Pacific University
Motto:	Pro Christo et Regno Ejus (For Christ and His Kingdom)
Established:	1849
Type:	Private
President:	Philip Creighton, Ph. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group The date of establishment or date of founding of an Institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the film of this title see Private School (film. Private schools, or Independent schools are Schools not administered University president is the title of the highest ranking officer within a University, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as D.
Students:	2,500
Location:	Forest Grove, Oregon, United States
Campus:	suburban
Colors:	Red and Black
Mascot:	Boxer
Affiliations:	none
Website:	http://www.pacificu.edu/

Pacific University is a private university located in Forest Grove, Oregon, United States about 38 km (23 mi) west of Portland. The word student is etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation Verb "studēre" Forest Grove is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States, west of Portland. Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the School colors are the Colors chosen by a School to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification The term mascot – defined as a term for any person animal or object thought to bring Luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects Forest Grove is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States, west of Portland. Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers

Contents 1 History 2 Current programs 3 Facts about the university 4 Alumni 5 Contemporary alumni 6 Greek life 6.1 Fraternities 6.2 Sororities 7 References 8 External links

History

Pacific University traces its origins to a private school, the Tualatin Academy, which was established in 1848 to care for orphans from the 1846 Applegate Trail party, and was officially chartered by the territorial legislature in 1849. Tualatin Academy was a Secondary school in the US state of Oregon that eventually became Pacific University. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap The Applegate Trail was a wilderness trail through today's US Oregon’s Territorial Legislature was a bicameral legislative body created by the United States Congress in 1848 as the legislative branch of the government of the Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common ^[1] Tabitha Brown, a pioneer emigrant from Massachusetts who was in that 1846 party, helped start the academy, and later taught at the academy. Tabitha Moffatt Brown ( May 1 1780 – May 4, 1858) was an American pioneer emigrant who traveled the Oregon Trail The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. Eliza Hart Spalding, part of the Whitman Mission, was its first teacher. Henry Harmon Spalding (1803 - 1874 and his wife Eliza Hart Spalding were prominent Presbyterian missionaries and Educators working primarily Whitman Mission National Historic Site is a United States National Historic Site located just west of Walla Walla Washington, at the site of the former The current campus was deeded in 1851.

The central building on the Pacific campus is Marsh Hall, built in 1895 and named for Pacific's first president, Sidney Harper Marsh. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year It houses several classrooms, in addition to administrative offices, including the financial aid office, president's office, University Relations, and faculty offices. Marsh Hall was gutted by fire in 1975, but its shell was preserved, and the structure reopened in 1977. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays

Dr. Phillip D. Creighton became Pacific's sixteenth president in August 2003. Other names In Arabic, the month is called أغسطسص ʾUġusṭuṣ or آب ʾĀb; usage varies from place to place and Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.

Current programs

In national surveys, Pacific University has consistently received high ratings in the category of private regional liberal arts universities with a limited range of graduate programs. The majority of its students are resident undergraduates in the College of Arts and Sciences.

At the graduate level, Pacific University is probably best known for its College of Optometry, but also offers graduate programs in several allied health fields via its College of Health Professions in physical therapy, occupational therapy, physician assistant studies, professional psychology, dental health science, and pharmacy.

Pacific also has a full range of undergraduate liberal arts degree programs and a College of Education. The College of Education offers an undergraduate major in early childhood education and elementary education. There are also a number of graduate education programs including MAT/MAT Flex, MAT Special Education and M. Ed. in Curriculum Studies and a joint program with the Optometry school in visual function in learning.

Pacific University is presently in the process of expanding. A state-of-the-art University Library was completed in 2005, as well as a separate campus for the health professions in Hillsboro. Hillsboro is a city in and the County seat of Washington County, Oregon, United States A new residence hall was completed in August 2006. In February 2008, Berglund Hall was opened to house the School of Education and the business department. As of 2008, another new residence hall is under construction in the northwest corner of the campus.

In 2007, Pacific University's MFA In Writing program was named one of the top five low-residency MFA programs in the United States. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. A low-residency program is a form of education normally at the university level which involves some amount of Distance education and some amount of normal class time In the United States, a Master of Fine Arts ( MFA) is a Graduate degree typically requiring two to three years of study beyond the Bachelor's degree ^[2]

Facts about the university

The university's mascot is the Boxer, which was derived from a Chinese statuette. It originally came to Pacific in the late 1890s as a gift from an alum. It was purchased from a Chinese family who used it as a sort of coat of arms. It appears to be a mix of a several different mythical creatures although it is often simply called a "dragon dog. "^[3]

Founded by the United Church of Christ, the University's motto is Pro Christo et Regno Ejus, which is Latin for "For Christ and His Kingdom". The United Church of Christ ( UCC) is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination principally in the United States,

The University's newspaper, the Index, was first published in 1893. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

The University's annual yearbook, the Heart of Oak, was first published in 1894. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

Tommy Thayer, lead guitarist of the band KISS was elected to the university's board of trustees in 2005. Tommy Thayer (born November 7, 1960 in Portland Oregon) is an American Musician and the current lead guitarist of the rock group Kiss (also typeset as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972 Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ^[4]

Pacific University is one of the few U. S. programs to officially have women's wrestling as a Varsity sport.

Alumni

Harvey W. Scott (graduated 1863) – the first graduate of Pacific and hired by Henry Pittock to edit The Oregonian. Harvey Whitefield Scott ( February 1, 1838 &ndash August 7, 1910) was an American pioneer, Newspaper editor Henry Lewis Pittock ( March 1, 1836 - January 28, 1919) was an Oregon ( U The Oregonian is the major daily Newspaper in Portland Oregon, owned by Advance Publications. He was also quite influential in Oregon politics. He also served for a time as U. S. Collector of Customs for Oregon before returning to The Oregonian.

Myron Eells (graduated 1866) – the first Pacific graduate to become a trustee of the University. He was a writer and noted anthropologist. Anthropology (/ˌænθɹəˈpɒlədʒi/ from Greek grc ἄνθρωπος anthrōpos, "human" -λογία -logia) is the study of His notebooks on his work with Western Washington Indian tribes was published in 1986 under the title The Indians of Puget Sound: the Notebooks of Myron Ells. Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Puget Sound (ˈpjuːʤᵻt is an arm of the Pacific Ocean, connected to the rest of the Pacific by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, in the Pacific Northwest He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity from Whitman College in 1890. Whitman College is a Co-educational, non-sectarian residential Undergraduate liberal arts college in Walla Walla Washington.

Thomas H. Tongue (graduated 1868) – elected to the 55th U.S. Congress by Oregonians as a U.S. Representative to the First District and was re-elected to the 58th Congress. Thomas H Tongue (June 23 1844 &ndash January 11 1903 was an American politician and attorney in the state of Oregon. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. He was chairman of the Committee for the Irrigation of Arid Lands and was responsible for the creation of the Crater Lake National Park. The US House Committee on Natural Resources, or Natural Resources Committee (often referred to as simply "Resources" as in "He's on Resources" is a Crater Lake National Park is a United States National Park located in Southern Oregon whose primary feature is Crater Lake.

Hatsutara Tamura (graduated 1876) – arrived in Forest Grove in 1870 and was one of the first three Japanese students at Pacific. The are the dominant Ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent of these approximately 127 million are residents of Japan He graduated and taught with a degree in chemistry, but later went to Oberlin College to study theology. Chemistry (from Egyptian kēme (chem meaning "earth") is the Science concerned with the composition structure and properties Oberlin College is a private Liberal arts college in Oberlin Ohio. Theology is the study of a god or the gods from a religious perspective Upon his return to Japan, he became the headmaster of the St. Agnes School in Kyoto. (IPA /kʲoːto / is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan.

Alfred Carlton Gilbert (graduated in 1902 from the Tualatin Academy) – is perhaps Pacific’s most famous alumnus. Alfred Carlton Gilbert ( February 13, 1884 – January 24, 1961) was an American Inventor, athlete, He attended Pacific as a member of the Gamma Sigma fraternity for 2 years following his graduation from Tualatin Academy. During this time, he set a world record for the most number of pull-ups performed consecutively. AC Gilbert graduated from Yale University with a degree in medicine and having attained a gold medal and world record for the pole vault in the 1908 Olympics. The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London He later went on to invent the Erector Set in 1913. His company also marketed magic, chemistry and telegraph sets, and American Flyer Trains. The Discovery Village, located in Salem, Oregon, is a children’s museum named after Gilbert. Salem (ˈseɪləm is the Capital of the US state of Oregon, and the County seat of Marion County.

Victor Emmel (graduated in 1904) – received his bachelors degree from Pacific and then moved on to Brown University where he ranked among the top 25 anatomists in the U. Brown University is a highly esteemed private University located in Providence, Rhode Island and is a member of the Ivy League. Anatomy (from the Greek anatomia, from ana separate apart from and temnein, to cut up cut open is a branch of Biology that is the consideration S. for his work on red blood cells and for editing a 10-volume atlas on anatomy. Red blood cells are the most common type of Blood cell and the Vertebrate body's principal means of delivering Oxygen to the body tissues via the Blood

Elda F. Walker (graduated in 1904) – received her doctorate from the University of Nebraska after her graduation from Pacific. The University of Nebraska is the public University system in the state of Nebraska, USA. She remained on faculty there, later to distinguish herself as a noted botanist. Botany, plant science(s, phytology, or plant biology is a branch of Biology and is the scientific study of plant Life She studied plant morphology and the ecology of algae. Plant morphology (or phytomorphology) is the general term for the study of the morphology (physical form and external structure of Plants This is usually Algae ( sing. alga are a large and diverse group of simple typically Autotrophic organisms ranging from Unicellular to Multicellular forms

Olaus Murie (graduated 1912) – was internationally recognized as a wilderness advocate and conservation leader. He moved to Jackson Hole, Wyoming and began researching elk life-history which eventually placed him among the most notable mammalogists of his time. Jackson is a Town located in the Jackson Hole Valley of Teton County, Wyoming, United States. The elk, or wapiti ( Cervus canadensis) is one of the largest Species of Deer in the world and one of the largest Mammals in In Zoology, mammalogy is the study of Mammals – a class of Vertebrates with characteristics such as Homeothermic Metabolism

Contemporary alumni

Robert Oliver (graduated 1932) – had over 40 books published. He also received an honorary degree from Pacific in 1949.

Roy Lieuallen (graduated in 1940) - was president of the Oregon College of Education from 1955 to 1961. He was then appointed chancellor of the State Board of Higher Education and served until 1982. He was awarded an honorary degree from the University in 1959. He was also appointed vice chairman of the State Education Commission of the People’s Republic of China for a time.

Lawrence Nielsen (graduated in 1940) – was an author and researcher. He wrote five books and numerous technical articles on plastics and held six patents.

Lynn S. Meredith (graduated 1944) - was a Secret Service agent serving under eight U. S. presidents. He was a personal bodyguard to the Kennedy children and stayed on with the family for a year after President Kennedy’s death.

Calvin Leroy Van Pelt (graduated 1949) - World War II veteran, executive in international trade positions with Oregon companies and later an honorary consul to the Republic of South Africa. Calvin Leroy Van Pelt (born 1924 in Alsea Oregon) landed on Utah Beach in World War II and was part of Patton’s Third Army move through France to the Battle of World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa

Ambassador Shirley Abbott (graduated 1952, OD’53) - served as ambassador to the Kingdom of Lesotho, South Africa under Presidents Reagan and Bush.

William Hilliard (graduated in 1952) - formerly the Editor of The Oregonian.

Robert Casteel (graduated 1954) - is professor in Speech Pathology at Portland State University and is internationally recognized in the field of stuttering. He has been published in American and Swiss journals on subjects such as phoniatrics, stress control, stuttering and speech articulation.

Varina Heinrich French (graduated 1956 and M. S. in 1965) - was a leading world gymnastics judge. She was the U. S. Gymnastics Federation delegate to the U. S. Olympic Committee in 1972 and 1980 and was on the ABC-TV gymnastics coverage team for the 1984 Olympic Games. She was instrumental in developing Pacific’s Physical Therapy program and was the first woman on the West Coast to chair the P. E. and Health Department in a college or university.

George Ing (graduated 1957) - is a partner in Mt. Adams Orchards – the world’s largest individual pear orchard. They also grow cherries and apples. He also served as manager of the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission and was chairman of the Winter Pear Control Committee.

Jim Romig (graduated 1960) is president and CEO of Hilo Hattie – a world-wide distributor of Hawaiian goods.

Mindy Cameron (graduated in 1965) - former City Editor of the Seattle Times. The Seattle Times, one of two daily Newspapers serving Seattle Washington, United States, is the largest daily newspaper in the state of

Katherine Schreiber Occhiato (graduated 1966) is an opera singer with the Essen Opera in Germany.

Les AuCoin (graduated 1969) - was Oregon’s U. Les AuCoin (born October 21, 1942) is a former Representative from Oregon, United States. S. Representative from the First Congressional District from 1975 to 1992. He was the first democrat elected from the district since its formation. He was the 1985 Whip at Large and served on the House Democratic Study Group and the Executive Steering Committee of the Grace Commission caucus. In 1977 he received an honorary Doctorate of Letters from Pacific and has served on the Board of Trustees.

Esmund K. Chung (graduated 1969) - was a television and stage actor (had a recurring role on Magnum P. I. )

William A. Barton (graduated 1969) - noted Oregon personal injury attorney and author. William (Bill A Barton is an American attorney in the state of Oregon. In Doe v. Holy See (434 F. Supp. 2d 925) was allowed to proceed against the Vatican in the priest sex scandal. The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome, commonly known as the Pope, and is the preeminent Episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Allegations of sexual abuse of children have been made against a variety of religious groups including but not exclusively Roman Catholic priests monks and nuns

Thomas Stearns (graduated 1970) - is former publisher and general manager of Times Publications. He also was associate publisher of the Daily Journal of Commerce-Portland Business Today (now Portland Business Journal)

Paul Ranslow (graduated 1971) - Ed. Advance Publications Inc, is an American media company owned by the descendants of S D. , Harvard University, 1984; President, Ripon College, 1995-2002; President, Sierra Nevada College, 2005-2006.

Nancy Wilson (graduated in 1976) is lead guitarist and vocalist in the classic rock group “Heart”. Nancy Lamoureux Wilson (born March 16 1954, San Francisco California) is an American Singer, Songwriter and Heart is a rock band whose founding members came from the Seattle, Washington, scene but came together in Vancouver, British Columbia Since the early 1970s the band has continued to make music, having recently released their first album in many years, titled Jupiter’s Darling.

Brian Kerwin (graduated 1977) - Co-starred with Sally Field and James Garner in “Murphy’s Romance” and had the starring role in “King Kong Lives”. Brian Kerwin (born October 25, 1949) is an Emmy -nominated American Actor. Has also appeared in such television shows as "Grey's Anatomy," "Desperate Housewives," "Nip/Tuck," and "The West Wing. "

Daniel Galvez (graduated 1977) - is a California artist and muralist. He has been commissioned by the City of San Francisco, Massachusetts Hispanic Murals Project and others to complete works of art.

Michael McCartney (graduated 1982) - has served in the Hawaii state senate and is now president and CEO of PBS Hawaii.

Rich Burk (graduated 1988) - is the baseball radio and television play-by-play announcer for the Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League, and has filled in for the San Diego Padres, Montreal Expos and Toronto Blue Jays.

Greek life

There are four fraternities and four sororities on campus. Fraternities and sororities (from the Latin words la frater and la soror, meaning "brother" and "sister" respectively are fraternal Fraternities and sororities (from the Latin words la frater and la soror, meaning "brother" and "sister" respectively are fraternal Each group is local, founded at Pacific.

Fraternities

ГΣ - Gamma Sigma, "Gammas. The Gamma Sigma Fraternity (ΓΣ is the oldest fraternity west of the Mississippi River and was founded in 1863 and chartered in 1867 at Pacific University " Founded 1863. This is the oldest fraternity west of the Mississippi River.

ΑΖ - Alpha Zeta, "AZs. " Founded 1901.

ΠΚΡ - Pi Kappa Rho, "Pi-Rhos. " Founded 2004.

ΒΚ - Beta Kappa, "Brew Crew. " Founded Valentines Day 2005.

Sororities

ΑΚΔ - Alpha Kappa Delta, "AKDs"

ΘΝΑ - Theta Nu Alpha, "Thetas"

ΦΛΟ - Phi Lambda Omicron, "Philos"

ΔΧΔ - Delta Chi Delta, "Deltas or DCDs" Established its charter in 1959 and was re-established in 2001

References

• Drury, Clifford Merrill. 'Henry Harmon Spalding: Pioneer of Old Oregon. " Caxton Printers, Caldwell, ID, 1936.
• Smith, Alvin T. Original diaries at Pacific University Archives
• Spalding, Henry H. , in collections of Oregon Historical Society, Protestant Missions in the Pacific Northwest
• Brown, Tabitha, in "Centennial History of Oregon"
• Deed, 3 April 1851, Washington Country, Oregon

External links

• Pacific University
• Pacific University Athletics

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