News, Media and Stories | Faculty Accomplishments

Pacific University presents the 2024 Faculty and Staff Honors & Awards Ceremony. Please join us in honoring your colleagues Wednesday, May 8, in McCready Hall on the Forest Grove Campus. 
Scott Tuomi Conducts At A Recent Chamber Singers Rehearsal
The joint concert with Pacific's Chamber Singers, Concert Choir and Philharmonic Orchestra on May 5 marks the end of a storied career for Distinguished University Professor of Music Scott Tuomi, who retires this spring.
Lena Cavsoglu, Duane Zingale, Megan Gayodsh and Russell Belk
A personal experience for Pacific University College of Business Professor Lena Cavusoglu leads to the production of Face Value, an award-winning documentary about the experiences of those with facial differences in society.
The Pacific University MFA is thrilled to celebrate the news that faculty poet Kwame Dawes has been named the Poet Laureate of Jamaica, serving a term lasting from 2024-2027.
Distinguished University Professor Of English Mark Bailey
The publishers of the Portland Tribune and the Forest Grove News-Times honor the distinguished university professor of education for his lifelong service to students and teachers at Pacific and in the larger community.
Wilber Ramirez-Rodriguez '10 Outside Of The Smile Care Van
A passion for dental care and serving his community has led School of Dental Hygiene Studies professor Wilber Ramirez-Rodriguez '10 to national service appointments with both the American Dental Therapy Association and the Hispanic Dental Association.
Dr. Lena Cavusoglu, College of Business faculty member, delivered a thought-provoking keynote at the International Center for Anti-Consumption Research 2023 Conference, focusing on marketplace stigma and anti-consumption. 
Pacific University Mathematics Professor Nancy Neudauer
Professor Nancy Neudauer will be connecting women in mathematics while researching matroid theory as part of a 2023-2024 Fulbright Global Scholar Award. The project supports her dream of bringing matroids to a wider audience in collaboration with researchers in South Africa and New Zealand.
Student & Professor Working Together In Chemistry Lab
Pacific ranks No. 1 among all private colleges in the Pacific Northwest in research and development and is among the top institutions on the West Coast.
Grant Awarded Placeholder Graphic
The university's Master of Social Work and Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology programs will split a two-year, $1.8 million grant from the Oregon Health Authority aimed to increase the capacity and diversity in the state's mental health workforce.

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