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Barbara May Named Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

Pacific welcomes Barbara May, who arrives at the university after serving as the senior vice president and provost at Saint Mary's College in Indiana.

Vienna Waits For You: Anjolina Horzynek '22 Prepares For Fulbright Adventure

Horzynek will put her German and Spanish skills to use in Austria, where she will teach English to high schools and perform community engagement work at the Austrian Latin American Institute.

Youth Movement: Eddie Carrillo '15, MA '17 Cares For The Next Generation

One of the �鶹ֱ�� Alumni Association's Emerging Leader Award winners, Carrillo aims to meet youth where they are at Oregon's Sherwood High School to identify their mental health needs.

Five-Ring Politics: Boykoff Studies Darker Side Of The Olympics

The political and humanitarian toll of the Olympic Movement has been a topic of study for �鶹ֱ��ʻs Jules Boykoff for 15 years. Boykoff and his writing partner, Dave Zirin, will be in Paris reporting on those issues for The Nation magazine.

Pacific Mourns Passing Of MFA In Writing Professor Jack Driscoll

A member of the MFA in Writing faculty since 2006, Driscoll passed away on June 25 at his home in Mystic, Connecticut at age 78.

�鶹ֱ�� Named One of West's Most Supportive Colleges for Veterans

�鶹ֱ�� was named one of the West’s most supportive schools for military veterans by MilitarySupportiveColleges.com. It is one of three private institutions in Oregon that was highlighted for its full commitment to the Yellow Ribbon tuition program.

Pacific Alumni Lead First Wave of Dental Therapists in Oregon. Rosalie Goode '15 is the First.

Rosalie Goode ’15 became a dental hygienist through �鶹ֱ��’s School of Dental Hygiene. Now, thanks to a statewide pilot program at Pacific, she has become the first licensed member of a new cohort of mid-level dental provider in Oregon.

Environmental Biology Student Explores Local Ecological Issue

Taylor Warnick ’23 is an environmental biology major who has been working with faculty member Kara Lanning to study soil in search of a possible microbial culprit for Western Red Cedar die back.

Pacific Assists Tribes of the Grand Ronde Restore Wapato Lake Near Forest Grove

A long-lost seasonal lake that was a center of life for Native Americans who lived in the Tualatin Valley two centuries ago is slowly regaining its form, thanks to the efforts of members of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and volunteers from �鶹ֱ��.

An early class at the Early Learning Community, including current Pacific student Skylar Sanchez '25

From Sippy Cups to Syllabi: Sanchez '25 and St. Claire-King '26 Move From Preschool to College at �鶹ֱ��

From preschool to becoming under�鶹ֱ��s, two students have grown up at �鶹ֱ��.

Firefighters looking through embers and ashes

Pacific Students Drop Their Notepads and Grab Their Shovels to Fight Oregon Fires

When wildfires rampaged through Oregon, some students took direct action. By doing so, they helped keep some homes and structures from being destroyed. Then they went back to their classes.

Caring for Student-Athletes at Pacific

At Pacific, caring for student-athletes is a community affair. Before any football players stepped onto Ledbetter Field for practices, they received care from dental hygiene and optometry students.