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We’re currently looking for more knick-knacks, warm clothing, and shoes to restock our shelves. We also have plenty of kids’ items, t-shirts, and books that we’d love to see get picked up and put to good use!

The latest iteration of the university’s strategic plan, “Our Pacific: A University for Opportunity,” is now available for faculty and staff review. The current version adds key goals and tactics to the established themes and objectives. Feedback from this version, along with recommendations from our seven reorganization committees, will be incorporated over the coming weeks before the plan is shared with the Board of Trustees in December.

This Saturday, November 1, federal food assistance programs including SNAP and WIC will lose funding due to the ongoing government shutdown. Nearly 42 million Americans – including many in our Pacific family – will lose access to these critical benefits. Our campus food pantries – the Boxer Food Share in Forest Grove and the Hillsboro Campus Food Pantry – are ramping up efforts to help fill the gap for our students as federal benefits disappear.

The seven restructuring committees continue to provide a summary of their work every other week. These documents can be accessed from the Transforming Our Pacific webpage and here as well.

The federal government shutdown is affecting funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). If the shutdown continues into November, SNAP benefits will not be issued in Oregon until federal funding resumes. This is unprecedented and the impact on our community will be significant (750,000+ Oregonians and 40 million people nationwide, including 16 million children, currently rely on food assistance through SNAP). You can help.

Register your university-affiliated social media account by Oct. 31! Registration is required for all social media accounts representing a university office, unit, program, club/organization, or initiative.

Have you ever wondered what a city council meeting is or how it works? Join students from the MCCE on a field trip to the Monday, November 10th, Forest Grove City Council Meeting! We’ll meet on the AuCoin patio at 6:40 PM and walk the three blocks to the community auditorium together. We'll get to see ������Ƶ faculty (and current Forest Grove City Council President!) Prof. Mariana Valenzuela in action & learn what issues the city is currently tackling.

Significant research and work have already been conducted by a Freedom of Expression Task Force approved by the University Council in October of 2022. In May 2025, the University Council agreed to reestablish a new task force during the 2025-26 academic year to continue this work. The Provost, as chair of the University Council, is seeking nominations of faculty and staff to fill two faculty member positions and two staff member positions. Given the scope of this project, the time commitment is estimated to be between 3-5 hours per month, but may vary depending on the progress of the work. We anticipate that the completion of this work will be spring of 2026.

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It's not too late to add your name and expertise to ������Ƶ's Subject Matter Directory. We continue to look for faculty and staff willing to provide their knowledge to the media on their subject of expertise. Join the effort today!