– Director of Pacific Bible Institute; Mr. Joel A. Wiebe – Interim Director 1961–1975 Arthur J. Wiebe – President 1975–1976 Edmund Janzen, Chairman, Presidential Council 1976–1982 Edmund Janzen – President 1982–1983 Silas Bartsch – Interim President; Edmund Janzen on leave 1983–1985 Edmund Janzen – President 1985–1997 Richard Kriegbaum – President 1997–2000 Allen Carden – President 2000–2002 Harold Haak – President 2002–2012 D. Merrill Ewert – President 2012–2014 Pete Menjares – President 2014–2017 Richard Kriegbaum — President 2017–2022 Joseph Jones — President 2022−present André Stephens – President Academics Fresno Pacific offers bachelor's degrees in more than 40 fields with over 100 areas of study. It also offers advanced degrees or credentials in four areas: Education, Individualized Master of Arts, MBA, Leadership & Organizational Studies and Peacemaking & Conflict Studies. The university is organized into five schools: The School of Business; the School of Education; the School of Humanities, Religion and Social Sciences; the School of Natural Sciences; and the School of Biblical Seminary. Fresno Pacific is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission. Graduation guarantee In February 2009 Fresno Pacific University began offering a "Four Year Graduation Guarantee." FPU already has the highest four-year graduation rate in the Central Valley, with 60 percent of traditional undergraduate students already graduating in four years, compared to 12–15 percent in the CSU system. The university will guarantee graduation within four years to qualified students entering the traditional undergraduate program. The guarantee is limited to basic graduation requirements for a single major with no minor. Transfer, degree completion and graduate students are not part of the guarantee. Student responsibilities include: Sign up for the guarantee during the freshman year, choose a major by the second semester of the freshman year and keep that major until graduation. Make course plans with their adviser, follow those plans and meet all advising, registration and financial aid deadlines. Complete at least 32 units per year with passing grades in each course and remain in good standing behaviorally. Campuses Fresno Pacific University's main 50-acre campus is located in the south east area of Fresno, hub of the Central Valley region of California and the fifth largest city in the state. The university also maintains four regional campuses in Central California: Merced Regional Campus North Fresno Regional Campus Visalia Regional Campus Bakersfield Regional Campus Buildings Athletics The Fresno Pacific athletic teams are called the Sunbirds. The university is a