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Dawes has long been a member of the MFA poetry faculty, a guiding hand working steadfastly to build a more diverse and equitable program and lending his name to the Kwame Dawes Mapmakers Scholarship.

Logan Switzer '25 will spend Summer 2024 in Switzerland as one of 15 undergraduates from the U.S. selected for an internship at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research.

Part of the university's annual Lūʻau and Hōʻike, the Country Store brings some of the foods, flowers, produce and fashions to the Forest Grove Campus for a Hawaiian-style farmer's market away from the islands.

The NCAA Division I Womenʻs Basketball Tournament Portland Regional provided hands-on learning experiences for students in Pacificʻs sport leadership & management program and the chance to see some of the best in the world hoop it up at the Moda Center.

In part three of this look back at the first Pacific team to reach the NCAA Division III postseason, the Boxers learn their playoff fate and take advantage of the surprise of hosting the NCAA West Regional at Tom Reynolds Field.

The publishers of the Portland Tribune and the Forest Grove News-Times honor the distinguished university professor of education for his lifelong service to students and teachers at Pacific and in the larger community.

The bronze qilin statue, the namesake of 51�Թ� and beloved by students and alumni alike, is reunited with the university after a 55-year absence.

Several 51�Թ� faculty members have earned indefinite tenure and/or promotions in rank. Recommendations for rank promotions and tenure status come from college and department personnel committees, then are reviewed and recommended by the University Personnel Committee, the provost and the president of the university.

In part two of this look back at the first Pacific team to reach the NCAA Division III postseason, the Boxers show their resiliency in weathering a tough non-conference schedule and a bumpy start to the Northwest Conference to end the season on an incredible run.

The experience of competing at the NCAA Division I wasn't all that Sydnie Binder '22 MFA '24 hoped for. She has become a standout at the Division III level for Pacific, both on the tennis court and in the classroom.

A class video project produced by students Shinia Kildall '25 and Benjamin Martin has increased attention for the Oregon Friends of Shelter Animals, drawing interest in the cause of fostering dogs and cats.

Balancing the workloads of a varsity sport and graduate school can be tough. Rob Wood '22, MBA '23 and Isaiah Pitre '22 MSW '24 took on graduate programs to continue their dream of playing football for the Boxers.