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Pacific University, in collaboration with the office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Accessibility, invites you and your family to an outdoor day of connecting with nature and Boxer friends and colleagues. Join us for hiking, biking and a lunchtime picnic on Sunday, April 23, at Champoeg State Park.
Child holds butterfly on their finger.
The Early Learning Community's 15th Anniversary Gala & Auction is soon — have you registered yet? Join us the evening of Saturday, April 29, for drinks, delicious bites, and a time to reconnect with ELC friends, old and new. Tickets are $50 with all proceeds going to support the incredible teachers, staff, and programming at the ELC.
Grab your friends and register your team of six players for a chance to take home the Dodgeball Championship title! This one-day tournament will take place from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 15, on the basketball courts in the Stoller Center. This is an open tournament so there are no restrictions on gender or participants. 
Calling alumni! Join the McCall Center for Civic Engagement in hosting a free yard sale for the Forest Grove community on May 21! Volunteers can sign up for two-hour shifts and receive snacks, a coffee gift card, and access to all the free items, which maybe the biggest perk of all.
MFA Faculty Kao Kalia Yang and Shara McCallum Awarded 2023 Guggenheim Foundation Fellowships
The Kathrin Cawein Gallery of Art proudly presents "The Art of Seeing," a retrospective of Faculty Emeritus Jim Flory’s photographic images. The exhibition, which runs through April 20, spans a lifetime of his love for photography and his passion for teaching it. Join Pacific for a closing reception tomorrow night.
students in japan
Pacific's relationship with Japanese students dates almost back to the university's first days; now it has a firm connection to a leading university that sends students to Oregon, and accepts many others in return.
Comfort Ricketts with the First Lady of Liberia
Before Comfort Ricketts ever reached Pacific, she made a harrowing escape in Nigeria. At Pacific and afterward, she has influenced people and changed lives.
Aaron Sutton
Their ethos of community engagement made the Sutton family a perfect fit for Pacific. And they helped forge an enduring relationship between Pacific and the University of Western Australia.
The Human Resources Department announces a new employee monthly orientation session. HR also offers a weekly Zoom session on Tuesdays for all employee questions. Simply email HRaccount@pacificu.edu in advance for either or both events and receive location details and the Zoom link.

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