Thriving in Your First Year: Adjusting to College and Embracing a Growth Mindset
Starting college is an exciting milestone—but it also brings profound changes. From tougher coursework to making new friends and handling more independence, your first year can feel overwhelming. The good news? There are strategies that can help you not just survive but truly thrive.
Due to significant maintenance issues that affect safe use and operations, the Wudu station located in the University Center at °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ is currently and indefinitely closed.
National Hazing Prevention Week, September 22–26, is an important time for our campus community to come together to learn, reflect, and take action to prevent hazing in all forms. Show your support by picking up a Hazing Prevention sticker or button on Tuesday, September 23, at the UC table.
Join us this Saturday, 9/20 at 6 pm at Hanson Stadium for our first home Football game! Remember, students, staff, and faculty get into all home games for free simply by showing your Boxer ID at the gate!
Hundreds of alumni and families will return to campus for Homecoming 2025, Oct. 24-26, and we need your help to make it successful! Students and employees are invited to join the Homecoming event staff. We wouldn’t be able to have a successful weekend if it weren’t for amazing students and employees like you who lend a hand. You are also invited to review the schedule and register to attend!
Author and investigative journalist Jeff Goodell headlines Pacific's Les AuCoin Human Rights Lecture on Sept. 30. Get tickets now!
International Programs is hosting Go Global on Thursday September 25 2025 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the UC Patio at the Forest Grove campus. The event will include tables for undergraduate travel courses and study abroad, graduate travel programs, Global Scholars, study abroad provider organizations, scholarships, and international work opportunities. We hope to see you there! Contact: Mike Miller, mjmiller@pacificu.edu.
National Hazing Prevention Week: September 22–26
Next week, September 22–26, is National Hazing Prevention Week. It is an important week for our campus community to come together to learn, reflect, and take action to prevent hazing in all forms. Show your support by picking up a Hazing Prevention sticker or button on Tuesday, September 23, at the UC table.
New and Returning Pacific Students: Experience the Forest Grove Farmers Market, Wednesday Sept 17! Washington County is hosting their Expo there, with 25+ tables offering health education, community resources, job opportunities, baby goats, and more. They're inviting Pacific students to "stop by to win prizes and enjoy games and giveaways!"
Pacific Students, do you have a credential, certificate or other previous documented experience that you'd like to earn credit for? Pacific has a credit for prior experiential learning process, that allows you to document and apply your previous experience to your degree.
