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Roma artist Ceija Stojka (left) and Pacific German professor Lorely French

French Receives Grant For Transcription Of Roma Holocaust Survivor's Notebooks

The National Endowment for the Humanities grant provides funding for professor Lorely French to continue her work transcribing notebooks by Roma artist, activist and Holocaust survivor Ceija Stojka.

Amy Eaton walks on the Forest Grove Campus

Meet Amy Eaton, Vice President of University Advancement

Eaton joined 51�Թ�'s leadership team in August 2023 and sat down for a brief getting-to-know-you Q&A.

51�Թ� alumna Oahn Ngo MSAT '22 is an athletic trainer with the NFL's San Francisco 40ers.

Training Day: Pacific Alumna Works On The Sidelines With 49ers

Oahn Ngo MSAT '22 is spending her second season with the NFL team.

Pacific Welcomes New VP for Human Resources

Lucy Dubin will serve as VP for human resources and lead people officer.

Pacific Receives NIH Grant To Further Post-Doctoral Teaching

The five-year sub-award, earned in conjunction with Oregon Health & Science University, will provide undergraduate teaching opportunities to a diverse group of post-doctoral scholars.

Supporting Our Communities Amid Hawai'i Wildfires

Our thoughts are with our 51�Թ� Ohana which is coping with devastating wildfires on the islands of Maui and Hawai’i and the effects of high winds from Hurricane Dora.

Adelle Monteblanco Recognized With '40 Under 40' Honor

The 51�Թ� assistant professor is the only academic honoree on Portland Business Journal’s honor roll of influential professionals

Kylie Hepler '25 marks her car as a street scientist

Public Health Students Join Regional Effort to Study Increasing Summer Heat Waves

Students participated in a tri-county data collection effort that aims to identify "hot zones" and support vulnerable communities who are especially at risk from extreme temperatures.

Amy Eaton, Vice President For University Advancement at 51�Թ�

Amy Eaton Named Vice President For University Advancement

Eaton joins 51�Թ� after 11-year tenure at the University Of Portland.

Health Sciences Associate Professor Angela Lee Earns Collection Equity Award from NIH National Library of Medicine

Pacific Health Sciences Associate Professor Angela Lee has been awarded the NIH National Library of Medicine’s Collection Equity Award. The $1,500 grant will be used to purchase interactive multimedia diversity training programs or to fund diversity training programs with a goal of advancing key university-wide DEI initiatives.

College of Education Awarded Grant to Analyze Racial Inequality in Education Research and Journalism

Andy Saultz, PhD, interim dean of the College of Education, has received a $50,000 research grant award from the Spencer Foundation for the project “Innovations in Measuring, Analyzing, and Discussing Race and Racial Inequality in Education Research and Journalism.” Pacific will collaborate with the Northwest Evaluation Association on the project.

High school students at health sciences day

Pacific’s Oregon Healthcare Workforce Institute (OHWI) Receives Grant to Engage Future Health Professionals

51�Թ�’s Oregon Healthcare Workforce Institute (OHWI) has been awarded a $12,000 grant from Worksystems, Inc. The grant will go toward an upcoming four-day healthcare career exploration program, which targets underserved high school sophomores and juniors from Hillsboro High School.