Graduate school application deadlines are becoming stress inducers for seniors but the Career Development Center offers a variety of services to help students with the process. According to the Associate Director of the Career Development Center June Dressler, it is … Continued
After a four year absence from Pacific, the political engagement once fostered by the Tom McCall forum will return in the form of a Tom McCall Center. The Center is planning its first event for spring of 2011. Politics and … Continued
Most people already know that diabetes forces people to adjust their eating habits. But how many know that on top of the high blood pressure and possible symptoms of increased hunger and thirst, diabetes can also lead to blindness? According … Continued
The Civic Engagement Center is making big strides to advance community involvement of the Pacific community and that is from the help of Kaely Summers, the Civic Engagement Coordinator. Summers is a Pacific graduate who came back to work in … Continued
Several students in the School of Professional Psychology’s doctoral program not only devote five years toward earning a clinical psychology degree, but work toward becoming fluent enough in Spanish to treat patients who prefer Spanish. The school offers classes to … Continued
For students interested in graphic design, Pacific is working on establishing a graphic design major. There is still work to be done but, progress is being made to build a graphic design program for media art students. According to Media … Continued
New growth may be sprouting up on Pacific’s Forest Grove campus. For her senior project, Sierra McCartney is trying to get a landscape design implemented on campus. The sustainable design and art double major decided that she wanted to combine … Continued
At least four teenage suicide incidents in late September and October unleashed a whirlwind of national media coverage focusing on bullying based on teens’ perceived sexual orientation. One of the most widely reported suicide victims was Tyler Clementi, an 18-year-old … Continued
The Optometry department is conducting research on the benefits of backlit and non-backlit screens, however the details of the study are being kept secret to avoid the Hawthorne effect. The Hawthorne effect is based on a previous research project at … Continued
Pacific’s Center for Gender Equity is responsible for planning a large number of the seminars, public speaking and entertainment events that have visited the campus over the years including the “Brown Bag Lunch Series,” and celebrity sex and relationship columnist. … Continued
Beginning in January, students will have another resource for advising questions. The university is currently in the process of hiring a director to head a new advising center. According to Assistant Dean of Arts and Sciences Steve Smith, the advising … Continued
A sustainability minor could be going before faculty as soon as November. Art Professor Terry O’day, who has helped develop the minor, said it will focus on issues surrounding sustainability, including civic engagement, culture, the scientific aspects of sustainability and … Continued