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A physician and a healthcare interpreter assist a patient.
Pacific’s Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (OEDIA) is pleased to collaborate with the School of Healthcare Administration and Leadership to sponsor one Pacific student to participate in the fully-online Spanish Healthcare Interpreter Program (SHIP) this fall.  
Anjolina Horzynek '22
Horzynek will put her German and Spanish skills to use in Austria, where she will teach English to high schools and perform community engagement work at the Austrian Latin American Institute.
Physician and Spanish healthcare interpreter talking with a patient.
The School of Healthcare Administration and Leadership is excited to offer a fully-online Spanish Healthcare Interpreter training program beginning this fall. The program is an innovative, online professional training opportunity for community members who are fluent in both English and Spanish to become qualified healthcare interpreters in Spanish in the state of Oregon. 
Julia Senestaro Practices PA Skills
Julia Senestraro '21 PA '25 wants to ensure that language barriers break down in her work as a physician assistant. Pacific's involvement in the AHEC Scholars program is helping her prepare to meet that goal.
Maliah Jobe ’22
Maliah Jobe ‘22 always knew she wanted to be an educator. A major in Spanish and her cultural curiosity led her to a minor in International Studies and English to Speakers of Other Languages as well as a TEFL certificate, and a Fulbright Scholars Award.
Full-time students admitted to the Master of Nonprofit Leadership program's 2023 cohort are eligible for two new $5,000 scholarships. Students serving Latino/a/x communities or dedicated to environmental conservation, advocacy or education are eligible to apply by Oct. 31.
Nancy Christoph
Christoph teaches Spanish, dual languages and international studies at Pacific University.
Rebeca Garfias-Mejia and Zoraida Espinoza at the Portland Art Museum
Spanish and Latinx Studies students created videos to accompany the museum's recent exhibition on Mexican Modernism.
Zoraida Espinoza '22
Espinoza is “the total package," said Politics & Government Professor Paul Snell. "She is an outstanding, hard-working, compassionate student."
Rachel Hakim
"While she has participated in many clubs over the years, Rachel is most recognized for being one of the co-founding presidents of the Pacific University chapter of the American Marketing Association," said Business Professor Hossein Rikhtehgar Berenji.

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