Pacific University

Amber Patton '14 finds new talent, new perspectives while studying abroad in Ireland.

Pacific University launched Janet Copeland’s lifelong pursuit of education. When she earned her doctorate at age 65, she and her husband celebrated by endowing a scholarship at Pacific to give someone else the same start.

Rich Burk ’88 came to Pacific to play baseball and found a career as an announcer. Today, he’s the radio voice of Oregon’s newest minor league team, the Hillsboro Hops.

Lock of Narcissa Whitmanʻs hair discovered in Old College Hall collection.

Dori Carlson OD '89 has been named the third recipient of the Kamelia Massih Prize for a Distinguished Optometrist. She received the award May 18, 2013, at Pacific University's graduate Commencement ceremony.

Countless Pacific University students and alumni have committed their lives to the service of their country with the U.S. Armed Forces.

Faculty member establishes scholarship to support future business students.

Freshman year experiences at Pacific University introduced Sue Mach to the theatre. The playwright now has a prolific career in the Portland theatre world.

Ken Colman ’84 considers himself a “citizen of the world.”

Herbert was one of the WWII vets who took advantage of the GI Bill for his education.

Michael Burch-Pesses“From the time I was in junior high, I always knew I wanted to teach,” says Michael Burch-Pesses, Pacific’s director of bands.