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In January, Dr. Marius Bahnean (music) participated in a church music conference hosted by Grace Romanian Baptist Church of Hollywood, Florida. He was a keynote speaker discussing the musical aspects of biblical worship in the church. In March, Bahnean traveled to Romania as a visiting professor of music at Emanuel University of Oradea, conducting its chamber choir and offering lectures.

This semester, Dan Dubei (engineering) updated his Design and Manufacturing class, replacing the classical way of evaluating student knowledge through assignments and quizzes with practical projects involving topical research. As part of the grade, students were required to attend a manufacturing trade show in Anaheim, California, helping them to establish contacts with real-world participants in the field of manufacturing.

Dr. Grant Horner (classical liberal arts) went on sabbatical during the spring 2026 semester to focus on research and writing projects. He is currently working on four books: a historical-theological study on Calvin and Milton; a historical fiction novel set in 15th century Florence; a resource on teaching the humanities in Italy; and a history of climbing Yosemite’s biggest wall, El Capitan. In June and July, he will be at Oxford as a scholar in residence, doing archival research in the Bodleian and other Oxford collections as he looks at C.S. Lewis’s letters and manuscripts of “The Screwtape Letters.”

In February, Dr. Jordan Morton (education) presented a seminar on the assessment of teaching performance by video at the Meredith Fellows Implementation Conference, an annual statewide conference for university faculty and others involved in teacher preparation, sponsored by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. This is the fourth year Morton has been invited to present at the conference.