University of the Pacific’s mission is to provide a superior, student-centered learning experience integrating liberal arts and professional education and preparing individuals for lasting achievement and responsible leadership in their careers and communities.
Our shared values are at the heart of who we are as Pacificans and represent what we do best. 我们的价值观 guide and shape our students' success by defining the essence of what a Pacific education means. This affirmed set of values builds students' pride and sense of belonging to the 大学 and can transform their Pacific experience into lasting loyalty.
University of the Pacific is 加州的 oldest 大学, 7月10日成立, 1851—less than a year after California received statehood. Established by pioneering Methodist ministers, it remains the only Methodist-affiliated 大学 in California.
Many universities pride themselves on tradition. At Pacific, our tradition is innovation.
Initially located in Santa Clara, the 大学 later moved to San Jose, 1924年, 在斯托克顿, making it the 第一个 private four-year 大学 in the Central Valley.
1851 Established as California’s 第一个 大学
1871 Became California’s 第一个 coeducational campus and moved from Santa Clara to San Jose
1878 Established the West’s 第一个 Conservatory of Music
1924 Relocated the campus from San Jose 在斯托克顿
Notes from the 第一个 executive committee meeting for University of the Pacific, September 1851.
伯恩斯 Tower under construction, 1963
The 大学 experienced significant growth and expansion in its graduate and professional programs under the leadership of President Robert 伯恩斯 (1947–1971), who transformed Pacific with his motto “Pioneer or Perish.”
1955 Established the School of 药店
1957 Established the School of Engineering
1960 Became an independent institution
1962 Acquired the College of Physicians and Surgeons, a school of dentistry located in San Francisco
1964 Completed construction on the iconic 伯恩斯 Tower
1966 Acquired the McGeorge School of 法律 in Sacramento
Pacific continued to advance its legacy of innovation and leadership under President Donald V. DeRosa (1995–2009), investing more than $200 million in facilities renovation and construction projects on all three campuses. DeRosa was succeeded by Pacific’s 第一个 woman president, 帕梅拉一. Eibeck (2009–2019). Under her leadership, Pacific expanded student community outreach in San Francisco, Sacramento and Stockton.
1995 Named the School of Business in honor of the Eberhardt family
2013 Received transformational $125 million gift from estate of Robert and Jeannette Powell
2008 Opened the Don and Karen DeRosa University Center
2014 Moved the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry to a state-of-the-art facility in downtown San Francisco
2019 Established the School of Health Sciences
Pacific President Don DeRosa speaks at the opening of the Don and Karen DeRosa University Center, 2008
President Christopher Callahan visits Sacramento Campus, 2019
2020年7月1日， Christopher Callahan became Pacific’s 26th president, three months after the majority of Pacific’s students, faculty and staff had to leave their campuses for remote learning and work due to COVID-19.
He has set the ambitious goal of Pacific becoming the best student-centered comprehensive 大学 in the nation within a decade. His areas of interest include 大学wide initiatives in the areas of diversity, equity and inclusion; 可持续性; and 社区的影响.
