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
Pacific welcomes three new Campus Public Safety officers The Office of Campus Public Safety (CPS) is an on-campus organization tasked with maintaining the security and safety of students and staff on-campus. Recently, three new officers accepted roles in this vital … Continued
Pacific University’s Women’s Basketball team is protesting the implementation of the “free semester” that was promised. Last week, Pacific University’s women’s basketball appeared on the court at Linfield University in their usual Pacific warmups, but noticeably white tape covered up … Continued
Pacific students are breaking new ground with study on seeing underwater Last year, Ashley Stanton and Diane Shafer, Pacific University seniors at the time, took on an exciting research opportunity, guided by Pacific University professors Dr. Brian Searcy and Dr. … Continued
Five Pacific University Students will compete in a series of competitions This spring, Linfield University, Portland State and Pacific will square (triangle?) off in a different type of competition: Over three months, teams from each university will work a major … Continued
A school teacher turned mayor is still teaching lessons If you want to see the change, you must be willing to participate in the solution. A middle school teacher, Malynda Wenzl has spent years listening to her students’ suggestions for … Continued