Pacific University
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| Motto | Pro Christo et Regno Ejus |
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Motto in English
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For Christ and His Kingdom |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1849 |
| Endowment | $40.0 million |
| President | Lesley M. Hallick |
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| Students | 3,500 |
| Undergraduates | 1,700 |
| Location |
Forest Grove, Oregon, United States 45°31′16″N 123°6′29″W / 45.52111°N 123.10806°WCoordinates: 45°31′16″N 123°6′29″W / 45.52111°N 123.10806°W |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Red and black |
| Nickname | Boxers |
| Website | Official website |
Pacific University is a private, non-profit, coeducational university, based in Forest Grove, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1849 as the Tualatin Academy, the university's original Forest Grove campus is 23 miles (37 km) west of Portland, while the university maintains three other campuses in the cities of Eugene, Hillsboro, and Woodburn.
Founded by the United Church of Christ (UCC), the university's motto is Pro Christo et Regno Ejus, which is Latin for "For Christ and His Kingdom," and has an enrollment of more than 3,500 students. Although the university has long been independent of the UCC, it still maintains a close working relationship with the church as a member of the United Church of Christ Council for Higher Education. The university is now a small private, independent liberal arts school, offering graduate programs in education, optometry, writing, health professions and business.
Tabitha Brown, a pioneer emigrant from Massachusetts, immigrated to the Oregon Country over the new Applegate Trail in 1846. After arriving in Oregon she helped to start an orphanage and school along with Rev. Harvey L. Clark in Forest Grove in 1847 to care for the orphans of Applegate Trail party. In March 1848, Tualatin Academy was established from the orphanage with Clark donating 200 acres (80.9 ha) to the school.George H. Atkinson had advocated the founding of the school and with support of the Presbyterians and Congregationalists helped to start the academy.Eliza Hart Spalding, part of the Whitman Mission, was its first teacher.
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