Pacific University

Generous donations in hard times led to the matching gift that made Marsh Hall possible.

A couple of alumni took a chance on a Hawai‘i coffee farm. Five years later, they are winning awards and giving back to the coffee community. 

Ryan Beck ‘14 and Mellissa (Wilson) Beck ‘15 are none other than high school sweethearts.

A lot of people talk about fate when they talk about love. You hear all kinds of love stories, full of coincidences that don't actually seem so random. Max and Brandi’s story is a lot like that.

PJ and Lea officially met in the spring of 2008 at a Boxer Ambassador retreat.

While sitting at a Boxer soccer game Jeremiah leaned over and asked "When are you going to make me an apple pie?"

Audiology student finds fulfillment and adventure in Alaska externship.

Barbara was a shy PK (preacher's kid) from the big city of Los Angeles. Gene was an outgoing high school yell leader from a small town, Salida, Calif.

A 29-year career culminating in the Office of the Surgeon General started with optometry school at Pacific. “Pacific was, and still is, a small school where, instead of being a number, you can become an individual," said Col. John Pyle OD '64. "I had a really good time there.”

Kelsey met her long-time boyfriend, Jeremy, during a freshman orientation ice-breaker.

Alumni Jim and Mary Fair Berglund are among Pacific’s most generous supporters, and daughter Julie Berglund Baker is following their lead.

Ralph Watkins '08 is a free spirit. Most recently, his wandering feet and Pacific University teaching degree took him to Shishmaref, Alaska, where he's principal of a small preK-12 school.