Devoted to Education and Service
Guided in her mission by those who sought to lessen the sting of racism, Pacific Oaks donor Pam Praeger has always sought to have an impact on the communities she served.
Broken Bootstraps
Along with financial hardship, people living in poverty face physical, mental, and emotional trauma. Social workers are uniquely positioned to help overcome it.
Empowering First-Generation and Nontraditional Master of Social Work Students at Pacific Oaks College
Pursue your Master of Social Work at Pacific Oaks College—flexible, supportive programs for first-generation and nontraditional students.
On the Shoulders of Giants
Since the founding of Pacific Oaks Children's School, visionaries have passed the torch from one generation to the next. Their legacy endures.
Delegation from the Escuela de Psicologíade en CETYS Universidad Visits Campus
Visitors from the Center for Technical and Higher Education (CETYS University) came to Pasadena to mark a new partnership between the two institutions.
Journey: 5 steps to a transformation
Journey: 5 Steps to a Transformation explores five steps to a transformation through realization, exploration, knowledge, action, and actualization. Susan Livingston is the alumna highlight for Voices Spring 2018 issue.
Losing lifelines, keeping connections
The LGBTQIA+ population already faced a unique set of challenges that became amplified during COVID-19. The pandemic offered a time to reflect on the importance of community.
Global citizen
On November 22, 1963, 13-year-old Patricia Breen woke up in Tokyo to news she would never forget. President John F. Kennedy had been assassinated in Dallas. Within minutes, word spread across the globe—all the way to the American Embassy where her father was stationed.
Alumna adding value to early childhood classrooms, multiculturalism in every room
Pacific Oaks graduate La’Kisha Simpson is helping to inspire Early Childhood Development leaders to execute three e’s in their careers: educate, equip, and empower. This motto helped her develop a career as an ECE instructor and a public speaker.
Out with the new, in with the old
As conventional children’s toys become more obsolete, Pacific Oaks Children’s School is encouraging traditional methods of play to benefit child development.
The invaluable lessons of service
For more than seven decades, Pacific Oaks College & Children’s School has fostered a culture of social justice through volunteerism and community service—extending its core values from the Pasadena community to as far as villages in South Africa.
New School of Global Leadership and Management Elevates Student Experience
The creation of the new school increases opportunities for business students at Pacific Oaks through introduction of global components.
