Impact of Giving
University of the Pacific's continued excellence depends on the generosity of alumni, faculty, parents, students and friends. Every gift, no matter the size, helps Pacific in its mission to provide the highest-quality education.
Students
Scholarships make it possible for ambitious and intellectual students to follow their passions and pursue their puspose at Pacific.
Music therapy and piano performance student Joy Chiang shares her powerful story of how scholarships allowed her to follow her dream of using music to help bring healing to others.
Faculty
Your support allows Pacific to recruit top-quality, student-centered professors committed to engaging and intellectually nurturing their classes. Philanthropy also funds groundbreaking faculty research to the benefit of all.
Professor Ken Albala, Ph.D., Professor of History and Food Studies
Facilities
State-of-the-art facilities, underwritten by donor gifts, create ideal teaching and learning environments. They also promote research and athletic excellence to the benefit of students, faculty and the entire extended Pacific Family.
John T. Chambers Technology Center symbolizes Pacific's commitment to superior teaching, learning and cutting-edge technology. This state-of-the-art facility, made possible by a generous lead gift by namesake John T. Chambers, chairman and CEO of technology behemoth Cisco Systems Inc., has many distinguished features, including seven research, teaching and project labs, two student study areas and a sophisticated studio classroom and lab. In 2011, the John T. Chambers Technology Center received a LEED Gold Certificate for its sustainability features.
