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Rasmussen Art Gallery presents ... With a Touch of Whimsey, featuring the work of Napa Valley artists Marvin Humphrey, Mark Mattioli and Micki Voisard, from January 12 through February 5. Inventive artworks and a touch of humor add interest to this exhibition at the Pacific Union College gallery. Popular Napa Valley painters Marvin Humphrey and award-winning Mark Mattioli are joined by Micki Voisard, who adds sculpture to the mix with her playful manzanita branch animals....

Organist Robert Murphy performs at Pacific Union College on Saturday, Jan. 12, as part of the college’s Fine Arts Series. The performance will also feature the school’s well-known Rieger organ. Murphy, a graduate of Pacific Union College and native of Vallejo, Calif., began playing the piano at the age of seven, eventually switching to organ during high school. He received a master’s degree in sacred music from Westminster Choir College in Princeton, N.J., and is now a music director at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in North St. Paul, Minn. Murphy oversees and conducts eight ensembles, including choral, handbell, and wind ensembles....

Soprano Rosa Lamoreaux, an internationally recognized vocal artist who has been hailed for her radiant, engaging, and effortless singing, will perform at Pacific Union College, on Sunday, February 3 at 7 p.m. Ms. Lamoreaux has given recitals in Germany, Italy, Austria, Denmark, England, and Brazil, as well as throughout the United States. Acknowledged as one of the finest Bach soloists of her time, she has been critically acclaimed for her performances at Bach festivals in the United States and Germany. Ms. Lamoreaux is also an active chamber music performer. Singing with “Musicians from Marlboro,” Hesperus, and the award winning Vocal Arts Quartet, she has performed at music festivals throughout Europe and had her performances broadcast on National Public Radio. Truly an accomplished and versatile musician, Ms. Lamoreaux also enjoys teaching master-class sessions and private students....

Two new T1’s will be installed on the Pacific Union College campus by February 15, which will mean much faster Internet service for students. The new T1’s, as well as a server that rations Internet use, are a result of a bill proposed by PUC senator Al Ochoa. Student senate and the school administration are combining funds to help make the faster Internet possible. The idea for this bill came from computer science major, Jason Whitney. Concerned about the sluggishness of the Internet making his homework more difficult, he spoke to Ochoa about some possible solutions. Senate and the administration agreed upon a plan: Senate and the administration will each pay half of the cost for the new server, and Senate will pay for the first month’s fee for the new T1’s if the administration will continue paying it. Ochoa was not only surprised that the administration agreed to this plan, but also pleased that the work is being completed so quickly. There have been some concerns regarding the new rationing of the Internet, however. Cassaundra Shewmake, a graphic design major, has already been disconnected from her Internet service. “It doesn’t bother me to not be able to listen to...

The inauguration of Pacific Union College’s 20th president, Dr. Richard C. Osborn, will take place on Thursday, February 7, 2002, in the Pacific Union College Church sanctuary from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. The ceremony will be followed by a reception in the Fireside Room of the PUC Church Complex. Richard Osborn has been a multidimensional educator with vast experience as a teacher, administrator, writer, researcher, and historian. He obtained his early education in Montevideo, Uruguay. He attended Monterey Bay Academy for four years before attending Columbia Union College, where he majored in history and graduated magna cum laude in 1969. In graduate school at the University of Maryland, Osborn continued his studies in history, obtaining a Master’s degree in 1975 and a doctorate in 1990. Before assuming the role as Pacific Union College’s 20th president, Osborn was Vice President for Education of the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists. In the fall of 2001, Osborn was elected President of the Council for American Private Education (CAPE), an organization representing about 80 percent of private schools (grades K-12) in America. The presidential inauguration ceremony follows the Higher Education Symposium taking place at Pacific Union College on Wednesday, February 6, from...