When a dormitory toilet is clogged, who’s the guy charged with fixing it? Who assures that benefits and work-study monies are paid and accounted for on time? And who is tasked with ensuring Luau goes off without a hitch or that students from Saudi Arabia know how to navigate the cultural idiosyncrasies of an American university? Meet the people who work behind the scenes at Pacific University–the community of staff and faculty–as captured by Pacific’s own creative writing and photography students. Their jobs and lives are varied, but their dedication to ensuring a dynamic educational experience in all its varieties is common between them. This book strives to capture and share their stories through the creative efforts of the students their work serves.

Photographs by Stephanie Bultman, Tanner Boyle, Chloe Chambers, Riley Chun, Anastasiya DeWolf, Elaina Gillespie, Clara Howell, Caleb McGee, Emi Moll, CarrieAnn Randolph, and Erika Vives.

Essays by Lauren Anderson, Gray Ashford, Kadie Backlund, Kjersti Chippindale, Darcy Christoffersen, Nicole Corpuz, Wynton Davis, Charli Elliott, Melissa Hood, Clara Howell, Matthew Jensen, Kourtnie Jury-Hale, Kayla Luttringer, Vincent Ngyen, Hunter Peterson, Claire Pillsbury, Thomas Radke, Kyle Riske, Kelsi Roth, Amber Tate, Madison Thompson, and Alexis Zmuda.