Pacific University

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Tabitha Moffatt Brown immigrated to the Oregon Country over the new Applegate Trail in 1846.{{cite book |last = Hastings| first = Terry | editor=Joe Montalbano | title = Hillsboro: My Home Town | publisher = Hillsboro Elementary School District 7 | year = 1980}} She and Harvey L. Clark started a school and orphanage in Forest Grove in 1847 to care for the orphans of Applegate Trail party.Horner, John B. [https://archive.org/details/oregonherhistor00horngoog Oregon: Her History, Her Great Men, Her Literature]. Corvallis, OR: Gazette-Times, 1919; pp. 159-160.Carey, Charles Henry. (1922). [https://archive.org/details/historyoregon00henrgoog/page/n698 History of Oregon]. Pioneer Historical Publishing Co. p. 340, 350, 507, 724. In March 1848, Tualatin Academy was established from the orphanage, with Clark donating {{convert|200|acre|ha|1}} to the school. George H. Atkinson had advocated the founding of the school and with support of the Presbyterians and Congregationalists helped start the academy. Although the university has long been independent of its founding affiliation with the United Church of Christ (UCC), it still maintains a close working relationship with the church as a member of the United Church of Christ Council for Higher Education.

Tualatin Academy was officially chartered by the territorial legislature on September 29, 1849. Clark was the first president of the board of trustees and later donated an additional {{convert|150|acre|ha|1}} to the institution. In 1851, what is now Old College Hall was built and in 1853 Sidney H. Marsh became the school's first president. The current campus was deeded in 1851.Deed, April 3, 1851, Washington Country, Oregon In 1854, the institution became Pacific University. The first commencement occurred in 1863, with Harvey W. Scott as the only graduate. In 1872, three Japanese students, Hatstara Tamura, Kin Saito, and Yei Nosea, started at the university as part of Japan's modernization movement. All three graduated in 1876. Marsh died in 1879 and was replaced by John R. Herrick.

Marsh Hall was built in 1895, serving as the central building on Pacific's campus. Carnegie Library (now Carnegie Hall) opened in 1912 after Andrew Carnegie's foundation helped finance the brick structure.{{cite web|url=http://hcap.artstor.org/cgi-bin/library?a=d&d=p1312|title=Carnegie Hall|date=November 2006|publisher=The Council of Independent Colleges|access-date=November 4, 2008}} Portland architecture firm Whidden and Lewis designed the library.{{Oregon Encyclopedia|whidden_lewis_architects/|Whidden and Lewis, architects|author=Spencer-Hartle, Brandon}} In 1915, the preparatory department, Tualatin Academy, closed due to the proliferation of public high schools in Oregon. By 1920, the school had grown to five buildings on {{convert|30|acre|ha|1}} and had an endowment of about $250,000.{{cite journal|last=Bates|first=Henry L.|date=March 1920|title=Pacific University|journal=The Quarterly of the Oregon Historical Society|volume=21 |issue=1 |pages=1–12|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gL4UAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Pacific+University%22&pg=PA11}}

Marsh Hall was gutted by fire in 1975, but its shell was preserved, and the structure reopened in 1977. Phillip D. Creighton became Pacific's 16th president in 2003 and retired in 2009.Christensen, Nick. [http://blog.oregonlive.com/hillsboroargus/2008/09/search_on_for_new_pacific_univ.html “Search on for new Pacific University president : Creighton led university's growth, within Forest Grove and east to Hillsboro”], The Hillsboro Argus, September 22, 2008. Tommy Thayer, lead guitarist of the band KISS, was elected to the university's board of trustees in 2005.[http://tommythayer.com/news-updates/2005/09/tommy-thayer-goes-to-college-board-approved Tommy Thayer Goes To College - Board Approved.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928020511/http://tommythayer.com/news-updates/2005/09/tommy-thayer-goes-to-college-board-approved |date=2007-09-28 }} TommyThayer.com. Retrieved on September 15, 2007. Pacific's 17th president, Lesley M. Hallick, was named on May 19, 2009.[http://www.forestgrovenewstimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=124275249671294200 OHSU provost says she's eager to take helm at Pacific University.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318093059/http://www.forestgrovenewstimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=124275249671294200 |date=March 18, 2012 }} News-Times. Retrieved on August 10, 2009. She retired in 2022.{{cite web |title=President Lesley M. Hallick Announces Summer 2022 Retirement Plans |url=https://www.pacificu.edu/about/media/president-lesley-m-hallick-announces-summer-2022-retirement-plans |date=27 September 2021 |publisher=Pacific University |access-date=22 May 2024}}

On February 9, 2022, Jenny Coyle was named the 18th president of Pacific University. She is the first alumnus to serve as president, having earned her bachelor's degree, master's degree and Doctor of Optometry from the university. Coyle previously served as a faculty member and dean of Pacific's College of Optometry.{{cite web |title=Dr. Jenny Coyle Named Next President of Pacific University |url=https://www.pacificu.edu/about/media/dr-jenny-coyle-named-next-president-pacific-university |date=9 Feb 2022 |publisher=Pacific University |access-date=22 May 2024}}

In 1896, alumnus J.E. Walker, who had been a missionary to China, and his mother gave the university a bronze Chinese statue.{{cite web |last1=Guggemos |first1=Eva |title=Pacific University Mascot, Boxer |url=https://www.pacificu.edu/about/boxer-spirit/our-mascot |website=Boxer Spirit |date=September 25, 2017 |publisher=Pacific University |access-date=23 June 2019}} Qilin (pronounced chee-lin or ki-rin) is a mythical Chinese creature with a leonine stance, a unicorn-like horn, and deer or ox hooves from the Qing dynasty. During this period, qilin were often represented with a dragon head, fish scales, ox hooves and a lion's tail. Said to be a good omen of wisdom and prosperity, the Pacific qilin was nicknamed Boxer by its Chinese and Japanese students as an embodiment of the community's cultural diversity.

In the first half of the 20th century, the original mascot was the center of informal "Boxer Toss" events, where different clubs and groups scrimmaged for the statue as a tradition of passing its care from one group to another.{{cite web |last1=Guggemos |first1=Eva |last2=Stig |first2=Ashley |title=Digital Exhibit: Boxer, Pacific's Mascot |url=https://exhibits.lib.pacificu.edu/exhibits/show/boxer |website=Pacific University Archives Exhibits |publisher=Pacific University Archives |access-date=23 June 2019}} In 1968, Boxer became the university's official mascot, replacing Benny Badger.

In 1969, the statue went missing and remained so for the next 55 years. Various pieces of Boxer were returned to the university over the years, including the statue's tail in 2012.{{cite web |title=Part of the Original Boxer Finds Its Way Home |url=https://www.pacificu.edu/about/media/part-original-boxer-finds-its-way-home |publisher=Pacific University |access-date= 22 May 2024}} In 2024, the original statue was returned to the university, largely intact.{{cite web |last1=Timm |first1=Blake |title=College Spirit's Homecoming: Pacific's Original Mascot "Boxer" Returns |url=https://www.pacificu.edu/about/media/college-spirits-homecoming-pacifics-original-mascot-boxer-returns |access-date=22 May 2024 |publisher=Pacific University |date=21 March 2024}}

Two recasts of Boxer were created in the original statue's absence. In the 1980s, the statue was recast as Boxer II; after supposedly enjoying an epic road trip across America, it too disappeared in the mid-2000s.{{cite news |last1=Francis |first1=Mike |title=Boxer III Comes Home |url=https://www.pacificu.edu/about/media/boxer-iii-comes-home |access-date=23 June 2019 |publisher=Pacific University |date=29 October 2018}}

In 2006, the university commissioned a 12-foot sculpture to replace the missing Boxers, which now stands in a central park welcoming students to Vandervelden Court residence hall. In 2018, alumni funded the design and casting of Boxer III by artist Pat Costello, unveiled during Homecoming weekend. Kept in trust as part of the university's art collection, the statue and exhibits on its cultural and community history are on display in the Tran Library.

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Pacific is home to five colleges, offering undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs.

Organized into 3 schools—Arts & Humanities, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences—the college offers over sixty undergraduate degree options, including unique options in Asia-Pacific studies, communication sciences & disorders, creative writing, editing and publishing, music therapy, outdoor leadership, nonprofit leadership, social work, and a suite of sustainability-centered art and science programs. The low-residency Masters of Fine Arts in Writing program, one of the earliest in the nation having begun in 2004, has been ranked by Poets & Writers magazine as one of the nation's top five low-residency MFA programs every year in which rankings were established.{{cite web|url=http://www.pw.org/content/2012_mfa_rankings_the_lowresidency_top_ten|title=2012 MFA Rankings: The Low-Residency Top Ten|author=Staff|date=2011-09-01|work=Poets & Writers}} Pacific also opened a Master of Social Work program, based in Eugene, in 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/forest-grove/index.ssf/2014/09/new_master_of_social_work_prog.html|title=New Master of Social Work program at Pacific University will focus on Latino community|work=OregonLive|date=2014-09-17}}

The College of Business (COB) was founded in 2013. It offers undergraduate degrees{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificu.edu/academics/colleges/college-business |title=College of Business at Pacific University|date=September 19, 2017}} as well as the Master of Business Administration (MBA) at the Hillsboro campus.{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificu.edu/academics/colleges/college-business/master-business-administration |title=Pacific MBA|date=September 15, 2017}} The college is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).{{cite web |url=https://www.acbspsearch.org/Home/Details?instId=Inst2363 |title=ACBSP - Pacific University}}

In 1994, the School of Education, now the College of Education, was established through reorganization of the professional teacher education programs that had been part of the College of Arts and Sciences.{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificu.edu/about/history |title=History of Pacific University |website=About |date=May 30, 2014 |publisher=Pacific University |access-date=2019-05-27}} In 2004, the College of Health Professions was formed, now including four undergraduate programs and seven graduate programs.

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Founded in 2006 (though several of its programs date back further), the College of Health Professions includes 13 different degree programs as well as a certification in gerontology. Most courses and clinics are on the Hillsboro campus, where the curricula focuses on interprofessional cooperation, and students gain practice in caring for underserved populations.

The university's College of Optometry is one of the university's oldest colleges and one of 21 schools in the U.S. and Canada offering a doctorate in optometry.{{cite web|url=http://opted.org/about-asco/member-schools-and-colleges|title=Member Schools and Colleges|work=opted.org}} Pacific's program dates back to 1945, when it merged with the North Pacific College of Optometry. Pacific's College of Optometry also offers a master of vision science degree and operates eye clinic and eyeglass dispensaries in communities throughout the Portland area.{{cite encyclopedia |title=Pacific University College of Optometry |encyclopedia=The Oregon Encyclopedia |date=2018-03-17 |publisher=Oregon Historical Society }}

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Pacific University has four campuses across Oregon, in Forest Grove, Hillsboro, Eugene, and Woodburn.{{cite web|url=http://www.pacificu.edu/news/detail.cfm?NEWS_ID=12509&CATEGORY_ID=1|title=University News|work=pacificu.edu}} It also maintains satellite locations in Portland and Honolulu, Hawai'i. Pacific's Eugene campus is a single building that houses a portion of the College of Education; in 2013, Pacific opened a campus in Woodburn to provide further undergraduate and graduate programs in education.

The Forest Grove campus features several historic buildings. Old College Hall is the oldest educational building west of the Mississippi and today serves as Pacific University's museum.{{cite web|url=https://www.pacificu.edu/about/history|title=History of Pacific University|date=May 30, 2014|website=Pacific University}} The Forest Grove campus opened a new residence hall, Cascade Hall, in 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/forest-grove/index.ssf/2014/08/pacific_universitys_new_cascad.html|title=Pacific University's new Cascade Hall welcomes students in style with lounge areas, waterfall mural (photos)|work=OregonLive.com|date=August 22, 2014}}

The Forest Grove campus is home to a number of sustainability initiatives in its infrastructure, earning a Silver Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS) rating in 2019.{{cite report |date=2018-12-20 |title=Score Card: Pacific University 2018 |url=https://reports.aashe.org/institutions/pacific-university-or/report/2018-12-20/ |publisher=Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education |access-date=2019-05-27}} Several buildings have Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification, including the Tim and Cathy Tran library, built in 2005 and remodeled with more study rooms and makers space in 2019. The LEED-certified Berglund Hall[http://www.pacificu.edu/news/detail.cfm?NEWS_ID=5051&CATEGORY_ID=254 Berglund Hall Receives LEED Gold Rating.] Pacific University. Retrieved on November 4, 2008. houses the College of Education and a community preschool, and Burlingham and Gilbert residence halls are LEED Gold-certified.{{cite web|url=http://www.pacificu.edu/center_for_sustainable_society/buildings_and_grounds.cfm|title=Buildings & Grounds|work=pacificu.edu|date=March 31, 2014}}

The Bill & Cathy Stoller Center is home to the university's intercollegiate athletic teams, athletic offices and the department of exercise science. It features more than 95,000 square feet of floor space, including team rooms, locker rooms, classrooms, a wood-floor gymnasium, a weight and fitness center and the Fieldhouse, the first indoor practice area in the Northwest Conference and the only one with FieldTurf.{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/argus/index.ssf/2011/10/pacifics_stoller_center_fieldh.html|title=Pacific's Stoller Center Fieldhouse goes 'all-weather'|work=OregonLive.com|date=October 4, 2011}} Outside the Stoller Center is the entrance to Hanson Stadium, which includes a FieldTurf soccer, lacrosse and football surface, a nine-lane track and grandstands.{{cite web |url= http://www.goboxers.com/sports/2011/3/15/lincoln-park-stadium.aspx?&tab=4|title=Pacific University Athletics|work=goboxers.com}} A new roof was built to cover the stadium grandstands in 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.goboxers.com/news/2014/8/19/FB_0819144713.aspx|title=Pacific University Athletics}} The stadium is part of the Lincoln Park Athletic Complex, built in 2008, which also houses the baseball complex, Chuck Bafaro Stadium at Bond Field, the softball complex, Sherman/Larkins Stadium, and natural grass fields for soccer and track throwing events, and is part of the City of Forest Grove's Lincoln Park, also home to a fitness trail, playground equipment, a BMX course, a skateboard park and picnic areas.{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/forest-grove/index.ssf/2012/10/lincoln_park_grows_by_3_acres.html|title=Forest Grove's Lincoln Park grows by 3 acres after city land purchase|work=OregonLive.com|date=October 31, 2012}}

The Hillsboro campus opened in 2006 with its first building, a five-story LEED Gold-certified building,DJC Staff. "SRG designs second LEED Gold building", Daily Journal of Commerce, January 15, 2008, which was dedicated as Creighton Hall.{{cite news|last=Hungerford|first=Kelley|title='Dr. Phil' leaves legacy from Forest Grove to Hillsboro|date=July 29, 2009|newspaper=News-Times|url=http://thetribonline.net/news/story.php?story_id=124889414708838900|access-date=November 17, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130222073752/http://thetribonline.net/news/story.php?story_id=124889414708838900|archive-date=2013-02-22|url-status=usurped}} A second building, known as HPC2 and also LEED-certified, opened in 2010.{{cite web|url=http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/03/31/pacific-university-expanding-hillsboro-campus/|title=Pacific University expanding Hillsboro campus|author=Dan Carter|work=Daily Journal of Commerce|date=March 31, 2010}} The campus is part of the Hillsboro Health & Education District and is adjacent to the MAX light rail line. Primarily home to Pacific University's College of Health Professions, the campus houses several master's- and doctorate-level programs in health professions, as well as clinics, open to the public, for audiology, dental hygiene, physical therapy and professional psychology, as well as an interdisciplinary diabetes clinic and an eye clinic run by the Pacific University College of Optometry. The Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center also has a clinic and pharmacy on site.{{cite web |url=http://www.pacificu.edu/chp/index.cfm |title=College of Health Professions at Pacific University |access-date=2008-11-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081116082359/http://www.pacificu.edu/chp/index.cfm |archive-date=2008-11-16 }}

The Eugene campus opened in 1992, offering undergraduate and graduate programs in the College of Education. In 2014, the College of Arts & Sciences added a master of social work (MSW) program to the site.

The Woodburn campus opened in 2012 to offer professional pathways in education with a focus on STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and teaching diverse students. The 5,000 square foot, 14-room Victorian home of Woodburn founder, nurseryman Jesse Settlemier, is the heart of two degree programs in education.

The MFA in Writing program maintains an office in Portland's Pearl District in the period between residencies—during winter held at Seaside, Oregon, and in the summer in Forest Grove. In addition, six locations of the optometry college-affiliated Pacific Eye Clinic and a mobile unit are dispersed across the Portland metro area.{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificu.edu/about/community/healthcare-clinics/pacific-eyeclinic |title=Pacific EyeClinics |author= |date=December 17, 2013 |publisher=Pacific University |access-date=2019-05-27 }}

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Pacific is regularly used as a shooting location for television serials and films. One producer described Forest Grove described as "a picture-perfect little town."{{cite news |last=Turnquist |first=Kristi |date=2019-02-06 |title=Oregon ideal location for 'twisty mystery' of 'Pretty Little Liars' spinoff, producer says |url=https://expo.oregonlive.com/life-and-culture/g66l-2019/02/ee032827fa4062/pretty-little-liars-the-perfectionists-executive-producer-i-marlene-king-on-portland-filming-and-plots-with-secrets-lies-and-alibis.html |work=The Oregonian / OregonLive |access-date=2019-05-28 }}

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In addition to Pacific University Press and its two imprints founded in 2015, Tualatin Books and 1849 Editions, campus-based print publications include

• Heart of Oak, an annual yearbook (1894–)
• IJURCA: International Journal of Undergraduate Research & Creative Activities, a peer-reviewed, open-access research journal (2010–)
• The Pacific Index, the student newspaper (1893–)
• PLUM: Pacific's Literature by Undergraduate's Magazine and writing prizes (2007–)
• PU Stinker, a humor magazine (1948–1954)
• Silk Road Review: A Literary Crossroads, an internationally distributed literary magazine (2006–)

All of the Greek societies at Pacific University are "local", meaning that they are unique to the campus. There are several.[http://www.pacificu.edu/studentlife/orgs/greek_life/faq.cfm Greek Life FAQ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090109163312/http://www.pacificu.edu/studentlife/orgs/greek_life/faq.cfm |date=2009-01-09 }}.

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The Pacific Boxers are members of the Northwest Conference at the NCAA Division III level, having been one of the founding members of the conference in 1926. Pacific began playing football in 1894 as part of the Oregon Intercollegiate Football Association.

Today, men compete in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, and wrestling. Women's programs include basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, rowing, softball, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, and wrestling.

Pacific's women's wrestling program is notable as one of the nation's first five varsity programs sponsored by a college.[http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/255710,CST-SPT-hot14.article "Make It 5 Women's Wrestling Teams"], {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204174808/http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/255710,CST-SPT-hot14.article |date=2008-12-04 }} Chicago Sun-Times, Retrieved on November 26, 2008. The team competed as part of the women's division of the National Collegiate Wrestling Association, which began competition in 2007.

One of the most decorated sports at Pacific is handball, begun in 1977 under English Professor Michael Steele. Since 1981, the Boxers have appeared in 39 consecutive collegiate national tournaments and captured numerous individual and team national championships. In 2019, the team added five more national titles to its record at the United States Handball Association National Collegiate Championships.{{cite news |last=Lang |first=Joe |date=2019-02-27 |title=Boxer Handball Adds to Legacy at USHA National Collegiate Championships |url=https://www.pacificu.edu/about/media/boxer-handball-adds-legacy-usha-national-collegiate-championships |work=Pacific University |location=Forest Grove, OR |access-date=2019-05-27 }}

In addition to the amenities of the Stoller Center and Lincoln Park Athletic Complex, Pacific has indoor and outdoor tennis courts{{cite web|url=http://www.goboxers.com/sports/2011/3/15/holce-tennis-courts.aspx?&tab=4|title=Pacific University Athletics|work=goboxers.com}} on campus and shares a competition-size pool with the City of Forest Grove.{{cite web|url=http://www.goboxers.com/sports/2011/3/15/forest-grove-aquatic-center.aspx?&tab=4|title=Pacific University Athletics|work=goboxers.com}}

Pacific's undergraduate faculty includes Jules Boykoff, a political scientist, poet, and activist focusing on the politics of the Olympic games. The MFA faculty has including award-winning writers such as Kwame Dawes, Tyehimba Jess, Dorianne Laux, Marvin Bell, Ellen Bass, and Garth Greenwell, among others. It has also included former professional basketball player Jeron Roberts.

Pacific University College of Optometry hired its first African American educator, Breanne McGhee, a full-time optometrist who practices in New Orleans.{{Cite web|title=Breanne McGhee OD, MEd, FAAO – Interprofessional Education & Leadership Community|url=http://web5.lib.pacificu.edu/ipel/2018/08/27/breanne-mcghee-od-med-faao/|access-date=2021-05-19|website=web5.lib.pacificu.edu}} She works at the institution as an assistant professor and clinical adjunct.{{Cite web|date=2020-10-15|title=2020 Theia Awards of Excellence Honor Six Women ODs|url=https://www.womeninoptometry.com/news/article/2020-theia-awards-of-excellence-honor-six-women-ods/|access-date=2021-05-19|website=Women In Optometry|language=en-US}}

• Shirley Abbott '52, OD '53 — American ambassador, optometrist, and dairyman
• Les AuCoin '69 — U.S. representative
• Wlnsvey Campos '17 — Oregon state representative-elect{{Cite web|title=Wlnsvey Campos|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Wlnsvey_Campos|access-date=2020-11-17|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}}
• Loren Cordain '74 — researcher specializing in nutrition and exercise physiology
• Rick Dancer — journalist and politician{{cite news|url=http://thetribonline.net/news/story.php?story_id=121495910186634600|title=Politician, Pacific alum to march in Hillsboro's holiday parade Friday|last=E. Harger III|first=Stover|date=July 2, 2008|newspaper=The Forest Grove News-Times|access-date=November 17, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130222154238/http://thetribonline.net/news/story.php?story_id=121495910186634600|archive-date=2013-02-22|url-status=usurped}}
• Dick Daniels — NFL player
• Jeannine Hall Gailey 2006 (MFA) — poet
• Daniel Gault (Tualatin Academy) — state legislator, educator, and journalist{{cite book |last=Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), and Republican League of Oregon |title=Republican League Register, a Record of the Republican Party in the State of Oregon |publisher=Register Pub. Co. |url= https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_6j8QAAAAYAAJ |page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_6j8QAAAAYAAJ/page/n418 1874] |year=1896}}
• Alfred Carlton Gilbert 1902 (Tualatin Academy) — Olympian and inventor of the Erector Set
• Mark Hashem — Hawai'i state representative{{Cite web|title=Mark Hashem|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Mark_Hashemaccess-date=2022-05-03|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}}
• Tim Hauck — NFL player{{Cite web|title=No. 46 Tim Hauck|url=https://bigskyconf.com/news/2013/9/25/fb_0925130724.aspx|access-date=2021-06-29|website=bigskyconf.com|language=en}}
• David G. Hebert '94 — musicologist, musician, and professor
• Lynn Hellerstein — optometrist, speaker, and author
• William A. Hilliard '52 — journalist and editor of The Oregonian
• Augustus C. Kinney — physician and expert on tuberculosis{{cite journal|year=1908|title=Obituary|journal=Medical Sentinel|volume=16|pages=196|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vBgCAAAAYAAJ&q=oregon%20dr.%20augustus%20kinney&pg=PA196}}{{cite book|last=Corning |first=Howard M. |title=Dictionary of Oregon History |language=en |year=1989 |publisher=Binfords & Mort |pages=135 }}
• Mike Kreidler '66, OD '69 — U.S. representative
• Gregg Lambert '83 — philosopher and literary theorist
• Olaus Murie '12 — conservationist and mammalogist
• Tela O'Donnell '05 — Olympic wrestler
• Robert T. Oliver '32 — author, professor, and scholar of intercultural communication
• Carol Pott '86 — author, editor, and vocalist
• Harvey W. Scott 1863 — first graduate of Pacific, editor of The Oregonian
• George Tall Chief — educator and chief of the Osage Nation
• Tommy Thayer '18 (Hon.) — musician, producer, lead guitarist of Kiss
• Barbara Thorne Stevenson — soprano{{cite journal|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_musical-america_1930-10-25_50_16/page/38/mode/1up?q=%22Barbara+Jane+Thorne%22|title=Winners Announced for Atwater Kent Contest in Oregon|author=J. F.|journal=Musical America|date=October 25, 1930|volume= 50|issue=16}}
• Thomas H. Tongue 1868 — U.S. representative
• Calvin Leroy Van Pelt '49 — World War II veteran
• Nancy Wilson (non-degree, '76) — lead guitarist and vocalist in the band Heart

• Melville Wilkinson
• Pacific University Press

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• {{cite book |last=Sevetson |first=Donald J. |date=2011 |title=Atkinson: Pioneer Oregon Educator |url=https://commons.pacificu.edu/mono/3/ |location=Forest Grove, OR |publisher=CreateSpace |isbn=9781466247192 }}
• {{cite book |last=Drury |first=Clifford Merrill |title=Henry Harmon Spalding: Pioneer of Old Oregon |publisher=Caxton Printers |location=Caldwell, ID |year=1936 |asin=B00BHCDF4S}}

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