We’re Back! Commencement Brings Community Together
“I commission you to become the change you want to see in the world.” — Chanchanit Martorell
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.
A few good families
Margie Young was an infant when her father, Robert “Bob” Young, got together with six local families in Pasadena to found a children’s school unlike any other. Her father was a Quaker. Some of the other families were not.
Pacific Oaks Celebrates New Program Developments
With advancements in programs and accreditations, Pacific Oaks College recommits to maintaining the highest academic standards and expanding opportunities for our students.
Legacy: A word from President Dr. Jack Paduntin
This year's theme for Voices Magazine is in celebration of our diamond anniversary, and all the progress we have yet to achieve.
Emerging Education
The future of special education lies in integrated classrooms that will inspire an evolution of inclusion.
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.
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.
Forging a Healthy Future
Alumna Norma Mtume witnessed history fighting for civil rights—then made it organizing for communitybased health care.
Pacific Oaks Partners With Save the Children and Mattel to Deliver Toys to Area Child Care Center
The event was part of an ongoing effort to help local child care providers rebuild after last year’s Eaton Fire.
In It for the Long Haul: COVID-19 and the Future of Mental Health
How will Pacific Oaks prepare the professionals as the mental health care field evolves? We spoke to three faculty members in the Marriage and Family Therapy program to learn more.
