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The Pacific University Speech and Debate Team started the year off strong, picking up five awards at a tournament held at Lewis & Clark College last week.
Last month, six physical therapy students volunteered for Destination Rehab. The mission of this non-profit organization is “Building confidence and independence for individuals with neurologic conditions through physical therapy-based community training and adventure challenges.”
Inspired by Eugene Ionesco’s Rhinoceros, Ellen Margolis’s Hide comes to life at the Tom Miles Theatre at Pacific University this fall. Aiming to present the thrust of the story in a more efficient, contemporary structure, Margolis wrote a more gender-conscious play, reconceiving some roles and investigating the gender differences in characters’ reactions to the events of the play
The Trans have a powerful connection with Pacific University and have turned their gratitude into leadership in support of the university's mission.
Hundreds of Boxers to come home for fellowship, fun and recognition.
Kia Adderson smiling
“I love new experiences because they mean more stories,” said Addison, who has participated in Speech & Debate, English Club and the Black Student Union at Pacific.
“I love Pacific and am so grateful I will be able to get my degree from a place that has so quickly become a second home.”
US News and Forbes both include Pacific in annual "best colleges and universities" rankings.
Farmers feed the world, with a little help from scientists like Kara Lanning ’07. Lanning is a plant pathologist and visiting assistant professor of biology at Pacific Lutheran University near Tacoma, Wash. She is also the President of the Pacific University alumni board and will be celebrating her 10-year class reunion at Homecoming.
The Cawein Gallery is excited to host Ashland artist Betty LaDuke, whose intricately carved and painted wood panels document the stories of Latino Farmworkers in the Pacific Northwest.

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