The University of the Pacific (also referred to as Pacific or UOP ) is a private university in Stockton, California. It is the oldest charter university in California, California's first independent independent education campus, and both the first music conservatories and the first western medical school on the West Coast.
It was first rented on July 10, 1851, in Santa Clara, California, under the name California Wesleyan College . The school moved to San Jose in 1871 and then to Stockton 95 years ago in 1923. The Pacific is accredited by the Association of Schools and Western Colleges (WASC).
In addition to the liberal arts college, and his school of education, engineering, business, international studies and music, he has three professional graduate schools: Dentistry School in San Francisco, Law School in Sacramento, and the School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences located in Stockton.
It has extensive collections relating to jazz musicians and alumni Dave Brubeck, who in 1953 released a live album Jazz at the College of the Pacific . It is also home to environmental pioneer paper John Muir.
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History
Pacific was founded on July 10, 1851, in Santa Clara. Originally named California Wesleyan College , but a month later, he applied for his name to be changed to University of the Pacific . In 1858, colleges opened the first medical school on the West Coast; it's called the University of the Pacific Medical Department. The medical school was later affiliated with University College under the name Cooper Medical College, and in 1908 was taken over by Stanford University and became Stanford University's Medical Faculty.
In 1871, the campus was moved to the San Jose College Park neighborhood and the college opened its doors for women, becoming the first independent independent education campus in California. In 1878, the Conservatory of Music was established in the Pacific, making it the first of its kind west of the Mississippi River. In 1896, Napa College joined the campus. In 1911, the name was changed to College of the Pacific ( COP or Pacific ).
In 1923, the campus was moved from the Bay Area to the town of Stockton to the first higher education institution in the Central Valley; became a University of the Pacific in 1961. In 1925, the San Jose campus was sold to Santa Clara College which moved Santa Clara Prep to college and named it Bellarmine College Preparatory.
In 1962, the Pacific joined the San Francisco College of Physicians and Surgeons (founded in 1896 in San Francisco), and later in 1966, with McGeorge School of Law (founded in 1924 in Sacramento).
In the late 1960s, when "... federal law on public funding of church-related institutions became a problem..." the university stopped receiving funds from United Methodist Church, but retained its affiliation with the church while operating as a non-government. school-denominations.
On October 17, 2013, the university announced the real prizes of Robert and Jeanette Powell for US $ 125 million. This is the biggest prize in the history of 162 years of university. In the previous year, Pacific received the highest award, The Order of Pacific, posthumously. and Mrs. Powell. "This gift increases the endowment of the Pacific to $ 334 million.
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Campus
Stockton Campus
The Stockton campus, featuring towers, rose gardens, architectural columns, brick-faced buildings, and many trees, has been used in Hollywood movies, because of its aesthetic resemblance to the East Coast Ivy League University: High Time < i> The Robbers of Lost Ark , The Kingdom of Crystal Skull , The Sure Thing , Dead Man on Campus , and Dreamscape , among others. Part of the 1973 Disney film The World's Largest Athlete was also shot in the Pacific.
The Stockton campus is home to three main dorms: Grace Covell Hall, Southwest Hall, and Quad Buildings. The Quads consist of several separate small residential halls adjacent to each other. Grace Covell is the largest campus dormitory that houses over 350 students while Southwest and Quads have a lower number of students. High-end passengers can find housing in the University Townhouse on the northwest side of campus, the campus-centered McCaffrey Center Apartments or in two apartment buildings known as Monagan and Brookside Hall, recently renamed the Chan Family Hall. There is also a fraternity house and a dormitory located on campus.
In 2008, the university opened a new University Center, costing $ 38 million, to centralize all student-centered campus activities. The Don & amp; Karen DeRosa University Center has a new central dining room, student café, pub, bookstore and conference center, replacing McCaffrey Center. It also built a new $ 20 million Biological Science Center in 2008 that provides advanced classroom and lab facilities for students studying the natural sciences and health sciences.
The campus is home to the Morris Chapel, a non-denominational church with simple architecture, excellent acoustics and a photogenic background.
Sacramento Campus
Pacific Sacramento, 13-acre Campus Campus offers undergraduate and professional programs and degree completion programs in Oak Park neighborhood, south of downtown. It consists of 24 buildings, including academic facilities, four living facilities, and a gym/swimming pool
The campus is anchored by the McGeorge School of Law, which is the only law school approved by the American Bar Association in Sacramento County.
In 2015, Pacific embarked on the expansion of the Sacramento Campus, including new graduate programs in analytics, education, health sciences, organizational leadership, and public policy.
The program is currently offered on the Sacramento campus :
- Juris Doctor (J.D.)
- Bachelor of Science, Organizational Behavior
- Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), Educational Leadership and Organization
- Doctor of Juridical Science (J.S.D.)
- Master of Arts in Education (MAEd), Entrepreneurship Education
- Master of Arts in Education (MAEd), Organizational Learning and Effectiveness
- Master of Laws (LL.M.)
- Master of Physician Assistant Studies (M.P.A.S.)
- Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.)
- Master in Public Policy (M.P.P.)
- Master of Science, Data Sciences
- Master of Science, Law (M.S.L.)
San Francisco Campus
Pacific's San Francisco Campus is located in the South Market area of ​​San Francisco, containing classrooms, administrative offices, simulation laboratories and clinics that offer dental care to the public through the Dugoni School of Dentistry. The San Francisco Campus also includes postgraduate courses in analysis, audiology, food research, and music therapy.
In 2011, Pacific bought a seven-storey Wells Fargo office building in the South Market neighborhood, to use five floors to Dugoni's house, while renting two floors as a premium office space. Dugoni moved into his new facility in 2014.
Campus sustainability efforts
The university seeks to promote environmental responsibility. Students are given the opportunity to take part in sustainability service projects through M.O.V.E. (Mountains, Sea, Valley Experience) program. Campus meal services participate in the Farm to Fork Program, buying food locally where possible. In 2009 students from Residence to Earth & amp; Environment & amp; Learning (learning community housing on campus), Student for Environmental Action, and Department of Earth & amp; Environmental Science is designed and implemented the "Tap Itu" campaign, whose goal is to inform students, faculty and staff about the effects of disposable water bottles on the environment. The Pacific sustainability score is D in 2009 and has risen to C since then. Universities have also been enrolled in the Sierra Club "Cool School" list, or University that respects sustainability, for three consecutive years. The University has also opened several LEED Certified buildings in the last five years, including Don and Karen DeRosa University Centers, John T. Chambers Technology Center, and Vereschagin Alumni Home.
Demographics
By 2016, the Stockton campus has 4,897 students (3,483 students, 768 graduates, 646 first professional students). University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco has 638 students (154 graduates, 484 first professional students), and McGeorge Law School in Sacramento has 593 students (120 graduates, 473 first professional students).
Academics
The University is the only private institution in the United States with fewer than 10,000 students to offer degrees from eight different professional schools, giving it a broad blend of undergraduate and professional education it offers. Pacific offers more than 100 academic programs and over 60 undergraduate degrees. Many undergraduate degrees are offered, including doctorates in more than 15 departments in five schools and colleges.
Universities offer degree programs in nine schools and graduate programs:
- Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry: San Francisco
- Gladys L. Benerd School of Education: Stockton, Sacramento, and San Francisco.
- Pacific High School: School of art and science (liberal arts) University, Stockton
- Conservatory of Music: The first music conservatory on the west coast, Stockton
- Eberhardt School of Business: Stockton
- Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences: Stockton
- McGeorge Law School: Sacramento
- School of Engineering and Computer Science: Stockton
- School of International Studies: Stockton. One of six international undergraduate study schools in America. The School offers four Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, Global Studies, International Relations and Trade, and Development as well as underage. School offers M.A. in Intercultural Relations.
- Office of Research and Postgraduate Studies: Stockton
US Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, a professor, teaches at McGeorge Law School in Salzburg, Austria, in a university summer program abroad.
School of International Studies
One of the six international undergraduate study schools in America and the only school on the west coast. S.I.S. has an interdisciplinary core curriculum taught by anthropologists, political scientists, economists and historians. School offers several B.A. and small programs, M.A. in Intercultural Relations and an online certificate program in Social Entrepreneurship.
In 2006, the School of International Studies opened The Global Center for Social Entrepreneurship. The center conducts research and serves as a gathering place for students interested in social entrepreneurship. Unlike most university social entrepreneurial centers, the program has an undergraduate, student-centered approach, combining both academic analysis and practical application in the field.
One of America's leading microfinance lenders, Dana Bootstrap Katalysis, was transferred to the University of the Pacific campus in 2006. Pacific is the first US University to have a microfinance center operating on its campus.
Two University of Pacific graduates have received the Skoll Foundation award for Social Entrepreneurship. In 2005, alumni Martin Burt received an award for agricultural education and rural entrepreneurship program, Fundación Paraguaya. In 2006, Sakena Yacoobi was recognized for her foundation Afghan Institute of Learning, which aims to restore educational and health programs.
On August 22, 2012, the School of International Studies is folded under the umbrella of College of the Pacific. It maintains its status as a school, but its administrative structure is attached to the College of the Pacific's Dean office.
Reception
Admission to the University of the Pacific is rated as "more selective" by the US. News & amp; World Report .
For the fall of 2015, the Pacific received 15,183 new student applications; 8,335 treated (64.6%). The average GPA of newly enrolled students is 3.45, while the middle 50% range of SAT scores is 490-620 for critical reading, 520-660 for math and 490-630 for writing. The middle 50% range of the ACT Composite score is 22-29.
Ratings
National rating
The 2016 US. News & amp; The World Report rankings of US colleges and universities place the University of Pacific undergraduate program tied for the 108th rank in the "national university" category. Among the graduate programs, USN & amp; WR ranked 48th Best pharmacy in the country, 84th Best Speech Language Pathology, and 99th Best Physical Therapy. PayScale
By 2015, PayScale, an online payroll information company, is ranked 74th Pacific for the Highest Paid Graduate in the United States. The ratings mentioned above are for Pacific graduates with a bachelor's degree course (so those with a degree type are not included in the rankings). According to PayScale ratings, the average starting salary for Pacific graduates is $ 51,500 and the median mid-career salary is $ 98,300.
Athletics
Pacific has previously competed in the NCAA Athletic Association conference of the Second Division California Collegiate but left in 1950. In 1952, Pacific became a charter member of the California Basketball Association, soon to become the West Coast Athletic Conference (WCAC) and now the West Coast Conference ( WCC). They remained at WCAC until joining the Pacific Coast Athletics Association, now known as the Big West Conference, in 1969 for football and 1971 for other sports. Pacific dropped football after the 1995 season, and returned to the WCC in 2013.
The facilities include the 2,500-seat Klein Family Ground for baseball, Bill Simoni Field with 350 seat for softball, Alex G Sparos Center with 6,150 seats for basketball and volleyball, Knoles Field for football, Hal Nelson Tennis Courts , and Chris Kjeldsen Pool for swimming and water polo.
The University of the Pacific competes in NCAA Division I athletics as Pacific Tigers at the West Coast Conference. After more than 40 years at a conference (PCAA/Big West) where they were the only private school ever to be members, they returned to the league which now consists of religious-based private schools. (BYU affiliated with LDS Church, Pepperdine with Christ Churches, and seven other members are Catholic.) The athletic department sponsored 18 sports: baseball, men's and women's basketball, women's cross country, women's tracks & amp; fields, women's field hockey, men's golf, men's and women's soccer, women's softball, men's and women's pools, men's and women's tennis, women's volleyball, women's sand volleyball, and men's and women's water polo. The two university national championships came with women's volleyball, a sport where the school advanced to 24 NCAA Live Tournaments (1981-2004) and appeared in nine Final Fours (2 AIAW, 7 NCAA).
Capital increase
The University conducted a $ 200 million fundraising campaign to build the University Center, the Center for Biological Sciences, a multipurpose gymnasium, additional libraries, and Klein Family Field for baseball. In the summer of 2007, the university announced that it had gone far beyond that goal, having collected a total of $ 330 million, including a $ 100 million inheritance gift from Robert C. and Jeannette Powell.
Administration
When Donald DeRosa retired on June 30, 2009 as university president, Pamela Eibeck became the 24th female president and first woman at the university.
The President was elected by a university Board of Directors, composed of 27 members, including the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Judge Connie M. Callahan, US District Court Judge Morrison England, and former NASA Astronaut Jose Hernandez. Former members may be named Emeritus Board Member. The list includes the owner of San Diego Chargers Alex G. Spanos.
Provost Philip N. Gilbertson served as chief academic officer from 1996 to June 2010, overseeing all schools and university divisions. He retired on June 30, 2010. The university was named Dr. Patrick J. Ferrillo, Jr., dean of Arthur A. Dugoni Dental School in San Francisco, to fill a temporary search position completed for permanent replacement. In February 2011, Dr. Maria Pallavicini, dean of the School of Natural Sciences at UC Merced, was appointed provost. The Dean Council is composed of all academic deans, associates and assistant rectors, Director of Planning and Research, and Academic Budget Officer.
In 2006, former Stanford Athletic Director Ted Leland returned to his undergraduate alma mater as Vice President of Pacific Progress University and later was appointed Vice President of External Relations by President Eibeck in 2009. Leland was appointed a temporary athletic director and then permanently in 2011 while still assuming the vice-president's job. In February 2015, Leland resigned from his post as Vice President of External Relations to focus on athletics. Stacy McAfee was named the new Vice President for External Relations.
In 2013, Pacific appointed Dr. Rena Fraden as Dean of the Pacific College. Fraden was previously Vice President of Academic and G. Keith Funston Professor of English and American Studies at Trinity College (Connecticut).
Greek Life
Approximately 16% of students are members of a social fraternity or college student at the University of the Pacific, where there are four social brotherhood homes on campus, four social boarding houses on campus, and five multicultural fraternities supervised by the Greek Department of Housing and Life. There are also various professional and fraternal organizations on three campuses.
Fraternities
- Theta Chi - Iota Eta Chapter
- Pi Kappa Alpha - Kappa Nu Chapter
- Sigma Chi - Kappa Sigma Chapter
- Theta Pi Beta - Eta Kappa Chapter
Sororities
- Alpha Phi - Iota Gamma Chapter
- Delta Delta Delta - Phi Rho Chapter
- Delta Gamma - Delta Epsilon Chapter
- Kappa Alpha Theta - Phi Chapter
Multicultural brotherhood
- Omega Delta Phi - Alpha Nu Chapter
- Xi Chi Sigma
Multicultural sororities
- Delta Sigma Theta
- Gamma Alpha Omega
- Rho Delta Chi
Professional fraternity
- Alpha Chi Sigma - Chemistry: Pi Pi Beta
- Delta Epsilon Mu - Pre-Health: Tau Chapter
- Delta Nu Tau - Pre-Dentistry: Alpha Chapter
- Delta Phi Epsilon - Foreign Service: Psi Chapter
- Delta Sigma Pi - Business
- Kappa Delta Epsilon - Honors Education Fraternity: Delta Eta Chapter
- Kappa Psi - Pharmacy: Gamma Nu Chapter
- Mu Phi Epsilon - Music: Mu Eta Chapter
- Rho Pi Phi - Pharmacy: Lambda Sigma Delta Chapter
- Omega Eta Epsilon - Language: Alpha Chapter
- Phi Alpha Delta - Fraternal Law: Engle Chapter
- Phi Delta Chi - Pharmacy: Alpha Psi
- Phi Epsilon Kappa - Health Sciences, Exercise, and Sport: Eta Kappa Chapter
- Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia - Music: Beta Pi Chapter
- Sigma Alpha Iota - Music: Eta Omega Chapter
- Sigma Gamma Epsilon - Earth Sciences: Eta Upsilon Chapter
- Theta Alpha Phi - Theater: Gamma Chapter
- Theta Tau - Technique: Lambda Delta Chapter
- Lambda Kappa Sigma - Pharmacy: Alpha Xi
Service fraternity
- Alpha Phi Omega
Honor Society
- Alpha Lambda Delta
- Alpha Psi Beta
- Beta Beta Beta
- Mortar Board
- Omicron Delta Epsilon
- Phi Alpha Theta
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Phi Phi Phi (the Law)
- Phi Kappa Phi
- Phi Sigma Tau
- Pi Kappa Lambda (Music)
- Rho Chi
- Sigma Delta Pi
- Delta Sigma Tau
- Tau Pi Beta
Famous Alumni
Other notable alumni include:
- Tom Flores, head coach of the Super Bowl winner
- Alex Spanos, owner of billionaire from San Diego Filler
See also
- List of colleges and universities in California
References
External links
- Official website
- Pacific Athletics website
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