After years of being shoved in the back corner of the University Center, the campus bookstore has finally changed location. Directly across the street of the south side of campus students and Forest Grove residents can now find Barnes & Noble at Pacific University.
Senior defender Kaleigh Stubblefield (5) clears the ball away while Warner Pacific's Rachelle Kliewer comes to challenge in the Boxers' 2-0 victory over the Knights September 5 in the last NCAA contest of any kind on Tom Reynolds Field. With the soccer and lacrosse teams moving over to the Lincoln Park Athletic Contest, it will end a remarkable run as the Boxers' home pitch since 1994.
October 28, 2006 was the first day of classes at Pacific's brand new School of Pharmacy. That busy afternoon, the dean Robert Rosenow, hurried off campus to attend a presentation for the next batch of student interviews. Just outside Hillsboro, he turned his motorcycle into an intersection and collided with the front bumper of a pick up truck that cut in front of him at the last second.
Even though students leave for home in May, hammers and drills were heard at Pacific all summer long. "With work ranging from repaving to reworking heating systems, the facilities team has had a busy summer," said Harold Roark, director of facilities and safety management.
When most students hear that a professor chose to teach at Pacific University, after spending three years at Harvard University, they may scratch their heads and ponder the professor's decision. However, in the case of history professor Lisa Szefel, it is true.
Some people are just born to teach. Such is the case for Jennifer Hardacker, the new media arts professor at Pacific University. Hardacker left behind a career in film to become an educator. After obtaining a masters degree in cinema and photography from Southern Illinois University, Hardacker quickly jumped into the world of film as an assistant publicist for Cline & White, a film company which worked primarily with independent films.
Richard Gayle, a visiting professor of mathematics, has joined the Pacific University staff for the 2007-2008 school year. He is visiting Forest Grove from a tenured position teaching mathematics at Black Hills State University in Spearfish, S.D. "I'm interested in seeing how Pacific University runs and I'm here to exchange some ideas about teaching," said Gayle.
After an eight year absence, former Pacific student Jaye Cee Whitehead has returned to campus in an act that she calls "giving back" to Pacific. This time she is a visiting assistant professor of sociology. "I came back because ... I wanted to give back to the university," Whitehead said.
David Cordes has joined Pacific University's faculty as a professor of chemistry. Originally from Queens, N.Y., Cordes graduated from Hunter College in 1990 with bachelor's of art in history. He joins the university after spending several years working as a high school teacher where he taught English, science and history.
According to mathematical science professor Harry Sheller, his "notion of high-tech is different colored chalk." Sheller, who is temporarily teaching full-time at Pacific while other professors are on sabbatical, is quick to point out the many benefits of chalkboards.
ssistant Professor and the new Head of the French Studies program at Pacific, Jeanne-Sarah de Larquier always wanted to teach. Raised in the town Metz in Lorraine, France, de Larquier began learning English from age 11. "English sounded like Chinese to me then," said de Larquier.
As a self-proclaimed "nerd," new social work professor Jessica Ritter just loves school. "I loved a lot of my professors when I was doing my undergrad [at University of Texas-Austin]," said Ritter. "So I always thought after my social work career I would become a professor.