The Oregon Department of Revenue (DOR) announced that it had paused implementation of the payroll tax increase contained in the HB 3991, the transportation funding package adopted during this year’s special legislative session. The tax was scheduled to double effective Jan. 1, 2026.
Announcements
Faculty
Year-end tax forms are now available in your Paycom Employee Self Service profile. A list of Box 14 reported items appears below with a brief description.
If your event includes food or beverages in the University Center’s top-floor spaces, catering must be arranged through Pacific Dining. Be sure to review this requirement before booking.
As you gear up for Spring semester, please consider nominating your colleagues and community members who have gone the extra mile for Pacific University and our students.
You're invited: Boxer Club Winter Social & Basketball Doubleheader! Come support our Boxer Basketball teams as they face off against the Whitman Blues at home on Saturday, 1/31/2026.
The Finders Keepers Free Store is hosting a Pop-Up in the UC from 3pm on Tuesday, January 14 to 1pm on Friday, January 17. We have tons of clothing and we need you to support sustainability by picking some up! The Free Store itself is still closed and preparing to re-open on January 26th. During this time, you can also support our work by dropping off donations. While we particularly need masculine clothing, rain gear, clear storage boxes, cute knick knacks, and clip hangers, our dedicated student team are eager to sort and find a home for everything you are ready to get rid of!
The Center for Educational Technology and Curricular Innovation (CETCI) invites you to our beginning-of-term Moodle workshops for the Winter Semester. They are:
Introduction to Moodle
Tuesday, January 20, 2:00pm - 3:30pm (Online over Zoom)
Moodle Gradebook
Tuesday, January 27, 4:00pm - 4:45pm (Online over Zoom)
Virtual Drop-in Office Hours
Wednesday, January 28, 1:00pm - 3:00pm (Online over Zoom)
Thursday, January 29, 1:00 - 3:00pm (Online over Zoom)
Friday, January 30, 10:00am- 12:00pm (Online over Zoom)
Register here: https://tinyurl.com/49nvc74y
Additional certified Motor Pool drivers needed for scheduled trips
Campus is getting a tasty upgrade Wednesdays and Thursdays in January. Don’t miss Pacific Dining’s Poke Bowls!
Pacific's Staff Senate is sponsoring a hot breakfast at the All-Staff Meeting on Wed., January 28. Join your colleagues and arrive any time after 8:30 a.m. for breakfast. The meeting starts at 9 a.m. and ends at 10:30 a.m. The meeting will be held in person on the Hillsboro and Forest Grove campuses and on Zoom. Registration for breakfast is required.