Summer 2022 | Pacific Magazine

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A Mission That Matters | As Pacific University transitions from outgoing President Lesley Hallick to incoming President Jenny Coyle, the university continues to support and encourage students to succeed.

In the 1970s, Pacific Laid the Foundation For a New College | The people who led Pacific University have made many fateful choices in the school’s 168-year history, and one of the biggest occurred when they decided to offer more health science programs, beginning with physical therapy.

A Little-Noticed Inflection Point | When Title IX became law in 1972, it caused barely a ripple at Pacific. But in retrospect, everything afterward was different. The work of forging equality continues 50 years later.

 

Summer 2022| Vol. 55 No. 2
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Lesley Hallick
Unparalleled Success

For the past 13 years, Dr. Lesley Hallick has led Pacific through a period of unparalleled growth and strength, culminating in navigating the university through the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Jenny Coyle
Meet Dr. Coyle

Dr. Jenny Coyle will become the 18th president in Pacific University’s 173-year history this July. She is the first alumna to lead Pacific as president.

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Hallick Coyle
A Mission That Matters

One president is leaving; one is entering. They share a vision for Pacific University.

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In the 1970s, Pacific Laid the Foundation For a New College

As Pacific contemplated its mission in the 1970s, it looked to health professions studies as a way to complement the traditional liberal arts. 

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Pacific's Immersive Outdoor Classroom

Pacific University's academic and extracurricular engagement with the outdoors may be traced to the first Earth Day in 1970.

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Title IX: A Little-Noticed Inflection Point

When Title IX was enacted into law in 1972, few at Pacific University seemed to take notice. But it's clear in retrospect that the world of higher education had changed.

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What is Title IX?

The language of Title IX is simple, but the effects profound.

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