June 6, 2008
The motor buzzed, the lift ascended further, passengers President D. Merrill Ewert and Sunny the Sunbird continued to wave. As the lift reached 24 feet in the sun and breeze above East Hall Green, the banner inched past $20 million.
Never let it be said Fresno Pacific University President D. Merrill Ewert didn’t rise to an occasion—rise, as in 30 feet off the ground in a hot-air balloon. The occasion? The kick-off of FPU’s $36 million capital campaign.
Fresno Pacific's five-year strategic plan outlines goals and strategies for expanding the footprint of the university. Each of the priorities for the Building on Excellence campaign are included in this plan, along with plans for student housing and expansion of the regional centers.
