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
Graduate student reveals connection between resilience and BIPOC family functioning following racial discrimination A decade ago, in 2013, Dr. Michael Christopher established the Mindful Health & Resilience Lab at the Pacific University Hillsboro Campus. “At the time,” explained Christopher, “one … Continued
Pacific aims to build “tiny houses” to support nontraditional students Pacific University is in the early planning stage of building a collection of tiny houses on one of the empty lots located near the Forest Grove Campus. The so-called “tiny … Continued
In new book, Pacific Professor Jules Boykoff examines sportswashing and racism in 1936 Berlin Olympics Pacific University Professor Jules Boykoff recently celebrated the publication of his fifth book: The 1936 Berlin Olympics: Race, Power, and Sportswashing. The book expands on … Continued
A week or so ago, I sat in on the university’s town hall meeting. It was filled with some of Pacific University’s top administrators—and it was a chance to lay bare students’ concerns and top brass’ responses. Out of … Continued
In sweeping move, university revokes freshmen’s freedom to choose where they get their food On January 30, Director of Housing and Dining Services Lisa Aiello sent a campus-wide email describing changes to university housing meal plans. The news left many … Continued
The OAA’s new system makes accessibility accommodations easier to apply for and manage By March, the Pacific University Office of Accessibility and Accommodations is working to implement a new software system called Accommodate. As the name implies, the system … Continued