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Eddie Carrillo '15, MA '17
One of the Pacific University Alumni Association's Emerging Leader Award winners, Carrillo aims to meet youth where they are at Oregon's Sherwood High School to identify their mental health needs.
Out of the three local coffee roasters that came to campus to offer tastings on May 1, Pacific has picked To The Roots beans to be proudly brewed in our new coffee shop and at the Hillsboro Campus Market. Thank you to everyone who participated!
Jules Boykoff In Paris
The political and humanitarian toll of the Olympic Movement has been a topic of study for Pacific Universityʻs Jules Boykoff for 15 years. Boykoff and his writing partner, Dave Zirin, will be in Paris reporting on those issues for The Nation magazine.
This week, a tree branch fell from a tree near Marsh Hall on the Forest Grove Campus. The branch damage was likely due to the extreme heat, which can cause trees to explode as gas builds up in wood tissues.
Jack Driscoll
A member of the MFA in Writing faculty since 2006, Driscoll passed away on June 25 at his home in Mystic, Connecticut at age 78.
The MCCE is hiring new student staff for the 24/25 academic year. Are you a good fit for our Civic Action Team, Marketing and Communications Lead, or Pacific Votes Student Ambassador roles? Apply today!
Out of the three local coffee roasters that came to campus to offer tastings on May 1, Pacific has picked To The Roots beans to be proudly brewed in our new coffee shop and at the Hillsboro Campus Market. Thank you to everyone who participated!
Please update your vehicle registration to receive a purple 24-25 parking permit sticker today! By September 1, all students, staff and faculty, parking on the Forest Grove campus, must have a valid purple 24–25 sticker on their parking permit.
Mandatory annual testing will be performed from June 10 through June 28 on both the Forest Grove and Hillsboro Campuses. It includes sounding the horn/strobes, pull stations, smoke detectors, elevator smoke detectors, sprinkler systems and fire extinguishers.
Oregonians wait months for a peek at the sun through rain soaked skies, but recently the sun has been bringing with it even higher temperatures. These higher temperatures have prompted the Oregon Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) to publish new rules around heat awareness and heat-related illness prevention.

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