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The Pacific University College of Business has appointed Wanda Frazier, MBA, as placement coordinator for the college’s students and graduates.
Professor Charles Michael in classroom
Pacific University Education Professor Mike Charles has been awarded an Endeavour Executive Fellowship to support a collaborative professional development project with teachers in Australia.
Dr. Leif Gustavson
Dr. Leif Gustavson, dean of the Pacific University College of Education, joined the Oregon Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (OACTE) in convening the second annual Oregon Education Summit in January 2018. Gustavson is president of the OACTE.
The Pacific University Speech and Debate Team earned 18 awards at the Oregon State University Earl Wells Memorial Tournament Feb. 17-18. Each attending team member picked up at least one award, culminating in a second-place team-sweepstakes award.
Dr. Jennifer Wilhelm, PT, DPT, NCS (’06) recently presented at the College of Health Profession’s Faculty Seminar Series to an audience of faculty, clinical partners, and students.
Deborah and Korey
Korey and Deborah met on their first day at Pacific. They moved into Clark Hall in the fall of 1989. Their dorm rooms were on the same floor, around the corner from each other.
Dr. Evan Liu holding child.
Dr. Evan Liu '12, PT '15 recently returned from a physical therapy service trip in Granada, Nicaragua.
A new article by Dr. Fawzy Elbarbry has been published the European Journal of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics.
Firefighter surrounded by flames.
Tad Buckingham ’92, OD ’94 — a Pacific University alumnus, Forest Grove firefighter and College of Optometry professor — is among those battling the fourth-largest fire in California history. 
Making a charitable gift to Pacific University from your IRA is easy and can result in less taxation on the gift.

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