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Derri (Morgan) Sandberg OD '07 Elected President-Elect of OOPA Board
No full textDerri (Morgan) Sandberg OD '07 was named board president-elect for the Oregon Optometric Physicians Association at its annual meeting in July.Derri (Morgan) Sandberg OD '07 was named board president-elect for the Oregon Optometric Physicians Association at its annual meeting in July. Sandberg, who also serves as the association's advocacy director and legislative chair, works at Lifetime Vision Care in Bend, Ore.
Hire Student Workers at the 2022 Work & Service Fair
No full textAll student supervisors are invited to participate in the 2022 Fall Work & Service Fair on Thursday, Sept. 1 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Register for a spot today!Fall semester is right around the corner, and so is our first recruiting event of the new school year!
The Academic and Career Advising Center and McCall Center for Civic Engagement invite all student supervisors to participate in the 2022 Fall Work & Service Fair from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1.
Host a table on our Forest Grove Campus, meet with motivated students, chat about available jobs and hire student workers for 2022-2023 positions!
Space is limited and registration will be handled by Handshake. But first, please email Vanessa Reyes at [email protected] with responses to the following questions:
Department name?
Who will be representing your department? Please include the name(s) of all department employees planning to attend along with their email addresses.
Once I have received this information, I will contact individuals and walk them through the next steps to register for the Work & Service Fair in Handshake.
If you are able to do so, please post the attached digital flyer for the Work & Service Fair in your offices.
Thank you!
Vanessa Reyes
Community Relations coordinator, Academic and Career Advising
Pacific University | 2043 College Way, Forest Grove, OR 97116
503-352-3182 | [email protected]
Pacific University Welcomes Jessica Brown As New Title IX Coordinator
No full textPacific University is pleased to announce Jessica Brown as its new Title IX coordinator. Brown,
who has been serving as deputy Title IX coordinator for the university since January 2022, will
start her new role in August 2022.Pacific University is pleased to announce Jessica Brown as its new Title IX coordinator. Brown,
who has been serving as deputy Title IX coordinator for the university since January 2022, started her new role on July 1, 2022.
Brown's previous experience includes serving as director of Educational Equity, Title IX and Section 504 at Lafayette College in Easton, Pa., and as a civil rights investigator at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. In her previous roles, she conducted investigations of complaints alleging sexual harassment, sexual assault or discrimination on the basis of a protected characteristic, as well as oversaw campus wide prevention education and policy development.
She has extensive experience in development and management of sexual misconduct, sexual harassment, and Section 504 grievance policies and processes from intake and investigation through resolution. In addition, she has also been responsible for sexual violence education and training for campus partners and community.
Prior to working in higher education, she began her legal career as a judicial law clerk in Pike County, Pa., and worked in criminal defense. Brown earned a juris doctorate degree from Penn State Law and holds a bachelor's of music from Florida Southern College.
Pacific University is committed to a community where all may learn, work and live in an environment free from harassment and discrimination. As Title IX coordinator, she will be responsible for responding to, addressing and resolving reports, concerns and issues related to gender discrimination and sexual harassment. She can be reached at, [email protected].
For more information regarding the work of the Title IX Office, or to file a report of sexual harassment or gender discrimination, please visit the Title IX website at pacificu.edu/title-ix.
Pacific University would like to thank Cherie Scricca for her service as interim Title IX coordinator the past year and assisting in Brown's transition to her new role
Shaun Keylock '15 Aquires Conduit Dance, Inc.
No full textShaun Keylock Company (SKC), a leading contemporary dance company in the Northwest owned by Shaun Keylock '15, merged with Conduit Dance, Inc, in September 2022. Shaun Keylock Company (SKC), a leading contemporary dance company in the Northwest owned by Shaun Keylock '15, merged with Conduit Dance, Inc, in September 2022.
The merger combines two prominent contemporary dance studios in Portland, Ore., and their shared mission to advance contemporary dance and preserve its history.
SKC shares Conduit's mission to advance contemporary dance while fostering an exchange of ideas between artists and communities. The company is known for its distinctive visual style, which is both technically sound and radically subversive, often exploring the many facets of LGBTQ+ identity. SKC's first full-length production was developed through a 2019 New Expressive Works artist residency.
In 2019, SKC also began building national recognition receiving the White Bird Dance Barney Creative Prize for "New Voices in Dance '' and touring to Houston to be presented at the annual Barnstorm Dance Festival. SKC is currently developing several new projects, including staging the U.S. debut of When the Sun Comes Out, a queer chamber opera.
SKC will bring the perspective of Conduit's history and impact to its work, finding new ways to carry that work forward, placing marginalized artists, contemporary issues, and unique and radical experiences at its heart
Megan Riha OD '22 Receives the College of Optometry 2022 Dr. Newton K. Wesley Foundation Fund Endowed Scholarship Fund
No full textMegan Riha OD '22 received the Pacific University College of Optometry 2022 Dr. Newton K. Wesley Foundation Fund Endowed Scholarship Fund.Megan Riha OD '22 received the Pacific University College of Optometry 2022 Dr. Newton K. Wesley Foundation Fund Endowed Scholarship Fund. The award is named for one of the college's early founders and is bestowed to a student who is outstanding clinically and demonstrates excellent clinician skills in contact lenses.
The College of Optometry prepares tomorrow's doctors of optometry, while also serving the vision needs of the local community and advancing research in the ophthalmic industry. The college offers bachelor's, master's and PhD programs in vision science, as well as a doctor of optometry degree.
Collette Wiederrich '10 Promoted as Manager of Administration at Pac/West Strategies
No full textCollette Wiederrich '10 was promoted as manager of Administration with Pac/West Strategies, a strategic communications and political public relations firm based in Denver, Colo.Collette Wiederrich '10 was promoted as manager of administration with Pac/West Strategies, a strategic communications and political public relations firm based in Denver, Colo. Pacific alumnus Mark Truax '09, CEO and president of Pac/West, announced the promotion June 8, 2022.
Wiederrich will be in charge of the firm's internal administration needs such as human resources, vendor management and all core processes. She previously managed human resources and customer experience for Columbia Sportswear in Portland
In Memoriam: John H. Jones '60
No full textJohn H. Jones '60 died June 9, 2022, at age 85.John H. Jones '60 died June 9, 2022, at age 85. Jones was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend. He was born the youngest of seven children in 1936 in Baker City, Ore., to Ross Jones and Emma Prahl Jones. Soon after his birth, the family moved to the Prahl homestead in Hillsboro, where he graduated from Hilhi High School. He majored in sociology at Pacific, and had a career as a sales representative for Consolidated Cigar Corporation. His lifelong interests included travel, cigars, golf, and University of Oregon football.
Jones was preceded in death by his parents, Ross and Emma; and his sisters, Evelyn, Betty and Irene. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Janice; children, Karen (and Eric) Jacobsen, John, and Bob; daughter-in-law Tracey Jones; brothers Don and Bob; and grandchildren Adrianne, Amelia, Fiona, and Jett
In Memoriam: Dr. Lawrence LaRock '65, OD '66
No full textDr. Lawrence LaRock '65, OD '66 died July 6, 2022, at age 80.Dr. Lawrence LaRock '65, OD '66 died July 6, 2022, at age 80. A graduate of Helena High School, he pursued his undergraduate studies at Montana State University before attending Pacific's College of Optometry. As a captain in the U.S. Army, he was stationed at Fort Lewis during the Vietnam War.
LaRock opened an optometry practice in Butte, Mont., in the early 1970s and retired after selling his practice in 2004. He was very active in the Montana Optometric Association, serving as state president twice. He was a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and received a fellowship from Ohio State University. He was a trailblazer for the profession not only in Montana, but also on the national level. He mentored many young optometrists during the 1980s and 1990s.
He married Alana Lencioni in 1972 in Oahu, Hawai'i.
During his life, LaRock enjoyed various athletic pursuits such as snow skiing, water skiing, golfing, tennis and attending Gonzaga Basketball home games. He also thoroughly enjoyed playing cribbage, playing with all his dogs, and spending time at his cabin on Canyon Ferry Lake.
LaRock was preceded in death by both of his parents; his step father Hans Mo; his brother, Richard LaRock; his nieces, Melanie LaRock Sherman and Amy LaRock Timmins; brother-in-law Bud Carbis; father-in-law and mother-in-law Bruno and Angie Lencioni; and other aunts, uncles and cousins. He is survived by his wife, Alana Lencioni LaRock; daughter Lani LaRock; sister Marlene Carbis; nephew Jim Carbis; sister-in-law Jennifer; aunt Ethyl; and numerous cousins
Thank You To All Event Supporters!
No full textPacific University special events would not be possible without the support of our faculty, staff and alumni helpers.Pacific University special events would not be possible without the support of our faculty, staff and alumni helpers.
In addition to the many individuals who plan, promote, set up and staff events as part of their normal job responsibilities, dozens of individuals also step up to take care of guests and help the events go smoothly.
Thanks to all who have pitched in to support recent events:
May Commencement
Sara Alvarez Olvera
Linna Armstrong
Orhan Belding
Charlotte Bromley
Michelena Buckingham
Rachel Cadd
Martha Calus-McLain
Jeane Canon
Lisa Carstens
Nancy Connolly
Tony Cox
Kelsey Delanoy
Pete Erschen
Kathy Ferrer
Rosie Fiallo
Perry Francis
Wanda Frazier
Joyce Gabriel
Jean Garcia
Janelle Gomora
Jennie Harlan
Kira Hein
Donna Hepler
Kylie Hepler
Katy Kilsdonk
Katie Lardy
Michelle Lawrence
V Martin
Mandi Montplaisir
Maria Munoz
Tania Pena
Jenny Pessereau
Melissa Peterson
Shana Reece
Martha Robertson
Jan Stricklin
Jennifer Teeter
Jill Thornton
Amber Vanzant
Jolene Vice
Zack Wallace
Brendon Walters
Estelle Wang
Ryan Wetherill
Thuy Williams
Diane Woodruff
Colleen Yamamoto
All-Staff Conference
Rachel Cadd
Jeane Canon
Kelsey Delanoy
Kira Hein
Mallory Hiefield
V Martin
Vicki McGee
Rudy Sanchez
Andrea Stewart
Amy Tracewell
Amber Vanzant
Pacific University Health Professions Students Earn Degrees, Launch Careers
No full textThe university celebrated its annual August Commencement, recognizing the accomplishments of graduation degree candidates from the College of Health Professions schools of Audiology, Dental Hygiene Studies, Graduate Psychology, Healthcare Administration & Leadership, Occupational Therapy, and Physician Assistant Studies, as well as in the university's cross-curricular PhD in Education & Leadership Program.Students, family and friends filled the East Lawn of Pacific University's Forest Grove Campus on Saturday, Aug. 13, as more than 300 Boxers took their next steps in careers in the health professions.
The university celebrated its annual August Commencement, recognizing the accomplishments of graduation degree candidates from the College of Health Professions schools of Audiology, Dental Hygiene Studies, Graduate Psychology, Healthcare Administration & Leadership, Occupational Therapy, and Physician Assistant Studies, as well as in the university's cross-curricular PhD in Education & Leadership Program.
Pacific University President Jennifer Coyle, the first alumna to lead the university, welcomed her new fellow alumni to their role as colleagues and peers.
"I remember graduation day, both as a student and a parent," she said. "My own Pacific experience quite literally changed the course of my life. You, too, will find that your degree, all that you've learned along the way, and the relationships you have developed here will change the trajectory of your life. They will open the door to new opportunities, new ideas, and new dreams."
She continued: "You will also find that you have new opportunities to make a mark on this world. As humans, we all have moments when we are called to serve, help and care for other people. As professionals in healthcare and in education, this will be your vocation.
"Our mission at Pacific is to inspire students who think, care, create, and pursue justice in the world. I hope, as you go forth, you embrace every opportunity to live out this mission in your own lives, and it also becomes your avocation."
Pacific University serves nearly 4,000 students in undergraduate, graduate and professional programs the arts and sciences, business, education, health professions, and optometry.
Later in the weekend, Pacific celebrated another commencement ceremony, recognizing the members of the classes of 2020 and 2021 who were unable to have traditional ceremonies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Graduate portraits will be available at pacificu.edu/AugustGrad later this month.