http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents Subscribe to this feed to continue to get PUC News & Events Feeder 1.5.3(378) http://reinventedsoftware.com/feeder/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-us Pacific Union College webmaster@puc.edu Thu, 08 May 2008 09:31:14 -0700 Thu, 08 May 2008 09:31:14 -0700 http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents/news/2008/20080508_student.shtml At a May 5 meeting at the Angwin Fire Department, Napa County Sheriff deputy Jon Thompson awarded PUC student Scott Roberts and Angwin resident Mike Real with a Sheriff’s medallion in honor of emergency service they provided.]]> Thu, 08 May 2008 09:31:08 -0700 puc-student-honored-by-sheriffs-department http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents/news/2008/20080505_maxwell.shtml During the 2008 Homecoming Weekend, PUC celebrated the opening of a room in the library that’s rich with history, heritage, and childhood memories.]]> Thu, 08 May 2008 09:30:25 -0700 maxwell-reading-room-opens-in-library http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents/news/2008/20080425_green.shtml “Our job as teachers is to make ourselves obsolete — to point you in the right direction and get out of the way.” The words of Cynthia Westerbeck, English professor and 2007-2008 Educator of the Year, opened the annual faculty awards program at Pacific Union College on April 24.]]> Thu, 01 May 2008 09:18:40 -0700 faculty-honored http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents/news/2008/20080425_green.shtml April 17-22 marked Pacific Union College’s first Green Week. For six days PUC students and community members enjoyed activities that informed, entertained and provided opportunities to care for our local and global community.]]> Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:26:05 -0700 puc-goes-for-green http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents/news/2008/20080425_sonscreen.shtml The sixth annual SONscreen Film Festival was kicked off on April 10 and ran through April 12 to an audience of young filmmakers from all over the country. The festival was once again held at its host location, the Adventist Media Center in Simi Valley, Calif.]]> Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:25:21 -0700 students-attend-2008-sonscreen-festival http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents/news/2008/20080422_haiti.shtml Sacrifice and freedom are not things people typically pair in the same sentence. But surgeon Scott Nelson, '92, wants his life experience to inspire people to just that — “to make sacrifices and live with freedom.”]]> Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:02:04 -0700 lives-of-sacrifice-and-freedom http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents/news/2008/20080421_film.shtml On Monday, April 14, the PUC community received a special opportunity to experience the California premiere of Chinese filmmaker Jian Yi’s documentary, “Super, Girls!”]]> Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:57:03 -0700 jian-yi-film-premieres-at-puc http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents/news/2008/20080417_copia.shtml Student musicians from Pacific Union College will perform as part of the Community Spotlight Concert Series at COPIA, The American Center for Wine, Food and the Arts, on April 24 at 8 p.m.]]> Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:56:17 -0700 puc-students-to-perform-at-copia http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents/news/2008/20080417_psych.shtml On April 10-13 in Irvine, California, thousands of people attended the Western Psychological Association’s 88th annual convention.]]> Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:54:30 -0700 psychology-professors-and-students-present-at-wpa http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents/news/2008/20080416_wop.shtml One question stood at the center of this year’s Student Week of Prayer: What do we believe? Despite any misconceptions that young people may have about the 28 Fundamental Beliefs of Adventism, the reality, campus chaplain Roy Ice says, is that they are “pretty basic things.”]]> Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:12:12 -0700 student-week-of-prayer-looks-at-adventist-beliefs http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents/news/2008/20080416_green.shtml Thursday, April 17, begins the first Green Week at Pacific Union College. In an effort to promote awareness of eco-friendly living, PUC has planned six days of fun activities that inform, entertain and encourage participation in taking care of our local and global community.]]> Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:37:23 -0700 introducing-puc-green-week http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents/news/2008/20080414_dirt.shtml A summer-like day welcomed 415 pairs of wheels to Angwin on April 13, along with 415 helmets gleaming in the sun — and every imaginable color of spandex.]]> Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:36:56 -0700 dirt-classic-brings-415-mountain-bikes-to-angwin http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents/news/2008/20080410_kidz.shtml Service has been very real to students this year, with new students getting involved in existing projects and starting up new ones. During the colloquy program, students gave personal accounts of the service they’ve been involved with this year.]]> Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:40:19 -0700 spring-colloquy-a-sense-of-pride http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents/news/2008/20080408_film.shtml On March 30 the PUC film and television program began the production of its annual senior digital film project, this year entitled “The White Abyss,” and wrapped up shooting four days later.]]> Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:17:32 -0700 film-television-program-films-the-white-abyss http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents/news/2008/20080408_keyboard.shtml Each year, Pacific Union College welcomes a small group of musicians for the Academy Keyboard Festival.]]> Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:16:47 -0700 academy-students-experience-three-days-of-music http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents/news/2008/20080331_faith.shtml The first service at the Pacific Union College Church commences with the rich tones of the Rieger organ. Not long ago, this “early service” started at 8:45 and housed a very small congregation, mostly white-haired. Now the first service is called the Majestic and starts at 10 a.m. It is purposeful in presenting a quality traditional service, and is more intergenerational and attended by about four times as many people as before.]]> Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:27:35 -0700 puc-church-strengthens-the-faith-community http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents/news/2008/20080321_trim.shtml David Trim, a history professor from Newbold College, much-published author, and preacher, has come to Angwin from England for a one-year stint at Pacific Union College, financed by the Walter C. Utt Endowed Chair of History.]]> Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:30:14 -0700 visiting-professor-looks-at-religious-wars http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents/news/2008/20080317_teen.shtml In an inconspicuous commercial area at the end of a tiny strip-mall, a door opens into a hubbub of young voices. It’s 3:40 and the Angwin Teen Center has been filling up with the after-school crowd of junior high and high school students, bearing their earphones, their backpacks, and a lot of energy.]]> Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:24:09 -0700 mentorship-and-kitemaking-making-a-difference-fo http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents/news/2008/20080312_bain.shtml Bain experienced the unjust hand of the law when he was taken in for a crime he didn’t commit. His only crime: being black and in the wrong place at the wrong time.]]> Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:18:05 -0700 spoken-word-poet-performs-powerful-social-commenta http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents/news/2008/20080303_oneact.shtml Valentine’s Day may have come and gone but love was still in the air at Pacific Union College thanks to the latest Dramatic Arts Society production, “Love: is a Four-letter Word.” Audiences filled the Alice Holst Theater for six nights to watch actors explore how and why we fall in seven one-act plays.]]> Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:57:28 -0800 love-is-in-the-air-the-oneact-festival http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents/news/2008/20080213_darfur.shtml During Pacific Union College's weekly colloquy meeting on February 7, students heard firsthand stories of the atrocities taking place in Darfur. Ibrahim Musa Adams shared his nightmare of losing 20 family members in one day as part of "Voices from Darfur," a national speaking tour sponsored by the Save Darfur Coalition in Washington, D.C.]]> Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:15:47 -0800 darfur-conflict-survivors-speak-at-puc http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents/news/2008/20080211_sundance.shtml For the second year, several students from Pacific Union College made a special trip to the Sundance Film Festival, the largest independent film festival in the United States, from January 23 to 28.]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:56:46 -0800 local-students-attend-sundance-film-festival http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents/news/2008/20080128_utt.shtml Legendary as a lecturer and beloved as a mentor, PUC history professor Walter C. Utt was mourned deeply when he died in 1985.]]> Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:07:58 -0800 two-new-novels-carry-on-the-walter-utt-legacy http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents/news/2008/20080123_heros.shtml They weren’t wearing capes and they didn’t fly onto the stage, but the three local businesspersons who visited PUC for the January 17 all-school colloquy were welcomed as heroes.]]> Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:37:02 -0800 local-heroes-visit-puc http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents/news/2008/20080114_mlk.shtml Bill Knott, editor of the Adventist Review, the flagship journal of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, shared this little-known story at PUC’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Colloquy program on January 10, 2008.]]> Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:04:50 -0800 college-remembrance-for-dr-king-includes-official http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents/news/2007/20071214_film.shtml “Safe Surrender,” the 2006 documentary film produced by PUC film and television majors Brian Bazemore and Jackson Boren, has been making its way to hundreds of thousands of viewers across the country, and now earns further recognition with a platinum Ava Award.]]> Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:46:47 -0800 student-film-wins-platinum-ava-award http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents/news/2007/20071116_tumes.shtml Pacific Union College Church presents Michelle Tumes, award-winning contemporary Christian recording artist, in concert on December 2, 2007, at 7 p.m.]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:51:42 -0800 michelle-tumes-in-concert-at-pacific-union-college http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents/news/2007/20071109_nakanishi.shtml During the annual Career Day colloquy at Pacific Union College, Alan Nakanishi, Assemblyperson for California’s Tenth Assembly District, reminded students that the key to success is to trust in God’s leading.]]> Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:46:21 -0800 assemblyman-nakanishi-visits-puc http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents/news/2007/20071102_ashley.shtml Ashley Riveira once paced the tree-shaded sidewalks and staircases of PUC’s campus, taking time to chat with a friend or rushing to make an early class. Now she strolls the halls and offices of a law firm in Washington D.C., practicing both international law and labor and employment law in one of the country’s most exciting legal climates.]]> Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:45:10 -0700 puc-alumna-finds-success-at-harvard-law http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents/news/2007/20071024_service.shtml Today’s youth are constantly in the crossfire of public opinion. The “millennial generation” is criticized in the media, which depicts them as narcissistic and shallow.]]> Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:13:21 -0700 making-a-difference-students-focus-on-service http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents/news/2007/20071001_maxwell.shtml D. Malcolm Maxwell, president emeritus of Pacific Union College, passed away on Monday, October 1, 2007 at his home in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was 73 years old.]]> Mon, 01 Oct 2007 17:07:59 -0700 losing-an-icon-malcolm-maxwell http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents/news/2007/20070925_welcome.shtml Students, faculty, and staff gathered in Commencement Grove Monday night for a Western-themed get-acquainted party.]]> Fri, 28 Sep 2007 08:12:29 -0700 students-welcomed-back-western-style http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents/news/2007/20070911_honors.shtml This year the honors program opted instead for Italian villas and cozy cafés as the site of its annual Summer Term Abroad.]]> Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:08:54 -0700 a-taste-of-art-history-and-culture http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents/news/2007/20070910_pioneers.shtml For the second year in a row, PUC’s Pioneers basketball team has received the “California Pacific Team Sportsmanship Award.”]]> Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:05:21 -0700 pioneers-receive-sportsmanship-award-for-second-ye http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents/news/2007/20070910_shakespeare.shtml Cynthia Westerbeck, PUC English professor and tour coordinator, believes that seeing Shakespeare onstage helps students to appreciate the theatre experience.]]> Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:04:24 -0700 the-plays-the-thing-students-experience-shakes http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents/news/2007/20070830_jesse.shtml For the second year in a row the St. Helena Star was named one of the state’s best newspapers by the California Newspaper Publisher Association.]]> Thu, 30 Aug 2007 11:04:06 -0700 puc-alum-brings-success-to-local-paper http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents/news/2007/20070828_ranking.shtml For the fourteenth consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report named Pacific Union College as among the best educational institutions in the country.]]> Wed, 29 Aug 2007 08:57:56 -0700 puc-marks-14th-year-as-best-college http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents/news/2007/20070824_cafe.shtml In August, PUC began working with Bon Appetit Management Company for the campus’s food service needs.]]> Fri, 24 Aug 2007 09:46:25 -0700 campus-welcomes-new-management-groups http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents/news/2007/20070806_pacific.shtml In July, 25 young students spent a week on the campus of Pacific Union College, solving crime, debating issues related to global trade, and creating artistic masterpieces.]]> Mon, 06 Aug 2007 15:09:36 -0700 young-students-solve-crime-at-puc http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents/news/2007/20070711_nursing.shtml For the first time, the annual Seventh-day Adventist Nurse Educators Conference was held at Pacific Union College.]]> Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:45:16 -0700 puc-hosts-nurse-educators-conference http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents/news/2007/20070705_sanchez.shtml Despite his charismatic presentation, Sanchez is not a professional speaker: He’s a junior communication major at Pacific Union College, and he is participating in the regional round of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union intercollegiate oratorical contest, held at Pacific Union College in May.]]> Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:44:23 -0700 puc-student-orator-goes-to-wctu-international-conv http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents/news/2007/20070629_chase.shtml Hundreds of portraits of Palmer have been created during the golfer’s celebrated career, but none have taken on the magnitude or unique composition of Chase’s “Gratitude,” a portrait created entirely out of words.]]> Fri, 29 Jun 2007 11:47:19 -0700 professors-artwork-installed-in-united-states-gol http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents/news/2007/20070628_darling.shtml The Hugh and Hazel Darling Foundation has made a $60,000 grant to Pacific Union College to fund student scholarships and a capital campaign readiness effort for the college.]]> Thu, 28 Jun 2007 10:45:17 -0700 puc-receives-gift-from-the-darling-foundation http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents/news/2007/20070622_emergency.shtml This fall, Pacific Union College is launching a brand-new program that incorporates students’ desire to serve their communities with a demand for trained emergency personnel.]]> Fri, 22 Jun 2007 10:22:10 -0700 puc-adds-new-emergency-services-program http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents/news/2007/20070618_grad.shtml The 325 graduates of the Pacific Union College Class of 2007 celebrated the conclusion of their undergraduate education during the weekend of June 15-17.]]> Mon, 18 Jun 2007 13:22:17 -0700 the-class-of-2007-marches-out http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents/news/2007/20070607_seniorfilm.shtml For the first time, PUC held its annual Senior Film Festival at the Cameo Cinema in St. Helena.]]> Thu, 07 Jun 2007 12:57:03 -0700 senior-film-festival-a-success http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents/news/2007/20070606_quicksilver.shtml On Friday, June 1, more than 70 students and faculty filled the Alice Holst Theater in Stauffer Hall to celebrate the release of Quicksilver, the annual student art and literary journal at Pacific Union College.]]> Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:21:22 -0700 puc-releases-student-literary-and-art-journal-for http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents/news/2007/20070530_rag.shtml This year’s exhibit includes photo-documentary work on diverse subjects from vineyard workers to skateboarders to an autistic girl.]]> Wed, 30 May 2007 09:29:59 -0700 art-students-exhibit-work http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents/news/2007/20070530_sutton.shtml President George W. Bush has nominated Colonel Loree K. Sutton, a Seventh-day Adventist and graduate of Pacific Union College, for appointment to the grade of brigadier general.]]> Wed, 30 May 2007 10:13:25 -0700 puc-graduate-nominated-as-brigadier-general http://www.puc.edu/PUC/newsevents/news/2007/20070525_maxwellclassic.shtml Pacific Union College’s 15th annual Malcolm Maxwell Golf Classic, a charity event that raises funds for PUC scholarships, took place at the Silverado Country Club May 16.]]> Fri, 25 May 2007 10:21:34 -0700 annual-puc-golf-tournament-raises-$50000-for-scho