president John F. Kennedy is how 海角视频 president Bob Cushman opened colloquy on Thursday, Feb. 1. This civil rights-focused assembly featured speaker Terrence Roberts, one of the Little Rock Nine.The Little Rock Nine was a group of nine courageous teenagers who, in 1957, were the first black students to attend classes at previously all-white Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas. This move involved armed guards, first to keep the students out by order of the governor, then to escort them safely inside by order of President Eisenhower. Their courage and the courage of their parents left a legacy of determination and standing for what鈥檚 right.Last week, Roberts spoke in the PUC Church on 鈥淭he Fierce Urgency of Now.鈥濃�淚t came to my awareness as a young person that tremendous effort was required by those around me to keep the truth at bay,鈥� Roberts said in his presentation. 鈥淎fter school, I鈥檇 say my day was fine and my parents would say they had a good day. We all knew we were all lying, but we had to keep the...

For its annual winter revival week of prayer, 海角视频 welcomed Pastor Michael B. Kelly II to the pulpit, January 22-26. Meetings were held each evening, with a special Colloquy service on Thursday morning, January 25. His powerful words and message brought a blessing to all who attended the meetings and resonated with faculty, staff, and students alike.For the last several years, Pastor Kelly has served as the senior pastor at Mt. Rubidoux Seventh-day Adventist Church in Riverside, Calif. Previously, he served as senior pastor for several churches in Colorado, and in Lincoln, Neb., where he also taught a Christian Ethics course at Union College. His ministry has taken him throughout the United States and around the globe, including giving a seminar in the Philippines that resulted in 120 baptisms, and leading in several weeks of spiritual emphasis in England and Kenya. Pastor Kelly graduated from Columbia Union College with a degree in theology in 2001 and completed his master of divinity degree from Andrews University Theological Seminary in 2003, where he also served as chaplain for the Black Seminary Student Association.鈥淚t鈥檚 nice to have extra time during the week to take a break and worship together as a...

Meet Christy Mantz, instructor of social work and service-learning coordinator at PUC, for this week鈥檚 #FacultyFriday. Ms. Mantz has taught full-time at PUC since 2016, after teaching at the college during the 2009-2010 school year. Previously, for several years she worked as a senior probation officer for Napa County, after working as a deputy probation officer and probation assistant.A resident of Napa County for nearly 14 years, Ms. Mantz has worked with a wide variety of non-profit and community based organizations, and continues to collaborate with local programs to manage PUC鈥檚 service-learning program. Always interested in work with youth and families, she has worked collaboratively with school officials, drug court programs, child welfare, foster families, substance abuse treatment centers, and a variety of residential treatment facilities across Northern and Central California.Name: Christy Mantz Title: Instructor of social work Email: cmantz@puc.edu Faculty since: July 1, 2016Classes taught:Intro to Social Work, History and Philosophy of Social Welfare Institutions, Human Behavior in the Social Environment, and Social Welfare Policy. I also coordinate the service-learning program at PUC, so I develop relationships with community agencies in Napa and Lake counties, and support faculty as they incorporate student projects with these agencies into their syllabi.Education:...