The Tulare County Farm Bureau has announced “Tulare County Agriculture: Changing the World” as the theme of its annual Student Calendar Art Contest. The Farm Bureau’s Education Committee will select 14 winning entries and numerous honorable mention works to be featured in the full-color, 12-month calendar. The calendar will be printed and distributed to Tulare […]
Surrounded by the natural beauty of the Circle J-Norris Ranch, Dalia Gonzalez unpacks her watercolors, brushes, paper, and supplies to begin work on four large pieces that will be teaching tools for future visitors. Dalia is the first ever artist-in-residence at Circle J-Norris Ranch. Beginning this month and continuing through June working one to two days each […]
An old favorite will go virtual as Fresno Pacific University presents “God So Loved the World—A Festival of Lessons and Carols,” the annual program of Scripture passages and seasonal carols woven together to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Due to COVID-19, people will be able to enjoy this year’s event free in the comfort […]
A team of COS STEM students has placed in third place in the National 2020 Student Research League Challenge Problem sponsored by the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC). The team members were Zachary Holder, Sarah Redden, and Nayara Soria, led by faculty member Vineta Harper. Background on the competition requirements for this year, […]
Visalia Unified School District will delay reopening its elementary school sites by one week. VUSD will reopen elementary sites one week later than the November 30, 2020, planned date. Students in preschool -Grade 2 will return on December 7, 2020, and students in Grades 3-6 will return on December 14, 2020. Tulare County Health and […]
This fall, an increasing number of elementary schools in Tulare County have reopened to small cohorts of students on campus under terms set by the governor and the California Department of Public Health. Over 70 schools have received waivers, with nearly 40 others having applied to resume in-person instruction under the same conditions. To assist […]
Students pursuing bachelor’s degrees at Fresno Pacific University will see no increase in tuition for 2021-2022. The tuition freeze is in effect for all students in traditional undergraduate programs as well as adults in the bachelor’s degree completion programs, and applies at all five FPU campuses: Merced, North Fresno, the main campus in Southeast Fresno, […]
Videos of the work Theatre Company students did in the program’s virtual summer classes have been edited and posted to TCOE’s YouTube account. Theatre Company Director Bethany Rader reports that the videos feature performances by students in her monologue class, plus the work of students in Nicole Zweifel’s dance class and Charlotte Garcia Da Rosa’s […]
TCOE’s Early Childhood Education Program is hosting a variety of professional learning opportunities each month during the school year. Some of the training topics include trauma informed care, working with children with special needs, strengthening families, and community care licensing. The intended audience for these trainings include family childcare providers, state preschool staff, Head Start […]
Campus visits—often a make-or-break step in college and university selection—are back at Fresno Pacific University. “We are excited to be able to welcome prospective students to campus and to provide information and guidance as they begin their college journey,” said Krista Brooks, director of undergraduate admission. Potential students and their families get a feel for […]