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Dental hygiene
Pacific University was named among the nation’s 50 best Bachelor’s in Health Science Degree Programs by Intelligent LLC, an education information consulting firm.
Tim Burns MSW '18 and Amber (Halverson) Burns MAT '17 welcomed their daughter, Eloise Lee Marie Burns.
Federico Martinez PA '20 became a physician assistant at Valley Vista Medical Group in Prosser, Wash., in May 2021.
Students with mask walking on campus
Take and upload a selfie wearing a mask and then donate that mask for a future commemorative representation of COVID-19 at Pacific.
Noah Elliott and his students
Noah Elliott ’08, MAT ’09 was honored and surprised to be named the Oregon Small Schools Association 2020 Teacher of the Year.
Reginald Dwayne Betts, Ted Chiang, Mohamedou Ould Slahi, Larry Siems, Kirby Kim, Nicole Sealey
MFA Welcomes June 2021 Residency Guests
Kao Kalia Yang and Danusha Laméris
Pacific MFA in Writing welcomes two new faculty: nonfiction writer Kao Kalia Yang and poet Danusha Laméris.
Victor Rodríguez
Rodríguez is an associate professor of Spanish in the College of Arts & Sciences. In addition to his dedication as a caring and supportive teacher, Rodriguez supports students through a wide variety of outside-the-classroom activities.
Ruth Zúñiga
Zúñiga is an associate professor in the School of Graduate Psychology, where she developed the Sabiduría emphasis.
Sara Summers
Summers joined the Pacific University Graduate & Professional Admissions team in 2007, supporting the School of Learning & Teaching and Master of Social Work programs on the Eugene Campus.

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