The NOOK is now available for purchase at the Pacific University Bookstore. This is the first time any type of e-reader has been for sale at the university’s Barnes & Noble store. “Many members of the campus and Forest Grove … Continued
Pacific University recently expanded its land ownership by purchasing three properties on Sunset Drive. These properties, located at address 2342, 2352 and 2410, were short-sale homes acquired by the university at reduced cost. According to Vice President of Finance Mike … Continued
Pacific was ranked among the top 25 schools for best professors by Forbes magazine. Out of 650 schools represented, Pacific placed 14 by statistics compiled for the national magazine’s 2011 rankings by RateMyProfessors.com The website gathered voluntary reviews from students, … Continued
The 2nd annual Caring for Frail Elders conference is coming soon to the Pacific Health Professions campus March 3. Two speakers with first-hand knowledge are set to speak at the conference. Professor of the Department of Human Development at Washington … Continued
Pacific University’s literary magazine “Silk Road” will release a new issue this month with the usual inclusions of fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry, but with the addition of the first chapters of several books. This is the first issue the … Continued
For some time Pacific’s English writing course, Research Methods in Humanities, has been a requirement for all English majors to complete prior to graduation. However, this year will be the first in which the course adds the Kindle e-reader to … Continued
Since its debut with Pacific University 30 years ago, the Tom McCall Forum has been a way for the Pacific and outer communities to come together and have expanded discussions on some of the most current controversial topics. For the … Continued
Students who have used the SUMMIT system at the library are familiar with the wide variety of materials it allows them to acquire. Spanning many libraries throughout the area, it allows those who use a specific library to have materials … Continued
Networking is the number one thing that seniors should be doing right now, said Director of the Career Development Center Brian O’Driscoll. In O’Driscoll’s many years at Pacific, he said about 30 to 40 percent of students go on to … Continued
Facebook erupted on Jan. 22 with posts about the NBC television show “Grimm” filming in Forest Grove. Within hours, however, most of these posts shifted to disappointment when it was revealed that this was not true. What actually shut down … Continued
Jefferson Bethke has learned not to Google his own name. Bethke, who graduated from Pacific last May and is now located in Washington, has become a YouTube sensation in recent months, with his video “Why I Hate Religion But Love … Continued
Art lawyer Leonard DuBoff (right) and his wife Mariann (left) visited Pacific on Feb. 10 as part of the Berglund Roundtable Lecture Series. DuBoff spoke about art law, covering numerous topics. He started with the duty-free import of art and … Continued