Traveling light, taking what matters
"Have we got everything?"
Around my house we don't leave home without saying that phrase. What with Mom, Dad, two boys and often a grandma or two cramming into the Caravan for trips to school, church and—Oh happy day—the beach, those are the last words on our lips as our glance lingers to see if we left behind anything we'll need down the road.
There's a lot of moving around Fresno Pacific University these days. We graduated another class. We're embarking on a new academic structure. We're launching a new logo.
With this much action, stress is natural as we look—time and time again—to make sure we don't forget anything as we change how we do things and, for many, where we do them: You can't change an organization without creating new titles and moving offices.
"Have we got everything?"
Change is necessary so that we may meet the future, rather than be overrun by it. But the things we carry forward are more than luggage, they're the tools we'll need to flourish in that future.
Our alumni know this; they've already taken all they learned at FPU to a variety of professions and locations. And our new grads are learning fast as they pack for new, and largely unknown, challenges.
"Have we got everything?"
Well, let's see. Here's our passion to challenge students to prepare them to make a difference in their professions and communities. Here's our commitment to learning together for a lifetime. Here's our foundation in Christ.
We've got what matters.