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Student smiling working with an Aphasia patient
“The No. 1 thing that is lost in aphasia is words,” said Annabelle Watts SLP ’17. “I really hope participants who come here realize there is this gigantic world of communication and that here are all these other ways to facilitate that and have fun and re-engage with life and with their partner.”
University honors more than 700 degree candidates and several retiring faculty members at its annual spring commencement activities.
McClellan graduated with a master's degree in teaching on May 20 and has her sights set on teaching English as a second language.
Young individual speaking to students about Youth Justice
A juvenile justice course in Pacific's Criminal Justice, Law & Society program takes students out of the textbook and into the community to prepare for careers in the legal system.
When Sally was a little girl growing up in the big city of Seattle, World War II was going on! Jack spent his young life fishing the small stream that ran past the farm, cutting hay and milking cows.
Pacific University welcomes Narcedalia Rodriguez as its chief equity diversity inclusion officer (CEDIO), serving as executive director for the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, effective July 5.
On May 1, second year physical therapy student Rachel Karpelowitz (‘2018) hosted a documentary on human rights.
Dr. Robert Nee has been invited to join a prestigious group of researchers, educators, and clinicians on the International Advisory Board for Musculoskeletal Science & Practice (formerly Manual Therapy).
Recently, more than 100 high school students from Aloha High School and Faith Bible High School toured the gross anatomy labs on Pacific University’s Health Professions Campus in Hillsboro as a capstone experience for their year-long anatomy class.
Pacific University honored long-time employees, this year's retirees, and the many people who go above and beyond to serve students.

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