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The Pacific Union College Lady Pioneers basketball team evened their record to 2-2 as they played the La Sierra University Eagles, winning 59-38 on Nov. 23. After winning the tip-off, PUC sophomore forward Heather Isaacs was called for an offensive foul. LSU was unable to score on the opportunity and the game remained close for most of the first half. After several traveling calls against LSU, PUC began to edge away. At the end of the first half, PUC led the Eagles 35-17. The Lady Pioneers never looked back. Lucy Tuipulotu came in off the bench for PUC and scored 8 points. Tuipulotu also pulled down 6 rebounds. "She was unstoppable," said Lady Pioneer fan Earl Pasamonte. The Lady Pioneers showed off their depth as their bench scored 27 points and grabbed 20 rebounds. "We showed a lot of poise, but that doesn't win games," said LSU Coach Mary Flatley. The LSU Eagles have a record of 0-5....

Christian and R&B recording artist CeCe Winans will perform in Pacific Union College's church sanctuary on Thursday, Nov. 14, at 7 p.m. Winans, best known as half of the multi-award winning brother/sister duo BeBe & CeCe Winans, recently received a 1996 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album entitled "Alone In His Presence." "Alone In His Presence" contains traditional hymns and ballads, a different taste from the R&B gospel tunes Winans has previously recorded. The record pays tribute to her most valued possessions--her family and her faith. "The message of the whole album (is) to get alone in His presence ... and focus on what's really important," Winans said. Winans, 31, has a career total of seven Grammy Awards, seven Christian music Dove Awards, five Stellar Awards, and three NAACP Image Awards since her debut with her brother BeBe in 1987. She still plans to record and tour with her brother in the future. "We are still a duo," Winans said. "We just wanted to establish ourselves as individuals." Winans hopes "Alone In His Presence" will cross the lines of race, color and denomination. "I just hope that everybody will be reached," she says. "There shouldn't be any boundaries,...

Pacific Union College announces September classes for its Degree Completion Program. The fully accredited, reasonably priced, and accelerated program is intended for students over 25 who wish to complete a degree they were unable to finish. The program will be offered at satellite campuses in Napa and Santa Rosa. David Ritter, Degree Completion director, says the program is designed to be accessible to adults with full-time jobs and families. Classes will only meet once a week in the evening. "We understand that adult students expect their course work to be relevant to their lives and to give them tools they can readily apply in their jobs," says Ritter. In addition to a new curriculum, the Degree Completion Program will offer adult students a number of optional ways to add college credit to their transcripts. Besides offering many nationally accepted tests (such as CLEP), students may request college credit for prior work and life experiences. "We recognize that not all learning occurs in a formal classroom setting," says Ritter. "So students who can document that they have acquired various skills or abilities outside of formal educational settings can now get credit for what they've learned."...

Pacific Union College's Extension Division is offering a number of educational opportunities to the local community this fall. These offerings include: 1) the Degree Completion Program, which is designed to help adult learners complete a degree they were unable to finish (currently offered in Napa and Santa Rosa); 2) the Adult Learning courses, regular, graded courses that yield college credit; 3) the College Early courses, which allow academy or high school juniors and seniors to earn transferable college credit early; and 4) Open College courses, which allow community members not seeking college credit to take regular PUC courses at a significantly reduced rate. Among the courses offered to Napa Valley residents through the Extension Division this fall are a history class and a Japanese language class. In Napa, David Millard will teach History of Modern Ideas and Culture (HIST 496), an Adult Learning course, from October 2 through November 20. The class will meet from 6 to 10 p.m. on Wednesdays, in the Redwood Retirement Residence's multi-purpose room, which is generously being provided free of charge. The address is 2350 Redwood Road, Napa. This four-credit course meets the history or social science (cultural anthropology) requirement or a general education elective...

Pacific Union College awarded diplomas to 311 graduates on Sunday, June 16, 1996, during its 108th annual Commencement exercises. Degrees conferred included 72 associate degrees, 240 bachelor degrees, and four master of arts degrees. Of the seniors graduating with academic distinction and honors, 15 received the distinction Summa Cum Laude; 17 received the distinction Magna Cum Laude; and 33 received the distinction Cum Laude. Six gra 8ed With Honors, having completed PUC's four-year honors program. The graduating class represented 16 states and seven foreign countries, including Korea, Singapore, and Yugoslavia. "The achievements of the graduating seniors are matched by the dedication of their professors and the commitment, support and, often, sacrifice of their parents. As with every graduating class of PUC, we are proud of the accomplishments of the class of '96 and are excited by the vision these students carry for the future," said President D. Malcolm Maxwell. Also recognized during the commencement ceremony was Mr. Walter Chin, treasurer of the Chan Shun International Foundation, recently, retired Chief Auditor of the California Department of Health Services, and a former member of Pacific Union College's Board of Trustees. President Maxwell and Vice President Charles V. Bell conferred on Mr. Chin...

Pacific Union College's library has recently put its list of periodical holdings on the Internet. The periodical list is part of an experimental search page which also includes many of PUC librarian and historian Gary Shearer's bibliographies on church history and Adventist history. A referencing program containing the entire text of the King James Version Bible will be added to the search page soon. "The unique aspect of this is that the service is available 24 hours a day to any scholar who has Web access," said PUC reference librarian Dan Mitchel. "The library just can't be open at 3 a.m. when the urge to study hits." According to Mitchel, the periodical list is useful when a scholar wants a particular title, but needs to know whether the library will have to request a photocopy from somewhere else or whether the item is shelved in the stacks. The database also allows one to download many of Gary Shearer's bibliographies on church history and Adventist history, which include references that are hard to find. Finally, the King James Version Bible reference program allows users to read or copy whole books and chapters, or search for occurrences of specific words or phrases....

Pacific Union College celebrated the career of D. Malcolm Maxwell, the longest-serving president in its 114 year history, on July 17, 1996. Maxwell, whose college presidency of more than 13 years officially surpassed all previous records on July 10, 1996, took office on July 1, 1983. He is the first alumnus to serve as PUC's president. The record of longest-standing president had previously belonged to W. E. Nelson, who served as president from June 21, 1921, to July 9, 1934. Maxwell's achievement was officially recognized at a luncheon held on July 17. In appreciation of his leadership at PUC, and knowing Maxwell's enthusiasm for the sea, Vivian Wahlen, spouse of late PUC alumnus Don Wahlen, '51, donated a decorative, glass-cased sailing ship to be placed in the president's office. The ship is a replica of the 14-sailed USS Constitution, built in the 1790s in Boston. One of President Maxwell's earliest achievements during his tenure at Pacific Union College was to reduce the tensions over the theological debate which he inherited on his arrival. Eric Anderson, professor of history, likened Maxwell to FDR or Ronald Reagan as "a great communicator" within the Adventist environment. "Like them, he recognized the vital importance...

On October 1, 1995, Pacific Union College was awarded $30,000 as one of 12 colleges selected for participation in a summer research program for college faculty. This program, largely funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts, distributes mini-grants to individual faculty members at select Christian colleges. Harold Heie, Director of Gordon College's Center for Christian Studies which administers the program, described its purpose as being "to nourish high quality Christian scholarship that addresses important scholarly issues in ways that have the potential to make lasting impact on future academic discussion." Pacific Union College and the 11 other selected colleges were chosen out of 107 eligible Protestant colleges by a program advisory committee comprised of six senior Christian scholars. The colleges were judged on such things as their commitment to promoting Christian scholarship and the potential of the college's faculty to generate this scholarship. The $30, 000 PUC received as one of the grantee colleges will in turn be matched by the college and will then be divided among faculty members for research during the summers of 1996, 1997, and 1998. PUC faculty members hoping to participate will submit research proposals and letters of recommendation from two senior scholars. On the basis...

Tammie Lindsey of San Jose recently received full scholarships to the University of Southern California Law School and the University of San Diego. Lindsey was also accepted to Georgetown Law Center, the University of Virginia, and several other prestigious law schools around the country. Lindsey graduated with honors from Pacific Union College on June 16, 1996, with a degree in communications. Lindsey is also a 1992 graduate of Mountain View Academy in Mountain View, California. Lindsey feels that her chances for acceptance into law school were enhanced by the skills that she developed while earning her communication degree. "My classes taught me how to put my thoughts together clearly, and all my writing practice paid off," said Lindsey. "Nearly every school that I was accepted into mentioned my personal statement," she added. Lindsey also attributes much of her success to the support she received from her teachers at PUC. "My professors helped me to crystalize ideas and helped me decide which law schools to apply to," Lindsey said. "The biggest reason I stayed at PUC is that all of my professors were willing to work with me and go out of their way to help me," she explained. James D....

John McVay, Ph.D., associate professor of religion and department chair at Pacific Union College, was named the 1996 Educator of the Year. McVay received $1,500 and a plaque of recognition for his devotion to the advancement of higher education. The Educator of the Year award, established in 1984, is designed to give special recognition to teachers who exhibit a number of important qualities. Selection for the Educator of the Year is a joint effort between the students and faculty. Three names are nominated by the student senate and reviewed by the Research and Honors Committee, who base their choice heavily on annual student evaluations. McVay was selected based on qualities such as his fine classroom performance and strong relationships with students, his encouragement of critical thinking and of an open mind, his concern about student growth - intellectually, spiritually, physically and socially, and his campus leadership and creative qualities. Linda Thorman, chair of this year's Research and Honors Committee, said, "The committee as a whole felt very comfortable with Dr. McVay in all the areas of qualification." Student association president, Shelton Hsu, gave a tribute at the ceremony saying, "[McVay] is real; he's a friend; he cares about his students;...