APU Articles

Faculty Friday: Kat Ross’ Versatility as an Author and Receptiveness to the Doors God Opens

December 08, 2023

All throughout life, doors open and close. While some only stay open for a season, others last a lifetime. For Kathryn Ross ’15, MA ’18, she never imagined that English would be her major, her hobbies would become a career, and she would stand in front of a classroom of students eager to hear what she has to teach. By stepping through the doors God opened for her, Ross has discovered value in vulnerability, developed deep relationships with a heart for knowing others well, and pursued truth and goodness through everything she writes.

Faculty Friday: Kat Ross’ Versatility as an Author and Receptiveness to the Doors God Opens

International Voices: Cheyenne Woon ’23 Found Her Home Away From Home at APU

December 05, 2023 | International, Transfer

As a child, Cheyenne Woon, ’23, dreamed of living in America, exploring a big city, and discovering opportunities to expand her career and life. When she transferred to Azusa Pacific University in Fall 2021, her dream came true, but with that came a period of growth, marked by reidentifying what matters most to her, and learning to embrace the parts of her culture that she’ll always love.

Faculty Friday: Mark Cawman’s Leadership with Love

December 01, 2023 | Business

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Faculty Friday: Candice Williams’ Heart for Justice and Openness to Uncharted Roads

November 17, 2023 | Behavioral Sciences

Experiencing Transformational Healing at APU

November 10, 2023 | Military Education, Theology

Faculty Friday: Theresa Tisdale’s Spiritual Approach to Psychology

November 03, 2023 | Behavioral Sciences

Theresa Clement Tisdale, PhD, PsyD, ABPP begins every class session sounding a set of chimes, allowing students a few minutes of silence in order to breathe deeply and prepare to be engaged in learning. Deep change and healing are her mottos, and Tisdale implements what she practices as a psychoanalyst to cultivate spiritual transformation in every student who walks through her classroom.