Pacific magazine: Spring 2003
Features
Alumni find success working in the media
The glitz, the glamour, the throngs of international tourists in socks and sandals:it's just another day in the desert for Beth Fisher '93. A mass media major,Fisher insisted, ";Life in Las Vegas (Nev.), outside the strip, is Normal,USA."; The issues she tackles as KVBC-3';s resident medical reporter and evening anchor, however, would lead most to alternate conclusions.
Faith Gabelnick: In her own words
President Gabelnick, who will retire at the end of July, shares her thoughts on Pacific University and leading the institution for eight years.
Tom Beck: Life in & around Bates House
Tom Beck, dean of Pacific's College of Arts and Sciences for 12 years, will retire this summer. Beck lists as a strength his use and understanding of quantitative measurements to gauge progress in the College, but those who have worked with him insist that numbers cannot tell the whole story of Beck''s impact on the University.
Speaking out on war: Students respond to events in Iraq
As marchers, both for and against the war in Iraq, took to the streets across the U.S., students at Pacific University also wanted to express their views. Making sure the campus was respectful of the different perspectives and wide range of feelings was crucial, said Dean of Students Eva Krebs.