Pacific Life Bible College City Campus
Chara Dagres
Religious and Spiritual Life works together with our larger university community to promote the health of the whole person. Our goal is to provide spaces and places for you to explore and strengthen your religious or non-faith beliefs and traditions. We also seek to provide opportunities for persons of all different world views and beliefs to be in dialogue. We believe it is important to be in conversations to gain understanding and build bridges amongst our differences. Dialogue is not about debate, point-scoring, apologetics, or proselytization. Dialogue is about listening to and speaking with the other, in the hope of learning and coming to a place of mutual understanding. Further, dialogue is not necessarily an attempt to find or only focus on things upon which we agree, or to reduce things to a lowest common denominator. True dialogue is about working through our deepest particularities with the other, and it need not mean that we lose them or become less committed to our own positions.
Active student organizations are listed here. If you do not see a group you are looking for, ask us how to start one. For more information about student programs, visit the Chaplain's Office in Sears Hall (connected to Morris Chapel), or send an email to religi...@pacific.edu.
You're not alone. Many people are interested in religion and its effects on society, and our aim is to provide a safe place for you to explore the important questions you have. From time to time we host seminars, lectures, panel discussions, dialogue sessions, and respectful debates, and many of our student groups are involved in organizing these. There is a wealth of activity going on and we encourage you to get involved, especially if your interests are not represented. We need your help! From time to time the Chaplain's office works together with faculty members and others in our community to co-sponsor events. In doing so our aim is to bring about the fullest and most satisfying Pacific experience possible.
Morris Chapel serves as a religious and spiritual center for both the University and Stockton communities. While the University was founded by three United Methodist Ministers, the chapel serves as a multifaith space, welcoming persons of all religious and non-faith beliefs and traditions.
The reflection pool in front of the DeRosa University Center is a beautiful place to have a moment of quiet reflection. This is often a place where prayer services, candlelight vigils, and other gatherings will take place on campus.
Interfaith is defined by the Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC) as the engagement of people from diverse traditions, such as Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Secular Humanism, Judaism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism, Baha'i, atheist, agnostic, and all other religious, non-religious, and philosophical traditions. Alternative words like "multifaith," "interreligious," or "multireligious" can be used interchangeably to articulate the same idea.
Yes, you may book a student event in the Chapel. Morris Chapel has booked Greek events such as initiations and pinning ceremonies, as well as religious and spiritual prayer meetings, bible studies, and other student events. To book the Chapel, or any of our meeting spaces, contact us or drop-in during business hours (M-F: 8:30am-5pm) to fill out a Facility Request Form and reserve your space. We are located in Sears Hall, the North-West wing of the Morris Chapel building. There is a $20/hour fee associated with booking the Chapel and meeting spaces. This covers the cost to have an Event Manager on staff, as most events and meetings occur after our business hours.
No. Morris Chapel does not have any regulations on who can have their ceremony at the Chapel. Each couple is required to bring their own minister. As we are also a non-denominational Chapel, this means that a variety of couples, including interfaith, inter-denominational, same-sex, and multicultural, have enjoyed their wedding ceremonies at Morris Chapel.
If you would like a tour of the Chapel with one of our staff members, then we ask that you call us in advance and schedule a time to visit us. If you would just like to stop by and check out the Chapel without a tour, you are more than welcome to walk through, so long as there is not a private event occurring. Our office hours are Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm. The Chapel is open on weekends for private events such as weddings, memorials, baptisms, and other such events. We hold a Catholic Mass at 8pm on Sundays during the academic year, which is open to the public. If you have additional questions, please contact us.
Yes. Morris Chapel is a non-denominational Chapel. The University of the Pacific was founded by Methodist Ministers, and is still related to the United Methodist Church. The chapel is Christian in look and feel, especially in terms or its stained glass window themes, inscriptions, crosses, and so on. For this reason we also have a Sacred Space prayer room that is less religiously specific in focus. It is beside Morris Chapel in Colliver Hall. Both spaces are open for use by all people.
The mission of Providence Christian College as a Reformed Christian institution is to equip students to be firmly grounded in biblical truth, thoroughly educated in the liberal arts, and fully engaged in their church, their community, and the world for the glory of God and for service to humanity.
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Did you know that 1/3 of Fortune 500 CEOs graduated with a degree in the Liberal Arts? There is a reason for this: Graduates in the Liberal Arts possess the most essential tools necessary to succeed in an ever-increasingly demanding and changing world.
Our educational formula is tried and tested. While the great thinkers of Western civilization disagreed on many things, to a person they understood that higher education can only be higher if it enables students to wrestle with controversy. Limiting inquiry and/or embracing relativism tends to produce a public settlement that is quieter than it is good.
In sum, we believe that if young men and women are to be peacemakers as God has called them, they must be prepared to become virtuous citizens in the public square, able and willing to engage in lively and spirited debate with others, with the common good as their standard and the love of neighbor as their end.
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COMMENCEMENT WEEKEND
The formal commencement exercises for the Class of 2024 will take place in person to celebrate their achievements and resilience. Please mark your calendars for the weekend of May 17-18, 2024.
PARKING
Arrive early, as parking options will fill up quickly. Carpool, if able. There is limited parking in the Providence Los Robles St. parking lot on the south side of the church building. Please note that Pasadena street parking is limited to 2 hours only.
DIPLOMAS
All 2024 bachelor's degree recipients will receive their diplomas via USPS after academic completion has been verified and final grades have been posted in late May/early June. The Registrar's Office will contact graduates via email to validate mailing addresses for diplomas. Diplomas are expected to be ready for pickup or mailing in July.
(4) The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by the College to comply with the requirements of FERPA. The name and address of the Office that administers FERPA is:
Providence Christian College intends to uphold both the letter and spirit of FERPA, while at the same time upholding Biblical relationships and responsibilities of the family. As general practice, the College does not inform parents and other students of disciplinary action taken toward students. However, the College encourages students to communicate openly and honestly with their parents about disciplinary matters. Even though students are legally and morally responsible for their conduct, the College also recognizes the concern of parents for the welfare of their children. Thus, the College reserves the right to notify parents under the following conditions:
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This course is designed to introduce students to the great writers and thinkers of the Reformed tradition. Students will consider and apply key philosophical and theological terms, and will engage in discussions that help them form a comprehensive and cohesive worldview that guides their Christian life. Topics will include the importance of faith for learning, a proper understanding of creation-fall-redemption in redemptive history, the Kingdom of God, the Lordship of Christ, and the relationship between Christ and culture.
Dr. David E. Alexander is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Providence Christian College. In 2008, he received the Ph.D. in philosophy from Baylor University after receiving his M.A. in philosophy from Baylor University and his B.A. in philosophy from Arizona State University. He has been a Visiting Professor of Philosophy at both Madras Christian College in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India and Liaocheng University in Liaocheng, Shandong Province, China. He has published articles in philosophy of religion, metaphysics, and the history of philosophy. To date, he has published two books Goodness, God, and Evil and Calvinism and the Problem of Evil (with Daniel Johnson). Prior to coming to PCC, Dr. Alexander held faculty positions at Huntington University in Indiana and Calvin College in Michigan. He and his wife regularly take students to India where they learn about Indian culture and history.