PACIFIC UNION COLLEGE SUMMER 2013 ^$6 Favorite Memories Fresh Traditions Always Home ^$6 Celebrating our Commencement Alumni 04 Weekend 10 PACIFIC UNION COLLEGE • SUMMER 2013 president’s message STAFF Editor Cambria Wheeler, ’08 [email protected] Layout and Design Haley Wesley The Difference Four Years Makes [email protected] Art Director Cliff Rusch, ’80 [email protected] Four years ago, the Pacific Union College freshman competitive world for the next step in their calling, Photographers Brian Kyle, ’04; Allison class and I had something wonderful in common: whether that is graduate school or entering the Regan, ’15; Haley Wesley we were new to PUC. While my career in academia workforce in the field of their choice. This graduat- Contributors Lauren Armstrong, ’13; Herb was extensive and theirs was just beginning, we ing class, PUC’s largest in seven years, joins every Ford, ’54; Giovanni Hashimoto, ’15; Larry Pena, ’10; Karen Roth, ’85; Martin were both starting our PUC journeys with excite- graduating class as a visible tribute to the purpose Surridge, ’09; Midori Yoshimura, ‘12 ment and anticipation for the impact this place and vision of the pioneers who established this would make in our lives and the contributions we institution over one hundred and thirty years ago. PUC ADMINISTRATION could in turn make here. President Heather J. Knight, Ph.D. The students who began their PUC experience four Vice President for Academic Administration “Whether a graduate From the day in September that those freshmen ar- years ago are now part of the extensive alumni Nancy Lecourt, Ph.D. rived on campus, full of enthusiasm and potential, family we share, a community over 25,000 gradu- Vice President for Financial Administration Dave C. Lawrence, MBA, Ed.D. of a few weeks or of to the day in June when they donned their caps ates strong, all engaged in the worthy endeavor of Vice President for Asset Management multiple decades, you and gowns for graduation, they have experienced a lifetime of learning and Christian service. Each John Collins, ’70, Ed.D. growth, maturation, and learning in an envi- alumnus has established a connection with this Vice President for Student Services understand what a ronment tailored to support and nurture. Each mountain and this school, one born of the relation- Lisa Bissell Paulson, Ed.D. student had access to professors who are experts ships made with classmates, professors, staff, and Vice President for Advancement and Alumni gift it was to spend in their field and have a true passion for teaching with this incredibly beautiful location. Relations Walter E. Collins, B.A. 04 Favorite Memories, Fresh undergraduate students in a Christian liberal arts Vice President for Enrollment Management and time in this incredible Public Relations setting. Student Services staff from residence hall It is that connection that brings generations of Traditions, Always Home Jennifer Tyner, M.A. place.” deans to chaplains to counselors provided them graduates back for events like Homecoming Week- with the resources and opportunities to thrive end. If you were one of the hundreds of attendees of CONTACT US Homecoming Weekend welcomes alumni emotionally and spiritually. And in this place of this banner event in April, you know what a plea- Post ViewPoint Editor unparalleled natural beauty, opportunities for sure it was to fellowship together on this weekend Pacific Union College One Angwin Avenue physical growth and spiritual refreshment were specially built to honor the legacy of our college Angwin, CA 94508-9797 available by enjoying time with classmates and in and the ways Christ has blessed our alumni family, Features Departments the work of our Creator. including our Honored Alumni. Through concerts E-mail [email protected] from our department of music and the vocal group 07 A New Generation 02 President’s Message Phone (707) 965-6303 During the same time this cohort of students was Committed, to the class parties and departmental Fax (707) 965-7101 Reaching out to young alumni 12 experiencing the transformational power of a gatherings, Homecoming Weekend was a wonder- College News Alumni Office Pacific Union College education, the college has ful celebration of the shared experience of being (707) 965-7500 14 PUC in Pictures also been undergoing a transition. PUC continues part of the PUC family. 09 Honored Alumni to realize new relevance and vitality as we make www.puc.edu/alumni/viewpoint 17 Alumni News plans and take action to capitalize on the potential Whether a graduate of a few weeks or of multiple Recognizing true Pioneers Vision Statement: ViewPoint, the journal of 20 Leave a Legacy of this blessed institution. This upward trajectory decades, you understand what a gift it was to spend Pacific Union College, connects PUC's in our intentional and exciting journey from “good time in this incredible place, as I do. Just as im- alumni and friends in a community that 21 celebrates the college's activities and 10 Father’s Day Graduation Back in the Day to great” can be tangibly observed not just in reno- portantly, your time here was a gift to PUC. Every stories, and supports the continuation vations, reaccreditations, and national rankings, student who drives up Howell Mountain and stud- of its mission into the future. ViewPoint 22 Largest class in seven years The Interview but also in the emphasis on the daily work that is ies in these halls makes a lasting difference. This is aims to provide quality features about topics relevant to our community; news 23 My ViewPoint our true mission at PUC: providing each student one of the things that makes Pacific Union College about the college and alumni; and means with an excellent Christ-centered education for so special: every graduate has an impact. to unite, motivate and inspire. a lifetime. Thank you for making a difference here. Produced quarterly by the Pacific Union On the Cover College Office of Public Relations for So as the sun dawned bright in Commence- PACIFIC UNION COLLEGE SUMMER 2013 the alumni and friends of the college. A collection of ment Grove on the celebratory Sunday in June, photographs from it was with pride and joy that I shook each ^$6 Favorite Memories a Homecoming Fresh Traditions graduate’s hand as I presented him or her with a Always Home ^$6 Weekend full of well-deserved diploma. I did so confident in the Heather J. Knight, Ph.D. special moments. knowledge that the degree they earned at this President Celebrating our Commencement Alumni 04 Weekend 10 institution is the springboard they need in today’s ©2013, Pacific Union College Printed in U.S.A. 2 ViewPoint | Summer 2013 Volume 37 no. 1 ViewPoint | Summer 2013 3 ^$6 Favorite Memories Fresh Traditions Always Home ^$6 A revamped Homecoming Weekend brings the alumni community together By Larry H. Peña Homecoming is centered around favorite memories, decades-long friendships, Golf Tournament Silverado resort and reliving experiences of years ago while walking across a campus that was was the location for this year’s truly home for your college years. At this year’s Homecoming celebration, April Maxwell Cup Golf Tournament, 19-21, PUC graduates experienced a weekend celebrating the alumni community where Team Bon Appétit took and honoring the college’s heritage. Classic events appreciated for generations home the prize. were joined by new traditions, all with the purpose of enjoying the incredible PUC experience. A New Generation Reaching out to young alumni at Homecoming But ironically, the very tool that makes reaching out to invitees easier also presents a challenge to keeping young alumni involved with PUC. Thanks to social media communities like Facebook, new graduates can keep in relatively close contact with each other without maintaining their ties with the college itself. “There’s that drop off,” says Dan Ganancial, ’05, another member of the Young Alumni Council. “You’re so involved when you’re here, with faculty There was an exciting sense of urgency in the and campus. And when you leave, you’re still in- Alumni and Advancement office on Friday morning volved with your friends, but not with the school of Homecoming–the chaotic thrill of plans chang- itself.” ing for the better, but at the last possible minute. On Friday, PUC communication professor Mi- Carolyn Hamilton, ’81, interim vice president for chelle Rai, ’97, asked Khoe Mupas, a graduate of the alumni and advancement, and Taylor Khoe Mupas, department, to guest lecture at three different class- ’11, a member of the newly-formed Young Alumni es. She works as a fundraiser at Loma Linda Univer- Committed (left top) Council, were planning a first-ever reunion party sity, and shared both her professional advice and her Friday morning, April 19, dawned bright and The Adventist a capella for young alumni at Pizzeria Tra Vigne, a St. Helena experiences as a new grad looking for and starting clear as players headed for their carts at the vocalists shared special restaurant popular with PUC students. a career. start of the Maxwell Cup, an annual golf tour- arrangements of sacred Only no one knew just how many people were “When I graduated, I felt unprepared. Man, I was nament that raises money for student scholar- favorites on Sabbath coming. Twenty? Twenty-five? Forty? Facebook was nervous!” she said. “I was nervous that I wasn’t going ships and that usually takes place later in the afternoon. abuzz with chatter about the event, but not many to find anything, and that I wasn’t a qualified can- spring. This year PUC’s alumni and advance- had committed by pre-paying for dinner. didate. And once I started reading job descriptions Maxwell Cup (left) ment staff brought the tournament to Friday “I think we’re going to have a lot more people and what they were looking for, I started realizing, ‘I Samantha Angeles, ’13, morning of Homecoming.