As a Pacific graduate and Director of the Career Development Center, I know the pressures students feel to engage in academics, extra-curricular, athletics, community building and so forth, while also taking steps to launch a successful career and life after … Continued
It’s really scary thinking of life after graduation, especially in this job economy. So I went to the career development center and had them help me with my resume and look into teaching English abroad positions. I got some really … Continued
What made my February 1 was not the nail biting thought that Punxsutawney Phil might not see his shadow tomorrow or the news that their would be a roller skating night the next week. My wonderful surprise appeared in a … Continued
Popular culture portrays college as a luminal period in which young people are given free rein to digress into the most debouched form of hedonism possible. While the college experience can certainly be enjoyable, we know the truth behind the … Continued
I work with college students. Therefore, at any given time I work with people who are in the uncomfortable throes of a breakup. I have become something of a breakup expert at this point, whether I’ve wanted to or not, … Continued
Deceit is defined as the action of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth. This word is not the first that comes to mind when talking about Pacific University but with the recent installment of a video camera above … Continued
I have been lucky enough to participate in the Pacific MFA in Writing Internship program for two residencies. When I first applied I was just expecting a fun and somewhat educational experience. I had no idea the ways this one … Continued
If you had asked me or anyone who knew me freshman year if I would still be at Pacific University now six years later, you’d hear an eruption of snickers and laughter. Without even visiting campus, and only spending a … Continued
As spring semester kicks into high gear, it’s difficult to miss the slew of events for seniors. Buying caps, gowns, stoles and class rings, evaluating programs to be sure requirements are met, sending out announcements and invitations – the list … Continued
This week Thursday, Friday and Saturday, CGE’s production of Jeffrey, a gay love story set in ’90s Manhattan hits Tom Miles Theatre with a glittery bang. The show is amazing—and I’m not just saying that because I’m in it. It’s … Continued
In the past year, the Center for Civic Engagement benefitted greatly from the work of Pacific’s facilities engineers and we want to thank our fabulous engineers for all of their hard work on our behalf. In 2011, facilities engineers built … Continued
I was walking across campus the other day and witnessed the following: a young lady was riding her bicycle, listening to her iPod, talking on her cell phone and drinking what I could only imagine was an irresistible grande double … Continued