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The University of the Pacific (also known as '''UOP''','''Pacific''', and formerly known as '''College of the Pacific''') is a private northern California university of the United Methodist Church, originally chartered on July 10 , 1851 in Santa Clara, California under the name '''California Wesleyan College'''. In 1858 , the college opened the first Medical School on the West Coast . The medical school later became part of Stanford University and is now California Pacific Medical Center . In 1871 , the campus was moved from Santa Clara to San Jose, California and the college opened its doors to women, becoming the first independent Co-educational campus in California . In 1878 , the Conservatory of Music was established at Pacific, making it the first of its kind west of the Mississippi River. In 1911, the name was changed to College of the Pacific (COP). In 1924, the campus moved to Stockton, and in 1961, it was renamed University of the Pacific. In 1962, Pacific merged with the San Francisco College of Physicians and Surgeons, and then in 1966, with the McGeorge School Of Law (established in 1924 in Sacramento ). Pacific was one of the state's first institutions for higher learning, chartered at about the same time as the present in San Francisco , the top-100 ranked McGeorge School Of Law in Sacramento , and the Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences on the main campus in Stockton . In May 2007, the University announced an estate gift of $100 million from Robert C. and Jeannette Powell. The gift was unusual in its size for an institution like Pacific that is not primarily research-focused. Only 29 other universities throughout the world had received a larger gift in the prior 40 years. CAMPUS The Stockton campus, featuring an imposing bell tower, countless rose gardens, and curious acoustic columns, has been used in the filming of several Hollywood films, partly due to its aesthetic likeness to East Coast Ivy League universities. Its most notable appearances were in the movies '' Raiders Of The Lost Ark '', '' The Sure Thing '' and '' Dead Man On Campus ''. The Stockton Campus is home to three main Residential Halls : Grace Covell Hall, Southwest Hall and the Quad Buildings. The Quads are composed of many separate smaller dorms in close proximity to each other. Grace Covell is the largest dorm on campus holding more than 350 students while Southwest and the Quads hold a significantly lower number of students. Upperclassmen can find housing in the University Townhouses on the northeast side of campus or in the two brand new apartment buildings known as Monagan and Brookside Hall. In 2008, the university will open a brand new state-of-the-art $30 million University Center to centralize all campus student-centered activities. This University Center will house a new central dining hall, mailroom, student cafe, pub, bookstore and conference centers, replacing the old McCaffrey Center. It is also concurrently building a new $20 million Biological Sciences Center that will provide advanced classroom and laboratory facilities for students studying the natural science and the health sciences. The campus is also home to Morris Chapel , a Methodist church and lovely wedding spot popular because of its simple architecture, excellent acoustics and photogenic backdrops. DEMOGRAPHICS As Of 2006 , the Stockton campus had 4,704 students (3,535 undergraduates, 638 professional pharmacy students, and 531 graduate students, mostly in the fields of education and business). Approximately 80% are from California ; the rest are from 43 other states and 42 other countries. The Arthur A. Dugoni School Of Dentistry had 510 students, and the McGeorge School Of Law had 1037 students. |
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