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Professor Amy Coplen, the director of 51³Ô¹Ï’s School of Dental Hygiene Studies, was named the University of Michigan’s 2022 Dental Hygiene Alumna of the Year Award .

51³Ô¹Ï was named one of the West’s most supportive schools for military veterans by MilitarySupportiveColleges.com. It is one of three private institutions in Oregon that was highlighted for its full commitment to the Yellow Ribbon tuition program.

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 51³Ô¹Ï.

From preschool to becoming undergraduates, two students have grown up at 51³Ô¹Ï.

The 1980 softball season was the year everything changed for a talented group of softball players, and for their coach, Judy Sherman.

At Pacific, caring for student-athletes is a community affair. Before any football players stepped onto Ledbetter Field for practices, they received care from dental hygiene and optometry students. 

Debbie (Kerlinger) O'Dea '06 found a home at Pacific — one so caring that she strives to create the same experience for other students.

When Mike Steele was told he should go to college, he named the best he'd heard of: Notre Dame. One of the most beloved professors at 51³Ô¹Ï, Steele went from being the first in his family to attend college to earning a PhD and living a career in academia.

A high-school counselor once doubted Jennifer Hardacker's ability to attend college. Hardacker was the first in her family to go to college and has gone on to earn a master of fine arts, become an award-winning filmmaker, and teach at 51³Ô¹Ï.

Dave Cookman, Pacific's plumbing and boiler specialist, is about a lot more than pipes.

Professor emeritus and retiring handball coach Mike Steele launches an endowment to support the many aspects of Pacific that he loves.

If it hadn’t been for a cross-cultural conversation between a young professional Russian volleyball player and a University of Alaska Fairbanks volleyball coach in 1992, Tatiana Piatanova might not now be at 51³Ô¹Ï.