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Golden Guard
Homecoming Weekend is upon us, and this year's celebration will feature multiple class reunions, opportunities to meet deans and hear from the president, and football, volleyball and soccer games. More than 20 events are scheduled.
Student accepts award at 2018 NUCH.
Eight English Literature and and Creative Writing majors have been selected to present original research at the 2019 Northwest Undergraduate Conference in the Humanities. 
Join us for Teatro Milagro’s Touring Production of Judge Torres featuring Pacific University student Élle Muñoz Robles. The play is followed by a talk-back discussion with the cast and director, which Pacific University Assistant Professor of English Elizabeth Tavares facilitates.
Horizontal Logo for the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust
Pacific University recently received a grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust for the Boxer Makerspace.
Alumna Leigh Camacho's forthcoming debut collection from Black Lawrence Press, Moon Trees and Other Orphans, has won the St. Lawrence Book Award and will debut on Oct. 31, 2019. 
Mike Steele
An award from the Knute Rockne Society; a book coming out this winter; and induction into the U.S. Handball Hall of Fame: It's another month in the life of Professor Emeritus Mike Steele.
Dance and symphony members
A play about gender shifting spanning centuries, fluid movement from choreographers, and the sounds of jazz, a choir, and “Amazing Grace.” These are just some of the highlights of Pacific University’s 2019 Fall Theatre, Dance and Concert Season.
MSAT Students Participate in Interprofessional Practice Activity
Under the direction of Pacific University Athletic Training faculty member Dr. Jess Moore, the students of the Athletic Training Program participated with special educators and physical therapists as part of an interprofessional medical staff at the 2019 Special Olympics Youth Games on the Nike Campus in Beaverton, Oregon.
A cartoon graphic of hands signing ASL
For the first time, Pacific University Theatre will feature certified American Sign Language interpreters to sign during the Sunday matinee performance of Orlando. This is an important step for accessibility to events on campus, and one that theatre faculty and staff have long wanted to make a reality.
Zieg '55
Albert Zieg '55 of Canby died Aug. 2, 2019. He received his doctor of optometry degree from Pacific in 1955 and practiced until he retired in 1990.

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