Media Release

Corey Engstrom Videoconferencing Demo Reel:

http://vimeo.com/39014056


Immediate release For information contact:
September 18, 2012 Wayne Steffen
Fresno.edu/news 559-453-3677
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Diana Bates Mock
559-453-5505
dbmock@fresno.edu


Fresno Pacific University reaches
the Pinnacle of interactive learning

A program on the California Missions has landed Fresno Pacific University a national
award for interactive learning.
FPU is one of 40 cultural organizations to receive a 2011-2012 Pinnacle Award
from the Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration (CILC). The Indianapolis-
based nonprofit offers videoconferencing presentations from more than 200 museums,
state parks, national historic sites and other organizations to educational outlets such as
schools and senior citizens centers.
The goal of CILC is to advance learning through videoconferencing and other
collaborative technologies. The awards are presented annually to providers who post the
highest-rated programs for K-12 students or professional development for educators.
Winners are determined by feedback from teachers who have used the presentations.
Evaluation is based on the effectiveness of the presenter and the educational content of
the program.
FPUs presentation is Father Serra and the California Missions: Let the
Adventure Begin. Matt Gehrett oversees the project as executive director of online and
continuing education at FPU. The production staff is Janet Adams, special projects
coordinator in continuing education, and Corey Engstrom, who portrays Father Junipero
Sera. See the program at cilc.org/search/content-provider.aspx?id=433.
I am so proud of Janet and Corey along with the university communications
media production team, who worked tirelessly to put together such a superb, interactive
program for fourth-grade students. We are currently working on creating even more high
quality programs for the new school year, said Matt Gehrett.
Pinnacle Awards have been given since 2007-2008. Among the 2011-2012
recipients are the Adventures in Medicine & Science (AIMS) Program of Saint Louis
University, the Bronx Zoo/ Wildlife Conservation Society, the Cleveland Museum of Art,
the Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center, the Manhattan School of Music, the
Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.
The CILC Pinnacle Award is based on direct input from teachers who have
experienced the professional development programs first-hand, said Joel Brunson, CILC
Board Chair and President of Sales Black Box Network Service. When fellow teachers
affirm the quality of a program by giving a top score, other teachers are sure to notice.
More about The Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration
at www.cilc.org.
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Fresno Pacific University offers undergraduate and graduate programs that stress solid
academic preparation and a strong ethical foundation. This year 3,600 traditional and
adult students attend classes on the 50-acre main campus in southeast Fresno or centers in
North Fresno, Visalia, Bakersfield and Merced. The university also reaches more than
8,000 students nationally and internationally through professional development studies
programs. FPU has the highest four-year graduation rate of any Central Valley college or
university and is the Valleys only comprehensive Christian university granting masters
degrees. FPU is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and
ranked among the best in the Western universitiesmasters category by U.S. News &
World Report. The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education Magazine includes Fresno
Pacific among its top 100 institutions for Hispanic students, and FPU has also been
named a Hispanic-Serving Institution by The Hispanic Association of Colleges and
Universities.