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Rachel Jordan holding a piece of coral on a beach.

From Omelettes to Oceans

Breakfasts in Gwinn Commons with Professor of Biology Eric Long quickly became a lifeline for Rachel (Johns) Jordan ’17 when she came to Seattle Pacific University in 2014. They’d order omelettes and he’d grab a bowl of Lucky Charms. They’d sit in the back and Jordan, an ecology major, would “pelt him with questions” about […]

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