http://www.puc.edu/newsPacific Union College News ArticlesPacific Union Collegewebmaster@puc.edu (Nicholas Hubbard)webmaster@puc.edu (Nicholas Hubbard)MySource Matrixhttp://www.puc.edu/news/archives/2010/disney-animator-inspires-students-at-pucFri, 12 Mar 2010 08:43:50 -0800Disney animator Marshall Toomey spoke at Pacific Union College on March 2 about his career and experience with Disney.http://www.puc.edu/news/archives/2010/alum-performs-to-standing-ovationMon, 08 Mar 2010 09:10:19 -0800A tall, handsome young man in a blue velvet blazer and a thin black tie walks onto the stage. In a single moment, the silence of the crowd disappears as though Justin Timberlake had come to Pacific Union College.http://www.puc.edu/news/archives/2010/students-mentor-local-childrenThu, 04 Mar 2010 10:55:05 -0800Sporting a bright yellow t-shirt and a magnetic smile, sophomore biochemistry major Anthony Yeo sits at a table in the Pacific Union College library to take a break from studying for a cell-molecular biology exam.http://www.puc.edu/news/archives/2010/das-hosts-new-worksTue, 02 Mar 2010 11:44:52 -0800This February, the Dramatic Arts Society at Pacific Union College hosted "Inspired By," a new works festival featuring three original plays. http://www.puc.edu/news/archives/2010/students-spend-sabbaths-with-kidsMon, 01 Mar 2010 13:21:26 -0800Aren Rennacker is a busy man. He’s a full time student. He plays varsity basketball. He’s a resident assistant in Grainger Hall dormitory.http://www.puc.edu/news/archives/2010/nursing-program-expands-in-napaThu, 25 Feb 2010 10:34:24 -0800For years, nursing students from Pacific Union College have been traveling the 30 miles to Queen of the Valley Medical Center (QVMC) for clinical rotations and, eventually, for job opportunities.http://www.puc.edu/news/archives/2010/professor-ha-speaks-for-senior-recognitionThu, 11 Feb 2010 14:59:11 -0800On February 11, Jimmy Ha, a beloved religion professor who has been battling cancer, spoke for Pacific Union College's annual senior recognition program. The officers of the class of 2010 invited Ha to speak at this program, and the school body welcomed him with a standing ovation.http://www.puc.edu/news/archives/2010/alum-called-to-service-in-haitiThu, 04 Feb 2010 09:25:35 -0800 When a massive earthquake devastated Haiti this January, one PUC alumnus was especially touched. Nicole Wilson, class of 2006, had just returned from the impoverished island nation, where she and a group of Christian missionaries...http://www.puc.edu/news/archives/2010/meet-the-womens-basketball-teamWed, 03 Feb 2010 10:15:58 -0800The midpoint of an athletic team’s building season is a kind of like looking at half a glass of water—you have to decide how you want to look at it. Fortunately, PUC’s Pioneers women’s basketball is a team full of hard-working optimists.http://www.puc.edu/news/archives/2010/students-bring-x-games-to-alamedaTue, 02 Feb 2010 12:18:50 -0800This past summer, Pacific Union College student Robert Abdul-Karim collaborated with Pastor Marshal George of Alameda Seventh-day Adventist Church to take a unconventional approach to evangelism for Abdul-Karim’s theology degree.http://www.puc.edu/news/archives/2010/neff-advocates-love-of-old-and-new-earthFri, 29 Jan 2010 11:38:49 -0800At the biennial Longo Lecture, Christianity Today Media Group editor in chief and vice president David Neff presented "Earth Day and the New Earth: Is creation care in competition with second-coming Christianity?"http://www.puc.edu/news/archives/2010/winter-revival-features-alumsFri, 29 Jan 2010 09:44:27 -0800The 2010 Winter Revival at Pacific Union College brought the annual series of morning and evening programs to inspire spiritual growth among students with a new twist: The speakers were all recent PUC grads who have gone into ministry.http://www.puc.edu/news/archives/2010/christianity-today-editor-to-lecture-at-pucThu, 28 Jan 2010 09:26:01 -0800David Neff, editor in chief and vice president of editorial for the Christianity Today Media Group, will speak for the Longo Lecture at Pacific Union College on January 28.http://www.puc.edu/news/archives/2010/puc-interns-learn-at-american-zoetropeTue, 26 Jan 2010 14:15:20 -0800During the fall 2009 quarter, two Pacific Union College film and television majors got a chance to intern with American Zoetrope, the film production company of legendary filmmaker and Napa Valley local Francis Ford Coppola.http://www.puc.edu/news/archives/2010/medical-brigade-to-hondurasMon, 25 Jan 2010 13:45:55 -0800During the Christmas season this year, Pacific Union College held its first Global Medical Brigade (GMB) trip. The site was in Honduras, the second-poorest country in Central America, and 22 students and one physician devoted a week of their vacation with the mission of providing medical care.http://www.puc.edu/news/archives/2010/endeavors-to-help-haitiFri, 22 Jan 2010 10:30:17 -0800The Pacific Union Community has watched in sorrow news of the tragic earthquake in Haiti. The campus rejoiced with our one student from Haiti, Pierre Julov, when he was finally able to speak with his parents and learned that they were alive and well.http://www.puc.edu/news/archives/2010/librarian-earns-honorary-degreeThu, 21 Jan 2010 16:09:26 -0800At Southwestern Adventist University's (SWAU) winter graduation this year, PUC director of library services Adu Worku spoke on "What a Difference Education Makes."http://www.puc.edu/news/archives/2010/celebrating-kings-legacyMon, 18 Jan 2010 09:47:04 -0800In its annual Martin Luther King Jr. memorial colloquy, Pacific Union College celebrated the legacy of this civil rights leader in several ways on January 14, 2010.http://www.puc.edu/news/archives/2009/art-students-visit-eames-studioTue, 15 Dec 2009 11:41:41 -0800Art instructor Cheryl Daley, a local artist who teaches at Pacific Union College, took her 3D design class on an inspiring field trip this November.http://www.puc.edu/news/archives/2009/soccer-pioneers-a-kick-in-the-right-directionMon, 14 Dec 2009 11:50:27 -0800It wasn't long ago that men's soccer became an official varsity sport at Pacific Union College; but in an amazing turn-around season this year, the soccer Pioneers set a precedent for a strong soccer program that may have a lasting legacy for the college.http://www.puc.edu/news/archives/2009/albion-announces-winter-discountsWed, 09 Dec 2009 12:32:22 -0800For many years, groups ranging from church groups to wedding parties to mushroom hunters have made use of the cabin, lab, and lodge facilities at the station, located near the coast town of Mendocino. http://www.puc.edu/news/archives/2009/2009-christmas-tree-lightingThu, 03 Dec 2009 14:28:27 -0800The lighting of the Christmas tree is a long-standing tradition at PUC. Formerly, a massive tree beside the church complex was strung with lights and "lit" after vespers on a Friday evening.http://www.puc.edu/news/archives/2009/womens-basketball-team-reaches-beyond-the-courtWed, 25 Nov 2009 15:04:12 -0800In between games, a group of basketball players took time for a different kind of endeavor — one that involved getting in the spirit of the holiday season and giving back to a community.http://www.puc.edu/news/archives/2009/pioneers-a-season-of-sportsmanship-and-winsWed, 25 Nov 2009 13:54:46 -0800As Pacific Union College's Pioneers varsity teams in womens volleyball, mens soccer, and mens and womens cross country close their seasons, and as mens and womens basketball opens, the teams exhibit positive sportsmanship along with some serious wins. http://www.puc.edu/news/archives/2009/religion--and--health-presented-for-inaugural-lectureMon, 23 Nov 2009 14:50:31 -0800For the first lecture in the Presidential Inaugural Lecture Series at Pacific Union College, Harvard professor David R. Williams spoke about religion and the impact on American health.http://www.puc.edu/news/archives/2009/shuffle-plays-to-full-houseTue, 17 Nov 2009 12:03:15 -0800The second annual 24-hour theater festival was a big hit on Sunday evening, with people lining the walls of Alice Holst Theater and even watching from the lobby. http://www.puc.edu/news/archives/2009/herber-grantee-studies-japanese-literatureMon, 02 Nov 2009 11:49:42 -0800If you grew up watching Ultraman and Ampanman, you might be Japanese. If you think Ichiro Suzuki is Superman, you might be Japanese. If you can identify a literary work on a wall and immediately converse about its significance to history, culture and society, you might be Japanese. http://www.puc.edu/news/archives/2009/david-r.-williams-speaks-for-inaugural-lecture-seriesWed, 28 Oct 2009 10:27:54 -0700David R. Williams, a Harvard professor and an internationally recognized authority on social influences on health, will speak at Pacific Union College on November 14. His topic will be "Religion and Health: Findings, Challenges and Unanswered Questions." http://www.puc.edu/news/archives/2009/teacher-studies-at-la-mamaTue, 20 Oct 2009 11:44:34 -0700For two weeks, Mei Ann Teo lived in an old stone mansion in Umbria, the Green Heart of Italy. On a huge stage overlooking the Umbrian countryside, she learned things that "pretty much completely exploded everything I thought I knew about theatre." http://www.puc.edu/news/archives/2009/puc-enrollment-up-for-fall-quarterThu, 15 Oct 2009 12:50:35 -0700Pacific Union College opened a new school year with increased enrollment - head count for fall quarter is at 1,511, an 11.1 percent increase from last year.