10 Facts About Pacific University

1.

Pacific University is a private university in Forest Grove, Oregon.

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2.

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

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3.

Pacific University opened a Master of Social Work program, based in Eugene, in 2014.

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4.

Pacific University has four campuses across Oregon, in Forest Grove, Hillsboro, Eugene, and Woodburn.

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5.

Pacific University's Eugene campus is a single building that houses a portion of the College of Education; in 2013, Pacific University opened a campus in Woodburn to provide further undergraduate and graduate programs in education.

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6.

All of the Greek societies at Pacific University are "local", meaning that they are unique to the campus.

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7.

Pacific University 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.

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8.

Pacific University began playing football in 1894 as part of the Oregon Intercollegiate Football Association.

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9.

Pacific University's women's wrestling program is one of just five varsity programs sponsored by a college in the United States.

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10.

One of the most decorated sports at Pacific University is handball, begun in 1977 under English Professor Michael Steele.

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