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Dr. Nicholas Pearce Joins Fuller’s Board of Trustees
At their meeting this past January, Fuller’s trustees unanimously voted to welcome Rev.Dr. Nicholas Pearce to join the Board of Trustees. A scholar, speaker, entrepreneur, and pastor, Dr. Pearce serves as an award-winning professor at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and as the founder and chief executive officer of The Vocati Group, a global…
Dr. Ted Cosse Appointed Dean of School of Psychology
Fuller is grateful to announce that Dr. Ted Cosse has been named as the dean of the School of Psychology (SOP) effective January 21, 2019. Since his appointment as acting dean of SOP in November 2018, Dr. Cosse has excelled as an academic leader and continued to gain tremendous admiration from students, staff, and faculty. …
Dr. Mari L. Clements Named as Ninth Provost of Fuller Theological Seminary
Fuller is proud to announce that Dr. Mari Clements has been named the ninth provost of Fuller Theological Seminary. Dr. Clements, the first woman to occupy the role of the institution’s senior academic administrator, has been the acting provost since January 2018, and this transition acknowledges the tremendous work in which she has already been engaged,…
FULLER studio Wins District VII CASE Silver Award of Excellence
Fuller is pleased to announce that out of over 600 submissions, Fuller received a CASE Silver Award of Excellence in the “website” category in the district competition for the Council for Advancement and Support of Education for the FULLER studio website. “One of our objectives is to share best practices among our colleagues, and your…
Oliver Crisp Accepts New Position at St. Andrews
Oliver Crisp, professor of systematic theology, has accepted the position of professor analytic theology as a member of the Institute for Analytic and Exegetical Theology in the School of Divinity, University of St. Andrews effective September 1, 2019. We receive the news of Dr. Crisp’s opportunity with enthusiasm for him while a loss for the…
Marcus Sun Named Vice President of Global Recruitment, Admissions, Marketing, and Retention
Marcus Sun, executive director of global marketing, admissions, and recruitment, has been named vice president for global recruitment, admissions, marketing, and retention effective January 1, 2019. Bringing an MBA from USC and a BS in Business and Economics, and experience at Fuller that includes work in all three dimensions of Communication, Marketing, and Admissions as well…
Theresa Edy-Kiene Named Vice President, Strategic Planning and Change Management
Theresa Edy-Kiene, Executive Director for the Thrive Center, has been named Vice President of Strategic Planning and Change Management in the President’s Office for Fuller Seminary. In this role, Theresa will help lead Fuller in its development of a new seminary-wide strategy and transition to Pomona. Theresa will also continue to direct the Thrive Center…
Honoring Veterans on Veterans Day
As we observed the centennial commemoration of Armistice Day yesterday, recalling the end of WWI and the brave men and women who sacrificed so much at that time, we now further honor all the veterans who have made great sacrifices to defend our country’s freedom. On this Veterans Day we remember those who have given…
Tragedy in Thousand Oaks
Our hearts go out to all those affected by the brutal shooting tragedy in Thousand Oaks last night. The random and traumatic shootings have ended innocent lives and sent painful shockwaves through many others directly and indirectly touched. This horrific event has brought such grief to our sister institutions—tragically, California Lutheran University lost a recent…
“Thoughts and Prayers”: The Power and the Impotence of Words
Dear Fuller Community, I am writing from afar with grief over the news of the last few days as it reaches me at GMT+8 in Seoul, South Korea. I am fortunate to be traveling with, among others, Assistant Provost for the Korean Studies Center Sebastian Kim and spending sacred time with our Korean brothers and…