Archive: Alumni

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2024

December

A Call to Finish: How FPU’s Support Shaped Mario Gonzalez’s Path to Advocacy

November

Walking Through History: FPU Alumni Explore the World on Guided Tours

September

For Cecil Hale, leadership is all about holding out a helping hand

April

Transforming Lives through Genuine Love and Faith

March

Changing the System: Gamino lives out her heart for mission every day

February

Phil and Rici Skei – Guiding a Life of Purpose and Service

January

A Walk Around Campus, A Love for a Lifetime
Q&A with the New Director of Alumni Development, Julease Graham

2023

October

A Big Vision = A Big Impact

September

Shining a Light in the Dark
Two Lives – One Goal

August

Making Space for Native Languages in Newcomer Classrooms

July

A FUNdamental Success Story

June

Technical Expertise + Educational Vision = Continuing Education

May

Serving God on the Court or in the Field

April

A Revised American Dream

February

A mission forged at FPU guides a life of service

January

Sunbird Valentines: Teammates—and Sunbirds—for life

2022

December

Finding the Right Fit
Q & A with the President

November

From Mentee to Mentor

October

A Son of FPU

September

“How then shall I live?”

August

A Prayer for the New School Year
Passion and Psychology + Church and Community

June

A gift and calling to care for children
A Journey of Faith and Life

May

Dream Big

March

A little bit of everything leads to a life of service
When God talks . . . listen

January

Sunbird Valentines: Opening their hearts and spreading their love
God’s Blessings in Cryptocurrency

2021

December

Building Congo—One Well at a Time

November

Two professional paths lead to the same place

September

A Connection about More than Roots

August

Math+Family=Equals Happiness

July

Pole Vaulting to Records

June

Bringing together kids, parents and Christ with skateboarding

May

Getting fulfillment helping people do what they hate
Out of Her Bubble and into Service

March

Up close and—sometimes very—personal

February

Paying forward the hope and support she received

January

Sunbird Valentines: Trent & Stephanie
Bringing people together through music and worship

2020

November

From a life of crime to community service

October

A ticket to Broadway and beyond

September

Bringing hands-on learning to STEM students

August

Bringing light through education and ministry 🌞

July

Seeing justice in a new way, right in our own backyard
Dispensing Answers as Part of Healing

May

Math for Real Life
FPU Alumnus Documentary Filmmaker

April

A paralyzing accident leads to an incredible life

March

Coming to belief at FPU and carrying it across the globe

February

Mission makes the heart grow fonder

January

After 44 years, Lupe Solis still paying it forward

2019

November

The Surprising Power of Belonging
Learning and serving around the world

September

From an “Unjust” Imprisonment to a Fight for Justice
An Advocate for the Maltreated

July

A Second Chance: Overcoming Addiction to Serve Others
A New Way to Follow Jesus

June

Three C’s to Help Youth

May

An Adventurous Life of Service

April

Service + Business = Impact

March

From Fresno Soccer to Hollywood Acting

February

Writer Sara Beth Williams has more than one story to tell

January

A message of hope

2018

December

Bringing joy, peace and love to people in need

November

From Detention Camp to D.C.

October

Fight for Equal Pay

September

Educating Students Near and Far

August

Making Sense of Life Through Art

July

A World-Cup experience for Valley youth

June

Believing the best while seeing the worst

May

Serving in a complex world

April

Four generations, four school names—one sense of community

March

Life After Lust

February

God Gives Couple a Second Chance

January

Seafood, PG&E and FPU

2017

December

A Love for Water Polo, A Dream for Olympic Gold

November

Reinventing the Classroom

October

Q & A with President and Mrs. Jones

September

Sunbird Saturday!

August

The Path to Peace

July

Mercies are new every morning

June

Alumna finds purpose in family tragedy

May

Snail mail wins! Round robin letters circulate for 50 years

April

More than one way to be a minister

March

A big impact from a small ad

February

An FPU love story

January

Feeding the Need for Food Awareness

2016

December

A city leader lives out his faith

November

What do FPU alums have to do with prostitutes and stray dogs?

October

Pakisa and Pascal: Congolese Brothers in Christ

September

Rodrigo in Rio

August

Super spiritual or totally crazy?

July

A scary start to a great career

June

Imagine a City Without Orphans

May

Encouraging the Unconventional

April

Making Lemonade

March

By the numbers: 1 impacts 100s

February

Alumna shines light in earth’s dark corners

January

Lyons man Bill Deeter nationally ranked masters thrower

2015

December

Alumni take part in papal visit

November

A 21st Century Peacemaker

October

An educator connects beyond the classroom

September

What do eBay, Twitter and AT&T have in common with FPU?

August

1 alum uses music to affect 100’s

July

An Alum, an Idea and a Runaway Tamale

June

Meet Your Alumni Council

May

Career Services for Alumni
From tennis partner to church and school leader: an international alum’s story

April

An anatomic pathologist? What’s that?

March

Standing up for what’s right in a not-so-black-and-white world

February

A Cool Business that Gives Back

January

Well-Equipped for the Journey

2014

December

Alumni Professional Mixer

November

Lynne Ashbeck lives what she learned at FPU

October

An Alumnus Covered in Mud

September

A Stand Up and Cheer Alumnus Story