Pacific University

Pacific University is a located in Forest Grove, Oregon about 40 minutes west of Portland, Oregon. It traces its origins to a private school, the Tualatin Academy, started in 1842 and was officially chartered by the territorial legislature in 1849. It is 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 pyschology, dental health science, and pharmacy. Pacific also has a full range of undergraduate liberal arts degree programs and an outstanding 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 school counseling. Pacific University is presently in the process of expanding. There is a state-of-the-art University Library being built as well as a professional studies building and a brand new separate campus for the health professions.

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Forest Grove - Oregon - Portland, Oregon - 1842 - 1849

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The central building on the Pacific campus is Marsh Hall, built in 1895 and named for Pacific's first president, Sidney Harper Marsh. 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.

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1895 - Sidney Harper Marsh - 1975 - 1977

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Dr. Phil Creighton became Pacific's sixteenth president in 2003.

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