Significant research and work have already been conducted by a Freedom of Expression Task Force approved by the University Council in October of 2022. In May 2025, the University Council agreed to reestablish a new task force during the 2025-26 academic year to continue this work. The Provost, as chair of the University Council, is seeking nominations of faculty and staff to fill two faculty member positions and two staff member positions. Given the scope of this project, the time commitment is estimated to be between 3-5 hours per month, but may vary depending on the progress of the work. We anticipate that the completion of this work will be spring of 2026.

Meet Isla, a gender-bending mustache girl!

It's not too late to add your name and expertise to Pacific University's Subject Matter Directory. We continue to look for faculty and staff willing to provide their knowledge to the media on their subject of expertise. Join the effort today!

Register your university-affiliated social media account by Oct. 31! Registration is required for all social media accounts representing a university office, unit, program, club/organization, or initiative.

This Saturday, November 1, federal food assistance programs including SNAP and WIC will lose funding due to the ongoing government shutdown. Nearly 42 million Americans – including many in our Pacific family – will lose access to these critical benefits. Our campus food pantries – the Boxer Food Share in Forest Grove and the Hillsboro Campus Food Pantry – are ramping up efforts to help fill the gap for our students as federal benefits disappear.

Meet our third Staff Senator, Kelsey Delanoy, who is serving a second term!

Students can withdraw in BoxerOnline on their own until tomorrow, October 31. If you have registrations holds preventing you from withdrawing, please follow the steps to remove the hold - https://www.pacificu.edu/announcements/registration-holds-what-do-if-yo…

Staff Senate Communications Committee is looking for pictures of your pets in costume! Whether it was for this Halloween or a previous one, send us your pictures by November 3rd to be included!

Do you have any unused children’s books laying around? If so, please consider donating them to the CKI club's annual book drive, benefiting children and families of the Western Farm Worker’s Association. We are accepting book donations for grades Pre-K through 12th grade with a particularly high need for Spanish-language literature.

Benefits Open Enrollment for plan year 2026 will begin on Monday November 3, and end on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. During this time, benefit-eligible employees will be able to make desired changes to their current benefits within the Paycom HRIS system. Our Dental and disability plans have changed, so elections MUST be made this year in Paycom.