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Nearly 320 students within the colleges of Education, Health Professions and Optometry earn their professional degrees.
Class of 2013 Celebrates
Nearly 300 students participate in commencement ceremony signifying the completion of their undergraduate studies.
Blaise Holden '13 Earns Fulbright Scholarship
The senior from Colorado will travel to Belgium to work with others on treatment for young people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
Pharmacy Assistant Professor Deepa Rao Receives Research Funding
The Medical Research Foundation award is the third grant awarded to Pacific
Class of 2013 Presents Capstone Work on Senior Projects Day
Students showcase the knowledge and skills acquired during their time at the university.
Charlotte Basch '14, Anthropology-Sociology, Earns Udall Scholarship
The junior from Seaside earns the prestigious honor for the second straight year.
Audiology Faculty Member Named to National Board
Shilpi Banerjee to serve on American Academy of Audiology Board of Directors beginning July 1.
University Named to President's Community Service Honor Roll
Pacific earns the distinction for the third consecutive year.
Men's Wrestling Earns All-Academic Team, Individual Honors
Caleb Malychewski and Bruce Balcita are named NWCA Division III Scholar All-Americans.
Pacific Faculty Among Nation's Best
The Center for College Affordability & Productivity includes Pacific in its annual list of institutions with the best professors.
Pharmacy Professor Named to Governor's Task Force
Michael Millard joins Oregon Governor's Task Force on Prescription Drug Abuse.
Pacific University Partners with Zipcar to Offer Car Sharing in Forest Grove
Students, faculty and staff receive a discounted membership rate. Memberships also available to the general public.
University Opens Location in Hawai'i to Serve Its Growing Ohana
Pacific has been Hawai'i residents' mainland university for more than 70 years
All university locations to delay opening on Wednesday, Jan. 23
Due to the threat of icy road conditions, all university locations (campuses, clinics and administrative offices) will not open on Wednesday, Jan. 23 until noon.
Pacific University Adds College of Business
University's fifth college will begin operation in July.
Professor Dennis Smith Honored by American Academy of Optometry
Dr. Smith is the first Pacific faculty member to earn the academy's highest honor for an educator.
Pharmacy Professor Receives $40,000 Grant to Research "Neglected" Diseases
Sigrid Roberts, Ph.D., has received funding to study the metabolism of a parasite that causes a debilitating disease in the hopes of developing better treatment.
Juliet Brosing Named 2012 Oregon Professor of the Year
Physics professor is the first faculty member from Pacific to receive the honor.
Chemistry Student Tyler Oshiro Earns Best Paper Award at Northwest Undergraduate Research Conference
The senior from Aiea, Hawaii is honored for research on an enzyme that affects the metabolism of nicotine and other drugs.
Board of Trustees Welcomes Four New Members
Business professor Michelle Cowing, Optometry student Kasie Rust, alumnus Robert Barrett '66 and OHSU President Emeritus Peter Kohler, M.D. join the university's chief governing body.
Healthcare Compliance Graduate Certificate program receives accreditation
The new offering within the College of Health Professions has been accredited by the Compliance Certification Board.
University announces its 2012-13 Performing Arts Series
A solo performance by legendary actor Ed Asner as FDR highlights the series' 19th season
Pacific degree programs among the "Best Health Care Jobs in 2012"
CareerCast's rankings of the top health care professions include eight of the University's professional programs.
University community lends helping hands in western Washington County
First annual Day of Service brings more than 160 students, faculty, staff and alumni together for community engagement
Portland Chamber Orchestra to perform on Saturday, Sept. 22
The oldest incorporated chamber orchestra in the country opens its 66th season with Celestial Connections.
National Science Foundation awards grant to Andrew Dawes, Physics
Dawes will work with undergraduate students to study the quantum state of light, which could lead to advances in computing. The first year of the grant is valued at $91,885, with additional funding expected.
School of Professional Psychology's Robin Shallcross receives Fulbright Specialist Award
The associate professor, who founded the University's Latino Bilingual clinical psychology track, will teach in Mexico next month on the psychological effects of transnational (circular or back and forth) migration.
Convocation officially welcomes new undergraduate students
The College of Arts & Sciences welcomes more than 500 freshmen and transfer students. Classes begin Monday.
School of Audiology receives candidacy accreditation
The school's three-year Doctor of Audiology degree (Au.D.) program will begin this fall.
School of Physician Assistant Studies to offer program designed to help rural communities, military veterans
The Health & Human Services Department has awarded the school with a five-year grant of nearly $1 million to begin a rural healthcare track in which students will provide needed care to underserved communities.