Pacific Lingo

RD - Resident Directors are professional staff and are the great people in charge of the residence halls.


RA - Resident Assistants are students who were chosen to live and work with students in the residence halls


RHA - Resident Hall Association is a group of students who arrange hall programs for the residence halls throughout the school year


NA - Network Assistants are students who live in the Residence Halls to help with computer and internet problems.


CPS - Campus Public Safety officers are a very friendly group of people available to you 24 hours a day

 

FYS - First Year Seminar is a class required for an undergraduate degree.


PAC - the Pacific Athletic Center is the athletic building that is open to all students with a modern, well-equipped workout facility, plus handball, racquetball, and basketball courts


UC - the University Center is in the middle of campus. It is where you will eat, study, and probably hang out


PIC - Pacific Information Center is located in the middle of the UC and is the place to get information you need


TIC - Technology Information Center is located in the basement of Marsh Hall. The staff there can help you with your computer questions and problems


PUCC - Pacific Undergraduate Community Council - the elected undergraduate student body government whose voice is heard throughout the Pacific community


IGC - Inter-Greek Council is a group formed by representatives of the two fraternities and four sororities that are active at Pacific

CA - Community Advisors are similar to RA's but are found in apartment-style on campus housing.

PPC - Professional Programs Council is the representative voice of the students of Pacific University's six graduate programs - Optometry, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant Studies, Professional Psychology, and Education.

HPC - Health Professions Campus is Pacific's campus located in Hillsboro, Oregon. Dental Health Science, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant Studies, Pharmacy, and Professional Psychology are all located at this location.