Clubs pull together to make community celebration a reality For the first time since the 1980s, Pacific University will hold an Earth Day Music Festival. Complete with local musicians, a beer garden, interactive learning tables, and a poetry reading, the … Continued
Dispatches from a future sustainable society Starting around the turn to the 21st century, colleges and universities from coast to coast began to get seriously about sustainability. Carleton College in Minnesota installed wind turbines to replace nearly one-half of its … Continued
In this column, we try to bring you entertaining recaps of Pacific’s many and wonderful events. This week, I attended the Tom McCall Center for Civic Engagement’s Tom McCall Day event, which advertised the “opportunity to learn about who … Continued
Outdated Emergency Operations Plan turned into “living document” Last issue, The Pacific Index spoke with LCC’s Molly Newhard, Editor-In-Chief of The Torch newspaper, about the recent lockdown following reports of an armed individual on campus at LCC (and Pacific’s Eugene … Continued
Pacific University Registrar Discusses Potential Changes to Minor Degrees Pacific University has never established a concrete, robust policy regarding the attainment of minors. But Registrar Nikol Roubidoux is looking to change that. Currently in discussions with faculty, Roubidoux and … Continued
Two Pacific Professors travel to India to plan new travel course Pacific University’s Creative Writing Program Director Professor Keya Mitra recently returned from a trip to India along with fellow professor Jennifer Hardacker. Together, they are researching and planning a … Continued
Students from Pacific report on their post-graduation plans for employment. College students spend much time reaching the goal of graduation, but reality is that is more a starting line than a finish line: What happens when you get there? … Continued
Berglund Center presents Inspired Ideas Competition promising support for student innovations For almost 10 years, Director of the Pacific University Berglund Center J. Andy Soria, Ph.D., has been trying to get The Pacific Index to write about the Inspired Ideas … Continued
Anthropology Professor Aaron Greer on long-term alternatives to President Biden’s ill-fated Student Loan Relief Plan Around the time when Fall Term started, millions of student loan borrowers rejoiced at the announcement of President Biden’s Student Loan Relief plan—a proposal to … Continued
While Pacific faces two lockdowns in one week, gun control legislation flounders Last week, nearly everyone in the Pacific University community received not one, but two Boxer Alert messages warning of active threats. On Wednesday, Pacific’s campus at Lane Community … Continued
As the English faculty gears up for a fall term, Johnson gears up for a travel course to the Navajo Nation. Brent Johnson, an English professor at Pacific, is making plans for next fall instead. He’s working on a and … Continued
Pacific University inaugurates 18th President Dr. Jenny Coyle Huzzah! Huzzah! All yee of Pacific University welcome our new president. It’s official now, but President Coyle has already been crushing it in her new job since July—I hope she gets paid … Continued