APU Articles
Embracing Renewal
September 17, 2021
Since its launch in September 2020, APU’s seven-year Strategic Plan—Renewal: Strengthening Our Capacity for Cultivating Christ-Centered Scholars and Leaders—has shaped the focus of the university with its three-phase approach to Refocus (2020-21), Rebuild (2021-22), and Renew (2022-27). Despite myriad challenges during the 2020-21 academic year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the first nine months of implementation brought remarkable gains in delivering on APU’s educational mission with excellence, addressing issues of equity and justice, and creating a sustainable financial enterprise. Considerable university-wide collaboration, new external funding sources, financial targets met, and student success in a year of imposed remote learning highlight meaningful progress toward the aspiration for APU to be the premier Christian university of choice for our culture and times.
In-Person Classes Are Back: Here’s How You Can Thrive
August 31, 2021
After more than a year of virtual learning, students at Azusa Pacific University are reuniting with their classmates and professors in person this fall. While most college students are excited to be attending in-person classes, this transition is inevitably an adjustment for all, and getting back into the swing of things could take time.
Present Destination
August 10, 2021
learned the value of hard work at an early age from his father, Semanu. An immigrant from Ghana, his father taught him how to do things for himself, inculcating an industrious spirit in his son. On the other hand, his mother, Eugenia, taught him how to care for others and be patient. The young Mawugbe applied these lessons to basketball, and combined with his natural physical talent, began to thrive.
For Such a Time as This
July 26, 2021
When the world shifts in a dramatic way, causing disruption in nearly every facet of life, it is the resilient, resourceful, and faithful who persevere and, ultimately, come through stronger and better prepared for the future. During the COVID-19 pandemic, APU students demonstrated fortitude and adaptability through their creativity, innovation, and service, all hallmarks of a rich liberal arts education. Through intentional experiences and learning, championed by caring faculty, students were equipped with problem-solving and critical thinking skills and bolstered by a solid foundation of faith. These valuable competencies, practiced and reiterated throughout the entire university, enabled APU students, uniquely equipped for such a time as this, to courageously live out their calling.
APU Professors Co-Author Book on Diversity in Higher Ed
July 18, 2021
Azusa Pacific professors T. Scott Bledsoe, PhD., Department of Clinical Psychology, and Kimberly Setterlund, MSW, LCSW, Department of Social Work, share insights from their newly published book, Using Narratives and Storytelling to Promote Cultural Diversity on College Campuses (IGI Global, 2021).
Interdisciplinary Studies: Majors That Prepare You to Work in Any Industry
July 01, 2021
Now more than ever, an interdisciplinary studies degree can put you on a path to a successful future. Technology is rapidly moving ahead and changing the world with it. And as the world moves forward, it’s creating new career fields ripe with possibility.
Azusa Pacific Students Conduct Innovative Research with Caltech University
June 29, 2021
From analyzing experimental data in the laboratory to discussing new theories with professors, Azusa Pacific University’s abundant student research opportunities as an R2 designated university continue to deeply enrich learning experiences. For Nathan Suiter ’22 and Nayree Panossian ’22, these opportunities led to their acceptance as fellows in the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) program.
New Enhancements Strengthen Campus Safety
June 22, 2021
At Azusa Pacific University, promoting a safe learning and working community has always been a top priority. Now, as part of APU’s strategic plan, Renewal, the university is rolling out new campus safety enhancements.
Supporting Academic Success for Minority Students: APU Named Top 100 Degree Producer
May 25, 2021
Azusa Pacific University wants every student to experience academic success and fulfill their unique calling. In light of this goal and in recognition of the success of its students, APU was recently named a Top 100 Degree Producer by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. This distinction is given to institutions that bestow the most degrees to minority students.
Student Tips: How to Use Social Media to Find a Job
April 22, 2021
How an APU Graduate’s Public Health Degree Prepared Her for the Pandemic
April 20, 2021
Azusa Pacific University graduate Talene Zadekian, MPH ’20, quickly saw how her public health degree would shape her perspective of the pandemic from the beginning. She was completing an international health course in Panama with fellow APU Master of Public Health (MPH) and nursing students when California issued its state of emergency in March 2020.
How Tutoring for College Students Sparks Success
April 15, 2021
As a parent, you want your college student to receive the support they need to succeed in their classes, including tutoring for subjects in which they may need additional assistance or encouragement. Yet even when college students understand the benefits of tutoring, many don’t reach out to connect with tutoring services. This might be due to shyness about meeting with someone they don’t know, embarrassment that their grades aren’t as strong as they would like, or fear they may do poorly in a class even with tutoring support.
