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Pacific students and faculty through community service, research and internships. The Jacoby Center is responsible for the Sacramento Experience and Washington Semester internship programs, where students serve in California's state capital and the nation's capital, respectively. The Pacific Humanities Center promotes the value of art, music, theatre and film, as well as the traditional humanities disciplines—classical and religious studies, philosophy, literature and languages. The Humanities Center sponsors programs and events that highlight the importance of the humanities across the University and in the local community.
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University of the Pacific's general education program is also administered through the College of the Pacific. The program includes the Pacific Seminars series in which students meet in small groups to engage in discussion about what makes a good society. Two of the Pacific Seminars courses are
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College of the Pacific houses three centers. The John Muir Center promotes environmentalism and supports the study of naturalist John Muir. The John Muir Papers are part of the University of the Pacific Library's Holt-Atherton Special Collections. The Jacoby Center for Public Service and Civic
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