News, Media and Stories

Tyler Stewart '16 was one of five Columbia County, Ore., residents named Hometown Heroes by the Columbia County Sheriff's Office.
The Poetry Box of Beaverton, Ore., has published Surreal Expulsion, the latest collection of poetry by David James MFA '13.
Samantha Frank MFA '08 was selected as a resident at Mineral (Wash.) School, which offers artists residencies.
Tabitha Galindo
Tabitha Galindo '19 has received American Physical Therapy Association’s (APTA) Mary McMillan Scholarship Award, the organization’s most prestigious student award
Guy Takahashi '04 was hired by Forest Grove High School as its wrestling coach after coaching for Hillsboro's Century High School.
Dr. Donald Behrends of Vancouver, Wash., passed away on March 21, 2019 at the age of 94.
George Edwin Johnson '51 died April 5, 2019 in Missoula, MT. at the age of 95.
Marsh Hall
The Forest Grove Historic Landmarks Board honored Pacific University and the Architectural Resources Group with the Eric G. Stewart award for documenting the historical significance of buildings on the university’s Forest Grove Campus.
Dr. Fawzy Elbarbry
Dr. Fawzy Elbarbry, an associate professor in the university’s School of Pharmacy, will serve as faculty trustee. Chika Matsumoto ’21, an undergraduate exercise science major, will serve as an undergraduate student trustee.
Archive photos and letters from the Indian Training School
Back in the late 19th century, when Pacific University was an outpost of higher education in the Pacific Northwest, the school took part in an ignoble American experiment. With Pacific’s support, the Forest Grove Indian Training School brought Native American children to a nearby campus, where they were forced to abandon tribal culture in favor of learning the skills and religion of the dominant white society. Some didn't survive the transition.

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