Category: LAPU News

LAPU Wins First Place in Adobe eLearning Showcase Challenge

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Callista Dawson, Senior Instructional Media Designer at L.A. Pacific University, took first place in the third edition of the Adobe eLearning Challenge.  The competitive challenge from Adobe is open to international competition, making the recognition even more significant. Callista submitted her piece titled “What is your privilege.”  The piece is used both in professional development…

L.A. Pacific Champion for Military Veterans Recognized

2021 Champion of the Year in Higher Education Award

L.A. Pacific University is proud to announce that Dr. Blason Taon, Associate Director of Military and Veterans Support Services, was named a 2021 Champion of the Year in Higher Education for his service to military-connected students. As G.I. Jobs explains, most student veterans who excel in their post-military education will tell you they’ve had a…

Los Angeles Pacific University wins 2021 Omni Award for Instructional Media Design

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Los Angeles Pacific University wins 2021 Omni Award for Instructional Media Design Los Angeles Pacific University (LAPU) has been named a winner of a Gold Omni Award for excellence in instructional media design. The Omni Awards exist to recognize outstanding achievements in film/video, web and mobile media. This is LAPU’s first Gold medal in the…

L.A Pacific University Ranked Top 10 Among Military Spouse Friendly® Online Schools in U.S. for 2021-2022

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Los Angeles Pacific University​ (LAPU) announced today that it has been recognized as a Top 10 Military Spouse Friendly®​ ​School for 2021-2022. The recognition follows this year’s earlier naming of L.A. Pacific as #2 in the nation among Military Friendly® online institutions. Institutions earning the Military Spouse Friendly® ​School designation were evaluated using both public…

Mobile University Initiative Featured in Higher Ed Podcast

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The Changing Higher Ed® Podcast recently featured Dr. Frank Rojas, executive vice president and chief operating officer at L.A. Pacific University (LAPU). The discussion focused on LAPU’s mobile university initiative to make online higher education even more convenient and accessible – specifically, via its recently released myLAPU app. The notion of being able to complete…

The Chronicle of Higher Ed Highlights LAPU As A Mobile University

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The Teaching & Learning section of The Chronicle of Higher Education today featured a story about L.A. Pacific’s mobile university initiative and the myLAPU app. The feature points out LAPU’s strategic and missional efforts to meet students where they are – busy and mobile! The myLAPU app is a logical extrapolation of LAPU’s desire to…

L.A Pacific University Ranked #2 Among Military Friendly® Online Schools in U.S. for 2021-2022

Los Angeles Pacific University​ (LAPU) announced today that it has once again been named a Top 10 Military Friendly​ ​School for 2021-2022, achieving a 2nd place ranking among online universities and vocational colleges. Institutions earning the Military Friendly® ​School designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. Over 1,200…

Leadership Lessons Learned Along the Way

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LAPU President, Dr. John Reynolds was recently featured by the Christian Leadership Alliance on their Outcomes Conference Podcast. Based on his long career as an executive in sectors ranging from technology to higher education, Dr. Reynolds shares the lessons he learned on his journey in leadership….

L.A. Pacific Launches Mobile App to Increase Student Access

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LAPU Launches Courses Via Mobile App Amidst Growing Enrollments Los Angeles Pacific University rolls out new mobile app that makes coursework more accessible San Dimas, CA., Jan 27, 2021 // Los Angeles Pacific University (LAPU) this week announced the launch of a new app designed to make courses and student services fully accessible on mobile…

Los Angeles Pacific University wins 2020 Omni Awards for Instructional Media Design

Los Angeles Pacific University wins 2020 Omni Awards for Instructional Media Design Los Angeles Pacific University (LAPU) has been named a winner of two Omni Awards for excellence in media design. The Omni Awards exist to recognize outstanding achievements in film/video, web and mobile media. LAPU achieved Silver and Bronze awards among entries in the…