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Narce Rodriguez
This month reminds me to take stock of where systemic racism continues to persist and to recognize that, here at Pacific University, we have an opportunity not only to educate, but also to learn from the experiences of one another.
Judy Sherman
The 1980 softball season was the year everything changed for a talented group of softball players, and for their coach, Judy Sherman.
Dr. Mari Fujimoto
Researchers in Pacific University’s College of Optometry believe they are getting closer to understanding how to alter the elongation that occurs in the eyes of many children. As a result, they think they’re getting close to developing a protocol to slow the progression of myopia — nearsightedness.
Kevin and Zach Binkerd
Boxer wrestling hopes to make waves again, guided by a son-father team of Boxer alumni.
Boykoff
Pacific University Politics and Government Department Chair and Professor Jules Boykoff is a go-to voice of skepticism about the Games, and a particular critic of the choice to award them to Beijing. He offers an overview about these Olympics.
Tatyana Ostapenko makes contemporary history paintings that record the daily lives of people who don’t usually make it into official historical records. Attend a virtual opening reception at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9. View the exhibit at the Cawein Gallery from Monday, Feb. 7 until Friday, March 4.
poster for workshop
What is it to belong? How do we create true belonging? Students in Pacific's culture clubs are invited to participate in a series of workshops Feb. 12 and 19 built around these questions, culminating in a showcase for an invited audience on Feb. 26.  
Martin Luther King Jr Delivering 'I Have A Dream Speech' - National Archives public domain image
Here at Pacific we want our values of social justice to be apparent in the daily experiences of students, faculty and staff. We want that very basic human right of feeling like we belong. Ultimately, each of us is responsible for sustaining an environment that is welcoming and can uphold Dr. King's dream.
Pitonyak most recently served as associate director of the University of Puget Sound School of Occupational Therapy. She joins Pacific's faculty in March 2022.
Pacific Employee Holds Up Vaccination Card at Early 2021 Clinic
All eligible students and employees must show proof of booster by Feb. 11.

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