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The Tom McCall Center for Civic Engagement invites you to participate in the hiring process for the new Forest Grove Chief of Police. City leaders are looking for public input at two upcoming online sessions. You can also complete a survey and share your priorities for the job.  
Register now for Spring 2023 Intramural Leagues! Flag football begins mid-February, and 5v5 basketball, tennis, and soccer will also be here before you know it.
Ballot box walk in Trombley Square
The 2022 midterm election will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 8 and there are multiple resources on campus to ensure your voting experience is as easy as possible. 
Pacific Votes! The Fall 2022 Pledge is now live. You take the pledge, we do the work!
Nancy Murakami
Nancy Murakami may spend most of her time in Oregon, but the Pacific University social work professor is never far from trauma’s front lines. 
VOTE signs in front of Trombley Square
September 20 is National Voter Registration Day, and there’s no better time to confirm that your voter registration is up-to-date.
Wapato replanting
A long-lost seasonal lake that was a center of life for Native Americans who lived in the Tualatin Valley two centuries ago is slowly regaining its form, thanks to the efforts of members of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and volunteers from Pacific University.
Les AuCoin stands in front of the Portland skyline with Mt Hood in the background
The collected papers of Pacific alumnus and former U.S. Rep. Les AuCoin are now available to researchers, students and others at the Tran Library at Pacific University.
Richard Lapchick
Noted author, ethicist and activist Richard Lapchick comes to Pacific University’s Forest Grove Campus to discuss “The Power of Business & Sport to Bring About Positive Social Change” in a free public lecture on Tuesday, Sept. 13 at 6 p.m.
Kyle Degman OD ’22 Receives Student Award
Kyle Degman ’19, OD ’22 was presented the 2022 Pacific University College of Optometry Vision Development Award for Excellence in Vision Therapy.

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