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president’s message STAFF Executive Editor Julie Z. Lee, ’98 [email protected] Assistant Editor Larry Pena, ’10 Seeking God’s Doors [email protected] Layout and Design Haley Wesley [email protected] Over the last several issues of ViewPoint, I have In the first stage of the library renovation, we Art Director Cliff Rusch, ’80 shared the careful planning we have undertaken were able to count on significant help from some [email protected] in the past few years as administration prepares very generous donors. The support of our alumni Photographers Kerry Chambers, ’10; for the college’s future. But a recent development community is so important to PUC’s development. Geoff Brummett, ’12; Haley Wesley on campus reminds me that sometimes our best Additionally, our growing enrollment is a big help Contributors Samantha Angeles, ’12; Lauren Armstrong, ’12; Robert Castillo, plans are nothing compared to the wisdom of God. as we determine what we are able to accomplish in ’97; Herb Ford, ’54; John McConnell, ’43; As the old saying goes, when God closes a door, He terms of our resources here on campus. Karen Roth, ’85 opens a window—and right now we are in a pro- PUC ADMINISTRATION cess of seeking out every door He may be opening Thankfully, God has given us another avenue of “The Lord knows for the benefit of PUC and our students. opportunity as we seek to develop a bright future President Heather J. Knight, Ph.D. for PUC. In his wisdom He guided our founders, Vice President for Academic Administration Nancy Lecourt, Ph.D. what is best for His The development I’m referring to is the update of way back in 1909, to provide us with an abun- Vice President for Financial Administration college, and we put the Nelson Memorial Library, which you can read dance of land—a truly substantial investment. I Dave Lawrence, MBA, Ed.D. about in this issue of ViewPoint. This project has prayerfully recognize that God will open or close Vice President for Asset Management our trust in His been in the works for many years. It began more this door according to His perfect plan. The Lord John Collins, ’70, Ed.D. than a decade ago as a campaign to build a new, knows what is best for His college, and we put our Vice President for Student Services providence!” bigger library at the cost of $18 million. But the ef- trust in His providence! Lisa Bissell Paulson, Ed.D. 08 The Learning Commons fort had a slow start and never really took off, and Interim Vice President for Alumni and Advancement The vision of a modern academic in the meantime, the funds we did receive waited. God has led us into a vast corridor filled with Carolyn Hamilton, ’81, B.S. Opportunity, it seemed, had shut its doors. doors—each of them leading to a new blessing, Vice President for Marketing and library at PUC each to be opened, or not, in His own time. With Enrollment Services Fifteen years later, the landscape of college librar- prayerful consideration, we here at PUC are eagerly Julie Z. Lee, ’98, B.A. ies looks dramatically different. The way students seeking out which door He will open for us next. CONTACT US learn has changed as dramatically as the rest of the I’d appreciate your continued prayers and gener- Post ViewPoint Editor world, and a library design in 1996 may not have ous support, as we look for His plan in each new Pacific Union College anticipated the way the internet has impacted and opportunity. One Angwin Avenue Features Departments changed a campus’s needs. So we took the gifts we Angwin, CA 94508-9797 had received for the original project and funneled 04 Don’t Ever, Ever, Ever 02 President’s Message E-mail [email protected] them into a high impact renovation to modernize Give Up 18 College News the library. Although that closed door had initially Phone (707) 965-6303 disappointed us, the result ended up being even Fax (707) 965-7101 Astronaut José Hernández 22 PUC in Pictures better than our original plan. Alumni Office shares his inspiring journey Heather J. Knight, Ph.D. (707) 965-7500 25 Alumni News Can we ever doubt God’s marvelous wisdom? President www.puc.edu/alumni/viewpoint 06 Finding God in the World 28 Leave a Legacy There are more opportunities around campus to Vision Statement: ViewPoint, the journal of Filmmaker Martin Doblmeier Pacific Union College, connects PUC's 29 Back in the Day use or enhance our resources, to maximize the alumni and friends in a community that presents PUC’s Longo Lecture benefit to our students. The library renovation was celebrates the college's activities and 30 The Interview only one part of the PUC Campus Master Plan. In stories, and supports the continuation of its mission into the future. ViewPoint 14 Revival Shakes up PUC 31 My ViewPoint the coming months, we will be determining the aims to provide quality features about feasibility and priority of several major projects: a topics relevant to our community; news Cortes challenges students to second phase of the library renovation; a solution about the college and alumni; and means to unite, motivate and inspire. live their faith On the Cover

to the welcome challenge of quality housing for Students take our growing student population; enhanced teach- 16 Improving the World Produced quarterly by the Pacific Union advantage of the ing and technology resources for every classroom College Office of Public Relations for new lobby in PUC’s on campus; and catching up with many years the alumni and friends of the college. Award-winning author urges renovated Nelson worth of deferred maintenance. Surely God has a PUC to make an impact Memorial Library. door in mind as we consider these vital projects on ©2011, Pacific Union College Photo by Kerry behalf of His school. Printed in U.S.A. Chambers.

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2 ViewPoint | Winter 2012 ViewPoint | Winter 2012 3 From the fields to the skies At Thursday morning Don’t Ever, Ever, Colloquy, Hernández described his early life as a Ever Give Up migrant worker in California’s Central Valley. Astronaut José Hernández shares his

inspiring journey Larry Peña

stronaut José Hernández encouraged watched the final Apollo lunar mis- students to persevere in their lifelong sion on TV. “I kept running outside to A pursuit of ambitious goals, at a pre- look up at the full moon, then back in sentation at Pacific Union College, Septem- to watch him walk across the surface,” ber 29, 2011. “Don’t ever, ever, ever give up on he said. “I couldn’t believe that in 1972 yourselves, because you can do it,” he said to an we had humans on the surface of the Continuing to seek out anything that would The mission lasted 14 days, during which overflow audience in the PUC Church. moon.” give him an edge on his NASA application, he the shuttle crew witnessed 214 sunrises and Hernández addressed PUC students, faculty, When he shared his newfound earned a master’s degree, learned Russian, be- sunsets as they orbited the planet once every and staff at the morning Opening Convoca- dream with his parents, they sat him came a certified pilot, and took SCUBA train- ninety minutes. Hernández described two tion, the ceremony that represents the formal down at the kitchen table and gave ing. Each year he applied, he got further and profound revelations he experienced during start of the school year. Beginning with a clip him what they called the ingredi- further in the selection process. Finally in 2001, the mission. Seeing just how thin the Earth’s from his TV interview on , Hernández ents to succeed: a clear goal; an un- Oprah the space agency gave him his most encourag- atmosphere appeared from space, he thought, recounted his inspirational journey from the derstanding of the steps to get from Big dreams PUC invited students from local elementary ing verdict yet: Come work for us so we can get a “That’s the only thing keeping us alive! It strawberry fields of California’s Central Valley where you are to where you want to schools to meet with Hernández, who encouraged them to closer look at you as a candidate. seemed so delicate, I became an instant tree- all the way to his 5.7 million mile voyage on be; hard work; education; and follow their dreams through education. “Smart perseverance” Hernández shared his cora- Hernández relocated his family to Houston, hugger.” board the International Space Station in 2009. zon—heart. “I remember thinking, strategic approach to achieving his dreams at a Texas, taking a job as a research engineer at Second, recalling the multicolored maps luncheon for local business leaders and select The astronaut, who has received a flood of ‘Wow! My parents actually think I NASA’s Johnson Space Center. He was finally one sees in elementary school, he realized that PUC students. media attention because of his inspiring story, can be an astronaut!” he says. “Really, they “It takes perseverance, but it’s got to be smart selected for Astronaut Candidate Training in from above, he couldn’t tell where one country also revealed that at the urging of President were giving me a license to dream.” perseverance,” he said, describing his career 2004, training as a jet pilot, performing rigor- began and the next ended. “I had to leave this Barack Obama, he was considering a run for At the urging of a concerned teacher, the during his 12 years of continuous reapplica- ous physical preparations, and learning the world to come to the realization that we are all establish a permanent, intermediate base be- Congress in California. He officially entered Hernández family began to put down roots in tion to NASA’s astronaut training program. technical aspects of operating the spacecraft. just one.” fore launching off on such ambitious goals. the race on October 11. the Stockton, Calif., area in order to give their “Each year I applied, I was also navigating my In 2009 he was assigned to be the flight en- He took the opportunity to joke about his He also said his faith in God grew stronger The son of migrant farm workers who trav- children a better environment for effective career to maximize my potential for selection.” gineer on mission STS-128 aboard the space upcoming political prospects. “I used to say from his experience in space. As he looked out eled with the growing seasons from Micho- learning. Graduating from high school with With the dream of space travel still foremost shuttle Discovery—a mission to dock with the that we should send all our politicians into from the shuttle window at the Earth below acán, Mexico, to the farmlands of California, good grades, Hernández enrolled at the Uni- in his mind, Hernández took his first post-grad International Space Station to deliver an astro- space to get that perspective—maybe on a one- and the vastness of the universe beyond, he Hernández grew up picking produce alongside versity of the Pacific in Stockton, overcoming job in 1987 with the U.S. Department of Energy naut and several tons of technical equipment. way ticket,” he said. “Since I may be one of them said he realized, “I’m a scientist…but it’s too his brothers and sisters. His parents, despite initial difficulties to earn a B.S. in electrical at the Lawrence Livermore National Laborato- Describing his mission’s midnight launch to soon, maybe I shouldn’t say that anymore.” perfect to be a coincidence.” having only a third-grade education them- engineering. ry—a weapons research facility that was de- the luncheon audience, Hernández said it was Wrapping up the lunch presentation, Hernández wrapped up the day at PUC by selves, did their best to keep the children in After the morning presentation, PUC held veloping an x-ray laser for deployment in space. the first time since that night watching the Hernández answered several questions from recounting his story to a group of several hun- school as much as possible. “They were mas- a special luncheon in Hernández’s honor. After the breakup of the Soviet Union, he vol- television in 1972 that he nervously wondered, the audience, expressing optimism about the dred elementary school children from Ang- ter motivators,” says Hernández. “After a long Guests included Hispanic business and civic unteered to lead a project coordinating Ameri- “What am I doing?” The trip from the Earth to Obama Administration’s controversial deci- win, St. Helena, and Pope Valley. Unlike at the day of work, my dad would look each of us in leaders from the Napa Valley, Latino members can and Russian efforts to secure the two na- the space station takes eight and a half minutes, sion to end NASA’s operations close to the earlier presentations, he wore the bright blue the eye and say, ‘You have the privilege of liv- of PUC’s faculty and staff, and several of PUC’s tions’ nuclear arsenals. “It wasn’t because I with the rocket accelerating from zero to 17,500 Earth. “The new plan is incentivizing private flight suit he had worn during his astronaut ing your future now. If you don’t want to go to engineering, aviation, and Latino-heritage stu- wanted to go work in Siberia,” he said. “It was miles per hour. “The first four minutes feel like companies to take over low Earth orbit,” he training. He received round after round of school, you can come back and work with me dents. Hernández continued his story at the lun- because I had heard that the U.S. and Russia the best E-ticket ride at Disneyland,” he said. said. “Been there, done that. We need to focus enthusiastic applause from the audience of in the fields, seven days a week.’” cheon, elaborating on how the conscious career had signed an agreement to work together on “The second four minutes, things really get in- on bigger goals, like Mars.” But he predicted children. At the age of nine, Hernández discovered decisions he made after graduation steered an international space station.” teresting.” that we would need to return to the Moon and his dream of becoming an astronaut when he him ever closer to his goal.

4 ViewPoint | Winter 2012 ViewPoint | Winter 2012 5 About the Longo Lecture:

In 1992, an endowment in honor of Frank Finding God in the and Florine Longo was established at Pacific Union College by their son, Lawrence D. Longo, M.D. This endowment was designed to establish a lectureship with topics Filmmaker Martin related to religion, society, and learning. In World harmony with this stipulation, the series has been entitled “Faith, Knowledge, and Human Values.” Dr. Longo’s goal for the Doblmeier Speaks at PUC Lauren Armstrong lecture series is to increase the breadth and depth of ideas and matters of the mind in the Christian experience. Longo Lecture On Thursday evening, Doblmeier presented PUC’s lecture series of faith and society, focusing on Christ’s question, “Who do you say I am?” Previous Longo Lecturers

1994 Robert N. Bellah, author, sociologist, artin Doblmeier, award-winning several good conversations with students on it. During his visit to Loma Linda in 2005, and professor at University of California, documentary filmmaker and presi- the topics of forgiveness and justice promoted Doblmeier toured the hospital and the health Berkeley, Education for the Good Society: The dent and founder of Journey Films, by the screenings,” says Alexander Carpenter, facilities. It was then that he saw the potential M Role of Science, Ethics, and Religion was at Pacific Union College on November 10 instructor of visual arts. “For the most part, for a documentary. for the 2011 Longo Lecture, a lecture series they seemed provoked by the serious issues “I became convinced that if I was interested 1996 Martin Marty, author, church featuring topics such as religion, society, and raised by the films.” in it, that I really cared about it, that actually historian, and professor at University of learning. Doblmeier has produced over 25 On Wednesday night, there was a screen- it might have an impact on other people,” says Chicago, Divinity School. Christians in films, including The Power of Forgiveness, Bon- ing of The Adventists, followed by a Q-and-A Doblmeier. “There were so many wonderful America versus Christian America hoeffer, and The Adventists. period with Doblmeier. During the session, he and unique notions—the whole notion of Sab- 1998 Chaim Potok, novelist. The Writer In his Thursday night lecture, titled shared his fascination and passion for religion, bath—because as a Christian, I feel as though and the Community: A Personal Journey “Through the Lens of Faith,” Doblmeier focused faith, and spirituality. “I’m always looking for Sundays have been lost for most people. Most on Jesus’ question to His disciples in Matthew those things that, in some way, I find that are Christians will get up and go to church on a 2000 Philip Johnson, author and professor 16, “Who do you say that I am?” revealing God in the world,” says Doblmeier. Sunday and then wind up painting the house at University of California, Berkeley, Boalt As a measure of our authenticity, Doblmeier With his background in broadcast journalism, for the rest of the afternoon.” Hall School of Law. The New Evolution says that we must ask that question honestly, Doblmeier is able to craft his message in such Doblmeier, who holds a bachelor’s in Reli- Controversy and Where it is Going repeatedly, and faithfully to ensure that our a way that it will be well received by a large gious Studies, a master’s in Broadcast Journal- 2002 Anne Lamott, author, essayist. message is coming across correctly. The words audience. ism, and an honorary degree in Fine Arts, has Writing and Faith we speak do not always convey the message we “I think of myself less as a filmmaker and won numerous awards, including an Emmy 2004 Karen Lebacqz, author, bioethicist, intend, he said. For this reason, Doblmeier said more as someone who is on a quest to learn award and six Gabriel awards, which recognize and professor at Pacific School of Religion that he shows his films to trusted friends to about religion and faith and spirituality, and “broadcasting that uplifts the human spirit.” and Graduate Theological Union. Genetic ensure that his message is coming across the Panel interview At Thursday morning Colloquy, Doblmeier discussed a variety of topics with a group of the medium that I use to do that is filmmaking,” Doblmeier is currently working on three Enhancement: Christian Ethics in a Cyborg Age way he intends. student interviewers. says Doblmeier. “It’s an important distinction films. The first will be a two-hour pilot about Doblmeier acknowledged that college stu- to make.” interfaith chaplains in many different profes- 2006 Robert Alter, author and professor dents are always asking “What do I want to do Although Journey Films, located in Alexan- sions. The second will be an hour-long docu- at University of California. Berkeley, An with my life?” He encouraged the audience not dria, Va., deals with many religious and spiri- mentary about the international aspect of Agenda for the Literary Study of the Bible to ask “What do I want to do with my life?” but Faith” truly means. If we did not have doubt, he question, “Who am I?” by actively responding tual matters, it is important to Doblmeier that Adventist health care. The third will be a one- 2008 David Batstone, author, activist, and instead “Who do I want to be?” said, we could not understand the gift of faith. to the problems he saw around him. the company is genuinely interfaith. With The hour comparison between public and private professor at University of San Francisco. Doblmeier talked about the state of our PUC professors screened two of Doblmeier’s In his lecture, Doblmeier also talked about Adventists, Doblmeier wanted to give the public education. They will simultaneously start pro- Living Justly in a Complete Global Age how genuine listening is not valued today. To world today, saying that “for evil to flourish, films on campus in the days leading up to his an introduction to the doctrine of the church duction in January 2012. listen, you have to be truly present, he said. Re- all it needs is for good people to do nothing.” arrival. Monday night saw the screening of and clear up any misconceptions that people 2010 David Neff, editor and vice president calling Joseph Bernardin, a cardinal in Chica- He says that a look at the world today should Bonhoeffer, a film about the controversial life may have had about Adventists. Although his of editorial for Christianity Today Media go who was falsely accused of sexual abuse and bring feelings of restlessness and discomfort. of a German theologian who lost his life plot- main goal was to educate the public, Doblmeier Group. Earth Day and the New Earth: Is faced a battle with cancer that he eventually Deitrich Bonhoeffer was one who wasn’t afraid ting to assassinate Hitler. The following night was pleased to hear that some Adventists also creation care in competition with second-coming lost, Doblmeier spoke about how everyone is to stand up. Bonhoeffer saw through the Nazi was the screening of The Power of Forgiveness, a learned something from the film. Christianity? valued by Christ. He explained that believing regime from the start. He joined the resistance film that examines the role of forgiveness in re- In the film, Doblmeier brings attention to 2011/12 Martin Doblmeier, founder and our challenges are manageable if our mission and the plot to kill Hitler, ultimately losing his ligion and health. There were between 75 and the unique way Adventists approach health- president of Journey Films. Through the Lens is for God—that’s what “Through the Lens of life in the process. Bonhoeffer answered the 120 students in attendance each night. “I had care—by treating the body, mind, and spir- of Faith

6 ViewPoint | Winter 2012 ViewPoint | Winter 2012 7 The Learning Commons A new vision of the academic library at PUC By Larry Peña

8 ViewPoint | Winter 2012 ViewPoint | Winter 2012 9 or thousands of years, libraries have “New ways of doing things mean that we’re able been sacred institutions. Far more than to do a lot more with the old building than we F just a place to store books, libraries were able to before.” have served as wells of knowledge and learning themselves.

“The role of the library throughout history The Renovation The majority of the renovation focused on the has been two things: a resource center for main floor of the library. In the weeks before the construction started, the library staff sort- ed and relocated 60,000 books to a storage facil- the community, and a place where people ity across campus, opening up a tremendous amount of room for student study areas. come together,” says Adu Worku, director The new floor plan was designed by noted lo- cal architect and PUC alumnus Jarrod Denton, of Nelson Memorial Library, the place that who also created the look for last year’s well- received renovation of the Dining Commons has served Pacific Union College in this and Campus Center. His plan for the library called for a bright and open space, illuminated noble tradition since 1958. by abundant natural light and spacious seat- ing areas for individual and group study. The plan also features a pair of glass-walled pri- vate rooms that larger groups of students can reserve for study sessions and collaborative Now for the first time since then, the library projects. New study tables dominate the room fac- has received a major renovation—not only ing the campus mall, each wired with dozens of electrical outlets to accommodate modern aesthetically, but in the way it functions students who take their computers to go. For those who don’t, the computer lab on the main as a learning center. As the main form of floor has also been expanded, with a new fleet of Apple computers to supplement the existing knowledge transitions from books to elec- PCs available for public use. The floor is equipped with all new furniture, including mobile individual desks, a unique tronic media, and from individual study curved sofa installed with more power outlets, an inviting lounge area in the foyer, and a new to collaborative learning, PUC is taking circulation desk that enhances not only the look of the lobby, but also the accessibility for steps to ensure that its resource center wheelchair-bound guests. Finally, electricians have replaced the con- has made the leap into the 21st century. trols for the library’s heating, cooling, and ventilation system—a move that saves energy by making the process of adjusting the airflow more efficient.

10 ViewPoint | Winter 2012 ViewPoint | Winter 2012 11 by myself or with others. It was a great idea “Ever since the library was redesigned, I’ve to redo the library, and if I was a student in high school coming for academy days and saw found myself in there a lot more, studying this—I would want to attend.” At a grand opening ceremony in November, by myself or with others.” President Heather Knight, along with Worku and several of the project’s major donors, cut the ribbon on the renovation project, unveil- ing the changes to the alumni community and dedicating the new space. The ceremony attendees overall were very pleased with the project’s results. “It’s come “I think that was a blessing in disguise. While into the 21st century,” said Bonnie Comazzi, ’75. we were trying to raise the money, libraries “It’s definitely more user-friendly.” were changing,” says academic dean Nancy “If the students don’t use it, I don’t know why!” Lecourt. “New ways of doing things mean that added Jim Comazzi, ’75. “It’s all there.” The we’re able to do a lot more with the old building Comazzis gave generously toward the project than we were able to before. It’s turned into a in honor of Jim’s late mother, and the central much better project than we could have imag- study area of the library’s main floor has been ined. So I was pleased with the amount of ser- dubbed the Comazzi Family Learning Com- endipity in the project.” mons in honor of their efforts. The biggest change in library function, of course, was the rise of Internet, database, and The Next Step computer technology as a dominant means to store and transmit knowledge. Before the mid- Ribbon cutting ceremony Project donors Herb Ford, Nancy and Hans Boksberger, (left) and Bonnie and This renovation is just the first phase of a larger 90s, the most vital practical concern of manag- Jim Comazzi (right) joined President Knight and library director Adu Worku (center) in dedicating the reno- library overhaul. The second phase will have ing a library was having the space to store all vated library for student use. a greater impact on the physical structure of the books. That need is rapidly declining in im- the library, connecting the main student space portance, replaced by a need for better access to with the media services department, installing online resources. The Learning Commons than those who study alone. And in the area of an elevator, and retrofitting the building for “The resource has shifted from print to elec- critical thinking, groups can bring a multitude better earthquake stability. tronic. So what has that changed?” says Worku. But the technological aspect of learning is not of perspectives and ideas that lead to a richer, Tentative plans also call for the creation of “There has been a perception that since the the only thing that has changed in the last de- more nuanced survey of issues.” spaces for several unique research resources Internet is here and you can Google, why are cade and a half. Concurrent with the rise of “Working together in diverse groups helps the college owns, including the Walter Utt libraries relevant anymore? They are relevant Internet technology, the education world has students learn to solve problems as a team and Center for Adventist History, the Pitcairn for the same reason they have always been rel- seen a shift from the traditional lecture-based sharpen their own understanding with seri- Study Center, the PUC archives, a small muse- evant—they are a resource center and an access approach to college learning, to a model based ous listening,” says Lecourt. “The new learning um dedicated to the college’s history, and liter- point.” on student collaboration with their professors commons in the library is meant to support ary collections from several Adventist pioneers The electronic factor has two implications and with each other. and foster collaborative learning and prepare and scholars. in PUC’s library—providing better resources, Many educators describe the benefits of students for life and work in the twenty-first PUC’s facilities department will begin as- and providing opportunities for students to this approach—better learning outcomes, im- century.” sessing the feasibility of those plans, as well use their own resources. That means plenty proved knowledge retention, more creativity, as other possible changes around campus, in and the development of cooperative skills vital of well-equipped computer workstations. It The Response spring of 2012. President Knight has described means subscriptions to hundreds of data- in the modern workforce. For these reasons, plans to enhance classrooms across campus PUC contracted the renovation project to A Changing Resource bases of research archives and peer-reviewed colleges and universities across the country Since the completion of the library renovation, and expand the residence halls to keep pace the Angwin-based construction firm Helmer are changing their libraries from mere book de- The smooth flow of the project stands in con- journals online. It means a team of librarians PUC students have approved of the changes with PUC’s continuously growing enrollment. & Sons, Inc., whose workers swept into the positories with carrels for individual study, to trast to how it initially started—long-time trained to help students find and select the with their feet. “Our door count compared to “As a Christian college, we’re called to be the library early last summer and completed the spaces that facilitate group learning and group supporters of PUC will remember that a new most relevant and accurate information from last year has shown a significant increase in model for best practices in higher education— major work by the time school started this Sep- work. This philosophy sees the contemporary library has been in the works, in one form or the dross that can be found on the Web. students using the library,” Worku says. “We to be excellent as a reflection of the excellence tember. educational library as something more— another, since 1996. The original plan called It also means wall-to-wall Wi-Fi accessibil- want to do a formal study to find out the stu- of Christ himself,” says Knight. “The library is “As far as projects go, I’d give this one a 10,” a learning commons. for an entirely new, much larger building, at a ity and the now-ubiquitous power outlets for dents’ opinions, but anecdotally, people seem an important part of that calling, and we can says PUC facilities director Dale Withers, who “When done well, [collaboration] enhances cost of $18 million. Funds for that goal did not students using laptops and tablet computers. overwhelmingly pleased.” be truly proud of our new and improved aca- oversaw the construction on the renovation. “It the learning process,” says PUC communica- pan out, and PUC administrators successively “They were having to sit on the floor next to “I love the new set up in the library. I think demic resource. But we’re not done yet.” went off without a hitch. It was on time, it was tion professor Tammy McGuire, who teaches chipped away at the project’s scope. But what the drinking fountains to use the plugs,” says the design is very well done and easier to con- on budget—and we had a wonderful team that courses on group interaction. “According to seemed disappointing at the time ended up Lecourt. “Now it’s much more convenient for centrate in,” says visual arts student Jasmine For a gallery of more images of Nelson Memorial really clicked.” studies done at Harvard and elsewhere, for providing an unexpected benefit. students.” Kelley. “Ever since the library was redesigned, Library, visit puc.edu/renovation. example, learning groups score better on tests I’ve found myself in there a lot more, studying

12 ViewPoint | Winter 2012 ViewPoint | Winter 2012 13 On Thursday, Cortes taught students how to pray, and students called out praises, thanks, confessions, and requests. Yet Cortes went be- yond the usual invitation to prayer, demand- ing respect for the exercise of talking to God. “We’re going to pray right now,” said Cortes. “And some of you are on laptops or reading books. Close them, or walk out the door – but don’t dis[respect] my God.” Cortes continued his intense appeals for students to surrender to God on Friday morn- ing. “Lots of you say you’re Christians,” said Cortes, “but really, you’re just a fan of Christi- anity. If you want to follow God, you need to be a bondservant of Christ.” Cortes emphasized both the rewards and difficulties of a life lived Grounded in Christ PUC chaplain Laffit Cortes called students to “bear with Jesus. When he called for those who were your cross” for Christ, rather than just being “a fan of Christianity.” willing to “bear your cross” for God, hundreds of students stood. “If you’re standing right now, it’s either be- “We wanted to show the school that no one cause you want to renew your commitment to is struggling alone,” said Wally Peralta, student Jesus, or because you’ve never made a public association religious vice president and Fall Re- commitment to Him,” said Cortes. “If you’ve vival coordinator. “We are a community trying never been baptized and you want to make that to get closer to God.” decision today, come forward.” Four students – Ashley Adams and Markus Baumbach, both freshmen, Gina Lee, a sopho- “After always more, and Sianna Stewart, a junior – responded to Cortes’ call. “After always striving to com- mit to God, there was no way I would back striving to commit out when the opportunity seemed so in reach,” said Stewart. Baumbach said, “I wanted to do it to God, there was because [I realized] it was my decision, no one R evival Falls on PUC else’s.” Regardless of their reason, all four stu- no way I would dents decided that they wanted to be baptized Cortes challenges students to live their faith that evening at vespers. back out when the “I believe God wanted this to happen here,” Samantha Angeles said Stewart. In front of her assembled friends opportunity seemed and family, who connected from New York via Skype, she was baptized. “The experience was so in reach.” ecausef o your love for Jesus, I now bap- their faith and make a decision about where amazing!” she said. “It feels great to be officially tize you in the name of the Father, and they stand spiritually. connected to God and to never have to doubt of the Son, and the Holy Spirit.” On Oc- “I saw that there’s definitely a struggle – the that I am His and always will be.” B Stewart’s statement summed up the mes- Many students experienced and treasured tober 14, four students heard these words at the Great Controversy is being played out here,” culmination of an especially powerful week of said Cortes. “But there’s definitely a hunger and sage of the “As I Am” vespers, the final program the Fall Revival time. Taryn Richert, a senior, of Fall Revival. On stage, large cards read, “I said, “It was so powerful and moving – I never Family support spiritual renewal—PUC’s Fall Revival. Hun- thirst for God.” This spiritual desire was evi- Junior Sianna Stewart took had sex before marriage,” “I cut myself,” and “I wanted it to end.” But while many students advantage of a Skype video link to share dreds more responded to the call by reaffirm- dent in the ever-increasing number of students her baptism with her family in New York. ing their personal commitments to Christ. that attended the revival programs throughout lust,” just three of over 250 cards that students look back on the week with warm memories, The series, themed “Grounded in Christ,” is the week. submitted in response to the question, “What Cortes is looking to the future. “God’s spirit a quarterly event, and there was an unmistak- The first program, held on Wednesday night, keeps you from God?” was with us this week,” he said. “Now the chal- able sense of God’s presence on campus. “It’s was a challenge to students to reach out their More than twenty other cards were dis- lenge is the follow-up.” something strong and deep,” said Andrew hands to Jesus for spiritual healing, so that played in a powerful movie created by Lloren, That follow-up will be directed by Cortes, Lloren, a junior. “By just being here, you know they could walk with Him. “It was a much- in which students held up cards expressing Peralta, PUC church pastors, and student lead- that God is doing something big.” needed wake-up call,” said Angela Anjejo, a everything from, “My boyfriend and I go too ers though prayer groups, ministries, and Bible Laffit Cortes, PUC’s new campus chaplain second-quarter nursing student. “It showed me far” to “I’m a hypocrite.” The message was sim- studies. But one thing is undeniable: the Spirit and the series speaker, made five compelling that there’s a difference between talking about ple – regardless of what PUC students struggle of God is present at PUC. challenges to students to honestly evaluate my faith and living it.” with, they can come to God and be accepted as they are.

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ccording to Pulitzer Prize-winning once more since Farmer’s our weeks before Christmas, the holi- planning activities and providing meals— author Tracy Kidder, goodness isn’t a international health organi- day came early for 25 Napa Valley kids. which the students themselves prepare. Way- A virtue that people naturally embrace, zation, Partners in Health, F On Sunday, December 4, Pacific Union choff leads the effort while completing her stu- particularly when you’re considering the good- worked extensively in Haiti. College students held their annual Christmas dent teaching requirements. She says kids are ness of another human. “This problem of goodness Party for KidzReach, a campus ministry fo- her passion. “We all tend to push away evidence of vir- isn’t just a literary problem. cused on connecting local at-risk children and “I grew up in a single parent home. I saw tuousness that exceeds our own,” said Kidder It’s also a personal problem. teens with college student mentors, many of my mom struggle, but I was fortunate that she at a lecture at Pacific Union College. Kidder The personal problem is that whom can relate to their challenges. chose to stay in the church… the church helped was in Angwin on October 27, 2011, as part of good provokes and forces us Mountains Beyond Mountains Kidder discussed his book, the story During the event, which included a full to raise me. But these kids, their parents are of a unique humanitarian, with PUC students at an October presentation PUC’s Colloquy Speaker Series and to discuss to think about things that meal for the kids and their families, KidzReach into drugs, in prison, or in the wrong compa- on campus. his book, Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest we would rather not think handed out nearly 40 presents, from trucks to ny,” says Waychoff. “All of the kids have been of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the about,” said Kidder. princess dress-up sets to skinny jeans. PUC stu- abused in some way, whether it’s emotional, World. The book is this year’s selection for PUC When he returned to the United States from amnesia for the suffering that seems so distant dents sponsored the items, which they selected physical, verbal—all of them have some kind Reads, a campus-wide book club. that trip in 1994, Kidder reflected on what he but in fact surrounds us.” from each child’s wish list. of story.” His colloquy presentation recounted the had seen, trying to reconcile the situation in Second, Kidder emphasized that the goal “We tell the kids to reach pretty high,” says KidzReach grew out of a local prison min- story of Farmer, a Harvard-educated physician Haiti with his own life in the United States. is not to reproduce Farmer’s life, but to find Libiny Cruz, one of the student leaders of Kidz- istry whose director discovered that the chil- and anthropologist who has committed his life “[I tried to] hang on to my belief that I had genuine inspiration in his example. He urged Reach. “There are a lot of [college students], and dren of the people he was serving desperately to diagnosing and curing infectious diseases earned all my privileges,” said Kidder. “The the audience to remember that the study they we don’t all have money. But if a couple of us needed some positive attention. Eight years ago in impoverished communities. problem with taking a notion like that are doing now is not for the purpose of passing get together, we can get them something nice. he contacted PUC’s campus ministries office to Kidder first met him by accident in … it begins to fall apart the moment an upcoming exam but to fulfill a greater goal And these are the only gifts the children will ask students to help, and KidzReach was born. 1994 while researching American you ask yourself the simplest ques- years from now. get—or the nicest things they’ll get.” Today, PUC students run the entire program soldiers in Haiti. But it was specifi- tion, which is ‘What if I had been born Said Kidder, “If one of your goals is to find The most expensive gift was a laptop com- with support from the PUC Church. It is one of volved with KidzReach since last year. He has cally the virtue of Farmer—his in- a Haitian peasant?’ What would my a way to improve the world, I don’t think you puter, requested by one of the oldest teens in the strongest and most consistent student-run enjoyed hanging out with the children each sistent idealism and courage—that privileges look like then? And I knew, have to worry a whole lot about improving the group and purchased by religion major ministries on campus. weekend, but it wasn’t until last year’s Christ- kept Kidder from actually pursuing I just knew that if I started following yourself. If you begin to do the first thing, you Cameron Haley and his classmates. It is a gen- For Cruz, who is studying to be a physician’s mas party that he realized that the ministry his story for another six years. Kidder Paul Farmer around, it would disturb will, by my definition anyway, have already be- erous gift by any count, but more so for Kidz- assistant and respiratory therapist, the idea had brought him full circle in his own life. surmised that a character “so gifted, my peace of mind.” gun to do the second.” Reach, where many kids come from families of providing stability to the kids, week after Growing up, Tobar’s family relied often on so self-sacrificing, so passionate for It wasn’t until 1999 that Kidder The lecture was followed by an hour-long who can barely afford to keep a roof over their week, is important. charity groups to help during tough times. “I the cause” would cause a reader— reunited with Farmer, eventually question and answer session with Kidder, heads. The computer, says KidzReach director “I think why I came [to KidzReach] is be- remember we would go and [the volunteers] most of who are a lot less virtuous—psycho- launching a book project that would span sev- where he discussed his writing process, how he Lauren Waychoff, will give the young man a cause I can relate. I didn’t have that good of a would have tables for us with toys and food, logical discomfort. eral years. Kidder accompanied Farmer all over chooses his subjects, and career advice for as- chance at graduating from high school. background when I was little,” says Cruz. “We and I would come home with my mom with a In addition, Kidder said he wasn’t ready to the world, detailing his life and his work with piring writers. Journalism majors were also in- “I was really hesitant in the beginning be- moved around a lot, and I wanted something shopping cart filled with food,” Tobar says. face the reality of what Farmer was confront- Partners in Health. As he predicted, the experi- vited to an exclusive luncheon with the author. cause he lives in a bad neighborhood,” says consistent. I think that’s what these kids are Watching the kids gleefully unwrap their ing in his work: the relentless adversity of ence changed his life. This is the second year of PUC Reads. “Moun- Waychoff, who graduated from PUC in June getting from KidzReach.” presents last year reminded Tobar of his own people living in the developing world. Kidder “In my travels with [Farmer], he showed me tains Beyond Mountains” is being featured as with a bachelor’s degree in liberal studies. “But Among the student volunteers, empathy for childhood, when he received a teddy bear out- said that as a seasoned world traveler and jour- more reasons to despair than I had ever wit- part of the English and Communication cur- he wanted a computer to do home study be- the family situations seems to be the key for fitted with a soldier’s uniform, helmet, and nalist, he did not expect to be shocked by the nessed or even imagined before. And yet it was ricula, as well as integrated into other classes cause it’s his last chance. I want to get together persistent involvement. After all, given their parachute at a similar type of charity event. He scene in Haiti. the most exhilarating experience in my life to as appropriate. The PUC Reads program is an accountability group of students and adults tough home situations, some kids are unruly, says the memory brought tears to his eyes. “I had never seen anything like Haiti. So see what one small group of people … could be- designed to engage the campus in shared dis- to visit him once a week, do homework with defensive, and in some cases ungrateful. For “I am just hoping I can do something back— much misery and unnecessary sickness … gin to do to ease some of the world’s dreadful cussion of critical issues. The 2010 PUC Reads him, and make sure his laptop is working and the less resilient volunteer, KidzReach can be make someone’s life better,” Tobar says. “To starving children at the airport, women giving problems,” said Kidder. selection was The Story of Stuff by Annie Leon- not stolen.” too much of a challenge, and they don’t return. think that you can be the mentor, you can be birth unattended at the sides of dirt roads,” Kid- Kidder, who now helps to raise funds for ard, which focused on consumerism and soci- Waychoff, who has been with KidzReach But those who do understand life in a broken a help… and the next thing you know when der recalled. Partners in Health in addition to writing ety. Leonard spoke on campus last April as the since 2006, is no longer a PUC student but re- family—and how this type of program can you’re older is you see this kid that came from While he recognized that the doctor would books,, closed his lecture with two points. Green Week Colloquy speaker. mains involved to train the group’s new lead- make a difference—are hooked. nowhere and become something…. You had make an intriguing subject for a book, Kidder First, he asked the audience to see the world as ers. The program is built on volunteers spend- Josue Tobar, an engineering major at PUC something to say in that. You made a difference also knew he would have to confront Haiti it really is and to not fall prey to “the collective ing most Saturdays with two-dozen children, on a merit-based, full scholarship, has been in- rather than standing on the side.”

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College Lists Select Property with Broker

Pacific Union College has listed property that is non-essential to the core educational mission of the college. The listing encompasses the property east of the airport and Belleau Field—all of which is zoned agricultural or agricultural/watershed and cannot be utilized for a future expansion of the main campus. This property is currently collegenews not in use by the college and is not being planned for use in PUC’s long-term Campus Master Plan, which was completed in June 2011 and extends to 2050. A portion of the property, the 900 acres of forestland, if sold, would be preserved and protected in its natural Stained Glass Skylight state. All net proceeds will go into the college’s endowment. Installed in Scales Chapel The decision to list property is in accordance with a 2002 board PUC Students resolution to liquidate non-essential assets to ensure that the college In spring 2011, the Pacific Union College Church pastoral staff has resources to meet its current financial obligations, as well as decided that it was time to do something about the stained glass to achieve its long-term financial objectives for future growth and window in the roof of Scales Chapel. Originally installed in the 1970s, Begin Serving at development. the joints had begun to weaken and leak. The situation became so bad Over the past three years, PUC has had a steady growth in that a board had to be placed under the window to protect people from enrollment, experiencing an 18 percent growth from Fall 2008 to falling glass. Fall 2011 for on-campus students. Despite the increase in enrollment, The church called in Robert Pappas, ’76, to take a look at the ceiling. Home New missions Knight says that the board must be prudent and systematically Pappas taught in the art department at PUC from 1977-1981 and has address concerns and issues with proper planning. been an art glass professional for 30 years. After looking at the glass, “Even as we are on a path of growth and progress, PUC must make he knew it needed to be replaced. coordinator leads a some important decisions,” says President Heather Knight. “Among “I thought that an art student could donate their time and then our most pressing issues, we need to address our institutional debt, have a significant commission to have in their portfolio,” Pappas says. wave of community years of deferred maintenance, and an inadequate compensation plan He recommended Cabel Bumanglag, who graduated with a fine arts for our faculty and staff. Increased enrollment and philanthropy alone degree from PUC in 2010 and had studied stained glass. Bumanglag will not correct these issues.” agreed to volunteer his time. involvement Knight also emphasizes that as a faith-based institution, the board To launch the renovation, Bumanglag came up with three different relies on sound business strategy and prayer for all decisions. designs and color schemes, meeting with the church numerous times “We are praying for God’s guidance, and we ultimately have to narrow it down. He noted that the stained glass windows in the On Sunday, October 9, Pacific Union College Maia, only a few months on the job at PUC, project was overwhelming; Maia had been faith in His wisdom,” says Knight. “We will work hard towards an chapel were of two varieties: one with a rough edge and the other with students volunteered to assist Napa Valley anticipates that Napa Valley residents will expecting 50 students, but over 80 ended up appropriate solution, but I also know the Lord will open or close doors a geometric design. “I was trying to bring the two together and mix senior citizens with home maintenance come to know PUC by the selfless volunteer attending. With such a positive response of opportunity to bless us or protect us.” something of my own with it,” he says. The outcome was an abstract with a project called Rebuild Calistoga. service of its students. “It is a way for them from students so far this year, he hopes to Since 2004, PUC has had Napa County’s approval to build 191 sunburst design and a color scheme that coordinates with the other The project is a partnership between PUC’s to have hands on [experience], going out and eventually have local volunteer projects housing units in select parcels zoned urban residential. However, stained glass windows in the chapel. Office of Missions, Service, and Justice and serving the community,” he says. Maia has scheduled every week. those parcels are not part of this listing, and currently the college The project took Bumanglag and Pappas about three months to the Calistoga Affordable Housing program already laid the groundwork for long-term On a larger scale, PUC students will head has no plans to develop those parcels. Knight and the board will complete, with Bumanglag staying on over the summer. The project (CAH). It’s part of new missions and service partnerships with the local community, with to the Navajo Nation in the Southwestern be analyzing the housing needs of both the college and St. Helena was completed September 30, 2011. coordinator Fabio Maia’s campaign to get PUC more Rebuild Calistoga projects scheduled for U.S. later this year to partner with La Sierra Hospital before developing plans in this regard. She also plans The skylight now houses a total of 16 windows, made up of eight students involved in community service, both the school year. University and the University of California, to continue dialoguing with the community to explore ways in sections of glass, with two panels in each section. The new sections locally and abroad. But his campaign for increased PUC- Berkeley, to provide building and health which to strengthen PUC’s linkages and service to the surrounding of stained glass are only about 1/8 inch thick and weigh about 60 “We’re young—we have all the energy,” says community interaction is about more than services. Maia also has plans to take students community. pounds—approximately one-third what the old glass weighed. freshman Arve Lloren, who volunteered on just putting PUC’s best face forward—it’s an to Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Brazil to perform Bumanglag and Pappas also installed rebar reinforcement to ensure a crew repainting an elderly woman’s home. act of ministry. “I don’t see any difference,” he similar ministries. For more information, including a letter from the president, visit that the skylight will be stable into the future. “I think it’s better to use that energy to help says. “That’s what Jesus did … and that’s our “It’s not about feel-good trips for our www.puc.edu/endowment About 10 colors of stained glass are included, from sources including people rather than wasting it, sitting around goal. Wherever there is a need, we want to students,” he says. “We’re looking for projects Julie Z. Lee Germany, Washington, and Iowa. Spotlights situated inside, near in front of the laptop.” be there and fill that need. And if there is an where we can build relationships and make a the bottom of each panel and turned on each night at sunset, create a In addition to repairing and restoring opportunity to share, that’s what we’re going real, long-term impact in those communities.” beacon that can be seen from the cafeteria, the library, and a number homes, the student volunteers helped CAH to do, but our goal is to serve.” of other locations on campus. Larry Peña distribute subsidized carbon monoxide This past Saturday, October 15, Maia staged Tim Mitchell, head pastor of the PUC Church, says of the skylight: detectors to senior citizens at ACE Hardware. a second local service project, leading a group “It will enable beautiful colored light to create a quiet ambience in The detectors are not only important of students about an hour away to Berkeley, Scales Chapel, just as the building was originally designed to have.” lifesaving devices, but were recently made a Calif., to feed and clothe homeless people in requirement for all homes in California. a public park there. Student turnout to that Lauren Armstrong

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Religion Department Hosts PUC Students Restore Blue Pioneers Players Win Annual Retreat Oak to Berryessa Post-season Volleyball Honors

“You’re grounded.” These words may be heartbreaking to a child, but at Pacific Union College’s annual religion department retreat, the term “grounded” was the talk of the weekend. The annual getaway to PUC’s Albion Field Station, located on the Mendocino, Calif., coast is designed for students and faculty to escape the frenetic pace of school and connect with one another and with God. This year, the theme for the retreat was “Grounded in Christ, Grounded in Faith, Grounded in Love,” borrowed from PUC Campus Ministries. The three spiritual programs of the weekend each focused on one aspect of the theme. The first program highlighted the significance of being “Grounded in Christ.” Senior Wally Peralta, student association religious vice On Sunday, October 30, a group of Pacific Union College students Getty Center Reception president, delivered a compelling sermon about the need to have spent the day restoring the wildlife habitat surrounding Lake an authentic Berryessa. The recreational site, just a half hour drive from the PUC relationship with Brings Alumni Together campus, has been damaged by human impact. The students’ hope Christ. PUC alumni in Southern California turned out for a unique art was to rebuild it by planting native species that once flourished in the “Wally set the experience when the college hosted a special reception for President’s habitat but have been unable to survive in the current conditions. spiritual tone for Circle and Committee of 100 members at the world famous Getty Last week the CalPac conference recognized two Pioneers There were 18 students involved with the project, which was led by this weekend,” said Center in Los Angeles, Calif., November 4. Carolyn Carpenter volleyball players for their performance in the recently closed season. Aimee Wyrick, assistant professor of biology. Students in Wyrick’s Danny Castanaza, Hamilton, ’81, interim vice president for advancement, hosted the Senior Casey Miller, above left, was named to the 1st Team All- conservation biology class made up the majority of the group, a senior. “His event, welcoming Southern California alumni and sharing the latest Conference group, and junior transfer student Calai Brown, above although the event was also open to biology majors and anyone Christ-centered news from their alma mater. right, was named one of the conference’s two Newcomers of the Year. else who was interested. Three park rangers from the Bureau of message was, as always, inspiring and uplifting.” Afterwards, students “I thought it was such a wonderful opportunity to catch up with Head coach Brittany Brown had glowing praise for the two players. Reclamation also helped with the project. continued the department’s tradition of singing praise songs long into what’s going on at PUC,” said Amabel Tsao, a PUC supporter and “[Casey] is one of those players that really gives 100 percent every day “As a biology major who has taken ecology and conservation classes, the night, maintaining an atmosphere of worship. former board member who attended with her husband, Eric Tsao. and helps set the tone for PUC volleyball for years to come,” she says. I’ve always studied cases of habitat degradation and how we need The next morning, PUC chaplain Laffit Cortes delivered a powerful “It was such a nice little break to go to the Getty Museum. We really “[Calai] has come into this program with a strong understanding of to conserve what we have left,” says senior Brian Lee. “The habitat homily about the importance of being grounded in faith. “What appreciated it!” collegiate volleyball and really excelled this season.” restoration that we performed really drove home the fact that these really stood out to me was when Pastor Laffit said, ‘What people want As part of the reception, the Getty invited the attendees to a viewing Miller finished the season leading the Pioneers in kills, with 205 ecosystems are incredibly fragile and that these problems may be to know is how this changed your life,’” sophomore theology major of their exhibit “In the Beginning Was the Word: Medieval Gospel (3.1 kills per set). She was second on the team with 23 service aces on witnessed in our own backyard.” Cesar Machuca commented. “It reminds me that we need to turn head Illumination,” a collection of antique artwork from European, the season, and she also finished second on the team with 191 digs and Students planted blue oak acorns, native trees that take about a knowledge into practical knowledge.” African, and Middle Eastern biblical manuscripts. Alumni also third with 18 total blocks on the year. Brown finished the season third decade to establish. Because humans are constantly active in the area, Yet students also used their head knowledge about the Bible took advantage of free audio tours of several of the museum’s other on the team in kills, with 123 (1.68 per set) and second on the team restoration is not a one-time thing. “There’s a lot of other work that immediately after Cortes’ sermon. As per tradition, teams competed to collections. with 27 total blocks on the year. can be done, and they always need volunteers,” says Wyrick. win the annual Bible trivia game, which included racing to find verses That same weekend, representatives of the college also visited Loma “I’m glad that it was my senior year,” says Miller. “It’s a nice way to Among other things, conservation biology is about preserving and spelling the name “Melchizedek.” “My favorite part of the retreat Linda, Calif., to host a dinner reception and an informal breakfast for finish. I consider it an honor.” species. Wyrick organized this service learning project because she was the trivia,” said freshman theology major Salvador Fariaz. “It was the many PUC alumni in that area. The dinner featured an especially “It feels great to be recognized for something,” says Brown. “I felt wanted her students to have hands-on experience with a project fun to work with and get to know more people in my major.” well-received game of PUC trivia that sent the group on an exciting like I wouldn’t have done that well without [Coach] Brittany [Brown] related to conservation and restoration. After lunch, students had the option of canoeing and kayaking on trip down memory lane. helping me and actually believing in me. One of her goals is to help students become aware that there is the Albion River, venturing to the coast to hunt for hermit crabs in the “Southern California is a great place to visit,” says PUC alumni “Both Casey and Calai are amazing people and athletes,” says coach more than one type of community service. “I feel like there’s really a coastal tide pools, or visiting the nearby lighthouse. relations officer Kirt Brower, ’04, who coordinated the weekend’s Brown. “However their success is completely wrapped up in a team contribution we can make as a church, not only to the human health As the retreat came to a close, the department gathered for Sabbath events. “With so many of our alumni all in one area, it’s a perfect that kept growing and supporting each other up until the last practice aspect but also to restoration,” says Wyrick. evening vespers. After a stirring worship service, Dick Montanez, place to bring the community together to reconnect.” and game.” “In our Seventh-day Adventist society, we’re very mission oriented, a junior theology major, presented a moving message about the PUC is planning more alumni receptions throughout California but it’s usually focused on humans,” she says. “People get really Larry Peña and Robert Castillo magnificence of God’s love, and the transformation that it can bring. and across the country for 2012. The next events on the schedule excited about going on mission trips to build churches and provide Bridgette Munoz, a senior religion major, commented about the include a dinner in Phoenix, Ariz., in January, and a reception and medical care, which is wonderful… but I think that we miss too often weekend, “It was very moving for me personally. I felt like God spoke Pioneers basketball away game in Redding, Calif., in February. that we are also charged with protecting what God has created for us, to me in a way that I needed,” she said. “It was like He was reminding Tentative plans also call for events later next year in Palm Springs, and that includes plants and other animals.” me to open my heart to Him and trust Him completely.” San Luis Obispo, and Sacramento, Calif., as well as Portland, Ore., She plans to make habitat restoration a recurring project at PUC, and Seattle/Tacoma, Wash. Samantha Angeles ideally happening once a quarter in Napa County. “I think PUC needs that good face in the community, showing them what our students are Larry Peña capable of and trying to give back locally,” says Wyrick. Lauren Armstrong

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“Clarity of Vision: Scanner Photography” Students admired the unique work of visiting artist Tim Fleming at his November show at Rasmussen Art Gallery. Ancient Life Religion professor Myron Widmer led his “Life and Teachings of Jesus” class in the ancient art of grape stomping, for a glimpse of what life was like in the 1st century A.D. The Sounds of Christmas PUC’s music ensembles gave their annual Christmas performance at the PUC Church.

College Days High school students, including these Hawaiian Mission Academy Career Day Peter Thornburgh, consultant and former creative director at seniors, from Northern and Central California got a preview of life at PUC at this Yahoo!, urged students to get ahead by investing themselves in their careers. fall’s recruiting event.

Improv PUC students and chaplain Laffit Cortes, right, put on an impromptu Oh Christmas Tree PUC students bundled together on the campus mall to comedy show for visiting high school students at College Days, November 6-11. welcome the holiday season at the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony.

Pioneers Soccer PUC defeated the visiting Arizona Christian University Fire- Community Service Dozens of PUC students traveled to nearby Calistoga Open House The women of PUC welcomed their male friends to a festive dorm Stopwatch Film Festival A crowd gathered to watch the results when PUC’s storm, 2-1, in a non-conference match in October. in October to help elderly citizens with home maintenance projects. open house in December. film and television faculty challenged students to tell a compelling story on- screen in 60 seconds or less.

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More Enrollment Growth academic highlights Vola Andrianarijaona, professor of physics, along with at PUC Third consecutive year two students and a colleague from Oak Ridge National of increase Laboratory, presented alumninews a research For the third year in a row, poster at this Class Notes, Births, Weddings, and In Memory Pacific Union College is seeing year’s Midwest an increase in enrollment figures Astrochemistry Meeting, as the new school year begins. October 21 and 22, at the The 2011 fall quarter enrolled University of Illinois, Urbana- www.AdventistBookCenter. place and is as independent as 1,511 students on campus. When Champaign. The research Class Notes 1970 com. ever. She often states how she topic was “Investigation of including the off-campus nursing Jimmy Hague, ’71, and misses her friends in Angwin. the Direct Charge Transfer in and Degree Completion Programs, Sharon (Brock) Hague, ’71, Gerald “Jerry” Lutz, ’77, who “We want everyone to know Low Energy D2+ + H Collisions 1940 overall enrollment a PUC is at are thrilled to have become now lives in Laurel, Md., with our door is open whenever you using Merged-Beams Robert L. Horner, M.D., ’48 his wife, Janet, is the senior want to visit the ‘Verde Valley.’ 1,567 students. Compared to last Technique.” new grandparents. Their and Lirlie (Elliot) Horner, pastor of the Spencerville God has been good!” writes year, there has been a 5.2 percent grandson, Kayleb James Hague, growth for on-campus students ’46, sponsored a trip for the was born October 18, 2011. Seventh-day Adventist Church Richard. and a 2.6 percent increase in total Ross Winkle, professor of Corona, Calif. Seventh-day in Silver Spring, Md. enrollment for the college. religion, presented two papers Adventist Church seniors to Tom Shepherd, ’73, teaches “Pacific Union College is at the annual meeting of the learn about creation science New Testament at the Adventist Merlin Burt, att. ’77-’79, absolutely thrilled with the Society of Biblical Literature in in October. The group visited Theological Seminary at who lives in Berrien Springs, 1980 number of students who have San Francisco, the Grand Canyon, where Ariel Andrews University in Berrien Mich., is the author of the Brian D. Wilcox, ’83, who made PUC their college of choice,” November Roth, Ph.D., ’48 and his wife Springs, Mich., and is the recently published Review lives in Smyrna, Tenn., is now says President Heather Knight. “In 18-22. The Lenore (Hardt) Roth, ’51, director of the university’s and Herald book Adventist an elementary teacher at the terms of the campus’s enrollment first was presented scientific evidence doctoral programs in religion. Pioneer Places, which includes Rutherford County Board “Armed with goals, we have actually jumped of a worldwide flood. Excited He enjoys playing cello and maps, current photos of of Education. For five years, the Censer ahead a year in achieving these by the traveling and learning daily walks. He is married to Adventist landmarks, historic Brian was a radio announcer Containing numbers,” says President Heather opportunity, the Corona senior Sherry Marie Bom Shepherd, photographs, and stories about and board operator. Brian was Weaponized Incense: Censer group is planning a May 2012 M.D., and they have two Adventist pioneers. The book Knight. and Incense as Articles of also into program production trip to Northern California is available through www. Campus spirit has also come Dress for the High Priest,” children, Amy and Jonathan, for four radio stations before adventistbookcenter.com, or alive with the arrival of new presented at the Levites to visit the various homes of and four grandchildren – moving on to be a sales toll free at 800-765-6955. students. There was standing and Priests in History and James and Ellen White and Malachi, Nadia, Nathaniel, and manager for Spectra, Inc. For room only at PUC’s Opening Convocation in October as students filled the PUC Church. The enthusiasm Tradition Consultation. The the original PUC campus in Isaiah. 15 years before taking up his in the air was noticeable as guest speaker Jose Hernandez, NASA astronaut, captivated the audience. second, “Apocalyptic Optics: Healdsburg, Calif. Richard and Zetta Gore, ’79 present teaching position, he Attendance for Friday evening vespers and the Colloquy Speaker Series, a campus-wide gathering that The Ancient Extramission Bert Williams, ’75, lives and ’07, along with Richard’s was an “AdSmart” teacher with features high-profile speakers, has also been high, with the church filled to capacity for most programs so far Theory of Vision and John’s in Lincoln, Neb., and is now mother Norma, moved to the Tennessee Performing Arts this year. Apocalypse,” was presented at serving as the editor for Clarkdale, Ariz., two years Center. As for the future, Knight has a vision to consistently keep PUC’s enrollment high. “Our goal is to continue the Sensory Perception in the 1960 Christian Record Services, ago leaving Levi, Laura, and to make PUC the most attractive choice academically, spiritually, and financially for our families in the Bible and Early Judaism and Sandra Eickmann, att. ’63- Inc., a ministry that provides Zackary Gore in Angwin to Monica Gullon, ’86, who Pacific Union Conference and beyond,” says Knight. Christianity Consultation. ’67, who lives in Glendive, free Christian publications carry on. Richard is a self- earned journalism and Both presentations received for people with visual employed contractor, and Zetta photography degrees at Lauren Armstrong Mont., is a licensed professional very positive responses from clinical counselor in private impairments. is a nurse at the local medical PUC, now lives in the Los the scholars in attendance. practice. She writes that she center. Richard heads up the Angeles area where she is is also a happy grandmother Rosanne Tetz, ’76, who now Heaven Bound Bluegrass Band, a self-employed freelance who enjoys hiking with her lives in Silver Spring, Md., is a musical group that inspires writer and editor. Monica is a husband, Tim, ’66, who has the author of God’s Big Idea, a people to sing and praise past contributor to Tu Ciudad been a dentist. Review and Herald book for the Lord each Friday night. magazine and has been senior primary-age children. The book A number of church duties, editor for the magazines Shape takes children on a journey including teaching primary and Living Fit. from Creation to the New Earth Sabbath school, keep them and is available through busy when they’re not working. Siu-Lan Tan, ’87, now Grandma Gore is in her own an associate professor of

24 ViewPoint | Winter 2012 ViewPoint | Winter 2012 25 psychology at Kalamazoo works as an actor in film and Richard A. Rentfro, ’42, husband Russell Behner; Tenn. He was born on Feb. 2, 1956 under the name Marley College in Michigan, was television and occasionally Your Update a Seventh-day Adventist children Marjorie Behner- 1933, in Bolivia. John served Sanderson. Friends knew her births awarded the college’s highest teaches film and theater minister and evangelist who Sands, Kathleen Behner, and as a missionary in various as a bubbly and glamorous annual honor for classroom Payton studies. Here worked across the western Howard Behner; and two Adventist educational personality. She and her teaching—the Florence J. Fahey Let us know about your United States and Canada, died grandchildren. institutions in the Inter- husband Albert traveled the Lucasse Lectureship for Michael Jongsung Kim, ’97, an active adventures, jobs, and family! October 21, 2011, in Thorp, American Division. He leaves world, visiting Italy, South Excellence in Teaching. Born in Gienger, duty dentist with the U.S. Air Class Notes come from a variety Wash. He was born February Kenneth R. Brigham, ’43, a behind his wife, Jessie Fay; Africa, and Australia. She Indonesia, Siu-Lan grew up in daughter Force, was recently promoted to of sources, but we like it best 4, 1920. He was a prolific physician, died December 23, a daughter, Karen Lucille leaves behind her mother, Hong Kong where she taught of Brad a major. He and his family are when they come from you. writer for the Adventist Review 2010, in Garden Grove, Calif. He Glassford; a son, John Wesley, V; Margaret E. Schnepper; her music. After earning her B.A. Gienger, ’10, currently stationed at Anderson and other denominational was born on March 12, 1923, in and four grandchildren. brother, Dr. Fred Schnepper; in music at PUC, she became and Kristen Air Force Base in Guam, where [email protected] publications, and for the Dinuba, Calif. Kenneth leaves her sons, Larry Mendes interested in psychology and (Feldbush) Gienger, ’10, of his wife Joanne (Park) Kim puc.edu/alumni/news-memories last 13 years he also wrote a behind his wife, Charline; Jerry Louise Chilson, ’56, a and Michael Sierra; three Pierre, South Dakota. Born earned both an M.A. and a Ph.D. teaches English at Guam 707-965-6303 weekly religious column for his daughters, Carol Brigham retired teacher who taught at grandchildren; as well as great- 9-24-2011. in psychology at Georgetown Adventist Academy. Their four the Ellensburg, Wash., Daily and Jan Harris; his son, Ken; Seventh-day Adventist schools grandchildren, cousins, nieces, University in Washington, D.C. children, Joelle, Janelle, Jordan, . His congregations knew his brother, Floyd; nine in Oregon and California, died and nephews, and many other Andrew Record Per Lucasse tradition, Siu-Tan and Jaira, ranging from ninth grandchildren and eight great- April 7, 2010, in Walton, Ore. relatives. Grainger him as “the loving pastor” Jerry was born on April 12, will speak to students, faculty, Hartman, grade to pre-kindergarten, all and “the pastor’s pastor.” grandchildren. Howard Wilson Carter, ’63, staff, and guests about her work son of attend the academy. The family In Memory His wife, Rosalyn, and son, 1935, in Takoma Park, Md. at a spring 2012 lecture. Charles will transfer to San Antonio, Richard Jr., preceded him in Paul Plummer, ’50, who was a retired school principal, Hartman, Texas next summer. death, and he leaves behind his a teacher in Pacific Union Roger L. Lutz, Sr., ’57, passed business manager, and Gordon Miller, att. ’87, ’93, daughter, Connie Coleman; five College’s education department away September 28, 2011, at the Seventh-day Adventist church ’93 and Lorna (McFarland) Goldie M. (Raley) Caviness, who teaches at the Shenandoah Hartman, ’94 of Spokane, grandchildren; and a great- from 1980 to 1998, died Veterans Home of Yountville, pastor, died November 23, 2009, ’34, a homemaker, died Valley Adventist Elementary Wash. Born 9-2-2011. 2000 granddaughter. September 20, 2011, in Napa, Calif. He was born Dec. 27, in Rogue River, Ore. He was December 18, 2011, in School in Virginia, has been Nathaniel Gamble, ’09, Calif. He was born October 1919, in Chungking, China, to born in Kodaikanal, India, on Centerville, Ohio. Her husband, named as one of 10 “highest Dexter found out last month that his Robert R. Torrey, Sr., ’42, a 3, 1925, in Huntington Park, Earnest and Lillian Lutz. Roger June 13, 1928. Howard leaves George L. Caviness, who quality teachers” among Raymond submission of a thesis proposal resident of Pasadena, passed Calif. A superintendent of was inducted into the Army in behind his wife, Audrey; a taught at PUC in the 1940s and hundreds in the Seventh- Hill, son of for the MA theology degree was away on August 13, 2011. the Education Department 1942 and provided vital support daughter, Rosemary Withem; 50s, preceded her in death. She day Adventist educational Tim Hill, unanimously approved and He was born July 7, 1922, in of the Southern California to front line troops in France. two sons, Raymond and Robert; leaves behind her children, system in North America. M.D., ’01, accepted by all the theology Stoneham, Mass. His parents Conference of Seventh-day After graduation from Pacific two sisters, Ellen and Eloise; and Heidi Malcolm, Arthur, and Dorothy. In connection with the faculty of Denver Seminary, were missionaries, and he Adventists before coming Union College, Roger bought seven grandchildren, 13 great- (Ensminger) Hill, D.D.S., ’01, distinction, Miller has received without any need of correction. grew up in India. He served as to PUC, Paul spent his a bottled water company. He grandchildren, and one great- of Hillsboro, Ore. Born 11-10-11. Leona L. (Bates) Watson, a 2011 Excellence in Teaching This was his first submission, a captain in the United States entire career in the church’s leaves behind his wife, Marlys; great-grandchild. ’37, a homemaker and retired Award from the Alumni which means the theology Army from 1946-1949, then educational system as a teacher his son, Roger L. Lutz, Jr.; his Sumi printer, died July 4, 2011, in Awards Foundation, which faculty did not feel anything went on to work at White and educational leader. He daughter, Marcia D. Lehman; Stanley Rouhe, M.D., ’65, Abigail Kim, Loma Linda, Calif. She was also includes a $2,000 gift, a was missing, in need of Memorial Medical Center. leaves behind his wife, Elva; his his sister, Doris Klopping; five and Anne-Louise (Sonestam) daughter of born April 15, 1917, in Manfred, medallion, and a certificate of change or addition, or in need He leaves behind his wife, daughters, Nancy Wilkinson grandsons, and three great- Rouhe, ’65, both passed Paul Kim, ’04 N.D. Leona leaves behind her excellence. of clarification. “According Shirley; his three children, and Emily Boyd; his son, grandchildren. away in June of this year in and Kimberly daughters, Margie Reck and to other students writing a Robert Torrey, Jr., Louise Charles; two grandchildren and Redlands, Calif. – he on June (Osborn) Penny Friesen; her sons, Robert Demi Bekele, att. ’88-’90, theology thesis, my thesis Allen, and Anita Torrey; six two great-grandchildren. Virginia Tuchalski (Finkle) 25, she on June 7. Stanley was a Kim, ’04 of Glendale, Calif. and Don Randleman, and who earlier made her home in proposal appears to be the first grandchildren; and four great Hastings, ’59, a Seventh-day neurosurgeon and partner in a Born 6-11-2011. James and Joe Watson; nine Walnut Creek, Calif., is now that has ever been accepted grandchildren. James Arlen Wilhelm, att. Adventist grade school teacher medical distribution company. grandchildren and 17 great- living in Missouri where she Allison on the first submission,” he ’52, died September 18, 2011, and principal in Nevada and grandchildren. was recently recognized for Whitney, writes. His thesis is entitled, Marilyn (Dutcher) Waggy, in Visalia, Calif. He was born California, died June 10, 2011, David Alan Williams passed her successful real estate sales. daughter of ’42, a retired nurse and on February 21, 1934, in Cyril, in Renton, Wash. She was born away August 19, 2011, in “An Evaluation of Edward Edith (Gallion) Scott, ’39, Demi is the lead associate and Jason Whitney, Heppenstall’s Doctrine of homemaker, died May 31, Okla. In 1958, he was drafted on Sept. 8, 1918, in Neilsville, Lodi, Calif. He was born passed away on September co-chair of Flex Work Forum ’05, and his Christ’s Humanity in Light 2011, in College Place, Wash. into the Army and served as Wis. Virginia leaves behind her October 25, 1949, in Benton 11, 2011, in Yucaipa, Calif. at Booz Allen Hamilton, a wife Jennifer, of Roseville, of T. F. Torrance’s Doctrine of She was born March 12, 1923. a physical therapy specialist daughters, Yvonne Lev, Marcey Harbor, Michigan, the first She was born March 10, 1920. leading American public Calif. Born 8-15-2011. Christ’s Humanity.” Her husband Joseph, preceded until his honorable discharge Sweet, and Lorna Carranza; of four children. He was very She taught elementary school consulting firm. Earlier, Demi her in death, and she leaves in 1960. He leaves behind her son, Peter; her brother, interested in the investment for one year at Pleasant Hill was the sales and marketing behind her four children, Jean, his mother, Opal Wilhelm; D. Michael Kasum; seven potential of real estate, and School in Paradise, Calif., coordinator of MyPoints.com Timothy, Holly, and Thomas. his sister, Karen Armstrong; grandchildren and 11 great- his work in real estate became Inc., and manager of Egghead before marrying John P. Scott his wife, Beverly; and three grandchildren. his passion. He leaves behind and starting a family. She software. Ethel M. (Cole) Behner, ’43 children, Jeff Wilhelm, James his loving wife, Kathy; his of drama at PUC. As a student, spent her life as a homemaker died peacefully on August 29, C. Wilhelm, and a daughter, Marlene “Marley” June Sierra daughter, Amy Reeves; and Joel was one of the founders of and bookkeeper for John’s 2011, in Mount Vernon, Ohio. Julie McConnell; and four passed away September 17, his son, Michael; his parents, PUC’s Dramatic Arts Society, home building business. John She was born April 4, 1921, in grandchildren. 2011. Marley was born January Robert and Ann Williams; his and was involved in several preceded her in death earlier 1990 Lima, Peru. She was preceded 12, 1933, in Grand Island, Neb. two brothers, Chuck Williams of their early productions, this year. She leaves behind her in death by her sister, Mildred John Wesley Taylor IV, ’56, After taking nursing studies and John Williams; and his Joel Kindrick, ’92, including directing Our Town son, John, and her daughter, writes Reiger; and her brother, Vernon a Seventh-day Adventist at Pacific Union College, she sister, Marci Henley. and starring in Romanoff and Marian Scott Crispens. that he was delighted to read Cole. Ethel leaves behind missionary and educator, died moved to Las Vegas. She was Juliet. He and his wife currently in a recent issue of ViewPoint her sister Adda Sheldon; her Nov. 26, 2010, at Collegedale, crowned Miss Nevada in about the continuing tradition live in Los Angeles, where he

26 ViewPoint | Winter 2012 ViewPoint | Winter 2012 27 Richard A. Rentfro, Jr., M.D., leave a legacy ’68, a retired orthopedic surgeon, died March 2, 2008, in back in the day Ellensburg, Wash. He was born May 28, 1945. After practicing Economic Bequests Supporting your school for 22 years in Sacramento, Calif., Richard served as a in an uncertain economy missionary in Nepal from 2000 until his death. He was impassioned for the cause of saving souls and particularly loved ministering in rural areas. He left behind his wife, Nishu; his daughters, Kimberly and Brianna; his son, Benjamin; 4 his sister, Connie; and his 1 father Dick Sr., now deceased.

Kay Darlene (Lewis) Erickson, att. ’78-’83, who served in the Pacific Union College health 6 services office, and later in the Loma Linda University student finance office, died July 10, 2011, in Redlands, Calif. She was born or June 11, Everyone I know seems to be watching today’s economy, wondering what will happen next. We here at 1936, in La Crosse, Kan. Kay PUC are doing that too. It surely has been quite a ride since August 2008, and it doesn’t seem to be settling leaves behind her daughters, down any time soon. 2 3 5 7 Cynthia Kay Erickson-Gilman In July of that year, the market had been in a steady uptrend for quite some time—it was booming and Lorie Jean Speegle; her really—and investment accounts were looking really good. The value of real property had risen to new son, Leonard Wayne; and three heights. Although some of the experts were saying it couldn’t last, many others were saying there would grandchildren. be even bigger, better returns. A lot of people felt secure about their retirements, and our office was taking calls from alumni who were thinking of using their appreciated assets to make a gift to PUC in the form Correction: In the last issue, of a charitable gift annuity or charitable remainder trust. Places We Ate Because students aren’t always in the mood for the cafeteria we published an obituary under Then only one month later the real estate bubble burst and the stock market tanked, and by December, the wrong name. The obituary Americans’ retirement accounts were worth only about half what they had been in July. Millions were As wonderful as the Angwin crater may be, PUC students have always 5. Up the road in Calistoga, Bosko’s Trattoria has been serving Italian we published under the name reeling from the loss. With home loans and retirement accounts suddenly “underwater,” it became been afflicted by a desperate need to just…get…off…the…hill. And more comfort food since 1983. You can still get a vegetarian Glorioso there— James N. Lee was actually obvious that some plans would have to wait. often than not, those trips down Howell Mountain Road have been but if you graduated since 1993, look for their new location on the other Norman Lee James, ’50. This dilemma faces many of us now: Tying up cash or appreciated assets in a gift annuity is out of the directed by the students’ stomachs. side of Main Street. question, so how can I make ends meet and still support PUC? The solution may be a bequest in your will or trust. Studies show that even with the economic downturn, most of us will not exhaust our retirement These are just a few of many PUC favorites. We know we missed 6. Palmer’s, a favorite breakfast joint for the PUC crowd, became reserves and funds will be left to be distributed through our estate plans. places like Taylor’s Refresher, The Spot, and Teng’s. Where in the Gillwood’s Café in 1991. It’s not on the menu, but you can still order the Remembering For those who need all their income from retirement accounts in order to meet their day-to-day valley did you love to eat when you were a PUC student? Continue the “Palmer’s Breakfast” today. expenses, leaving a bequest to charity in a will or living trust can be a good option. It may be a specific conversation at facebook.com/pacificunioncollege. Friends item or amount, a percentage, or the residue of your estate, or perhaps leaving a bequest of an IRA or 7. Perhaps the ultimate PUC student favorite, Giugni’s Market and insurance policy works better for your individual situation. In Memory is our 1. Tomatina was a favorite spot for Italian food in recent decades. The Deli has been making the Valley’s tastiest sandwiches for generations. If you are considering leaving a bequest to PUC in your will or trust and would like more information, opportunity to honor and restaurant and trademark tomato are still there, but the sign now Decades after graduating, PUC alumni still crave Giugni juice. we have a wonderful tool on our website. Just go to pucplannedgiving.org and click on Plan Your Will on remember fellow alumni. bears a different name—Pizzeria Tra Vigne. the right side of the page. Currently, we receive obituaries You can also call our office any time. We’re always glad to assist you in making the best possible from various sources and decisions for yourself, your family, and your alma mater. 2. La Prima’s thick, fluffy pizza has been a St. Helena standard for information may not always decades. The classic sign, here in 1988. What’s your memory? be complete. Family members For more information on wills, estate with obituaries or information plans, and other types of planned gifts, 3. They may have given up the old glass mugs, and they’ve added KFC [email protected] or online at www.puc.edu/alumni/share-your- can contact the Alumni Office; please contact Eckhard Hubin at the to their menu options, but A&W remains the only chain fast food memories or by post to ViewPoint Editor, One Angwin Avenue, the names we receive are also Office of Planned Giving. option in the upper Napa Valley. Angwin, CA 94508 read each year at Homecoming. Office of Planned Giving 4. For great ice cream and snacks, students were willing to make the [email protected] [email protected] trek to Napa for Swenson’s. You could count on it being full of other puc.edu/alumni/news-memories www.pucplannedgiving.org PUC-ites every Saturday night. 707-965-7500 Local: 707-965-6596 Toll-free: 1-800-243-5251

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At PUC, spiritual life is not something handed coming – it was a record attendance – and the I was attending Glendale Junior College when I was a weight lifter and had a set of weights. Guys down by the pastors and administration. Students baptisms at the end were a powerful testimony became a Seventh-day Adventist and decided to would come from all over the dorm to test their are directly involved in leading the campus in a of God’s hand in PUC. attend Pacific Union College for my junior and muscles. One night we were making such a ruckus closer walk with God—and none more directly senior years. At that time PUC was primarily a during the prescribed study period that the hall than Student Association religious vice president Tell us about spiritual life at PUC. pre-theological, pre-medical prep school, so the monitor, Bob Olson, came down to investigate. We Wally Perralta. We spoke with the senior theology What’s happening on campus? curriculum was heavy on Bible and biology but persuaded him to try his skills, but unbeknown to major after his involvement in last quarter’s Fall quite weak in chemistry, physics, and math, which him we loosened the nuts on each end of the bar. Revival series. Fabio Maia, the new missions coordinator, has were my main interests. I took every physics When he heaved up about 100 pounds, suddenly been a huge blessing. He’s been very involved class they offered, and they were all taught by the weights fell off one end of the bar, and then with the ministries, strengthening ones such as the other, and hit the floor with two loud thuds What inspired you to run for student the same teacher. Their math did not go beyond Homeless Ministries and KidzReach to become elementary calculus, which I had already taken, that shook the building. Bob never outlived that association religious vice president? more effective, as well as providing service and chemistry courses were limited to what was incident. One time Bob Reiger, who lived across opportunities such as Rebuilding Calistoga, Wally Perralta, ’12, is PUC’s One of the reasons why I ran for student required for nursing and medicine. At that time it the hall from me, forgot the key to his room. Each John McConnell, ’43, is a Student Association Religious Vice and several mission trips that are in the works. association religious vice president was because was a requirement for a student to take a Bible class room had a transom above the door for ventilation, retired academy teacher and President. Spiritual life has ceased to exist only in the church I knew that God had a plan and a purpose for every year of attendance. Well, I had never had a and this was open. A group of us were standing former rocket scientist. His building, and has moved to the dorms for weekly me this year. Last year I was heavily involved in Bible class in my life, and here I was a junior. outside in the hall wondering what to do. If current project is series of dorm worships with Pastor Laffit and lots of Bible campus ministries and was able to learn a lot from someone could squeeze through the transom, he devotionals, collected online at studies all over campus. Pastor Laffit has been “My goal for this the RVP and assistant chaplains. They inspired The counselors didn’t know exactly how to handle could open the door from the inside, but none of www.morningglorydevotionals. working to create an environment of worship, and me to become more involved with vespers and the situation. I finally ended up in freshman was physically qualified for the job. Then along net. it shows. In addition, the campus and church get year is to make our different ministries on campus, and it was through Daniel and Revelation and an upper division Bible came a tall lanky fellow named Neil Wilson who together for Big Wednesday, a big prayer meeting working with them that I developed a vision for course entitled “Major and Minor Prophets.” I’ll seemed to fit the bill. He agreed to try it, so we Christian experience for the campus. Operation Daniel, a three-times- where PUC could go spiritually, and I wanted to be have to admit I was floundering. I received a D on hoisted him up, and he squeezed through the a-day prayer circle in front of the library, has been “In 1943 there was as genuine as possible involved in the journey. the first test and was ready to bail out. Then the narrow opening and opened the door. Even then operating to lift PUC before God. Vespers is only professor, Elder French, announced that those who Neil showed signs of rising to the occasion. only one men’s dorm. one part of the spiritual happenings on campus. by fulfilling our What does your role require? What are received a D shouldn’t feel too bad, as half the class In my senior year I broke my leg on a Thanksgiving Grainger Hall had you in charge of? of upper division theology students had received theme: becoming What are students seeking in their Fs. I went on to get C as a final grade. The class in outing and was hauled off to St. Helena Hospital three floors, and new grounded in Christ, As religious vice president, I am responsible spiritual life these days? Daniel and Revelation was a breeze because I had in the back of a pickup truck without my leg being for planning vespers and revival weeks, which previously devoured the Uriah Smith book on immobilized in a splint. I was in the hospital until students usually I can’t speak for the whole campus, but my includes contacting speakers and taking care of that subject. As it turned out, I knew more than after Christmas, about four or five weeks. During in faith, and in love.” impression is that students are seeking an ended up on the third. their accommodations and expenses, developing those students who had taken Bible all through that time I grew a beard, and when I returned to authentic, genuine connection with God, and themes, providing other program elements such elementary school and academy. campus it caused quite a stir. In those days beards a faith that does not necessitate abandoning Things were pretty as music, scripture, and prayer, and managing the were a no-no. The theology students had a private intellectual pursuits. Most of all, I think students budget for all of campus ministries. I am blessed In 1943 there was only one men’s dorm. Grainger club called “the Sanhedrin,” and because I looked wild up there.” need faith to be relevant – less a list of DOs and to have an amazing team to help oversee different Hall had three floors, and new students usually like a rabbi, they made me an honorary member. DON’Ts and more of seeing how those things can elements, provide ideas, and help make things ended up on the third. Things were pretty wild Finally, Dean Clark made me shave it off, and the make a difference in everyday life. happen. up there. I heard that they played bowling in the status quo was restored. hallways with glass milk bottles. Once, before my What do you think young people value What are your goals for the students? time, they flooded a shower room between the first In the “good old days” the rules concerning the most about the Adventist Church? and second floors, and when the dean opened the mixing of the sexes were very strict. In church My goal for this year is to make our Christian I think that young people value the community door he was washed down the stairs and out into services all the guys sat on one side of the experience as genuine as possible by fulfilling our the street. Well, since I was a new Adventist, they sanctuary and all of the girls on the other with theme: becoming grounded in Christ, in faith, and that it provides and the strong Biblical foundation of its beliefs. didn’t want me in that environment, so they put a no-man’s land between. After all, if they sat in love. me into a first floor room with Bob Gildersleeve. together, they might even (gasp) hold hands. If Bob was a night watchman and had keys to you had a date with a girl, it was in the girl’s dorm What is your prayer for PUC? What was the week of Fall Revival like? everywhere on campus. We would sneak down to parlor under the watchful eye of the dean. Revival weeks are always full of running around, My prayer for PUC is that it can become a place Paulin Hall at midnight and listen to scary music trying to manage the logistics of six or seven of constant worship and prayer, where students like A Night on Bald Mountain by Mussorgski. Yes, those were the golden days of carefree youth, programs. Because of that, it’s easy to forget the actively are involved in seeking and meeting God, and the memories are still fresh in my mind and purpose behind it – to bring PUC closer to God. and leading others to do the same. In my senior year I roomed with Graham Maxwell, the friendships are ever dear. May that spirit live Pastor Laffit’s sermons, however, kept students who was to be a good influence on me. Graham on today, and God bless PUC.

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