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Fallon Harris '14 with students at Cornelius Elementary
Alumna Fallon Harris '14 created the nonprofit Eden Acres, promoting environmental literacy for all learners of all ages. Today, the organization is partnered with area schools, public agencies, and businesses, offering outdoor classes and sustainability activities for youth.
Youth get brass lessons from Pacific students
Pacific students offer music lessons to area youth in renowned String Project, which has has expanded to include band instruments.
Harry Potter heart
The Department of English is pleased to announce the winners of the Pacific University 2019 Writing Contests in the categories of fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, literary analysis, and college writing.
The entire Pacific University community has been shocked by the terrorist attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand, in which two mosques were attacked. Such violence goes against every value we hold dear. We mourn the loss of life, condemn the Islamophobia that fueled the attacks, and are in awe of the acts of heroism that saved lives on Friday.
Deedra (Trentman) Mason ’95 was featured on The Spa Dr.’s podcast series discussing the role genetics play in health.
Tara Velarde ’13 was cast for the New York Times bestseller-turned-world-premiere-musical, The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors, presented by the Oregon Children’s Theatre.
Connor Ryan ’14 and Becci Read ’14 were married on July 28, 2018, in Brush Prairie, Wash.
Rainbow watercolor
Optimizing Care Across the Gender Spectrum, a one-day workshop on Saturday, April 6, provides tools for speech-language pathologists and educators.  
College of Business senior, Kiara McGinnis '19, receives inaugural Barrett Business Leadership Award.

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