Media Mentions

Nov. 5, 2024 | Former Congressman and Pacific alumnus Les AuCoin '69 speaks to Oregon Businss about being honored by Pacific University, the 2024 elections, and why civics education is more important than ever.

Nov. 1, 2024 | The Forest Grove News-Times takes a look at the disappearance of Boxer II, the second casting of Pacific's mascot, and the search to bring the statue home.

Nov. 1, 2024 | Jim Moore is one of the most quoted political analysts in Oregon this century. As he prepares to retire, he joins Jefferson Public Radio to discuss the state of political affairs in Oregon and across the nation.

Oct. 23, 2024 | Oregon Public Broadcasting highlights Pacific's McCall Center for Civic Engagement and the university's work to boost voter turnaround among students. In the 2020 presidential election, more than 80% of Pacific students were registered to vote and nearly 68% of them cast a ballot, according to a campus report compiled by The National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement at Tufts University.

Sept. 30, 2024 | KGW in Portland interviews Natalie Taylor '25, the first Pacific student accepted to grad school through the new Pacific Priority program. “It takes a good amount of stress off, knowing that next year I will be able to go to Physical Therapy school,” Taylor said. “That’s been my goal for such a long time. It’s nice to have that security.”

Pacific University students Rob Wood and Isaiah Pitre are extending their playing careers as part of the Boxer Football team as they pursue graduate degrees. The Beaverton Valley Times shares the story.

Pacific University Women's Tennis is a family affair, reports KTVB-TV in Bosie, Idaho. Top players Sydnie Binder, a senior, and Cassidy Binder, a junior, are excelling under head coach Traci Binder — their mom.

The illustrious history of Pacific University's mascot, Boxer, is the subject of the latest edition of History Revealed, a documentary-style series that chronicles Washington County's past produced by local historian Ken Bilderback and wife Kris, the Metropolitan Area Communications Commission and Tualatin Valley Community Television.