APU News
APU Theater Presents Anastasia
October 09, 2025 | Arts
Azusa Pacific University’s Department of Theater Arts presents Anastasia. The show runs from October 10-25 with Friday and Saturday performances at 7:30 p.m., as well as Saturday matinee shows on October 11, 18, and 25 at 2 p.m.
William Whitney, PhD, Named Executive Director of APU’s New Institute for Faith, Leadership, and Service
October 06, 2025
William Whitney, PhD, was named executive director of Azusa Pacific University’s new Institute for Faith, Leadership, and Service (IFLS). Launched this fall, the IFLS is designed to prepare the APU community and ministry partners to live out their faith and transform people and organizations through Christian education, theological reflection, leadership development, community engagement, and service.
APU Ranked the Top Christian University in California for Second Consecutive Year by The Wall Street Journal
October 02, 2025 | Alumni, Media Relations
Azusa Pacific University achieved historic placement in The Wall Street Journal’s 2026 Best Colleges in the U.S., as the top-ranked Christian university in California and the highest nationally ranked institution in the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU) for the second consecutive year.
APU Launches Nursing Partnership with Mt. SAC
September 02, 2025 | Nursing
Azusa Pacific University and Mt. San Antonio College announce a new partnership between the two institutions, which will extend access to nursing education for residents of the San Gabriel Valley and greater Los Angeles area while offering a quicker and more affordable pathway for students to earn their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree
APU High Desert Nursing Students Answer Medical Emergency Call to Action
July 21, 2025 | Nursing
On July 15, a group of four Azusa Pacific University nursing students from the High Desert Regional Campus answered a desperate call for help from a homeless man who had been assaulted on the street.
A.J. Parnell Named Head Coach to Lead Azusa Pacific Football Relaunch in 2026
June 06, 2025 | Media Relations
A.J. Parnell has been named the next head coach of Azusa Pacific football, in anticipation of the program’s return to the field in fall 2026 as announced by university leadership today.
David Weeks, PhD, Named Inaugural Fletcher Jones Endowed Chair in Citizenship and Civic Virtue in APU’s Honors College
May 08, 2025 | Honors College, Media Relations
Weeks brings more than 40 years of higher education teaching and leadership experience to the role, with expertise in political philosophy, religion and politics, and Christian liberal education.
APU Launches Integrated Multiple Subject Teaching Credential Program
May 07, 2025 | Education, Media Relations
This fall, APU is launching an integrated multiple subject teaching credential program for undergraduate liberal studies students. The program will allow undergraduate liberal studies majors to earn their teaching credential in just four years.
APU Recognized for High Student Access and Alumni Earnings with New Carnegie Designation
April 30, 2025 | Media Relations
Azusa Pacific University has received the prestigious 2025 Carnegie Student Access and Earnings Classification distinguishing APU as an Opportunity College and University within the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.The designation recognizes APU as part of the 16 percent of classified institutions that serve as a model for fostering student success.
APU Hosts Spring 2025 Commencement Ceremonies
April 17, 2025
Approximately 1,127 students will graduate from Azusa Pacific University on Saturday, May 3, 2025 at the university’s spring commencement ceremonies. These graduates will earn a total of 1,144 degrees, including 555 bachelor’s, 478 master’s, and 60 doctoral degrees.
