The road Fresno Pacific University students need to follow to serve their communities as elementary-school educators is now shorter thanks to the university’s participation in a new statewide program.

Students who want a quicker start to their careers now have a three-year option at Fresno Pacific University.

A revered member of the FPU community, Emeritus Music Faculty Larry Warkentin, D.M.A., 80, died April 5, 2021.