Join the Boxer Family | Pacific University

Pacific University students are united in their pursuit of purpose. Whether they’re on the field, in the classroom, or in the community, students find their place in a community that’s committed to uplifting others. These are just a few of stories of Boxers in action! Apply today to join the Boxer community!

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Logan Switzer '25 On The Pacific University Campus

From Forest Grove To Researching The Mysteries Of The Universe

Senior Recital Links Musical Tradition With Hawaiian Culture

Duncan Anderson '24 Posing With Syringe and Microscope

Combatting Greenhouse Gases One Burp At A Time

Sydnie Binder Celebrates Winning A Point In Tennis

Break Point: Sydnie Binder '22 MFA '24 Rediscovers Her Love For Tennis

Graduates On The Gridiron: Wood, Pitre Make The Balance Work

Josh Higa '19: Champion For Endangered Birds of Hawai'i

An early class at the Early Learning Community, including current Pacific student Skylar Sanchez '25

From Sippy Cups to Syllabi: Sanchez '25 and St. Claire-King '26 Move From Preschool to College at Pacific University

Enrique Casas Cofradía '23 Leverages Pacific's Strengths, Lands EV Internship

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A student wearing a black hoodie smiles while holding a small goat

Ava Schreffler '28 cuddles with a goat during a pre-finals break at Pacific.

A student wearing a baseball cap and Boxer Football t-shirt carries a mirror into a dorm

Boxer football players help new students move into the residence halls during Orientation in 2024.

Football fans in the stands stand, cheer, and reach for prizes being tossed into the crowd.

Boxer fans cheer — and reach for prizes — during Pacific's Homecoming game vs. Pacific Lutheran in 2024.

Shadowed students on stage reach for a floating jack-o-lantern during a play

Rachel Kaufman '28, Joey Barrett '26, Luke Thompson '25, Fiona Drury '27, Maggie Trabosh '25 and Quincy Hotchkiss '27 perform in the play "Lantern of Jack," part of the Theatre Department's 2024-2025 lineup of productions.

Two Pacific students present a research poster to fellow students

Caitlyn Sato '25, left, and Abbi Best '25 present their research poster during the annual Undergraduate Research Conference.

A group of Pacific biology students walks along railroad tracks near the beach

Biology professor Katrina Gundlach takes her marine biology class out to The Three Graces in Garibaldi, Ore., to explore the tide pools and collect samples of seaweed to take back to the lab. From left are Katya Brodsky '25, Brook-Lynn Haa '26, Ryllie McIntyre '26, and Rachael Ronco '25.

A student has their face painted for Día de los Muertos

Ananda O'Neill '28 dons face paint for the Baile de los Muertos.

Students laugh during a snowball fight on Pacific's Forest Grove Campus.

Pacific students enjoy a rare snow day in Forest Grove.

College students host a game session with middle school students playing on computers

Students in the class, Psychology of Games: Playful Learning & Social Justice host a ‘Game Jam’ for middle school students from Forest Grove Community School. Pacific students presented the class with games they created themselves and received feedback on their designs in preparation for finals.

Two students walk across a campus path covered in fall leaves

Students make their way across campus under the oaks in Forest Grove.

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