Annual Report | Fiscal Year 2023

Annual Report FISCAL YEAR 2023 The Master’s University | Office of Development

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Mission Statement.

The mission of The Master’s University is to empower students for a life of enduring commitment to Christ, biblical fidelity, moral integrity, intellectual growth and lasting contribution to the Kingdom of God worldwide.

A crucial part of accomplishing this mission is the generosity of alumni, parents, and friends.

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Strategic Advancement.

The advancement of The Master’s University relies on investment in the most strategic areas of campus to further the institution for the glory of God. In recent years, the areas represented below have received the greatest concentration of investment.

Programs Faculty Scholarships Student Housing Capital Improvements

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New Programs.

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When it comes to serving our students, we want to add degrees not for the sake of academic

The addition of new market-relevant degree programs is essential to being able to offer

prestige or chasing the latest trend,

TMU’s biblical education to a wider variety of students and to solidify the University’s

but for the sake of serving our

place in the higher education industry. Over the past few years, The Master’s University

students and preparing them for a

launched several key academic programs to provide unique offerings with TMU’s

lifetime of faithfulness to Christ.”

biblical moorings and excellence.

DR. MITCH HOPEWELL PROVOST

Entrepreneurship Interdisciplinary Studies Healthcare Management Computer Science (AI, Big Data) Classical Liberal Arts Geoscience Sport Management Marketing Media Mechanical, Electrical, and Computer Engineering Agricultural Business 6

New Program Impact.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP 30 students are enrolled in the new entrepreneurship program The department is expecting 10-15 new students in fall 2023 The first graduates of the program graduated this past spring

ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE (ECS) The ECS department’s mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering programs are each entering their third year.

The department is now projected at 120 students for the 2023-24 academic year, which represents 10% of TMU’s total undergraduate enrollment and nearly five times as many students as the program had in 2021-22.

TMU recently added two new computer science emphases: artificial intelligence and big data analysis.

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GROWTH A SEASON OF

EXPONENTIAL

STORY BY

Kaelyn Peay PHOTOS BY

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2023 G R A D U AT E J O A N N A JOHNSON MADE THE MOST O F H E R T I M E AT T M U A S S H E P R E PA R E D F O R A C A R E E R I N S O F T W A R E D E V E L O P M E N T. NOTE: This story originally appeared in the Winter 2022-23 edition of The Master’s University Magazine.

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oanna Johnson isn’t one to overlook an opportunity to grow.

During During her time at The Master’s University, she juggled a double-major workload, threw herself into extracurriculars, and pursued internships to prepare for a career in computer science. She’s also been prepared spiritually through chapel and the influence of godly professors.

In the midst of it all, she exudes a winsome enthusiasm and gratitude for the doors the Lord opened for her while she was at TMU. Her professors are eager to see what she does next.

Born in India, Johnson moved to Southern California with her family when she was 5 and later relocated to Santa Clarita while a junior in high school. It was then that she heard about The Master’s University.

Johnson took her very first college tour at TMU, and she remembers loving the campus. Since she arrived as a freshman, she only fell more in love with the school.

“After coming here, I was truly blessed by the chapel sermons and by how the professors here teach,” she says.

“Another blessing is the fact that TMU is small, so you really get to know everyone. It feels like a family. Being at a smaller school, you really grow academically and spiritually, and you do that growing together. It’s wonderful.”

Johnson hit the ground running, doublemajoring in applied mathematics and computer science.

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happy every time I see her. And it’s not fake happiness. It’s genuine, joyful gratitude for what the Lord has done for her.”

Crater believes great opportunities lie ahead for Johnson. In the meantime, Johnson is just grateful for what she has right now.

Johnson is one of TMU’s top computer science students, according to Prof. David Crater.

“My dad is a software engineer,” she says. “Ever since I was little, I knew that I wanted to go into computer science. So I followed in his footsteps.”

As for the mathematics, that’s just for fun, and because she has a knack for it.

She has enjoyed both tracks. From the enthusiastic math lectures of Dr. Tai-Danae Bradley, to the practical preparation offered by Prof. Justyn Lee’s Software Engineering course, she feels the experience has been highly valuable.

“All of the courses have been welldesigned, and they are structured very intentionally,” Johnson says. “There’s no busy work — every part builds on what came before, and every part is useful.”

Johnson also stayed busy outside the classroom. In fact, she helped bring a club back from the dead.

“I wanted to be a part of the Computer Science Club here at TMU, but it had gone dormant during COVID. So Dr. (John) Eickemeyer, Prof. (David) Crater and I discussed it, and we were like, ‘OK, we should revive this club.’ So we did!”

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Johnson and her friends in the computer science program were able to build momentum with the club, and she eventually transferred leadership to another member so it can continue on.

As if this project wasn’t enough, she was also actively involved with career preparation opportunities such as internships and “The Master Interview,” an interview competition put on by TMU’s Office of Career Services.

“I do want to go into software development, though I’m not 100% sure which part of it yet,” she says, so she’s been exploring her options. “I was able to participate in the RISE leadership program at Capgemini, which is a tech consulting company. The program allowed me to work at their location in Atlanta, Georgia, and go through a mini training program in how to be a consultant.”

She has also worked as a software engineering intern at bookreport, a software development company in the K-12 education sector.

“I worked on front-end and backend development, and I also gained experience with different coding

languages,” she says. “I gained insight into the software as a whole, how to work on a team, how to do a development sprint, and things like that. You learn all of this in the Software Engineering course at TMU, but getting to apply it in practice is a great opportunity.”

“It’s by God’s grace that I had the opportunity to study at TMU,” she says.

“The friends I made while at TMU and my professors have been a huge support for me. My parents have also supported me greatly. Their sacrifices have been crucial to getting me this far.”

THE SCHOOL OF SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, TECHNOLOGY & HEALTH In the midst of today’s booming scientific advancements and the ubiquitous influence of technology, TMU’s School of Science, Mathematics, Technology & Health trains students to be knowledgeable in their fields and capable researchers, preparing them to approach their future in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) fields with an unshakeable biblical grounding and a zeal to worship Christ in their work.

95% acceptance rate to medical school #7 Best Computer Science Schools In California (bestvalueschools.org, 2022) #10 Best Colleges for Kinesiology and Physical Therapy in California (Niche 2023)

Needless to say, Johnson has made an impression on the TMU community — and particularly her professors.

“Joanna is one of our top students.

There’s no question about it,” says Prof.

David Crater, chair of the engineering and computer science department. “In addition to performing excellently in her courses and being involved in the department’s club, she also just has a very sweet, warmhearted faith. Her parents raised her to love Christ and love the church.

“She, like all of our best students, recognizes the opportunity that she has here at TMU and wants to make the most of it. She knows that she’s not going to end up in a great career situation if she doesn’t work hard, both academically and in extracurriculars.

So she just has a great attitude — very mature, cheerful and joyful. She’s always

TMU Students Excel on National Exams

TMU STUDENTS STANDOUT ON NATIONAL BUSINESS EXAM top 1% TMU seniors scored in the top 1% in accounting, economics, marketing, legal and social issues, and international business on the ETS Major Fields Test in 2022.

4% TMU students scored in the top 4% in finance 97% Collectively, TMU students outscored 97% of the schools that took part in the exam Double-majoring and participating in extracurriculars has been a lot of work, but Johnson says her family, friends and professors have been great sources of support.

700 Number of colleges and universities across the country that administered the annual exam

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I am so thankful for the testimony of my professors and

Faculty.

the entire campus community who have exemplified

The classroom at The Master’s University is a place where faculty train students to

importantly, they have shown me how to interact with

submit every thought and discipline unto the Lordship of Christ. Our professors have

different subjects, cultures, tasks and disciplines with

devoted their lives to training future generations of the Church for the glory of Christ.

discernment, guided by the inerrant Scriptures.”

what it means to seek God in the various aspects of life. They have certainly prepared me with the practical experience for a career after graduation, but more

NATHAN DOUGHERTY TMU CLASS OF 2023

FACULTY ADDED DUE TO THE GENEROSITY OF DONORS. DAVID CRATER Founding Faculty Member of Engineering and Artificial Intelligence Programs

DR. JOEY KIM Chair of Department of Engineering & Computer Science Assistant Professor of Biological Science

DR. MONICA VROMAN Visiting Research Professor

The Lydia Endowment.

SUPPORTING OUR BELOVED FACULTY The Lydia Endowment, founded in 2012 and based upon Acts

DR. TAI-DANAE BRADLEY Executive Director of The Math3ma Institute Visiting Research Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science

16:14-15, is used to support, retain, and recruit faculty at The Master’s University. As we seek to honor the Lord by

DAN DUBEI Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering

offering an education that equips students for a lifetime of service to Christ, it is critical that we

DR. WAYNE RASMUSSEN Chair of New Program Development Associate Professor of Business Administration

provide resources to support and enhance the faculty at TMU.

LYDIA FUND GIVING SUMMARY $110,000

$70,000

$60,000

$50,000

$40,000

$30,000

$20,000

$10,000

$0

Your kindness toward the DR. MATTHEW MCLAIN Interim Dean of the School of Science, Math, Technology & Health Chair of the Department of Biological and Physical Sciences Associate Professor of Biology and Geology

MICHAEL T. NESHEIM Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies

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Lydia Endowment blesses the University in the pursuit of retaining our beloved faculty and providing the means to recruit

FY19

FY20

FY21

FY22

FY23

LYDIA ENDOWMENT GROWTH SUMMARY $1,100,000 $900,000

future faculty who will stand for

$800,000

Christ and His Word.

$700,000

FY19

FY20

FY21

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CRATER’S SATELLITE COULD SAVE THE DAY TMU PROFESSOR HELPED BUILD A M I S S I L E WA R N I N G S Y S T E M T H AT T R AV E L E D I N T O S PA C E A B O A R D A U.S. S PA C E F O R C E R O C K E T.

NOTE: This story originally appeared in the fall 2022 edition of The Master’s University Magazine.

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LET THIS SINK IN: When David Crater isn’t teaching at The Master’s University, he’s programming a next-generation missile warning system.

Crater, chair of TMU’s engineering and computer science department, has worked for the past six years for Millennium Space Systems in El Segundo, Calif. The company is a subsidiary of Boeing.

On July 1, the United States Space Force (USSF) launched an Atlas V rocket, and with it, a wide-field-ofview satellite built by Crater and other members of Millennium’s team.

“It’s basically staring at the Earth, looking for rocket launches,” Crater said. “For example, if a country were to launch a rocket at us, we’d be able to detect that using this satellite and take national defense steps.”

For his part, Crater has spent the last five years writing code for software that enables operators to send commands to the satellite, receive information from it, and make sense of that information.

On July 1, the satellite departed for space as part of the USSF-12 mission.

The Atlas V rocket, and the satellite, departed from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Crater wasn’t there, but that’s not to say he wasn’t excited.

“Rocket launches never get old because they’re so risky,” he said.

“On that Atlas V rocket, there were

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hundreds of thousands of pounds of high-pressure liquid hydrogen, liquid oxygen, and refined kerosene rocket fuel. Everything must be perfectly engineered. One loose seal or valve can cause an explosion that destroys the satellite we had spent five years of our lives working on.

“I really do praise God that He has not only given us the minds but given us the ability to organize many minds to achieve something of this magnitude.”

Ultimately, the satellite settled into a geosynchronous orbit at an altitude of roughly 22,000 miles above the equator. Geosynchronous means the satellite is orbiting at the same speed that the Earth rotates, making the satellite appear to stay at the same spot above the Earth’s surface.

From the ground, Crater is now charged with maintenance and software upgrades for the expensive piece of technology.

The job is well within his wheelhouse.

Crater entered the space industry roughly 25 years ago when he worked on satellite systems for the Air Force, first as an officer and then as a contractor.

He later moved to Indiana to work for the Navy in electronic warfare systems, before moving again, this time to Los Angeles to work as a software engineer in defense and intelligence satellite systems.

Crater brings that hands-on experience

and substantial academic credentials (he holds four master’s degrees and a law degree) to his work at TMU, where he joined the faculty in 2020.

In fact, a strong blend of realworld experience and academia also characterizes TMU’s engineering and computer science faculty as a whole.

“Academia and industry are two worlds that complement each other,” Crater said, “and we’re bringing the best of both worlds to TMU.” This fall, The Master’s University welcomed an incoming class of more than 40 new engineering and computer science students to campus (roughly the number of students in the entire department last year). Some of them, Crater believes, may have a future in the space industry — just like him.

“The space business is only one subfield of the engineering world, but it’s also a very exciting one,” Crater said.

“Building satellites and operating them is a very cool line of work, and it’s huge in Los Angeles.

“I anticipate that a lot of future TMU grads will have interest and opportunities to move into that world.”

Crater is just one example of the extraordinary faculty members who faithfully serve at The Master’s University.

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Top Performing Scholarship Funds in 2022

Scholarships.

Scholarship aid is key in attracting top tier students from different backgrounds who desire a biblically sound education and the doctrinal commitments of TMU. In fall 2022, The Master’s University was able to welcome another record-setting class of incoming students. And today, the on-campus population consists of students from more than 40 states and more than 30 countries.

443 new students enrolled at TMU for the fall 2022 semester

THE MASTER’S GLOBAL SCHOLARSHIP The Master’s Global Scholarship was created to attract and support exceptional students from backgrounds most closely aligned with TMU and its doctrinal commitments who might not otherwise be able to attend the University.

This scholarship fund empowers more students from around the world to be shepherded and trained for a lifelong commitment to Christ and Scripture.

$2,464,790 Amount Awarded 2022-23 283 Students Impacted 2022-23 $8,700 Average Award Per Student $4.2M All-Time Giving to Students

GIVING SUMMARY $2,500,000

$2,000,000

$1,500,000

$1,000,000

$500,000

$0

FY21

FY22

FY23

1,146 overall on-campus population 32% increase from the school’s enrollment in 2018 Because of your generosity, during the 2022-23 academic year our students received nearly $16 million in scholarship aid, with 99% of students receiving some form of financial assistance.

FOUNDERS’ FUND The Founders’ Fund provides scholarship assistance for new, transfer, and continuing TMU students. Scholarships from this fund are specially designated for students who have been admitted into the University, but are unable to enroll due to a funding “gap” between the student’s financial package and what their family can afford. These scholarships seek to impact the nations for Jesus Christ by equipping students who have demonstrated faithfulness to Christ and to preparing for the work God has called them to do.

GIVING SUMMARY $2,000,000 $1,800,000 $1,600,000 $1,400,000 $1,200,000 $1,000,000 $800,000 $600,000 $400,000

63 Students Impacted 2022-23 $3,200 Average Scholarship Per Student

$200,000 $0

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FY22

MACARTHUR ENDOWMENT The MacArthur Endowment represents the heart of Dr. John MacArthur to make TMU’s biblical education affordable to those who would otherwise not be able to obtain it due to financial constraints.

This endowment funds several of TMU’s most prestigious scholarships given to students annually. These scholarships seek to impact the nations for Jesus Christ by providing financial assistance to worthy and underprivileged students, minority students exhibiting leadership aptitude, and students who evidence the desire to advance the gospel worldwide.

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THE MASTER’S GLOBAL SCHOLARSHIP MAKES AN IMPACT

P H OT O BY T R I N I T Y P E R A LTA

F U N D S W E R E A N A N S W E R T O P R AY E R F O R T M U S T U D E N T O N A L E E M I L L E R, W H O I S C O N S I D E R I N G A C A R E E R I N T E A C H I N G, S P E E C H PAT H O LO G Y, O R S O C I A L W O R K. NOTE: This story originally appeared in the winter 2022-23 edition of The Master’s University Magazine.

BY KAELYN PEAY

Onalee Miller Growing up in Northridge, California, Onalee Miller thought she wanted to be a lawyer. Then, during high school, an entirely different world was opened to her.

“I visited a Christian nonprofit that tutors homeless kids,” Miller says.

“These kids were obviously very behind in their education — there were juniors who were reading at a third-grade level. It was intense. But it led to me figuring out that I love working with kids, and I want to be that kind of extra support for people whose families aren’t there for them.”

Since then, Miller has had her heart set on working with kids in her future career. But where would she go to prepare? As she looked at various Christian colleges, she wasn’t always impressed by their approaches

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to Scripture. TMU, though, was different. The only question was whether she could afford it.

“It seemed kind of out of reach for me.

It looked like such an awesome school, but I just wasn’t sure it was going to work out.”

She says she “fell in love” with the University after she came on a tour, and she began praying that the Lord would make a way for her to come.

Almost immediately, people she knew at Grace Community Church encouraged her to apply for scholarships at TMU. One that she applied for, and received, was The Master’s Global Scholarship.

Between that and other financial aid opportunities, her prayers were answered.

This fall, Miller arrived at TMU to major in liberal studies, with an emphasis in teacher education. In the long run, she is considering becoming a teacher or pivoting to speech pathology or social work. But in the meantime, she’s relishing her time at TMU. “I’ve been in public school all my life, so I’ve been super thankful to get to be in classes that open with prayer, and to have friends around me who are like-minded,” Miller says. “And I’ve really appreciated the depth of thought that’s encouraged here. My professors all encourage me to think, and then think some more, and then to think about my thinking. It’s really helped me to not be complacent with where I’m at, but to really push myself.”

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BUSINESS CENTER GRAND ENTRANCE Over the years, The Master’s University’s business department has earned a sterling reputation. This year, the school equipped the Business Center with a grand entrance that represents the excellence that takes place within.

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Capital Improvements.

NORTH CAMPUS PLAZA The North Campus Plaza includes a lighted seating area, a garden and a small shop on the corner of the

Capital improvements have been an essential part of legitimizing

English and History Center that sells coffee and snacks. Now, the North Campus lawn also features a

the new academic programs and attracting students to TMU.

walkway through the center of the grass, allowing for a better flow of traffic and a more beautiful entrance to the academic center of The Master’s University.

CONSTRUCTION OF THE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING LAB $750,000 of new lab space and equipment procured over the last two years, with a new mechanical engineering lab building scheduled to be completed by fall 2024.

The lab features a state-of-the-art scanning electron microscope of the kind owned by only two other universities in California (USC and Berkeley). The microscope will enable students to study nano-scale integrated circuit transistors.

OTHER IMPROVEMENTS Updates to the English and History Center’s largest classroom, EHC 100 Renovations to the lower cafeteria, The Trough Upgrades to the off-campus apartment units at Oak Manor Pool renovations

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Student Housing.

To accommodate the growing demand for on-campus education, and to do so in a financially savvy way, The Master’s University has acquired more than a dozen homes in Placerita Canyon. The ownership of these homes has put the University in a position of strength, and demonstrates TMU’s commitment to on-campus discipleship by finding solutions to keep students on campus.

The fall 2022 semester saw students live in these homes for the first time. Approximately 150 were able to experience on-campus education because of the proximity of these homes to TMU’s grounds.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR KINDNESS TOWARD THE MASTER’S UNIVERSITY. IT IS BECAUSE OF YOUR FAITHFUL PRAYERS AND GENEROUS SUPPORT THAT WE ARE ABLE TO ACHIEVE OUR MISSION OF PREPARING MORE STUDENTS TO BECOME ALUMNI COMMITTED TO CHRIST AND SCRIPTURE, SERVING HIM WHEREVER HE LEADS THEM. 22

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INFLECTION POINT T H E LO R D U S E D T M U M I G H T I LY I N N I C O L E N I TA K E’S L I F E, B OT H A C A D E M I C A L LY A N D S P I R I T U A L LY. NOTE: This story was originally published in the fall 2022 edition of The Master’s University magazine.

Nicole Nitake came to The Master’s University to play basketball. But ultimately, a lot more took place here.

At TMU, Nitake (’16) came to faith in Christ, wrote her name in the Mustangs’ record book, and laid the academic foundation for what came next.

In 2020, Nitake graduated with a doctorate from UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. She now works as a pharmacist for Pharmco, Inc., in Torrance, California.

Nitake’s father, Mike, says he never could have predicted how his daughter’s time at TMU would change her life. “I honestly feel like it was planned,” he says.

Nicole would agree.

When she arrived as a freshman at TMU in the fall of 2012, she says she believed there was a God and that He loved her. She was open to learning

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more about Christ, but she wasn’t sure which religion was true, and she was skeptical about the authenticity of her classmates’ faith.

Nitake thought TMU students believed the Bible only because their parents did. During small groups in Sweazy dorm, she says she “didn’t hold back.”

“I asked some pretty tough questions,” she says. “But they were really gracious, and they were so kind, and when they didn’t know something, they didn’t just give me some vague answer. They were honest that they didn’t know the answer. But that didn’t deter their faith at all.”

Nitake was intrigued. In chapel and class, she learned how history supported the Bible’s narrative — initially one of her biggest hang-ups.

She also came to see that science and Christianity did not stand in opposition to each other.

Speakers at TMU’s Creation

Symposium used astronomy to provide convincing arguments regarding a young Earth — arguments that chipped away at Nitake’s belief that science was the foundation for all truth. In class, her professors directly and indirectly showed her “the creative and masterful mind of God” through His creation, which they said could not possibly have occurred on its own.

Slowly, she came to agree with them.

Nitake was also impacted by conversations with her basketball teammates.

God used it all, and Nitake says that at some point in the middle of her freshman year He opened her eyes and softened her heart to the truth that Christ had died for her sins and risen from the dead. She placed her faith in Him.

gained purpose in life, and it allowed me to simplify my focus on Christ above all. I no longer had to stress about being the best or how the world viewed me,” she says. “It only matters now how God sees me and my heart.”

“I was talking to some of the girls and it just hit me that the gospel is absolutely true and there is nothing in the world that can save me apart from that,” she says.

Over the next three years, TMU’s women’s basketball coach at the time, Dan Waldeck, saw a dramatic change in the way Nitake prayed before practice, contributed to team Bible studies, and cared for other players.

Nitake says her newfound faith allowed her to gradually release the idols of popularity and success. “I

“She really started to understand what it meant to follow the Lord

and then made it a commitment,” Waldeck says. “It was amazing.”

And it was something Nitake felt she couldn’t keep to herself. She had to tell her family.

“I love them so much, and so I felt the only way to truly love them was to show them the love of God as well,” she says, adding that her family’s response has been overwhelmingly positive.

Mike, Nitake’s father, says he witnessed a change in the strength of his daughter’s convictions.

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“It gave her direction. For a lot of young people, it’s difficult for them because they’re just not sure what they want to do or where they want to go or how they want to behave,” he says. “But with Nicole, it painted a clear road for her to follow.”

Meanwhile, Nitake’s basketball career blossomed.

Never the fastest or strongest player as a kid, Nitake focused on her ability to shoot the ball — and make it — from long distances. That skill carried her up TMU’s all-time threepointers list, where she ultimately finished second with 211 makes.

She remains first on the Mustangs’ career list for three-point percentage (43%), and she helped Master’s win the Golden State Athletic Conference tournament championship in 2015.

Nitake treasures the relationships she formed on the team (she remains in contact with several former Mustangs). But her basketball regimen made for a whirlwind four years at TMU.

As a biological science major, Nitake balanced classes like organic chemistry with two- or three-hour practices, workouts, chapel and church attendance.

She says the itinerary was grueling, but that it ultimately prepared her for UC San Diego, where she began her doctorate studies in 2016.

“Even though pharmacy school is the most academically challenging time in my life, Master’s was the most physically, mentally and spiritually challenging time,” she says.

The juggling act forced Nitake to be efficient and, most importantly, to fully trust and rely on God. It was a lesson she’d need again.

“At pharmacy school, I would get stressed. I would worry about an exam, or flunking out of school,” she says. “But ultimately, I knew that God was in control. So regardless of what happened, I knew that it was going to be OK.” Nitake also received help from her classmates in “tight-knit” study groups, and she found support in a local church, a resource TMU’s staff had always emphasized.

“The church kept me grounded and kept me having the right perspective,” she says.

Eventually, Nitake found her footing by displaying the same consistency and commitment in the classroom that she had on the court.

“In basketball, you have to be determined and focused because you can easily be like, ‘I’m not feeling it today. I’ll just put up a couple shots in the gym, and I’ll be done,’” she says. “And if

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After graduating from TMU, Nicole Nitake earned a doctorate from UC San Diego in 2020.

you only study for as long as you feel like it, then you’re probably not going to reach your goal. You have to have a strong mindset, know what you’re going to accomplish before you set out to do it, and get it done.”

Nitake also set out to start a new branch of a recognized Christian pharmacist organization. Her group regularly hosted events and smallgroup Bible studies for classmates, creating an environment where UCSD students could be spurred on in their studies and in their faith and where others could hear the gospel.

“I was hoping to create a light on campus,” Nitake says.

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She’s confident that light won’t soon go out.

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After she graduated in 2020, Nitake left the Bible study to younger students she believes will be faithful to Christ and to the vision of witnessing to their classmates.

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As for Nitake, she sees her current role as a pharmacist at Pharmco, Inc., as an opportunity to honor the God who saved her during her freshman year at TMU.

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“After Master’s, I no longer regarded science as absolute truth,” Nitake says.

“Though amazing things have come from it, it’s clear throughout history how often it has been incorrect and revised. In contrast, the Word of God stands the test of time. Being a pharmacist isn’t my identity, but a means to better know God, serve Him and serve others.”

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