Each spring at PLNU brings more than just longer days and ocean breezes—it brings a sense of momentum. As the semester stretches toward its finish, the campus comes alive with vibrant color, deep focus, and meaningful moments. Whether celebrating milestones or soaking in quiet reflection, our students, faculty, and community move through this season with purpose and hope.

Check out some of the top spring 2025 images from staff photographer Marcus Emerson, videographer Myles Dennis, and photography intern Micah Unoki.

Sandals lay next to a blue surf van
The PLNU cross on a clear blue day with the moon lightly in the background.
A drone angle facing east of the PLNU Golden Gym.
5 PLNU students arm in arm jump in the air.
A pelican flys low, it's wings almost touching the surface of the ocean water.
Dr. Kerry Fulcher and wife Robyn at the Presidential Inauguration reception.
A student studies in the lower floor of the Ryan Library.
A group prays over a women during PLNU's spring break civil rights pilgrimage trip.
A sea lion swims and looks up curiously at the photographer taking its photo.
A fisherman casts his line into the ocean.
A surfer surfs next to a pelican with Sunset Cliffs in the background.
A pelican dives into the water between 2 surfers.
Smoke blows over the water during the LA fires.
Tess Halbert holding 3 flowers on her shoulder with a green background for a photoshoot.
Students party and groove to the music at the Spring Formal dance.
PLNU track team leaps into the air in celebration.
Two female students sit in the greek and lean against the pillars to talk.
The We Are Loma 5k kicks off during Homecoming and runners start their race.
Drone view of the PLNU soccer field and Colt Hall.
The PLNU sign in the middle of campus at early daylight.
A student smiles and raises her hands in the air in excitement at the Spring Formal dance.
Viewpoint
PLNU’s the Viewpoint publishes relevant and vital stories that grapple with life's profound questions from a uniquely Christian perspective. In addition to the content offered online, the Viewpoint print magazine is published three times a year in spring, summer, and fall.

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