Connect with a Boxer!

We know the college application process can be overwhelming and confusing.  Connect with a current student to find out what life is like at Pacific University as a Boxer.

AskAStudent@Contact.PacificU.edu

Our students are here to help!  Send an email with your inquiries and our students will make sure to get connected with you.  Students are open to answering questions that range from, "What made you choose Pacific?" to "What do you do on the weekends?"

CASBE Students of 2020-2021

Meet some our brightest students who volunteer their time to share their experience with future Boxers like you!  These students are recognized and hand selected by their peers to become a panelist.  CASBE stands for College of Arts & Sciences, Business and Education.  This encompasses all our undergraduate students at Pacific University.

If you missed them at one of our Senior Preview Scholarship Days, our CASBE panelists are still here to answer your inquiries!

Charles Criscenti – Junior, Environmental Politics Major, Sustainability Minor
From California Lutheran High School in San Diego, CA
Pacific Tour Guide

Doan Pham – Junior, Mathematics and Biology Major
From Willamette Valley Christian School, Hometown: Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam
President of Undergraduate Student Senate

Fernando Lira – Senior, Business Administration; Finance & Marketing Major and Spanish Minor
From Brookings-Harbor High School in Brookings, OR
Business Club President, Student Multicultural Center, The Collective, ALAS, First Generation Club, Ford Scholar, Past Student Athlete (Golf), CASBE, Pacific Tour Guide, Intramural Sports, Undergraduate Student Senate President (19-20)

Katrina Chen – Sophomore, Kinesiology & French
From Park Center High School in Brooklyn Park, MN
Volleyball, Handball, Qilin Club, Pre-PT Club, Pacific Tour Guide

Kayla Sgobba - Junior, Psychology Major
From John H. Kennedy High School in La Palma, CA
President of Pacific Christian Fellowship, Pacific Tour Guide

Kouichi Saito - Junior, Biochemistry and Business Administration Majors
From Monroe High School in Monroe, OR
NHOH (Hawaii Club), Pre-Med Club, Pacific Tour Guide, Handball (National Champion DI), Circle K, Rotaract, NCAA Men's Golf, Residence Hall Association,

Kristian Bumanlag – Senior, Music Education Major, Psychology Minor
From Sandy High School in Sandy, OR
Men’s Track & Field, Chamber Singers, Free Radicals, Music Club, Pacific Tour Guide

Luke Parrish – Sophomore, Business Administration; Finance Major
From Los Osos High School in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Business Club, FCA, Pacific Tour Guide

Melina Pena Anaya – Sophomore, Public Health & Spanish Major
From Newberg High School in Newberg, OR
ALAS, First-Generation Club, Rotaract, PH Club, Pacific Tour Guide

Mitchell Takara – Sophomore, Kinesiology Major
From Moanalua High School in Ewa Beach, HI
Soccer, NHOH (Hawaii Club), Pacific Tour Guide

Reed Charron - Senior, History Major
From Thompson Valley High School in Loveland, CO
Swim, SAAC (Student Athletic Advisory Committee), History club, Pacific Tour Guide and many more!

Samantha Rapoza – Junior, Education & Learning Major, English Literature and Anthropology Minor
From Kamehameha Schools Kea’au Campus in Hilo, HI
Secretary of Teachers Alliance Club, NHOH (Hawaii Club), Pacific Tour Guide

Savita Wilson – Junior, Business Administration; Marketing & Management Major, Spanish and Communications Minor
From The Northwest School in Seattle, WA
Events and Communications Director for Business Club, Soccer

Trevon Ridley - Sophomore, Kinsiology & Communications Majors

From Vista Murrieta High School in Murrieta, CA

Mens' Basketball

Whitney Groeger – Junior, Psychology Major
From Sherwood High School in Sherwood, OR
Boxer Cheerleading, RHA Hall Government, Phi Lambda Omicron Member, Fellowship of Christian Athletes