Conversations About Community

In her first year at Pacific, President Jenny Coyle hosted 100 Conversations About Community with students, parents, employees, alumni and friends throughout the country. This extensive dialogue was an opportunity to connect more deeply and learn more about the possibilities for the future of Pacific University. The themes that emerged were summarized in this report and provided to our Strategic Planning consultants to help inform the discovery phase of Strategic Planning.

This year, the community is invited to join a new round of Conversations About Community with students and employees as we develop a vision for the next stage of Pacific's future. The faculty and staff schedule is linked below and if a conversation is supported by slides, they will be posted below.  

Faculty and Staff Conversations About Community 2023-24 Schedule 

September | Faculty and Staff Well Being

October | Student Well Being and Retention (Slides)

November | Preparing Graduates for the Future: Programs, Experiences, Skills

February | University Budgeting (Slides)

March | Role of Athletics in Enrollment (Slides)

CANCELED: April | Research Ideas, Opportunities, Resources & Interprofessional and Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Education (this session will be rescheduled)

If you have a question, please email presoffice@pacificu.edu