Meeting Your Needs
Pacific students, faculty and staff offer many services and programs to the community
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Pacific contributes significantly to our three communities of Stockton, Sacramento and San Francisco through a variety of programs. We offer health and legal clinics, educational opportunities and the ability to participate in numerous events while enhancing knowledge and educating members of our community.
The Center for Professional and Continuing Education (CPCE) is the community's primary source for adult continuing education. CPCE offers high quality class, certificate, and degree completion options for adults conveniently online, on-campus, and at our new state-of-the-art training facility on March Lane in Stockton. Detailed information on these programs along with registration information can be obtained by visiting the CPCE website at http://www.pacific.edu/cpce, by phone at 209-946-2424, or by visiting us at 1776 West March Lane (Suite 290) in Stockton.
The Westgate Center for Leadership and Management Development, offered through Pacific's Eberhardt School of Business, offers executive education both on and off campus. With innovative programming and renowned instructors, courses keep participants abreast of the transformations taking place in business management, technology and strategy. Find out more at the center's webpage.
Evening Degree Program for Educational Professionals EdPro2 and the Delta-Pacific Early Childhood Project
| Website: | EdPro2 (Evening Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies Program) |
| Contact: | Dr. Marilyn Draheim mdraheim@pacific.edu |
Math & Science Club Steeple Chase
Benerd School of Education
The math and science club instructs young teachers on effective ways to teach math and science.
| Contact: | Dr. Greg Potter gpotter@pacific.edu |
Delta-Sierra Science Project
Benerd School of Education
San Joaquin County Office of Education
Department of Physics, University of the Pacific
Provides professional development to rural educators in the field of science. The project teaches tools and tips to assist in sharing the knowledge with students.
| Website: | Delta Sierra Science Project |
| Contact: | Dr. Greg Potter gpotter@pacific.edu Dr. Jim Hetrick jhetrick@pacific.edu |
K-2 Starts
San Joaquin County Office of Education
Department of Physics, University of the Pacific
Provides professional development to rural educators in grades K-2 in the field of science. The project teaches tools and tips to assist in sharing the knowledge with students.
| Website: | K-2 STARTS |
| Contact: | Dr. Lynn Beck lbeck@pacific.edu |
Reading plus Writing Equals Science Success
Marysville School District
Department of Physics, University of the Pacific
Provides professional development to educators in the Marysville School District.
| Contact: | Dr. Greg Potter gpotter@pacific.edu |
Saturday Partners in Education (PIE)
Student Life
Center for Community Involvement
Provides an opportunity for children to come to the Stockton campus and get a glimpse into college life. While interacting with college students on campus, kids will participate in a variety of games, activities and learning experiences that make college a real possibility.
| Website: | Saturday Partners in Education (PIE) |
| Contact: | Center for Community Involvement 209.946.2444 cci@pacific.edu |
TLC School
Athletics
St. Mary's Interfaith Services
Elementary students from Transitional Learning Center (TLC) School have the opportunity to engage in physical activities with members of the Pacific athletic teams.
| Contact: | Jennifer Lee 209.946.2472 |
Book Outreach Program
Benerd School of Education
Stockton Public Schools
One on one reading and mentor support is offered. Students from the Gladys L. Benard School of Education are matched with local Stockton children ranging from age 5 to age 10 to act as reading mentors.
| Contact: | Dr. Ann Go ago@pacific.edu |
Pacific Math Institute
Benerd School of Education
Region 23 Migrant Education
Mathematics Department University of the Pacific
Latino Outreach, University of the Pacific
Intensive summer program serving approximately 100 children annually.
| Contact: | Dr. Dennis Parker dparker@pacific.edu Dr. Ines Ruiz-Huston iruiz@pacific.edu Assistant Provost Arturo Ocampo aocampo@pacific.edu |
University Jumpstart
Region 23 Migrant Education
Latino Outreach, University of the Pacific
Yearlong program for migrant adolescents and families. The program includes academic enrichment, college readiness, and parent and family education and other activities.
| Contact: | Dr. Ines Ruiz-Huston iruiz@pacific.edu Dr. Lynn Beck lbeck@pacific.edu |
Bilingual School Psychology Partnership
Benerd School of Education
Stockton Unified School District
Region 23 Migrant Education
Provides bi-lingual school psychologists to serve migrant and immigrant learners and families.
| Contact: | Dr. Linda Webster lwebster@pacific.edu |
Teacher Apprentice Program (TAP)
Benerd School of Education
San Joaquin Delta Community College& San Joaquin County Office of Education
Provides support, mentoring and encouragement for high school juniors to become math and science teachers. The program provides support for students who begin their college experience at Delta College before transferring to Pacific in their junior year to complete their teaching degree.
| Contact: | Dr. Marilyn Draheim mdraheim@pacific.edu |
Gone to Work
ASUOP Structured Teaching Environments Promoting Success (STEPS)
This programs helps mentally disabled children and young adults transition into workplace by educating and encouraging good work practices for later in life.
Pacific Child and Family Parenting Program
Department of Psychology
Families from the Stockton community are invited to participate in the program focused on helping parents improve basic parenting skills.
| Contact: | Dr. Scott Jensen 209.946.7322 |
Individual Tutoring
Student Life/ Center for Community Involvement
One on one tutoring by enthusiastic Pacific students who are passionate about the Stockton community.
| Website: | Individual Tutoring |
| Contact: | Center for Community Involvement 209.946.2444 cci@pacific.edu |
Kennedy Center Performances
Benerd School of Education
University Advancement
Conservatory of Music
Provides free Kennedy Center performances and related educational programming for local elementary schools
| Contact: | Ms Cathy Dodson cdodson@pacific.edu Ms Stacy Erickson serickson1@pacific.edu |
Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement
School of Engineering and Computer Science
The MESA program supports educationally disadvantaged students to excel in math and science and graduate with math based degrees.
| Website: | MESA |
Music Therapy Assessment and Services
Conservatory of Music
Stockton Unified School District & Lincoln Unified School District
Provides assessment and services for children in integrated special needs classrooms.
| Website: | Special Education |
| Contact: | Dr. Feilin Hsiao 209.946.3194 fhsiao@pacific.edu |
Bilingual Financial Aid and College-Awareness Workshop
Latino Community Outreach Office
San Joaquin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
The workshop brings local 6th -12th grade students to Pacific where workshops in both Spanish and English are offered on financial aid, college preparation and high school graduation requirements. Childcare is provided throughout the event.
| Website: | www.icangotocollege.org |
Community Involvement Program
CIP scholarship program has helped more than 1,000 students since its establishment in 1969. The program serves the educational needs of low income and first generation college students.
| Website: | Community Involvement Program |
| Contact: | Pov Chin 209.946.2436 cip@pacific.edu |
Health Winning-Investigations in Science with Elders (HealthWISE)
This program is designed for K-6th grade students allows pharmacy students to teach science to the Stockton community.
| Website: | |
| Contact: | Stephanie Anderson 209.468.4880 standerson@sjcoe.net |
Teaching, Experimentation and Mentoring in Science
Graduate pharmacy students visit 6th to 12th grade classrooms for a yearlong science project and learning symposium.
Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry Workshop
Chemistry Department
A week-long workshop is offered to individuals outside of the University who seek to increase their knowledge of mass spectrometry by using state of the art professional instrumentation.
| Contact: | Professor David Sparkman 209.946.2604 |
Ethnic Studies Program
The program collaborates with community based organization to develop materials to teach ethnic studies for K-12 students of Stockton Unified School District.
Children's Awareness Carnival
Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Heart Disease Education
SUSD American Heart Association
Students from the school of pharmacy teach heart disease prevention to local 4th and 5th grade students. The children also learn about healthy lifestyles.
| Contact: | Dr. Denis Meerdink 209.946.2488 dmeerdink@pacific.edu |
Medication Use Safety Training for Seniors (MUST)
Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Pharmacy Foundation of California
This program promotes safe and appropriate medication use to adults seniors.
| Contact: | Dr. Joseph Woelfel 209.946.2374 jwoefel@pacific.edu |
Falls Prevention Clinic
Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
This clinic offers screening of participants for osteoporosis and their risk of falling.
| Website: | Clinics |
| Contact: |
Dr. Joseph Woelfel 209.946.2374 |
Asthma Clinic
Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Personalized asthma education, training monitoring and one on one medication use evaluation and suggestions are offered.
| Website: | Clinics |
| Contact: |
Dr. Joseph Woelfel 209.946.2374 jwoefel@pacific.edu |
Pacific Partners in D Program
Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Assists Medicare beneficiaries with their Part D prescription drug plan costs.
| Contact: | Dr. Rajul Patel 209.946.3151 |
Pharmaceutical Care Clinic
Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Educates and assists patients on identifying potential medication related problems.
| Website: | Clinics |
| Contact: | Dr. Joseph Woelfel 209.946.2374/ jwoefel@pacific.edu |
Wellness Clinic
Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
With the ongoing increase in metabolic syndrome and other chronic diseases, health care providers are seeking assistance for patient wellness. Our multi-disciplinary clinic services include: confidential, personalized health risk assessment (including biometrics), intervention suggestions and goals, and progress tracking/follow-up.
| Website: | Clinics |
| Contact: |
Dr. Joseph Woelfel 209.946.2374 jwoefel@pacific.edu |
Stockton Scottish Rite Language Center
Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Scottish Rite of Stockton
This service provides speech language pathology diagnostic and therapy services to members of the community.
| Contact: |
Heidi Germino: 209.462.2613 hgermino@pacific.edu |
Valley Mountain Regional Center
Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Valley Mountain Regional Center
Pacific faculty and students provide care to developmentally disabled children and adults in the community.
| Contact: | Dr. William A. Kehoe wkehoe@pacific.edu |
Flu Immunizations
Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
California Public Health Service Immunizations
Pharmacy students and faculty offer flu immunization to the community.
| Contact: | Dr. Mark Walberg 209.946.7756 mwalberg@pacific.edu |
California Society of Health System Pharmacies
Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Asparagus Festival Stockton
The group takes blood pressure, blood glucose, cholesterol screenings and review medications at the annual Asparagus Festival in Stockton.
| Website: | www.cshp.org |
| Contact: | 916.447.1033 |
Blood Pressure Screening and Medical Review
Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Green Brothers Pharmacy
Assists in increasing the public awareness on the issue of hypertension.
| Contact: | Dr. Sian Carr-Lopez 209.946.7714 slopez@pacific.edu |
Smoking Cessation Counseling
Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
San Joaquin General Hospital
Provides counseling for quitting smoking.
| Contact: | Dr. Suzanne Galal 209.946.7714 sgalal@pacific.edu |
Folic Acid Clinic
Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Stockton pharmacies
The clinic located at Stockton area Raley’s and Walgreens shares information on folic acid.
Contact: Mia Choy 916.690.1665 m_choy@u.pacific.edu
Tracey Huey 916.622.7224 t_huey@u.pacific.edu
Medication Review
Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
State Department of HHS, Sacramento
Medication review and patient education offered.
| Contact: | Dr. Joseph Woelfel 209.946.2374 Dr. Rajul Patel 209.946.3151 |
Pacific Dental Care Clinic
Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry
The Stockton campus dental clinic offers comprehensive, patient-centered oral health care to Central Valley residents from faculty supervised dentistry residents and preventative care from dental hygiene students.
| Website: | Pacific Dental Care Clinic |
| Contact: | 209.946.7404 (main clinic phone) |
Behavior Assessment and Intervention Clinic
Department of Psychology Graduate students along with faculty supervision offer behavioral assessments and behavioral intervention services to community members including children in the Stockton Unified School District and developmentally disabled children and adults.
| Contact: | Dr. Matt Normand 209.946.7317 mnormand@pacific.edu |
Community Re-Entry Program
San Joaquin County Behavioral Health Services
Provides services to individuals who were diagnosed with a major disability to assist them back to their communities.
| Website: | http://www.communityre-entryprogram.com |
| Contact: | Cris Clay 209.946.2132 |
CARE (HIV) Clinic
Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry
The CARE (HIV) clinic offers free oral health services to people living with HIV/AIDS. Checkups are available to identify infections or other conditions that negatively impact health. Care is provided to qualified patients who live in the City and County of San Francisco.
| Website: | CARE (HIV) Clinic |
| Contact: | 415.929.6448 (CARE Clinic main line) |
Hutto Patterson Pediatric Dental Clinic
Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry
Offers dental services to children from birth to 14 years old. The pediatric clinic also provides care to underserved children who cannot afford to see a dentist through the Kids in the Klinic endowment.
| Website: | Children's Dental Clinic |
| Contact: | 415.929.6550 (Pediatric Clinic main phone) |
Student Community Outreach for Public Education (SCOPE)
Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry
SCOPE is a student-run volunteer community service organization with a mission to develop dental professionals committed to improving the health of all people. SCOPE hosts and participates in dozens of community outreach events each year, including health fairs and school visits.
| Website: | Student Community Outreach for Public Education |
| Contact: | Chris Miller 415.929.6427 cmiller@pacific.edu |
San Francisco Main Clinic
Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry
The school’s Main Clinic in San Francisco provides comprehensive oral health care to thousands of patients each year.
| Website: | San Francisco Main Clinic |
| Contact: | 415.929.6501 (main clinic phone) |
Union City Dental Care Center
Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry
This satellite clinic is located in Union City and serves a number of East Bay Area communities. It has 13 dental operatories and is outfitted with state-of-the-art equipment.
| Website: | Union City Dental Care Center |
| Contact: | 510.489.5200 (main clinic phone) |
Legal Clinics
Pacific McGeorge School of Law
In these clinics law students acquire hands-on experience while providing legal services for underserved communities.
| Website: | Pacific McGeorge Legal Clinics |
| Contact: | 916.340.6080 |
Rural Education and Access to Law/Justice Bus
Pacific students travel to rural areas across California to meet their clients in the field.
Legal Infrastructure and International Justice Institute
Pacific McGeorge School of Law
Promotes legal infrastructure around the world.
| Contact: | Linda Carter 916.739.7109 lcarter@pacific.edu |
Institute for Family Business
The institute assists family owned businesses in developing solution to their unique business challenges and providing education, research services and access to regional and national expertise.
| Website: | Institute for Family Business |
The Westgate Center for Leadership and Management Development
The center offers executive education both on and off campus.
The Business Forecasting Center
Founded in 2004, the center produces quarterly economic forecasts of California and 10 Metropolitan areas from Sacramento to Fresno and the San Francisco Bay Area
| Website: | The Business Forecasting Center |
The Office of Economic Development
The Office of Economic Development participates in and provides opportunities for University students, faculty and staff to participate in activities that will promote the region's growth and development.
| Website: | Office of Economic Development |
The university provides a wide range of consulting services. For specific requests, please contact the individual School, Department, Program or Center.
Center for Community Involvement
This online volunteer listing is an active way for Pacific students to sign up to volunteer in the community. The service offers an opportunity for local businesses, organizations, etc to have access to volunteers when necessary.
| Website: | www.pacific.edu/reachout |
| Contact: | Center for Community Involvement 209.946.7489 |
Reynolds Gallery
Department of Visual Arts
The Reynolds Gallery encourages the exchange of artistic and cultural ideas, and provides Pacific students and the larger Stockton community with a forum to explore traditional and contemporary art and design. Admission to the gallery is free.
| Website: | Reynolds Gallery |
| Contact: | Department of Visual Arts 209.946.2241 |
The Brubeck Festival
Conservatory of Music
The Brubeck Festival is one of the largest annual events that Pacific hosts, it is a celebration of Dave Brubeck’s music. The event includes jazz performances, concert music, lectures and symposiums.
| Website: | www.brubeckinstitute.org |
| Contact: | Steve Anderson 209.946.3970 Pat Eckert 209.946.3196 |
Pacific Music Camp
Conservatory of Music
Pacific Music Camp offers a wide variety of ensembles, electives, and social activities for junior and senior high school musicians. The camp attracts nearly 500 student musicians annually from across the western United States and beyond.
Brubeck Institute Jazz Camp
Conservatory of Music
Brubeck Institute
This is a jazz camp available to students grades 8th -12th.
| Website: | Summer Programs |
Senior Computer and Music Composition Camp
Conservatory of Music
Advanced music camp for grades 9-12.
| Website: | Summer Programs |
Resident Artist Series
Conservatory of Music
The series is open to the entire Stockton community; resident artists present their personal work.
| Website: | go.pacific.edu/musicevents |
| Contact: | Conservatory of Music 209.946.2415 |
The Holt Atherton Special Collections
This non circulating rare collection of university research materials is held in Pacific’s library. The collection preserves and provides access to manuscript collections, book collections and the university archives for students, faculty and the general public. The Holt-Atherton Special Collections currently host: The Brubeck Collection, John Muir papers, University archives and the Western Americana Collection (unique materials emphasizing the history of California, the San Joaquin Valley and Stockton)
| Website: | Holt-Atherton Special Collections |
| Contact: | Trish Richards 209.946.2404 |
Safe Trick or Treat
Dining, Housing and Greek Life
This event creates a safe environment for community members, children to come and trick-treat in a safe environment. The residential communities create appropriate and themed haunted houses, by utilizing community funding and other donations including candy. The residential communities also gather donated costumes to be handed out prior to the event at designated schools. Information is disseminated to local schools, shelters, etc.
| Contact: | Shauna Young 209.946.2862 |
Pacific Sports Day
Athletics
John Muir Elementary, Westwood Elementary & Kohl Elementary
A fun day of sports and skill building activities for children in the community with student-athletes. The Pacific athletes teach the children about health habits and hard work both on the field and in the classroom.
| Contact: |
Jennifer Lee 209.946.2472 |
Sport Camps
Athletics
These sport camps offer athletic skills and social skills building. Nearly 3000 youth participate each year. The camps are taught by Pacific student athletes as well as coaching staff. Current camps include; baseball, basketball, field hockey, golf, junior tiger dance, softball, soccer, swim camp, tennis, volleyball and Tiger Cub Camp.
| Contact: |
Jennifer Lee 209.946.2472 |
Weddings and Receptions at Pacific
The Pacific campus offers opportunities for both wedding ceremonies as well as receptions of all sizes. Morris Chapel and the numerous reception sites are offered to the public for reservation.
| Website: | Weddings at Pacific |
| Contact: | Jan Wammack 209.946.2538 wammack@Pacific.edu |
Conference Services
The manicured campus reminiscent of east coast Ivy League campuses, boasts a variety of facilities perfect for any event. In the past, Conference Services has hosted non-profit walks, business meetings, political events, conventions, all varieties of receptions and gatherings, as well as numerous major productions.
| Website: | Conference Services |
| Contact: | Arlene Brown 209.946.7743 abrown3@pacific.edu |
University Tours
Benerd School of Education
Stockton Public Schools
Free university tours.
| Contact: | Gaby Satvaldiyev gsatvaldiyev@pacific.edu |
Yellow Ribbon Program
This program works in partnership with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to fund veterans’ undergraduate studies at Pacific.
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