The four-semester Doctor of Healthcare Science (DHSc) Program here at Pacific University is still accepting applications for the next cohort that will start classes on January 5, 2026. The fully asynchronous online program focuses on developing leadership and management skills for addressing challenges in healthcare and creating meaningful change in systems.
Faculty and staff are invited to attend the annual Boxer Holiday Breakfast on December 10 in Hillsboro and December 12 in Forest Grove. Enjoy a tasty meal together, participate in themed team trivia, and don your favorite sweater or other festive wear! Don’t miss out on this end-of-year celebration! Read more for details and registration.
GivingTuesday is next week! With your help, we can reach even more donors and ensure GivingTuesday is a success. We have put together templates for messaging across various platforms (email, phone calls, social media, and text messages) to help you communicate this opportunity to help students with your networks. And exciting news! Emeritus Trustee Dan Dutton and his wife, Sallie, are stepping forward with a generous $10,000 challenge gift to strengthen the Student Emergency Fund. We hope you will join in on spreading the word and helping to raise awareness of funds that you care about to make an impact on our Pacific students and programs!
Your Forest Grove Campus will host this year's annual Tree Lighting Ceremony on November 28! This wonderful community tradition, made possible through a partnership with the City of Forest Grove and the Forest Grove/Cornelius Chamber of Commerce, is a great way to bring our students, employees, and neighbors together.
The end of the semester can feel both exciting and exhausting. You may be wrapping up classes, getting ready for final exams, and looking forward to a break. However, for some even once that last exam is done, the stress may not fade away entirely. Winter break is often framed as a time for rest and recharge, but it can also bring its own stress and loneliness. Whether or not you are going home for the break, you will likely be balancing new dynamics in your family system, friendships, and relationships, and it is important that we find ways to manage stress and support meaningful connection during this time.
The McCall Center for Civic Engagement is looking for speakers and workshop facilitators to participate in our Mach 7 Spirit of Civic Engagement Summit. The 2026 theme is "Cultivating Hope: Nurturing the Possibility of a Better We” and a $250 honorarium will be provided. If you have a workshop idea - or know someone who would be a good fit - let's talk!
Meet our next Staff Senator in this week's Senator Highlight!
The deadline for submitting all Personnel Action Forms (PAFs) and Supplemental Pay Requests (SPRs) is Monday, December 8th.
It may be November, but there's no better time to look back on and celebrate Halloween with our fluffy friends! Check out these cuties in costumes!
We're thrilled to announce that your Forest Grove Campus will be the hosts for this year's annual Tree Lighting Ceremony, thanks to a wonderful partnership with the City of Forest Grove and the Forest Grove/Cornelius Chamber of Commerce.
