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Adoption Stories: From Tragedy to Inspiration
They sit side-by-side, a palpable warmth between them. Maybe their connection is more visible because it was forged from tragedy, nurtured on two continents, and magnified by mutual respect. Or maybe...
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Individual Athletic Achievements in PLNU’s History
As we begin our first year in the NCAA Division II, we want to look back at some remarkable achievements by athletes who competed for PLNU in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics...
View ArticleTalking Point: Q&A with Steve Rodecker, Ph.D.
About Perspectives on Science Perspectives on Science (POS) is a monthly seminar series for science teachers. The seminar typically focuses on recent developments in the guest scientist’s area of...
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Adoption Stories: The Korean Express
As I write this, it is almost Daniel’s homecoming day. Twenty years ago, on August 21, 1992, our son Daniel Nam Moon Blessing arrived in the United States as a four-month-old South Korean infant....
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The Student Experience: Home Sweet Res Hall
“You’re an RA? Wow…” a friend wrote on my Facebook wall. The friend was a student in the youth ministry where I used to serve back home. Although I hoped that her question was oozing with wonderment...
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Adoption Stories: Surprise of Love
The moment finally arrived. After all the waiting. The anticipation. The paperwork and the prayer. We were about to meet our daughter. Getachu, our Ethiopian driver, had delivered us safely. Through...
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Adoption Stories: Adoption, Identity, and Race
Anne-Elizabeth Powell, associate professor of library science, has had to deal with a lot of assumptions over the years. She spent much of her life as a person of size, and assumptions were made...
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Adoption Stories: Dumb Questions About Adoption
From Michael Klarissa, our name for her because it ties into the Greek word for gift, was an orphan for many of the reasons most orphans end up that way—poverty, lack of access to medical care, the...
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Leading with No Excuses: Damen and Dan Lopez
When Dan (B.A. 92, M.A. 96) and Damen (B.A. 94, M.A. 98) Lopez were young, their family moved from Los Angeles to the rural, small town of Julian, Calif., “for a better life.” They had grown up in...
View ArticleFaculty Spotlight: Dr. Jill Hamilton-Bunch, Ph.D.
Dr. Jill Hamilton-Bunch graduated from PLNU in 1990 with the desire to be a teacher, and that’s exactly what she’s done for the past 22 years—plus much more. Hamilton-Bunch lives in Bakersfield with...
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