New programs undergo strict critique
Think about this: Pacific’s current enrollment numbers sit at 1,720 undergraduates, 1,713 graduates, with 30 English Language Institute students according to the latest headcount. When paired with 49 fields of study that students can choose from, 2012’s Faculty Chair of … Continued
Counseling Center sees increase in clients
Papers and projects are piling up. Clouds and rain and daylight savings have stolen the sunlight. Holidays are around the corner, threatening family interactions that haven’t happened in months. Stress levels have reached their annual peak but this isn’t the … Continued
Wellness Center helps students manage stress
College adjustments can be hard; there are classes, homework for said classes, social lives to attend to, maybe a job to keep up with, and personal issues that come up. For these stressors, the Campus Wellness Center is available. The … Continued
Garments to Go rents formal attire
This campus is comprised of college students, who don’t always have enough money to buy all the clothes they need, let alone enough closet space. When packing for college students immediate thoughts aren’t, “Oh right, I don’t want to forget … Continued
Area fills with festive events
Once December begins, it is easy for students to become swept up in studying for finals or trying to complete pesky research papers. What is commonly overlooked during this hectic time of the year are all the holiday events this … Continued
Service students travel overseas
After finals are over in December, most students are thinking about what gifts they will recieve for the holidays. Yet, a group of students and faculty from Pacific’s Health Professions Campus will be giving a gift to a Nicaragua community … Continued
Center presents HIV hope story
Zenale is a young mother living in the small African country of Swaziland; one of the areas of the world in which HIV is most prevalent. Also plagued by HIV and having lost her husband to the virus, Zenale finds … Continued
Students encouraged to nominate alumnus
Formerly an event that only received nominations from faculty and staff, the 2013 alumni awards encourages students to nominate an alumnus. The nomination deadline is Dec. 31 and nomination is open to the entire Pacific University community. To nominate an … Continued
Concert offers worldly music
All of the choral ensembles come together with students of Pacific and Forest Grove community members alike to sing festive holiday songs the first Saturday of December. The songs performed are not only songs relating to Christmas but they can … Continued
Students, community enjoy writing series
Pacific English professors Brent Johnson (left), Kathlene Postma (center) and Darlene Pagan (right), read from their recent work on Nov. 15 in the Milky Way. The event was open to the Pacific community and included catering by Maggie’s Buns. Each … Continued
Dance, dinner kicks off finals week
The annual Wassail Holiday Dinner is upon us, which includes the traditional boars head, flaming raisins and bowl of wassail that faculty know of and students have heard of for more than one hundred years. Following Wassail Yule Ball, a … Continued
Student activities gives Pacific discounts
Being the student activities director for 27 years, Steve Klein understands the importance of keeping students occupied on a small campus in a rural town. Ten years ago, Klein created a program that coordinated with local businesses to give … Continued