Raymond College Essay Competition

In the early 1960s, Pacific established three schools or "cluster" colleges that were innovative in the United States based on their curricula and their integration of faculty and students into living and learning communities. In 1962, Raymond College was the first of the cluster colleges. It had a rigorous interdisciplinary, liberal arts curriculum with no grades and no academic departments. In 1979, Raymond College was absorbed into the College of the Pacific.

A group of Raymond Alumni have created an endowment to reward student excellence in Pacific Seminars 1 and 2. There is an essay competition in each of these courses and a monetary award for the winners. For information about the essay competition, click on Pacific Seminar 1 Essay Competition and Pacific Seminar 2 Essay Competition.