Pacific University’s Art Department, led by Professor Terry O’Day, is hosting a ceramics event titled PacUBowls, in which the general public can go online at boxerbowls.org to browse the different student-crafted ceramic pieces before placing orders for their favorites.
Pacific constructed a new space in the former Undergraduate Student Senate Room (located on the bottom floor of the U.C.) designed for Pacific community members to engage in prayer, meditation, and reflection: the Prayer and Reflection room.
In honor of Indigenous People’s month, Pacific University archivist Eva Guggemos and independent researcher SuAnn Reddick published a list of all the known Indigenous children who died in the custody of the Forest Grove Indian School and Chemawa Indian School from 1880 to 1945.
Transgender Week of Visibility culminated in the Trans Day of Remembrance on November 20, nationally and on Pacific’s campus a day to honor and mourn transgender individuals whose lives were ended because of their identities.
A single entertainer dances on the main stage of Golden Dragon Exotic Club in Portland, Oregon: her clear platform heels clunking as she winds through two brass poles. There are but two separate, still, and completely noiseless customers watching her. … Continued
Pacific University’s Philosophy department, led by Ramona Ilea, is hosting a vegan exhibition, titled Vegan Food: Just a Few Vegan Options, at Tran Library, which is up on display now. Professor Ilea says her inspiration comes from veganism as an interesting topic among students as well as her own personal history living a vegan lifestyle.
On the evening of Oct. 20, staff and students at Pacific University walked around the entire campus with CPS and other safety officials to identify dangerous areas and determine future steps to improve overall campus safety.
Nearly two years after the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the United States, Pacific University’s community continues to grapple with the impact of the virus. Now, Pacific’s community, which reports a vaccination rate over 95%, is face-to-face with the question of what life after COVID-19 looks like.
Pacific University’s Visiting Writers Series welcomed 3-term Poet Laureate of the United States, musician, and playwright Joy Harjo to campus via Zoom on Oct. 28, 2021 to give a reading of some of her work. Harjo gave a 45-minute reading of several pieces of poetry, prose, and song before holding a 15-minute Q & A with participants.
Three Bon Appétit managers suddenly quit their positions with university dining services just after orientation, spurring the hiring of three new staff members. The former managers of General Dining, Catering, and Dining Operations left looking for a change in the work environment outside of the food industry.
The music ensembles at Pacific have seen a drop in student participation since COVID-19 began in Spring 2020.
In light of the uproar regarding the lack of overnight parking on Pacific’s campus in the past two months, students, faculty, and staff are calling into question the overall safety of campus.