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Parents and children at the Brim Learning Center during pandemic
On Fridays, families arrive one by one at the Brim Family Outdoor Learning Center at Pacific University. Completed just last year, the outdoor learning space and gazebo classroom were meant to augment hands-on discovery and nature opportunities for students in the university’s Early Learning Community — a preschool through second-grade demonstration school operated by Pacific’s College of Education.
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Pacific University donors make a tremendous difference in the everyday lives of students, from funding new learning facilities to helping launch innovative programs to establishing scholarships.
The Undergraduate Student Senate wishes to send a huge thank you to staff and faculty for your hard work behind the scenes this year. We appreciate your dedication and the outpouring of support for Pacific University students during this challenging time.
Karsen Buck and Seema Khatecharian
A pair of Pacific University students were struck by the need to post an inclusive mural on a wall in a Forest Grove city park. It took a while, but they succeeded.
Art by Rhony Bhopla
Buy a piece; help a student. It’s the way the poet and visual artist gives back.
Shawn Cardwell ’96, MAT ‘98 and Celeste Goulding ’10
Shawn Cardwell ’96, MAT ‘98 and Celeste Goulding ’10 are not just looking for ways to shelter people in western Washington County, Ore.; They’re looking for longer-term solutions to one of the region’s most enduring problems.
Donna Kalmbach Phillips
A new scholarship fund for Latinx students in the College of Education is one way Professor Donna Phillips shows her gratitude.
Sandy Ramirez
The longtime Red Cross volunteer helps deploy resources to places where people are hurting in the wake of natural disasters. This fall, they were hurting close to home.
Diaz-Carmona
Spanish-speaking children who visit the Newberg Library YouTube channel are the winners when the undergraduate teaching student gets in front of the camera.
Diversity award ceremony
Nominations are due March 1, 2021 for the Staff Excellence Awards, Diversity Awards, and Community Awards. Learn more about the criteria and access award forms online.

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