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Virtual Commencement Teaser Video
Video ceremonies will debut at 9:30 a.m. May 16 on YouTube with additional interactive recognition of graduating undergraduate and graduate/professional students online. More than 800 Pacific students will graduate this spring with bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees.
Sharks rainbow hunt
Pacific University's Early Learning Community for children has created a robust online school.
Honors & Awards Video
The university recognized 11 outstanding employees with annual awards and honored 16 long-time employees retiring in 2019-2020.
Sixteen long-time faculty and staff members retired in 2019-2020, many earning emeritus and Creighton Honored Retiree status for their years of service.
Annual awards recognize Pacific faculty and staff who embody the mission of the university through teaching, spirit, and service to students.
Dental Hygiene students in Pacific dental van
GradRates says value of Pacific University's undergraduate degree in dental hygiene makes it No. 1 in the nation.
Yadira Martinez
In conjunction with partner Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center and an engaged alumnus, the Pacific University dental van has been repurposed to help screen underserved patients for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
Art from Flux: Virtual Senior Exhibition Art Gallery
The Kathrin Cawein Gallery of Art is pleased to present Flux: Senior Capstone Exhibition, a virtual gallery showcasing the work of six students from the senior class of 2020.
Ellen Bass, MFA in Writing professor, featured in Good Times article. 
Asani Seawell, co-director of the health psychology track, was featured on The Fragmented Whole, a podcast about how the brokenness in ourselves is reflected in the world around us. 

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