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2023 undergraduate student award winners
Pacific University’s colleges of Arts & Sciences, Business and Education honored its 2023 undergraduate students on May 17.
Pacific employees are invited to take their pick from the Give & Go donations this morning. Stop by and shop at this exclusive event for faculty and staff.
The Tom McCall Center for Civic Engagement wants to remind voters that time is running out to participate in Oregon's May 16 special election. Voters must register to vote or update their voter registration details by Tuesday, April 25. Learn more about what's at stake this year at the ballot box.
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.
The Tom McCall Center for Civic Engagement invites you to participate in the hiring process for the new Forest Grove Chief of Police. City leaders are looking for public input at two upcoming online sessions. You can also complete a survey and share your priorities for the job.  
Celebrate Women's History Month with a unique panel of alumnae women hosted in conversation with Pacific University President Dr. Jenny Coyle.
photos of guest speakers
Join us on International Women’s Day, Wednesday, March 8 at 4 p.m. PST, for an alumnae panel of women leaders as we celebrate the inauguration of our 18th president, Jennifer Coyle ’90, OD ’93, MS ’00, who is the third woman to lead our university.
Write for rights
There is a quiet power in writing letters, and this Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Pacific University invites you to bring this power to bear on global injustice. Please join students in the UC Fireside Lounge from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 16, for treats and letter writing in support of Amnesty International's Write for Rights.
Student gathering
Pacific University was noted for its efforts to promote voting among its students, earning recognition as one of America’s 2022 Most Engaged Campuses by Civic Nation, a nonprofit group.
Join us for the first of a five-part series on Latinx History. The online presentation will be led by Israel Pastrana, a Chicanx historian and educator, who will be discussing the historical origins of Latinx migration to Oregon and the Pacific Northwest on ZOOM at 11:30 a.m. Nov. 30.

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