Fall 2022 | Pacific Magazine

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cover of Fall 2022 issue of Pacific MagazineInfluential Congressman Les AuCoin ’69 Donates His Papers to Pacific | Les AuCoin, who launched his political career from a house near Pacific University’s Forest Grove Campus, has turned over to Pacific papers and artifacts from his long career in Congress and the Oregon Legislature.

Martha Cuevas-Ramos SLP ’17 Helps Families Celebrate Amazing Moments | Martha Cuevas-Ramos is receiving a Pacific University Alumni Emerging Leader Award, not just for her accomplishments as a speech-language pathologist, but for demonstrating her heart as a servant.

Derek Brown ’98, MAT ’99 Built His Talents in the Air Force, Education Policy Offices and a Luthier’s Workshop | Outstanding Alumni Award winner Derek Brown has followed a course that helped him turn his natural gifts into an arsenal of skills that employ both sides of his brain.

Pacific Assists in Grand Ronde Tribes’ Restoration of Wapato Lake | Wapato Lake was an important site for the Indigenous people who lived near present-day Gaston, Ore., south of Forest Grove, before white settlers arrived. Now some members of the Pacific community, led by Archivist Eva Guggemos, are assisting the tribes’ efforts to bring wapato back to the shallow, seasonal lake.
 

Fall 2022 | Vol. 55 No. 3
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Recent alumni return to campus to celebrate Special Commencement for the classes of 2020 and 2021
Pacific University Recognizes COVID-Era Graduates in Special Commencement

It was a day long overdue on Sunday as members of Pacific University’s classes of 2020 and 2021 had the opportunity to cross the stage in celebration of their graduations.

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AuCoin accepts thanks from Jon George, a member of the Grand Ronde Tribal Council, at Pacific University.
Q&A With Les AuCoin

Former U.S. Rep Les AuCoin (D-OR)’69, Hon. ’78, has turned over to Pacific University an extensive collection of papers documenting his life in public service. He responded by email to a set of questions from Pacific magazine’s Mike Francis about his choice to do so, issues of politics and the tenor of the political climate, as well as some personal reflections. 

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An early class at the Early Learning Community, including current Pacific student Skylar Sanchez '25
From Sippy Cups to Syllabi: Sanchez '25 and St. Claire-King '26 Move From Preschool to College at Pacific University

From preschool to becoming undergraduates, two students have grown up at Pacific University.

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Mike Steele
At Last, Mike Steele Will Be Inducted Into the National Handball Hall of Fame

Professor Emeritus Mike Steele will be formally inducted into the United States Handball Association Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Portland on Friday, June 17.

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Les AuCoin stands in front of the Portland skyline with Mt Hood in the background
Influential Congressman Les AuCoin ’69 Donates His Papers to Pacific

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.

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Derek Brown
Alumni Award Winner Derek Brown ’98, MAT ‘99 Never Stops Learning

Derek Brown '98, MAT '99, says leadership "was a powerful idea for me." His career as an educator, policy setter, officer and musician illustrates that.

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Martha Cuevas-Ramos
Emerging Leader Martha Cuevas-Ramos SLP '17 Helps Understanding Blossom

Martha Cuevas-Ramos SLP '17, who is being awarded an Emerging Leader alumni award, knows the joy on a mother's face. She helps put it there.

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Wapato replanting
Pacific Assists Tribes of the Grand Ronde Restore Wapato Lake Near Forest Grove

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.

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