
Spring 2012
Pacific magazine is published by Pacific University to support the University’s scholarship and service learning mission through engaging readers in the news, stories and accomplishments of the Pacific community, its unique history, culture and commitment to personalized education.
Founded in 1849 as a frontier school for orphans, the University is one of the West’s first chartered higher education institutions. Today, with more than 3,300 undergraduate and graduate students on campuses in Forest Grove, Hillsboro and Eugene, Ore., Pacific is a unique combination of liberal arts, education and health professions explorations.
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MAGAZINE STAFF
editor
Jenni Luckett
creative director
Joyce Gabriel
manager of multimedia
Parrish Evans
web marketing developer
Ben Griffin
marketing coordinator
Michelle Bose
staff writer
Wanda Laukkanen
editorial intern
Ashleigh Simons
CONTRIBUTORS
illustration
Nick Fillis
photography & video
Ali Grigar, David Panton, Colin Stapp, Shane Young
writing
Darren Reiley, Blake Timm
ADMINISTRATION
president
Lesley Hallick
associate vice president university relations
Jan Stricklin
associate vice president marketing and communications
Tammy Spencer
director of alumni relations
Martha Calus-McLain
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