A Greater Purpose
Alumna Denise Smith knew she wanted to do more to help children. The water crisis in her hometown of Flint, Michigan provided the chance to answer the call.
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.
Jus-tice: A word from Pacific Oaks
n., The moral principle determining just conduct, peace, and genuine respect for people.
Lessons for life
For nearly 75 years, young minds have been nurtured beneath the trees of Shady Lane. Those experiences—ripe with discovery—can stay with them for years to come. We asked four generations of alumni to share their favorite memories and lasting lessons from their time at the Children’s School.
How Pacific Oaks changed the life of Pasadena’s Stark Spirits owner
Stark Spirits distillery co-owner Karen Robinson-Stark reflects on how Pacific Oaks influenced her career path—from childhood development expert to entrepreneur. Discover the "spirit" she found through her work.
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.
Follow the (modern) leader
As practices and priorities evolve to meet the demands of the modern business landscape, a new leadership model must also emerge. Leaders with the skills to bring together the bottom line with the common good will be increasingly important.
Excursion into empathy
Ten days abroad gave Pacific Oaks students a new perspective on the global immigration crisis and a new tool with which to practice their profession: compassion.
Roundtable Q&A: Wearing intelligence on your sleeve
Yolanda Carlos, Dr. Carlene O. Fider, and Stacey Smith-Clark from Pacific Oaks have a roundtable discussion on emotional intelligence.
In-clu-sion: A word from Pacific Oaks
Dr. Patricia A. Breen, President of Pacific Oaks College & Children’s School, introduces the theme of the spring 2017 issue of Voices magazine: inclusion.
How a helping hand created a humanitarian
Meet the Pacific Oaks College alumnus whose personal experience fleeing Vietnam as a child refugee inspired him to become a mentor and advocate for those experiencing homelessness.
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.
