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September 18, 2001 - A retrospective of paintings of early California post-impressionist artist and teacher, Veda Fero Dayton, will open on October 6 in the Rasmussen Art Gallery of Pacific Union College, where this significant and prolific female artist first taught in 1914. The exhibit, entitled Veda Fero Dayton: “From the Mountains to the Sea” includes paintings in oil, tempera, and watercolor of landscapes throughout the West, done from 1917 through the 1960’s. Veda Fero Dayton’s life and art reflects the transition from the early growth and developing art of the West, made by the first pioneering generation, to a time when more contemplative Californians could settle down and enjoy the land and life they had carved out for themselves. Born in 1891, Veda’s wide variety of subjects, skill in many media and techniques, and far-ranging travels parallel the growth of western artists, and particularly the emergence of opportunities for women painters, during this important and exciting era at the early years of the last century. During her teaching career at Pacific Union College and through the 1920’s, Veda Fero Dayton was active in the artist’s community of the Monterey and Carmel areas, where she passed most summers, camping on...

f you’re anywhere but the PUC sanctuary on Thursday mornings from nine to ten, you’re in the wrong place! Starting this year, all Thursday morning chapels will be “All-College” events. What does this mean? It means that everyone, yes everyone, is expected to attend. Chapel isn’t just for students anymore. All departments, both academic and non-academic, will be closed during this hour and full-time employees are instructed to remain checked in while they attend. PUC President Richard Osborn says, “We feel the value of our community coming together in a worship will be worth far more than the pay. It will add spiritual value to our overall program.” So, if you ever notice that the campus resembles a ghost-town on Thursday mornings, you’ll know where we are––and where you should be! Opening Convocation, the first chapel of the 2001-2002 school year, promises to be a special event that will set the tone for the entire year. With pomp and ceremony, regalia-clad faculty will usher into the sanctuary to begin Convocation. The September 27 service will expand on the theme, “Our Stories, Ourselves,” which was introduced to faculty and staff members during Colloquy. In addition to an address from the college...

Pastor Tony Anobile launched his week of prayer series at PUC by reading from John 2:1-12. To make Christ more real to his audience, Anobile emphasized that as the wedding at Cana and water into wine miracle indicates, Jesus was a social person who drew pleasure from the company of others. The title of Anobile’s series, “‘I AM’ All You Need,” focuses on all that Christ offers his believers. Touching on issues of faith and communication, and drawing on passages from the book of John, Anobile shares his experiences honestly and humorously. Monday morning’s meeting is the first of eleven presentations that Anobile will give at PUC. The gatherings, which begin at 8:50 a.m. and 7 p.m. in the Church Sanctuary, will also include student participation in the form of music and drama. Tony Anobile is senior pastor of the Eagle Rock Seventh-day Adventist Church in Los Angeles, California. He attended Montemorelos University and received his masters in religion from Loma Linda University. Anobile has worked in various ministry positions throughout Southern California since 1986, including several years as Director of Collegiate and Young Adult Ministries for the Southern California Conference. The week-long event—the first at PUC this year—offers PUC...

In the summer of 1982, bulldozers advanced on Old Irwin Hall, the signature building on the campus of Pacific Union College. The building—whose construction began in 1912—housed the chapel, administration offices, and classrooms that were the heart of college activities for several succeeding generations. Though beloved, the edifice was declared structurally unsound. It was condemned to demolition. When the wrecking crews finally withdrew, only a clean-swept garden lawn remained at the head of the campus mall. Today, nearly 20 years later, PUC has begun raising the funds required to build a new library on the site of Old Irwin Hall—a library that will not only provide a needed facility, but that will socially and visually resurrect a treasured campus icon. PUC is asking its constituents to prayerfully consider helping with this project as the college rises to the challenges of education in the 21st century. Though incorporating the best elements of contemporary architectural design, the new library will carry a look reminiscent of Old Irwin Hall—a look featured most prominently in a campanile, modeled after the distinguished face that looked across PUC’s campus for 70 years. The new library is also expected to become a center of student life, containing...

Parent’s Weekend at Pacific Union College offers the “grown-ups” a chance to experience life at college. From October 19 through October 21, PUC hosts the moms and dads who have entrusted their students to Pacific Union College and provides these visitors with a glimpse of the campus experience. The weekend of events introduces—or reacquaints—parents with the sights and sounds of college life, including a meeting with college president Dick Osborn. Parents spend the weekend becoming familiar with the new world of their son and/or daughter beginning with a Friday evening reception at 5:30 p.m. followed by vespers at 8 p.m. Activities continue on Saturday morning when students are invited to bring their parents to an 8:30 breakfast before church. A Parent/Faculty Reception Saturday evening offers parents an opportunity to meet the administration, teachers, and advisors who play a crucial role in their child’s education at PUC. The weekend concludes with brunch on Sunday at 9:30 a.m.––leaving enough time for a final shopping trip or an early start on the long drive home....

The Eagle 150, a strange looking plane with three sets of wings and a bubble for a cockpit, finds a new home at the Pacific Union College airport, thanks to the generous donation of community member, Ernest Van Asperen. Van Asperen, a St. Helena resident of 32 years, says he hopes the new plane will increase interest in the flight program at PUC and bring more attention to the small, but busy Angwin airport. “It was a bolt out of the blue,” said flight center director Nathan Tasker. “We weren’t expecting anything when Ernie called us on Wednesday morning and said he’d decided to purchase the plane.” According to Van Asperen, interest in the plane was sparked by a test flight of the small, but impressive machine. “It just hit me at 3 o’clock in the morning,” Van Asperen said. “I woke my wife to discuss the idea of buying the plane for PUC, and then I called them at 7 a.m.” Van Asperen’s donation becomes the seventh plane in Pacific Union College’s fleet, but it is a landmark addition for several reasons. It is the only plane of its kind west of Kansas—a mere 20 of the Australian-built planes...

Documentary filmmaker Robin D. Williams narrates his film, Biblical Treasures of Turkey, as part of the Elmer Herr Adventure Series on Saturday, October 20 at 7:30 p.m. Biblical Treasures of Turkey graphically and beautifully showcases the Byzantine Empire and cities visited by the apostles Paul and John. The film opens in ancient Constantinople and highlights the conquest of the city by the Turkish Sultan Mohomet in 1453. An impressive survey of an exotic land, the film also includes visits to Nicaea, to the fortress monastery of Sumela, and to Antioch, where the first church of the Christians is still visible in a huge mountainside cave. Not merely educational, Biblical Treasures of Turkey brings a world of pirates and conquerors, emperors and crusaders to life....

Pacific Union College now offers students an alternative when registering for upcoming classes. Via PUC’s new online registration system, students may pre-select their courses from any computer with internet access. Due to the success of the new program—which is more convenient for both students and teachers—faculty and staff are engaging students in a discussion to determine whether or not online registration will eventually replace the arena registration traditionally held in Pacific Auditorium at the beginning of each school year. “I loved being able to register online,” says Vidah Otieno, a junior at PUC. “I didn’t have to wait in line or walk all over campus looking for teachers. I could sit in my room and still get what I wanted.” Faculty advisers are available to students via telephone and students are encouraged to visit their professors for any reason. Due to the new registration process, arriving at a conclusive enrollment total is taking longer than in previous years. Preliminary calculations—which will remain flexible for several weeks—indicate that Pacific Union College begins the 2001-2002 school year with a slightly lower enrollment than last year. The drop is minor, however, when compared to the school’s long-standing average of more than 1600 students....

“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. Bazemore and Boren filmed, directed and edited the documentary for the San Antonio Community Hospital in Upland, California, about the Safely Surrendered Baby Law. The law, which allows parents to anonymously and legally give a newborn to a hospital, police or fire station within 72 hours of the baby’s birth, has been in place since 2001, but needed to be brought to public awareness. The film debuted on October 11, 2006, to an audience of more than 200 distinguished educators, public officials, and law enforcement officers. Since then, the hospital has been working to distribute the film both locally and across the nation. In addition to submitting the project for various awards programs, they gave 150 DVDs to health-care participants in the 10th annual state Emergency Medical Services for Children conference, provided all the school nurses in the county with copies, and have made the DVD available to all area schools. Over 1,000 copies have been distributed in...

Pacific Union College Church presents Michelle Tumes, award-winning contemporary Christian recording artist, in concert on December 2, 2007, at 7 p.m. The program is part of the Michelle Tumes 2007 Christmas Tour. For the Angwin concert, a community orchestra and choir, comprised of Napa Valley residents and PUC students, will accompany Tumes. With a voice described as “angelic,” Tumes offers an alternate kind of worship experience, weaving contemporary pop arrangements alongside classic hymns and melodies. Born in Adelaide, Australia, the song artist began playing piano at age four, and has been classically trained in piano and voice. After signing with Sparrow Records in 1998, Tumes’ first album, Listen, was released. Since then, three additional albums have been produced....