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Willamette and Pacific Universities Plan Merger

Pacific University and Willamette University have signed a letter of intent to merge, pending approval, which would create the largest private institution in Oregon if the deal is finalized. Together ...
OPB

Willamette, Pacific universities announce plan to merge

Oregon could see two of the state’s oldest colleges merge into a new private university system, unlike any in the Northwest, as early as next year. The proposed new system, tentatively called the ...
The Business Journals

Pacific University and Willamette University exploring merger to create Oregon's largest private college

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Both colleges, founded in the ...
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Willamette, Pacific universities talk merger, would form Oregon's largest private school

TriMet proposes several changes, some cuts to address $300M budget gap TriMet is proposing several changes and reductions to bus and MAX service later this year, including cutting some lines ...
KGW8

Body found in Willamette River near Hawthorne Bridge

PORTLAND, Ore. — An investigation was underway Tuesday morning after a person's body was discovered in the Willamette River near the Hawthorne Bridge in Portland. Portland police are working with ...
KOIN 6

Human waste spills into Willamette River as Portland’s Big Pipe maxes out during atmospheric river

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – As a strong atmospheric river makes its way through the Pacific Northwest, residents have braced themselves for flooding, downed trees, and power outages. Now add sewage to the ...
KGW8

Portland's Big Pipe hit 100% capacity, causing sewer overflow to the Willamette River

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland issued a combined sewer overflow (CSO) advisory for the Willamette River Tuesday as the city's Big Pipe system hit 100% capacity. Although the city's Big Pipes have led to a ...
KOIN 6

‘Oregon’s largest private university’: Pacific, Willamette announce intent to merge

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – College is about to look very different in Oregon. Pacific University and Willamette University announced their intent to merge on Thursday. If finalized, the pair would become ...
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An Ice Age rest stop offers incredible view of Willamette Valley

In McMinnville, just off Highway 18, you can see where a bedrock went on a road trip around 12,000 years ago, ending up at Erratic Rock State Natural Site. Clinton calls for release of all Epstein ...
Forbes

Two Prominent, Private Oregon Universities Plan To Merge

Pacific University and Willamette University, Oregon’s two oldest institutions of higher education, have signed a letter of intent to negotiate a merger. If approved, the deal would combine the ...
The Register-Guard

Series of atmospheric rivers to bring flooding to Willamette Valley

Residents of northwest Oregon won't get a break from the atmospheric river that arrives Dec. 15, according to the National Weather Service's Portland office. NWS said the region will face a series of ...