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Zach Meskell '15
Believe it or not, his career so far is going just as Zach Meskell '15 drew it up: Pacific, improv comedy, Harvard Law, and clerkships with federal judges.
Two rafts rest on the bank near a tent at sunset on the river.
Tube through the winter scene at Mt. Hood with ALAS, raft through the rapids of the Santiam River during spring break, perfect kayak rolls at the Forest Grove Aquatic Center, or scale indoor boulders at a rock gym in Portland. View these opportunities and others on the OP calendar before trips are filled! 
Keya Mitra speaking at Pacific University Convocation
Professor Keya Mitra has added to an impressive string of honors by being awarded the Graves Award for the Humanities.
The Kathrin Cawein Gallery of Art is proud to present intermezzi, an exhibit by Cori Crumrine from March 14, to April 14. Crumrine is a ceramic artist who creates small-scale, abstract culinary forms using white stoneware and Procreate illustrator.  
Students attempt kayak skills in the pool with careful watch by instructors.
Trips with Outdoor Pursuits are filling up quickly this semester. Don't miss out on the fun! View the OP calendar to register in advance before excursions are sold out. Plan ahead for a spring break rafting trip.
Black Lives Matter demonstration
Pacific University Psychology Professors Mike Christopher and Matt Hunsinger didn’t anticipate that their research would so closely track the headlines. It just turned out that way. And now they're finding that work has particular resonance as America grapples with questions of inherent racism in the systems of justice and law enforcement.
William “Bill” Richardson ’71, MAEd ‘73 died Oct.  6, 2021, at age 78.
John Mari '87, OD ’89 died Nov. 6, 2021, at age 58.
James "Jim" R. Williams ’63, OD '6464, died Jan. 16, 2022, at age 82.
In Memory: Mercedes Mazique ' 73 died Dec. 17, 2021, at age 70.

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