Pacific University

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.

In the fall of 1973, on the first day of classes and during my first class, I met my future life partner at Pacific University. The course was Expository Writing, taught by Professor Susie Griffiths. Our initial assignment was to interview a classmate we did not know for 15 minutes and then write a paragraph about that person.

My husband, Bailey Muller, and I met as undergraduate Track & Field athletes at Pacific University in 2014. We married in July of 2023 and welcomed our first daughter earlier this year.

Assistant Professor of Media Arts Phil Busse is among a select group of educators honored by the University of Vermont's Center for Community News.

The Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation names the Pacific's audiology program, and its Pacific EarClinic, as its 2025 Provider of the Year, recognizing Pacific's commitment to providing hearing care to low-income patients.

Ashleen Pillay is a P3 student in our 3-Year PharmD pathway. That is the final 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 3-Year accelerated PharmD pathway is helping her attain her career goals.

Pacific's Theatre Department opens the spring with two plays, while the Music Department closes the season with the world premiere of choral settings of poems by Tomas Tranströmer composed by Pacific Professor Timmy Brown.

Associate Professor of Optometry Patrick Caroline received the Award of Excellence from the Global Specialty Lens Symposium for his lifetime advancing the field medically necessary speciality contact lenses.

Pacific's partnership with the COPE Health Scholars program provides entry-level pathways to those exploring healthcare professions.

Lokahi Lunn '11 followed his passion for art through Pacific and to his family's business, Manuheali'i, where he designs clothing inspired by Hawaiian culture.

Speech-language pathology professors Kerry Mandulak and Jordan Tinsley DHSc '25 experienced the impact of advocacy as part of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association's Capitol Hill Day in Washington, D.C.

Pacific leads all private institutions in the Pacific Northwest in research and development spending and ranks among the top private institutions on the West Coast.