News Archive (2017)

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  • Healing Mind, Body, and Soul
    September 5, 2017 by Rebekah Bruckner ’18
    With professors and students recognized for their advanced research and commitment to selfless service, Azusa Pacific University’s School of Nursing creates the finest nurses in the nation.
  • Finding Success in the Mad World of Music
    August 25, 2017 by Rebekah Bruckner ’18
    Steven Schmidt ’17, commercial music major, and friend Christian Guerrero, received the first Charles Dodgson Award from USC's Wonderland Award Competition for their musical Mad World, which tells the story behind Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
  • APU Secures $1.3 Million Upward Bound Grant
    August 24, 2017
    APU secured a five-year $1.3 million Upward Bound grant from the U.S. Department of Education that will provide opportunities for first-generation and low-income Azusa high school students to excel in their higher education pursuits.
  • Working the Soil: How Bruce Baloian Answered God’s Call
    July 31, 2017 by Logan Cain
    Bruce Baloian, Ph.D., professor emeritus in the Department of Biblical and Religious Studies, delivered his final lecture, signaling the culmination of more than three decades of service at APU.
  • Professor Black Goes to Hollywood
    June 28, 2017 by Logan Cain
    Lionsgate interviewed Gary Black Jr., Ph.D., associate professor in the Honors College, about the Christian themes in The Shack, their film adaptation of the bestselling novel, for a special feature that appears on the recently released DVD.
  • APU Theater Presents Godspell
    March 17, 2017
    Azusa Pacific University theater presents Stephen Schwartz’s musical Godspell. The show runs on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. from March 30-April 9, with Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m.
  • Recovering the Evangelism in Evangelical
    February 15, 2017 by Logan Cain
    Amy Black, Ph.D., author and professor of political science at Wheaton College, addressed APU with her lecture, “Evangelicals and American Politics: Obstacles and Opportunities,” stressing that evangelical identity needs to be rooted in Christ.
  • Pastor Michael W. Waters Speaks at APU about Race, Faith, and Hope
    February 13, 2017 by Logan Cain
    Leading social commentator, community activist, professor, and pastor Michael W. Waters brought his message of racial reconciliation to Azusa Pacific University as a guest speaker.
  • APU Theater Presents The Great Divorce
    January 13, 2017
    APU theater continues its 22nd season with Robert Smyth’s stage adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ influential novel The Great Divorce. For tickets, call the Felix Event Center Box Office at (626) 815-5494 or purchase them online.