Pacific University

On Monday, November 3, 2025 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., we'll be hosting our annual in-person Career & Experiential Fair at the Wingspan Conference and Events Center in Hillsboro, Oregon.

Pacific University School of Pharmacy is very excited to welcome our newest faculty member to our team!

Across the street from the School of Pharmacy—just beyond the Max Light Rail tracks—sits the Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Lab. Though summer brings a quieter campus, the lab is anything but slow. Every year, our pharmaceutical sciences faculty and lab research staff provide enriching summer research experiences to undergraduate students through the ASPET SURF program, as well as to PharmD and Master’s students.

The School of Pharmacy successfully hosted a focused accreditation visit by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) on April 16 - 17, 2025.

As we do every year, the School of Pharmacy proudly hosted our Graduation and Awards Ceremony to celebrate the achievements of our graduating PharmD and MS students.

Both Drs. Michael Espiritu and Jessica Merlo were awarded promotions on July 1, 2025.

MFA director Scott Korb announces the Robert Kelleher "Room of One's Own" Scholarship for Mothers

Professor Emeritus Hannu Laukkanen '83, OD '84, MEd '94 receives the A.F. Skeffington Award from the Optometric Vision Development & Rehabilitation Association, which honors a lifetime of excellence of publishing the vision science field.

The community is invited to hear Pacific University's Master of Fine Arts in Writing faculty present their work in a series of summer readings in June during the program's summer residency.

Jim Moore, professor emeritus of politics & government, closes his Pacific career by writing a biography of Oregon's last Republican governor and longtime Pacific University supporter.

Valentina Casab-Klescova '25 hopes that her Pacific education and interest in sustainability will lead to a career making cities greener and healthier for growing populations.

The outgoing dean of Pacific University's College of Optometry, Fraser Horn '00, OD '04 will spend the next two years developing an optometry program on the Emerald Isle.