For the past few years, activist Angela Davis has been focused mainly on the area of prison reform as well as social consciousness and feminist studies at her most recent job at the University of California, Santa Cruz. But today, … Continued
Pacific University’s vice president of finance and administration was indicted on seven counts of first-degree sex abuse. Michael Mallery pled not guilty to the counts in a Hillsboro Courtroom on Jan. 22. The arrest came after an eight-month investigation the … Continued
It has been 19 years since Theresa Floyd first took a position at Pacific University and since then she has been involved with multiple activities. Floyd’s main focus is the Berglund Center for Internet Studies, of which she is the … Continued
Out of the 1,596 undergraduate students at Pacific University, 1.5 percent are of African American decent. One student decided to create a group to support the minority something that hasn’t been done for more than a century. Sophomore Patrice Fuller-Williams … Continued
Giving tours of the U.S. Capitol, having movie nights with an Oregon senator and attending Senate hearings is a unique opportunity for students who want to spend a summer learning how a state-elected politician operates at a national level. Pacific … Continued
B Street Farm now officially falls under the Center for Civic Engagements supervision and jurisdiction. Many students are unfamiliar with the permaculture project, located less than a mile from campus. B Street is a completely self-reliant, majorly volunteer-based, farm that … Continued
Nearing the end of fall semester, many e-mails have been sent out about the new courses that are being offered in the winter and spring term at Pacific. As usual, many of the old and new winter courses include travel … Continued
Pacific will welcome the new College of Education campus in Woodburn in fall of 2014. With a brand new program for the Bachelor of Education, the program will help implement diversity in the surrounding middle and high school areas. But … Continued
As Pacific University’s website stands now, there’s more than 20,000 pages. But that will be fixed soon along with changes in design. “We are on an old server, without upgrades in years. Our look and feel is very different than … Continued
Pacific’s Technology Information Center is a well-known resource. Students in need visit if their computer isn’t running smoothly or if they can’t connect to wi-fi on their smart-phone. But many students don’t know about the myriad of services offered by … Continued
One of the most prominent figures at Pacific University is former Dean of College of Arts and Sciences John Hayes, who is also the current director of The Center for Sustainable Society. A graduate of Purdue University with a Ph.D. … Continued
Classes and students are getting creative for their civic engagement requirements. Cody Liskh taught about cheese. Liskh educated a local high school class about cheeses from France. He taught the geography of the country through different popular cheeses, but also … Continued