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Please join me in congratulating and thanking Jean Garcia-Chitwood, Sarah Phillips, Jaye Cee Whitehead and Jim Moore, as they prepare to take on new interim roles at Pacific University.
From President Coyle
Pacific University is truly a remarkable place — and it is because of each of you. Thank you for making this community a place we can all call home.
Ponka-We Victors Cozad
Pacific is proud to join in celebrating the history, traditions and contributions of Indigenous people and recognizing their fight to reclaim lands and rights in order to sustain their culture.
Attend a free movie screening of The Game Changers or Cowspiracy, and help Hope Ellis '23 with her capstone project! This capstone aims to educate Pacific University students about sustainability concepts through films. 
Elburn "Coop" Cooper ’51, died Sept. 5, 2022, at age 98. Cooper grew up in Fargo, N.D
Don Erwin Jones OD ’53, died Aug. 27, 2022, at age 99, just a few weeks shy of his 100th birthday.
Ballot box walk in Trombley Square
The 2022 midterm election will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 8 and there are multiple resources on campus to ensure your voting experience is as easy as possible. 
Roy K. Hirokawa ’62, OD ’63, died July 22, 2022, at age 82 in his Kaneohe home on the island of Oahu. 
AMIGOS Eye Care team in Guatemala
Pacific University's AMIGOS Eye Care and partner Enfoque Ixcán embarked on its first international eye care mission trip in August, since the pandemic. 
Rosa Floyd
Rosa Floyd, Oregon’s 2023 Teacher of the Year, is “an incredible mentor for our up-and-coming teachers,” said Leif Gustavson, dean of Pacific University’s College of Education. 

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