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鈥淭his is our Christmas.鈥漈hat鈥檚 how Rajeev Sigamoney characterized this year鈥檚 extraordinary 18th Diogenes Film Festival that brought 海角视频鈥檚 visual art students, past and present, together to celebrate their achievements. Due to the COVID-19, the annual festival was canceled in 2020 and 2021. Sigamoney, professor of film and chair of the Visual Arts department, said he and his colleagues felt it was important to include the students whose projects had been delayed by the pandemic. This year鈥檚 festival featured films from three years -- more than 35 showcased over two days. The Student Showcase took place on Sunday evening, May 22, in PUC鈥檚 Dauphinee Chapel. Underclassmen projects were viewed by an audience of nearly 120 in two 90-minute blocks followed by an awards ceremony. A panel of judges made up of PUC alumni named Fabiola Ixcot the Filmmaker of the Future for her exceptional work in 鈥淔ading.鈥� Filmgoers voted via text message during the event to pick the Audience Choice Award. Josue Hilario and his film 鈥淪anity鈥� won as well as Ysabelle Labaco and Atlas Snarr for 鈥淯nconditional.鈥漃art two of this year鈥檚 film festival, Senior Showcase, was celebrated Sunday, May 29, and featured eight senior thesis films. 鈥淪t. Helena...

Balancing being a full-time student and athlete can be challenging. In addition to classes and coursework, student athletes also train, attend practice and travel to events both in and out of state. At 海角视频 student athletes participate in basketball, volleyball, soccer and cross-country.A record number of 75 PUC Pioneer athletes were named as recipients of the Scholar Athlete Recognition Program at an annual sports banquet on May 15. These honorees were chosen from across the four different men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 varsity sports teams. Thirty-nine Scholar Athletes had a GPA of 3.0 or higher while 36 Distinguished Scholar Athlete recipients achieved a GPA of 3.5 or above. Tyler Wilensky was named as the Presidential Scholar Athlete of the Year. The men鈥檚 cross-country runner had the best academic record among the Pioneer athletes this year as the athlete with the highest cumulative GPA.. As the winner, Wilensky was awarded a $1,000 scholarship. 鈥淲e have seen an overall increase of awards -- over 15% from last year to this year,鈥� said PUC Athletic Director, J.R. Rogers, 鈥渨ith over 70% of athletes receiving recognition.鈥漁n Thursday June 2, these distinguished athletes were also acknowledged at the Student Awards Celebration in the PUC church.View...

The PUC family stands in unity with the town of Buffalo and the victims of the heinous act of terror. Our hearts and prayers are with the 10 people who lost their lives and those traumatized by the horrific act. These acts of hatred and violence is antithesis to the love of Christ. We are called to attest to each other鈥檚 humanity and live the fruits of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22-23. If there is anyone in our PUC community who is feeling overwhelmed by the recent grievous acts of violence, therapists at the Wellness Center are available to support you. ...

It was the first time in 海角视频鈥檚 history that a nursing faculty member received this prestigious award. At a special colloquy on May 19, Assistant Professor of Nursing, Serah Choi was honored as the college鈥檚 2022 Educator of the Year. Academic Dean Milbert Mariano, presented Choi with a framed certificate, a green superhero cape and lightsaber, which have become time-honored traditions. Choi鈥檚 husband and PUC鈥檚 Aviation Program Director, Keunsong 鈥淐hris鈥� Cho, paid tribute with a slideshow documenting her life and journey to achieving her dream job as a college nursing professor. As a young girl in Kwangju, Korea, Choi revered her father, a biology professor. She enjoyed watching him teach and going with his class on field trips.Choi excelled in academics. In 1998 she came to the United States to study at Monterey Bay Academy. Choi earned her bachelor鈥檚 degree in nursing at 海角视频 in 2008. After working as a nurse at Adventist Health St. Helena, she completed her Master of Science in Nursing at Loma Linda University in 2013. Finally, Choi鈥檚 childhood dream became a reality when she returned to PUC, this time as a professor in the school of nursing. Dr. Sara Kakazu, PUC鈥檚...

Adapted from the cover article of the March 18 Campus ChroniclePUC鈥檚 student newspaper won second place in its division of the College Media Association Conference Apple Awards in New York City this March.The Chronicle鈥檚 editor-in-chief, Lauren VandenHoven, assistant editor, Madison Brogan, and layout and design editor, Sarah Franklin attended the conference workshops accompanied by their faculty adviser, journalism professor Lynne Thew.Their submitted issues placed alongside publications from Rice University, Castleton University, and Missouri Western State University in the 鈥淏est Newspaper, 4-Year College, Under 5,000 Undergraduates鈥� competition.The editorial team was thrilled to receive this award, and brought back congratulations to the rest of their staff who worked tirelessly to put together each issue. They are also grateful to the departments of Student Life and Academic Administration, as well as to PUC alumni, for their generous donations which made the trip possible.The conference featured four days of educational workshops and interactive sessions led by media professionals and journalism professors from colleges across the United States. The conference hosted two keynote sessions, the first given by Roy Wood Jr., radio personality and correspondent on 鈥淭he Daily Show w/ Trevor Noah,鈥� and the second featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times journalists Jodi Kantor and...