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Once an FPU grad, always a Sunbird for life! Our Alumni Office is dedicated to helping you stay informed, interested and active in the FPU community!

09/10/2026

✨ Learning, creating and exploring together! ✨

Yesterday, the Council of Senior Professionals (CSP) kicked off another exciting year of programming with a tour of the AIMS Maker Studio - a space that brings to life AIMS’ mission of expanding access to meaningful, hands-on learning experiences in mathematics, science, technology, engineering and the arts.

💡 The highlight of our visit? The hands-on maker experience that offered an opportunity to engage in exploration, creativity and joyful learning. A big thank you to AIMS for welcoming and inspiring us!

As CSP begins another year, we invite all FPU alumni retirees to join us for more opportunities to connect and enjoy lifelong learning together. 📚

Check out the schedule at fpu.edu/departments/council-senior-professionals. We’d love to see you on Wednesdays this fall! 💙

09/03/2026

Meet Melissa Ens (BA '94), co-host of the Round Trip Stories podcast! 🌎🎙️

Alongside FPU faculty member Tracy Vilanova, the two explore reverse culture shock, global experiences, faith in action and what it means to carry the places we’ve lived with us wherever we go.

Memorable interviews? Learning from experts on how to transition well and thriving as third culture kids. Check out their podcast for alumni interviews, too!

As an FPU student, Melissa learned how to have a vibrant life with Christ, grew as a leader, learned Spanish and got a bilingual teaching credential and went on her first missions trips to Mexico. God used all of those experiences to prepare her for her time as a missionary in Peru, which eventually led to creating this podcast with Tracy!

Now, Melissa is back at FPU as a seminary student, bringing the global stories she’s lived and heard through the podcast into her studies of theology and God’s mission in the world. “For me,” Melissa says, “being back at FPU is another round trip story.”

09/02/2026

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09/02/2026

Looking for a fun night and some friendly competition? Join us for the FPU Pickleball Tournament!

Every participant will receive:
🏓 An FPU-branded pickleball paddle
🍦 Jay's Specialty Ice Cream
🎉 A night of exciting doubles competition

Play for the championship and win:
🏆 FPU Pickleball Tournament Trophy
🎁 A $50 gift card to the FPU Athletics Shop

Bring your friends and family to cheer you on - there will be ice cream and drinks for everyone! 🎉

Sign up today at fpu.edu/pickleball!

09/01/2026

What a joy it was to meet so many amazing parents and students at this year’s New Student Orientation Day! ✨

We loved welcoming our newest Sunbirds, and we had to send the parents home in style with their very own FPU Mom & Dad shirts! 🐥🧡

Welcome to the FPU family! 🎉

08/26/2026

What’s new in your world, Sunbirds? 💙🧡

We’re collecting alumni notes for the fall issue of Pacific magazine! Share your latest career updates, awards and honors, weddings, new additions to the family and other milestones with your fellow FPU alumni.

Submit your news and help us celebrate the people and stories that make the FPU community so special. ✨

🔗 Update us at fpu.edu/alumni/keep-us-updated.

08/24/2026

🎉 Fresno Pacific Athletics will welcome five individuals and five championship teams into its Hall of Fame this fall. The 2026 class includes Cheyenne Coffman, Orlando Ramirez, Shu Liu, Case Rigby and Ashley Sherr, along with the 2003 men’s soccer team, the 2010 and 2011 men’s swimming and diving teams, and the 2014 and 2015 baseball teams. Together, these Sunbirds represent generations of athletic excellence and some of the most memorable achievements in FPU history.

Join us in celebrating them! The 2026 Hall of Fame induction ceremony and brunch will be held Saturday, October 3, from 10 a.m. to noon in the Warkentine Culture and Arts Center.

🎟️ Grab your ticket today at fpusunbirds.com/hof2026.

08/18/2026

One of our favorite things about Fresno Pacific? The friendships that begin here and last a lifetime.

Meet Dr. Donald Gregory (BA '75) and Michael Lennemann (MA '02, BA '75). The first photo was captured this summer at Cayucos Beach. The second? Taken at a cross-country meet in 1973!

More than 50 years later, their friendship is still going strong - a wonderful reminder that some of the most meaningful connections at Fresno Pacific extend far beyond graduation.

08/17/2026

🌟 As President Stephens often says, "our students’ success is our success." As we welcome a new academic year at Fresno Pacific University, caring for our students' mental health and well-being is vital.

🧡 You can give today to support and strengthen counseling, wellness programming, crisis response and other resources that help our students flourish academically, emotionally and spiritually. Donate at fpu.edu/generosity.

08/14/2026

Yesterday was New Student Orientation 🎉 and this was the powerful moment they received their study Bibles.

Please join us in praying for our new students - that the word of God would be a source of hope, wisdom and encouragement throughout their FPU journey and beyond. 🧡

Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.

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+15594533682

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http://www.fresno.edu/alumni

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