JOURNEY OF TODAY'S STUDENT
Academic life. Work life. Social life. Family life. Today’s students navigate multiple roles and demands while they face the challenges of having been apart and online for two years. Tuning into their needs, Pacific is helping students build and re-build relationships by bolstering services and creating spaces where they can learn, live and explore. From a new center for cultural collaborations to comfortable living communities, Pacific is making sure students succeed on their own terms.
CULTURE+IDENTITY
Celebrating the diverse cultures, faiths and identities found at Pacific throughout the year "creates a sense of pride for students who can see themselves and their cultures being celebrated while also learning about others," says Mario Enriquez '10, director of the new Center for Identity and Inclusion.
Julianna Meneses ’25 performs intricate dances during a Filipino Cultural Night celebration.
RESEARCH+DISCOVERY
"There is doing the work, and then there is really understanding it enough to communicate your work," says Lydia Fox, a previous director of undergraduate research at Pacific. The university’s support for undergraduate research across disciplines deepens students' learning and benefits their future careers.
COMMUNITY+CONNECTION
At Pacific, students have countless opportunities to engage with each other, teachers, mentors and many others. Pacific Fridays each week foster camaraderie, as do opportunities to engage with the broader community, whether by volunteer work through College Corps or programming like Pacific Trick-or-Treat.