Pacific University — Attraction in Forest Grove

EDIT: After updating my address online, I noticed a few weeks later that it had not actually been updated. I called the Helpdesk who told me that they had been having issues with the site. They offered to transfer me over to the mailing department to see if they had received my mail. Donna Hepler was SO HELPFUL and empathetic to the hassle I've been through for something so simple. She took down my information and contacted the person who sent the mail (something I have been trying to do.) She was successful and now my issue is resolved! I have updated my review to 3 stars because Donna deserves 10 stars and everyone else I spoke with deserves less than 1. Thank you so much, Donna!

TL;DR: Pacific made a simple address change very, very difficult. Evidently for an address change, it takes 3+ people and they still make the client do it themselves.

I transferred from Pacific due to their outrageous tuition. My first year there was fine, the instructors were nice and helpful, the campus was pretty. I was only able to stay one year because they increased tuition by several thousands of dollars when I was barely able to scrape by. I honestly wish I never came here. My husband is an alumni of Pacific and they call him about one a week (and have since he graduated) asking for donations. It's insane how money-hungry this college is. Anyways, 5 years after I left, my old roommate emailed me to let me know Pacific had sent some mail to my old address. I figured I would give them a quick call, let them know I moved like 3 years ago, and have them update their records. First, I call the Business Office. They're the ones who sent the mail, so they can probably update it, right? Nope! They tell me the only people who can update it is the Registrar's office. Okay, cool, just transfer me and I can talk to them. Surprise! The Registrar's Office also apparently can't update addresses. You have to go online to do it. But, since I haven't been a student for over 5 years, I have no idea what my login information is which means I have to call the tech support. They tell me, "Oh, your account has been deactivated since you haven't signed in for a long time." Wow, okay, great, I know, thanks. They ended up reactivating me (which takes a couple hours) and having me update it online. WONDERFUL, THANK YOU PACIFIC....

The school itself has great professors and classes, however, t I do have a few issues with the way things are. First of all, I cannot help but voice disappointment with the wifi connection on Clark, 3rd floor. It's been nearly a semester and the issue hasn't been fixed! It should have been taken care of a while back, since I've heard from a few other students that the wifi has not been great in years past as well. The sporadic connection has made me and my friends completely lose several online assignments, and when it's the night before, you can imagine how stressful that can be. I also find it unreasonable that those of us without ethernet ports are asked to buy adapters. I am NOT going to buy a $40 cable when I was guaranteed wifi for a $12,000 housing plan. Second, I'd like to bring up food quality. More than once I have walked out of the UC with oil drenched food sitting uneasily in my gut. The lack of menu variety and just how poorly the food is made has made many, MANY of the girls on my floor sick to the point where they would be skipping meals because they're scared that their stomach will disagree with them. Other than the everyday salad and sandwich, there are NO healthy alternatives. Its honestly very disappointing. Pizza, Hamburgers, Fries, the sketchy oil- meat section, and the same old tacos or greek food, all heavy. PLEASE, I BEG OF YOU, have some REAL fresh food! Vegetarian options aren't very high either and the fruit is never ripe! Third and last: I am unsatisfied with how the General Chemistry course is run. All we do is work in a workbook that we have to PAY FOR all class. It's hard to keep up! I could just pay a tutor and work out of a workbook myself and it would be cheaper. I rather have our professors give us actual lectures that use the textbook we had to buy and then show examples and have us try a few on our own. It would also be amazing if we could have time to take real notes since I feel our minds grasp more when we have time to write things out. All in all, that class isn't worth what I'm paying...

Two psychology professors are transphobic enough for Pacific to refund my tuition for their classes. After taking their classes, I joined the school’s EDI committee to try to build positive change. In my first meeting, my program head introduced me to the committee by questioning whether it was appropriate for me as a white person to be there.

At my end of program ceremony, it became obvious that I was expected to interact with one of the transphobic professors on stage. I left the ceremony and had a panic attack outside. My program head then emailed me to say that he thought my attempt to remove myself from a threatening situation seemed less like self care or self preservation than an act of racism. Both the transphobic professors and I are white.

Pacific University is not a safe place to be trans. My department head told me it’s like this to prepare me for the...