Summer at Point Loma Nazarene University offers a quieter rhythm and a chance to enjoy campus in a different way. With warm days, ocean views, and a little more room to slow down, the season is filled with simple moments of beauty, rest, and reflection.

Explore a few favorite images from Summer 2026, captured by PLNU photographer Marcus Emerson.

A female student researcher looks into a microscope.
PLNU officials dig up dirt for the groundbreaking of Keller Art gallery
Two people standing on the Sunset Cliffs stairs look out at the ocean.
A tan colored stingray glides across the sand
A school administrator in a PLNU polo shirt smiles behind the office counter
Many leopard sharks swim in the warm ocean waters
A curious seal swims up close to the camera underwater
Three leopard sharks and a stingray are spotted under the water swimming along the ocean floor.
A surfer walks up Sunset Cliffs after a session in the water.
Two STEM students in lab coats review a sample in a container.
The sun gleams through the sign at Latter Hall
A school administrator stands outside her site
Cooper Music Center with the San Diego skyline in the background from afar.
Beachgoers enjoy the area below PLNU campus that accesses the Pacific Ocean
The alumni lawn and office buildings on a sunny afternoon day.
A group of runners race through campus on the street
A science student reviews the results of an experiment on a computer screen.
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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