Pacific University

The My 16 ceremonies honor both undergraduate & graduates from the Class of 2026, as well as honoring three longtime Pacific educators for extraordinary achievement.

Pacific University's Music Department collaborates with mathematics professor Timmy Brown to present his song cycle based on the poems of Swedish Nobel laureate Tomas Tranströmer.

Hannah Studer MSW '16 is passing on the lessons of purpose that she learned in the first cohort of Pacific University's Master of Social Work program.

Andy Haugen '11, MAT '13 is diving deep into the history of the West with his high school students as the U.S. celebrates its 250th birthday.

The long Pacific faculty member is selected for the Gung & Hu Award for Distinguished Service to Mathematics from the Mathematical Association of America.

Amy Coplen's passion for developing Pacific University's Master of Dental Therapy program required her to go back to class and become a dental therapist herself.

The second accredited master's program in dental therapy in the U.S. will train a new tier of professionals to bridge the gaps in oral care in rural and underserved communities.

Nicollet Young OT '25 channeled her own experience as an autistic student in the occupational therapy program to help others, resulting in the development of sensory rooms on Pacific's campuses.

Partnerships with Chemeketa and Umpqua community colleges will provide students at those schools with a direct path to Pacific's graduate pharmacy program.

Erin Matoza is a P1 student in our three-year PharmD pathway. That is the first year of their three-year pharmacy journey. We caught up with her to ask a few questions about why she joined Pacific University and how the three-year accelerated PharmD pathway is helping her attain her career goals.

Lance Bui is a P1 student in our three-year PharmD pathway. That is the first year of their three-year pharmacy journey. We caught up with him to ask a few questions about why he joined Pacific University and how the three-year accelerated PharmD pathway is helping him attain his career goals.

Biology professor Bonnie Bolkan planned to use her Fulbright Scholarship to study lions. Instead, she assisted in critical water research to combat the spread of disease in Uganda.