2008 Woodie Awards
The Kickboxers dance team is starting this basketball season off with a fresh outlook as a completely student-run club. Last year's coach, Cassie Law, was unable to return due to health issues and the previous coach of almost eight years retired to start a family.
The Oregon Food Bank may be getting a bit less food than expected this year. Pacific's first annual "Gifts from the Heart" food drive sponsored by the Forest Grove campus and the School of Pharmacy's second annual food drive each began Nov. 3 and run through Nov.
Amigos Eye Care is a non-profit organization run completely by students of the College of Optometry. Amigos' main goal is to provide quality vision care at no cost to people who would otherwise not receive it. Doctors and other volunteers assist the students in completing their goals.
"Now the hard work begins," said John Hayes, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, after the faculty voted in favor of the new core model during their November faculty meeting. But for many administrators and offices on campus; exactly what work is ahead of them has yet to be clearly defined.
Education, optometry, health professions…and business? Pacific University has been growing fast in every direction for the past several years, and the administration intends to continue in that path by adding a College of Business in the near future. Business, which has the highest number of majors on average among universities across the U.
The freshman experience may look quite different next year, as the Pacific University faculty have decided to revamp the format of the Freshman Year Seminar class, better known as FYS. Intended to be an introduction to as many academic and social aspects of college life as possible, FYS is currently a mix of critical thinking, writing skills, discussion, co-curricular activities, and skills and methods for academic achievement.
Class began five minutes ago, the nearest parking space is 10 blocks away, and the rain is coming down in heavy sheets which would make the walk to campus that much more miserable. Suddenly through the rain dozens of parking spaces appear but there is a sign reading "customer parking only.
Students from the School of Physical therapy have taken to selling baked goods every Tuesday, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and have been doing so for the past six weeks. The bake sale is one effort to raise money for a trip to a Combined Sections Meeting, an annual physical therapy conference that will take place Feb.
"Third floor Marsh is indeed overcrowded," according to Kate Holmes, the assistant director of University Events for University Relations. The Forest Grove campus is suffering from growing pains, not only on the campus map or in the classrooms but also within University Relations.
The Boxer Spirit logo made its official debut at the Marketing and Communications Launch Party on Wednesday Nov. 12. For months the Marketing and Communication (MarCom) team has been tweaking aspects of the visual and written statement behind the unveiling of the new Pacific face lift.
The third time is always a charm right? It must be, because the third faculty meeting that included the new core proposal on its agenda was finally a go. The proposal was passed by what David DeMoss, associate dean, called an overwhelming margin - 64 to 9 and three abstentions.
With student giving being such a controversial topic on campus, the five vice presidents in Pacific University's undergraduate program agreed to create an incentive that would not only encourage students to give but provide an example of the importance of giving back.