Pacific University Provost John Miller announced Friday, Dec. 16 that Lisa Carstens was appointed the next dean of the university’s College of Arts & Sciences. Carstens is currently the associate dean of Virginia Wesleyan College in Norfolk, Virg., where she … Continued
Really Pacific? I know firsthand that spray paint is a fun pastime, but to randomly paint the Boxer statue and a defenseless tree next to the spirit bench is a blatant example of disrespect to Pacific, art and nature itself. … Continued
Pacific’s incomplete policy was recently reworded and went through a slight change. A grade of incomplete is something given to students who satisfactorily complete the majority of class work but are not able to finish because of health or emergency … Continued
Every year, theatre professor Jennifer Camp hopes to try something new to keep things fresh in the dance community and this year is no exception. The spring concert, “Dance Works,” will be taking place this April 26 to 28. Camp … Continued
Remember all those emails from the Office of the Provost you received starting two weeks ago? Something about dean candidates? Odds are, you filed those messages as university spam and deleted them without opening them. Or perhaps you skimmed through … Continued
In 2011 the most popular English language word on the Internet has been OCCUPY. What is this movement? What does it stand for? What do they want to change? Those interested may want to look at the following statistics taken … Continued
Finals stacked upon finals, group projects and presentations all mark the coming end of the semester. Although it’s hard to look past the next few hours with all that’s on our plates, the best part of the year is only … Continued
Though within safe drinking water standards as defined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, trace amounts of lead have again been found in the water of Clark Hall. Back in September, biology professor Deke Gundersen’s environmental science class conducted unofficial … Continued
In 2008, the first lawsuit over electronic course content began when Georgia State University was sued by a group of publishers over their misuse of e-reserves. The publishers claimed that the university abused their e-reserve right by making more than … Continued
Cathy Ann Stoller, wife of Pacific University Board of Trustees member and past chair Bill Stoller and a long-time donor to Pacific, died of a head injury Nov. 30 after an accidental fall at her home north of Dayton. She … Continued
“I’ve grown up with ADD and a stutter, so I joined speech and debate team freshman year in order to learn how to control that and learn to use pauses in an effective manner,” Dominek Barajas explained, no evidence of … Continued
This year proved noteworthy for Pacific University’s College of Optometry with two alumni and two faculty members recognized for their contributions to the profession. The Oregon Optometrists Physicians Association Board named alumnus Scott Nehring ’79, O.D.’83 the 2011 Optometric Physician … Continued