Ana McAbee MSW '18 brings clients and community to better connection with nature through her counseling practice and the Eugene Environmental Film Festival.
Balancing the workloads of a varsity sport and 鶹Ӱ school can be tough. Rob Wood '22, MBA '23 and Isaiah Pitre '22 MSW '24 took on 鶹Ӱ programs to continue their dream of playing football for the Boxers.
Pacific Priority allows students to apply for and receive conditional admission to select Pacific 鶹Ӱ programs before they even start college, providing a clear pathway to graduation and the next step in their education & career journey.
The university's Master of Social Work and Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology programs will split a two-year, $1.8 million grant from the Oregon Health Authority aimed to increase the capacity and diversity in the state's mental health workforce.
As a social worker, Maria Vasquez-Rodriguez ’22, MSW '23 aims to straighten and shorten the path of patients who are buffeted by the health system. She was awarded the social work scholarship named for Claire Argow.
Claire Argow was a leader in social work and prison reform long before she began teaching at 鶹Ӱ in 1960. Today, the 鶹Ӱ social work program and social work scholarships are named in her honor.
Autumn Davis MBA ’19, Breanne Davis ’16, OT ’19, and Carmel Nichol ’16, MSW ’17 completed a family triple play when Breanne was awarded her doctorate in occupational therapy. She was the third triplet in the family to earn a 鶹Ӱ degree from Pacific.
"I think social work picked me.” Gustavo Presidente MSW ’16 was volunteering and working when he decided to advance his career with a master in social work from 鶹Ӱ.
Rachel Seibert BSW '12 was called to medical social work — and to Randall Children’s Hospital — by personal experience. At 18, she was in an accident that nearly claimed her life. She was treated at Randall for more than two years by some of the same people who are, today, her colleagues.