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Equestrian Art: Oil Paintings by nationally recognized artists Marnie Donaldson and Sharlene Lindskog-Osorio will be featured at Rasmussen Art Gallery beginning Saturday, November 3. Calistoga artist Marnie Donaldson’s paintings portray equine sporting arts through light, color and lively brushwork she describes as “loose realism.” Deer Park artist Sharlene Lindskog-Osorio is known for her realistic, finely detailed equine art including portraiture, fantasy images and Western art. Both artists have received national recognition for their work....

Pacific Union College’s president, Richard Osborn, has been elected President of the Council for American Private Education (CAPE). One in four of the nation's schools is a private school, translating into 27,000 schools and nearly 6 million students; and CAPE represents roughly 80% of those schools. As a liaison between America’s private schools and Capitol Hill, Richard Osborn will represent an alliance of diverse educational programs, including the U.S. Catholic Conference, the National Catholic Education, the American Montessori Society, the Waldorf Schools of America, the National Association of Independent Schools, the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, the Evangelical Lutheran Church, the Southern Baptist Church, the Christian Schools International, and the Association of Christian Schools. Before coming to Pacific Union College, Osborn lived near Washington, D.C. and served as the Vice President for Education of the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists. Working as the head of education for the Adventist Church, he became active with CAPE and, as a result, with politicians. One wall in his office is filled with photos, over the years, he has gathered of American presidents, senators, and representatives, as he’s taken a more and more active role in championing private schools. Most recently, he served as the...

Travel the world this week via Pacific Union College. Representatives from the four corners of the globe will be ensconced in the college cafeteria to spread the word about world missions with hungry students. Returned student missionaries will be in the cafeteria to talk with anyone interested in serving as a missionary, or simply curious about PUC’s outreach. On Monday from 4:30 -9:00 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., and on Friday from 8:00 a.m. until noon, visitors can check out the service opportunities available around the world, look at pictures of exotic locations and challenging mission fields, and examine artifacts brought back to the States by former student missionaries. PUC is currently represented by 23 student missionaries working at locations around the world including Thailand, India, Czech Republic, Mongolia, Kenya, Samoa, Honduras, Egypt, New Zealand, Palau, Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Saipan. Vespers will close the week-long look at world missions with presentations by two students and a faculty member. Magally Alvarado will share her experiences on the island of Palau, Ken Luk will present his adventures in Bolivia, and James Dick will speak about his mission work in Madagascar with ADRA....

Unfurl the red, white, and blue; enjoy apple pie and popcorn; and come experience the good ol’ USA in all its diversity. America is the theme for this year’s annual Fall Festival at Pacific Union College. The event will be held on Sunday, November 11, from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Pacific Auditorium. Representing the wealth of cultures that make up America, student clubs—including the Korean Student Association, the Hawaiian Club, the Asian Students’ Association, the Chinese Club, and multiple others—will sponsor booths at the Fall Festival. A variety of academic departments as well as the local academy and elementary school, will be represented at the festival as well. Proceeds from the sale of foods and from entertainment will go to support the participating clubs and academic departments. Featuring a wealth of different foods, cultural dances, and a short play by the dramatic arts society, the Fall Festival embodies the spirit of optimism and diversity that make America unique....

PUC is thrilled to welcome national best-selling author Anne Lamott as the speaker for the Longo Lecture Series held this year in the PUC Church sanctuary on February 21, 2002 at 7:00 p.m. Lamott is the acclaimed author of such bestsellers as Bird by Bird, Operating Instructions, and Traveling Mercies. In the latter, she divulges the horrors and miracles of her atheistic, drug-ridden struggle to find God. Lamott’s straightforward style is a captivating blend of wit and spiritual philosophy with an added punch of brutal honesty. Her ministry is refreshingly hard-hitting. As described in People magazine, “Lamott fills her text with remarkable detail and a refreshing sense of humanity that has you guffawing on one page and bawling on the next.” Lamott’s visit to PUC is due to the generosity of Dr. Lawrence Longo, who, in 1992, established an endowment at PUC with the idea of creating a lectureship on topics relating to religion, society, and learning. Dr. Longo is the head of the Perinatal Biology Center, professor of Physiology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Pediatrics at Loma Linda University, School of Medicine. He is one of the world’s most respected specialists in developmental physiology. Dr. Longo began the lecture series...