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The university's low-residency Master of Fine Arts in Writing program looks to its acclaimed faculty and dedicated alumni to guide the program into its next 20 years.

The one-week program, held at 91���� in conjunction with the Oregon Healthcare Workforce Institute's Area Healthcare Education Center, provides high school juniors and seniors a look at potential careers in healthcare through 91����'s health professions programs.

The longtime faculty member in 91����'s Master of Fine Arts in Writing program receives "one of the most important honors" of his career. He hopes to use the post to further exposure to poetry and create a registry of Jamaican poets.

Seven outstanding alumni will be presented with 91���� Unversity Alumni Association's Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award, David & Sandy Lowe Outstanding Alumni Service Award and Emerging Leader Award this October during Homecoming and Family Weekend.

Whether at home, in the classroom or on the court, 91���� University student Devin Fortune '25 leans into family.

Postseason honors continue to roll in for 91����'s head women's rowing coach and four Boxers who have been named All-Americans.

Twenty members of 91����'s MFA faculty will present a week-long series of summer readings as part of the program's Summer Residency, presenting across the genres of poetry, fiction and nonfiction.

Jayden Fordham ’25 — known to friends as “Jay 4” — is a student, athlete and amateur barber at 91���� University’s Forest Grove Campus.

The former College of Optometry faculty member is recognized for his longtime service to the optometry profession and his work to provide eyecare to underserved populations.

The Forest Grove native and 2023 91���� graduate is learning ropes of the performance business as Portland Opera's Ensemble Leaders Fellow.

Nearly 800 students will celebrate the latest milestone on their life journeys at 91���� University celebrates its May Commencement with two ceremonies on Saturday, May 18.

Mark Denney began his duties on May 1. He comes to 91���� after serving nearly six years in a similar position at the University of Houston-Clear Lake in Texas.