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Police Bias Training
Pacific University and the Forest Grove Police Department are challenging bias, race and policing. In October, the university hosted a private training involving scenarios about the houseless, immigrants, and a mental health crisis. Learn more about this evolving partnership that started 18 months ago.
We will be doing our annual parking lot sweeping over the Winter Break, Dec. 26-31.
In October 2022, Pacific University School of Pharmacy students attended the Oregon State Pharmacy Association (OSPA) Annual Convention in Downtown Portland. At this event, the students participated in the OTC Self-Care Challenge where they competed against Oregon State University in a competition of Jeopardy. The Pacific University students prevailed and won with a score of 3200-0!
Dr. Jessie Merlo has been appointed by the American Society of Health System Pharmacists to the Section of Pharmacy Educators Advisory Group on Student Education and Learning Experiences.
Do you have unused liquid hand sanitizer sitting unused in your office?
From President Coyle
This weekend, the Pacific University Board of Trustees voted to rename the building currently known as Harvey W. Scott Memorial Hall. The building, which is scheduled to undergo renovations starting this spring, will be temporarily renamed Pacific Hall as the university embarks on work toward a permanent new name.
Drop off donated gloves for the Western Farm Workers Association at the HR Office by Dec. 20.
Kenneth Garcia (Pacific University PharmD ‘19) joined a panel at the Oregon Society of Health-System Pharmacists (OSHP) Fall Seminar, which was held in Portland, Oregon on 11/09/2022, to discuss the unique role for pharmacists in the managed care setting with student members. 
It has been one year since the school has switched our experiential learning management system to CORE! We hope that active preceptors are enjoying the new system and are finding it intuitive to use. We want to highlight some important features of the system.
Prepare for limited Dining service starting Dec. 15

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