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IME scholarship signing ceremony
A collaboration between Pacific University and the Mexican Consulate of Oregon has resulted in a $17,000 scholarship (beca) fund for students born in Mexico. Ten eligible students will receive scholarship awards worth $1,700 each, which may be used towards tuition and books. 
Benjamin '15 & Alysha Hitzman Cabral '14 Welcome Daughter
Alysha (Hitzman) Cabral '14 & Benjamin Cabral '15 & welcomed their daughter, Charlie Kay, on Feb. 20, 2020.
Ballot box
You've registered, you've checked your mailing address, you're ready to make your voice heard in November. But how are you supposed to decide exactly who and what to vote for? Making informed voting decisions can feel like an enormous project, but resources are available for making informed voting decisions in the 2020 election.
Ruth Zúñiga
On Facebook, Spanish-language viewers anywhere in the world can join sessions of Charlas Comunitarias to learn about emotional health and resources. The program is led partly by  Ruth Zúñiga, an associate professor in School of Graduate Psychology at Pacific University and director of the university’s Sabiduría Latina/o psychology emphasis.
In Memoriam: Gary Bukovec '74, OD '76
Sierra Barnes '18 was invited to join the Oregon Volunteers Commission for Voluntary Action & Service, which oversees all AmeriCorps programs in Oregon.
Bruno Gegenhuber '16 Awarded Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Fellowship
Jim Moore
Pollsters overlooked some critical factors in the presidential election of 2016, said Pacific University Politics & Government Professor Jim Moore. They seem to have learned from those mistakes this time, he said.
In Memoriam: James (Jim) Bradley Mayer '81, OD '83
Ryan Gibbard, PharmD, BCPS Explains the Cost of the President’s COVID-19 Treatments

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