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Pacific Union College held its Week of Worship from October 7-11, with guest speaker Pastor Anil Kanda. He is the Youth and Young Adults Director for the Central California Conference and host of Hope at Night, a late night show that seeks to answer questions about God and life through interviews. Kanda was raised Hindu with a Seik background in Orange County by his parents, who immigrated from Punjab, India. As a young adult, he committed his life to the Lord after meeting a Seventh-day Adventist.Kanda titled his Week of Worship message "God's Passion." He talked about the passion God wants His people to have, the passion He gives, and His own passion鈥攅mphasizing no one is busier or more active than God while caring about each individual as if they are the only person He created. Kanda shared his belief that God communicates with His people by assuring them He sees them, understands their hearts, and knows them intimately. He encouraged the congregation to embrace this message during the Week of Worship.Before each message, PUC SA Religious Vice President Leila Beltran enthusiastically welcomed students, interacting with them on stage and getting them excited to worship. She was joined by a...

For the 34th year, Pacific Union College welcomed back academies around California for Publication Workshop from September 8-10. About 110 participants from Lodi, Mesa Grande, Mountain View, Pine Hills, Pleasant Hill, PUC Prep, Redlands, San Fernando, Tualatin Valley, and Ukiah focused on improving their high schools鈥� publications through workshops focusing on design, video production, photography, and writing. PUC Visual Arts Professor Tim de La Torre directed Publication Workshop for the third year. Alongside him presenting workshops were his visual arts colleagues Professor Brian Kyle, Nephtali Marin, and Cliff Rusch, and PUC Communication Professors Eric Graham and Tara Hargrove. Maranatha Volunteers International Vice President of Marketing Julie Z. Lee, a PUC alum, was this year鈥檚 keynote speaker. Amy Hill, yearbook advisor for Redlands Adventist Academy, also led workshop sessions for advisors and PUC Theology Professor James Wibberding leading opening worship. Participants started the first workshop with a two-hour breakout session for each subject and spent the afternoon with their teams working on two assignments that needed to be completed before 10pm. This activity taught students to develop cohesion and work under pressure as they created projects together. De La Torre hopes academies return home with the belief in the power of...

For the third year straight, Payscale ranked Pacific Union College as the third top college with the highest-paying associate's degree.Payscale is the leading provider of compensation data, software, and services. Their College Salary Report came from the alumni salary data of 3.1 million respondents, representing over 2,400 colleges and universities in the country. The median salary for a PUC student graduating with an associate degree is $100,900. In the top three, PUC followed behind Laboure College in Massachusetts and the Helene Fuld College of Nursing in New York. Every student at PUC receives financial aid, and with a two-year degree being more affordable, students can earn an associate's degree in healthcare, aviation, emergency services, and more. Students who take out loans could cut their loan payback time in half. PUC President Ralph Trecartin said this ranking is a testament to the quality of students PUC admits and the quality teaching and student support mechanisms built into the programs. 鈥淚t is no wonder that our students come out exceptionally well prepared and in demand for some of the highest paying opportunities in their field,鈥� said Trecartin. 鈥淲e prepare our students to be career-ready but also to live well-rounded lives of service...

Just in time for the school year to begin, Paulin Recital Hall and Hanson Pool at Pacific Union College receive the finishing touches of their renovations. The Hanson PoolHanson Pool is filled with students and visitors throughout the school year and summer. After much use, the pool plaster鈥攏ot having been replaced since 2004鈥攚as peeling off the walls and floors.Dale Withers, director of facilities management at PUC, and his team began renovations in February, with the PUC Workers Comp Fund and the St. Helena Hospital Foundation supporting this project. "The PUC Workers Comp Fund reimbursed us for prior years premiums due to good performance of the fund and safety record at PUC," shared PUC Executive Director of Financial Administration Sam Heier. "Since the majority of the work was driven by required pool safety standards, the project was deemed a worthy recipient of those funds." In exchange for limited access to the pool for their employees and patients, the St. Helena Hospital Foundation funded the balance of the pool project.聽 In addition to the plaster, the pool needed to be up to current safety standards with the Virginia Graeme Baker Act, meaning closing off ports on skimmers, installing new main drains, and...

Pacific Union College has risen on the U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 recently released Best Colleges list. U.S. News & World Report ranks schools according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. PUC ranked #5 as the Best Colleges for Veterans among the regional colleges in the West 鈥� a new category this year. The college also tied for #3 for overall ranks in California and are #13 in the category.鈥淎t PUC, we are always striving for excellence in two ways: thrive in concrete and measurable ways that any external observer can see,鈥� said PUC President Ralph Trecartin. 鈥淲hen we are considered outstanding in a particular category or in comparison with our peers, we can applaud and be gratified for a job well done. In addition to external measurement and adulation, we also seek to perform well in ways that are indirect and harder to measure, and yet no less important.鈥滺e continued, 鈥淓ven indirect, subtle, and occasional indications of our heart for service will end up making the world a better place and have an impact on our reputation student by student, and also in broad rankings such as the U.S. News and World Report...