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Dr. Andrew Bzowyckyj
Faculty and alumni honored at national conference.
Dave Boersema
Published by Pacific's Bee Tree Books, the book features essays from Pacific philosophy majors.
Denise Aquino '18, MAT '19 smiling
The grant will help expand the university's highly successful and innovative teaching licensure program.
Phil Ruder
Pacific University honored an array of employees May 8 during the Faculty & Staff Honors & Awards Ceremony. The ceremony also noted multiple retirements and milestone terms of service. Honors recognized a variety of forms of service to students, colleagues and the Pacific community.
Charli Elliot sitting on grass with a book
Creative writing major and basketball player Charli Elliott '19 will deliver a commencement address — then go on to Taiwan to teach English as a second language.
Dr. Gregory Wintz
Dr. Sean Roush and Dr. Kevin Chui will serve in interim leadership roles.
Jasmine Libert '18 and Anita Gill MFA '18, Fulbright recipients
Jasmine Libert '18 will teach English to students in Austria, while Anita Gill MFA '18 will conduct research in Spain.
Master of Arts in Teaching student April Horner '19 has been named Teacher of the Year by The Arc Oregon. April is the Academic Learning Center Teacher at Highland Park Middle School in Beaverton.
For the second year in a row, School of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training students volunteered for Community Action, a non-profit organization that assists residents of Washington County in need.  During their annual benefit, Kaleidoscope, our students assisted by registering guests and processing gifts. 
On the Oregon Trip 2019, 14 optometry students (along with Melanie Tan, Lisette Romig, Dr. Borbidge, and Dr. Martin) traveled along the Columbia River Gorge in Northern Oregon to provide eyecare to 336 patients in underserved communities.

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