January grad in search of more assistance
As spring semester kicks into high gear, it’s difficult to miss the slew of events for seniors. Buying caps, gowns, stoles and class rings, evaluating programs to be sure requirements are met, sending out announcements and invitations – the list … Continued
Student production encourages laughter to break silence
This week Thursday, Friday and Saturday, CGE’s production of Jeffrey, a gay love story set in ’90s Manhattan hits Tom Miles Theatre with a glittery bang. The show is amazing—and I’m not just saying that because I’m in it. It’s … Continued
Group seeks connections with outside community
Local organization Adelante Mujeres will be celebrating its tenth anniversary this year. Within those 10 years, Adelante Mujeres has regularly been involved with the student population at Pacific University and, more specifically, has had close ties with the Center for … Continued
MLK becomes official paid holiday for employees
Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2012 marked a happy day for Pacific students and faculty alike. While students had a three-day weekend, faculty and staff had enjoyed policy change that resulted in a paid holiday. In January of 2011, President … Continued
Speech and debate continues to progress
January has been a busy month for the Pacific University Speech and Debate team. In January alone, the team hosted two speech and debate tournaments: one for high school students and one for college students. The Hap Hingston Invitational for … Continued
High schoolers visit campus for Pacesetters
Do you remember spring semester of your high school senior year? Remember the stress of filling out scholarships and trying to finish your homework although senioritis had officially kicked in? For some of you, that spring semester also included attending … Continued
Performing arts departments unite
Pacific students in the music, theatre and dance departments are stepping into sin this week. Student performers in varied disciplines are coming together to bring the PG-13 musical 7 Deadly Sins to the stage tonight and Friday at 7:30 p.m. … Continued
City installs electric car chargers
Before winter break started, part of the sidewalk on College Way between the McCormick and Walter residence halls was blocked off. A crew was working to install two electric car charging stations. These stations use the Blink Network and are … Continued
Q&A: Lisa Carstens speaks about her new role
1. What are looking forward to in your new position? I’m really looking forward to getting to know everybody, and I’m excited to pitch it and help Pacific realize its visions for the next decade. 2. What was your first … Continued
Campus safety: Incident reports 12/15-1/29
12/15/2011 Theft II Campus Public Safety took report of stolen textbooks from a student’s room. There is no suspect at this time. 12/19/2011 Theft III Faculty member reported her purse stolen while off-campus, which included her university key ring … Continued
University adds new majors, minors
Pacific University understands that college is about opportunity. Honoring this principle, faculty and staff members have worked hard to develop new majors and minors for current and future students. Six new programs along with three awaiting approval are expanding Theatre … Continued
Local pet store employs new safety measures
The Farm and Garden Store on 19th Avenue in Forest Grove has allowed students to come rent puppies to play with for years. The only requirement was that students had to leave their Boxer I.D. card behind as collateral to … Continued