Linfield’s new wine history archive makes contribution to OPB documentary
Linfield’s Oregon Wine History Project played a role in “Grapes of Place,” a new documentary about early Oregon winemakers that was produced by Oregon Public Broadcasting. Oregon Experience producers made use of the Linfield College archive, which preserves historical documents, images and interviews with winemakers, and the documentary was shot, in part, at Linfield College [...]
Wildcats fall one game shy of national title
Linfield battles through the losers bracket before falling one game short of repeating as Division III national champion. The Wildcats won three consecutive elimination games to reach the championship final for the third straight season. Named to the NCAA all-tournament team are Staci Doucette, Emilee Lepp, Karleigh Prestianni and Lauren Harvey. Linfield finishes [...]
Student bloggers go green
Students in Professor Rob Gardner’s class have taken sustainability online, creating a blog that educates readers about social, economic and environmental issues related to sustainability. New posts by Linfield students and community members are added daily. Comments are welcome, say students in the environmental sociology course. The goal of participating bloggers is to educate the [...]
Linfield College, Afghan students debate human rights via Skype
Students at Linfield College bridged a 12-hour time gap and a centuries-old cultural gap to connect with college students in Afghanistan.They staged two debates via Skype, where they deliberated whether the Afghan government should negotiate with the Taliban and whether access to the Internet is a fundamental right. Afghan students opened the second debate in [...]
Huffington Post pays tribute to Linfield’s wine history archive
The Oregon Wine History Archive at Linfield College was praised in a recent Huffington Post column.The archive preserves historical documents and images, and even interviews with local winemakers. “This is an example of a project that blends the historical with the contemporary,” the Post said in an article titled “The Legacy of the Digital Generation, [...]
Three receive Fulbright nods
Two Linfield College students and one alumnus have been selected for upcoming experiences abroad through the Fulbright Program. Christopher Norman of Bellevue, Wash., a 2010 Linfield graduate, and senior Gregory Larson (pictured left) of Oregon City, have both earned Fulbright scholarships, and sophomore Clara Martinez of Monroe, Wash., has been named a summer institute participant. [...]
Linfield Opera Theater to present ‘Mozart Celebration’
The Linfield Opera Theater will present “Mozart Celebration” on Sunday, May 20, at 7 p.m. in the Richard and Lucille Ice Auditorium, located in Melrose Hall at Linfield. Award-winning student soloists and the Linfield choir will present full-costumed scenes from Mozart’s most popular comic operas. Excerpts from the classic social comedy “Le nozze di Figaro,” [...]
Linfield softball headed to nationals
The Linfield College softball team is headed to nationals after capturing its third straight and fifth regional championship since 2006, beating host Illinois Wesleyan 6-2 in the championship game Sunday, May 13. All-Americans Staci Doucette and Emilee Lepp each hit home runs for the Wildcats (42-5). Defending NCAA champion Linfield advances to this week’s Division III [...]
Linfield Reports, 5/14/12
TALK EXAMINES SPORT MANAGEMENT The value behind the interdisciplinary field of sport management will be the focus of a lecture by Robert Schneider, faculty member at The College at Brockport, State University of New York, Tuesday, May 15, at 11:45 a.m. in 222 T.J. Day Hall at Linfield. The lecture will provide a window into [...]
Wall Street Journal praises Linfield Gallery exhibit
Linfield’s recent “Artifacts of Memory” show was a favorite in a Wall Street Journal review, which praised the “truly poetic stunner.” Linfield Gallery was the only gallery based outside of Portland for the article titled “Our Next Art Capital: Portland?” Read more about the Crystal Shenk exhibit and plan to visit the Linfield Gallery, which [...]
Linfield College to graduate 590 students
Linfield will say goodbye to 590 graduating seniors at this year’s Commencement Ceremony, on Sunday, May 27, at 10 a.m. in the Oak Grove on campus. U.S. Senator Ron Wyden will deliver the commencement address. Graduating Class Linfield College has seen a more diverse graduating class in recent years, with an especially significant increase in Latino [...]
Biology student’s struggle, and success, featured in Oregonian
The Oregonian profiled student Robert Lisac ’12, whose battle with cancer has shaped his professional aspirations. The Dean’s List student hopes to pursue cancer research and serve as a physician, saving the lives of children just as his doctors saved his life. Lisac’s life direction was born at age 12, when he was diagnosed with [...]
Grainey finds synergy between academic disciplines
Climbing a 16-foot ladder with theatre lights in hand is how Linfield College senior Katie Grainey takes a break from her school work. Grainey, who will graduate with a degree in economics, mathematics and computer sciene from Linfield this month, combines her various interests through a liberal arts education. During her time at Linfield she [...]
Linfield College celebrates milestone 40th annual Lu’au
Linfield College celebrated its milestone 40th annual Lu’au celebration last weekend with 85 students yelling war cries and doing slap dances, fire-knife dances and hulas. VIEW VIDEO Back when the Rolling Stones were blasting from dorm speakers, Hawaiian students at Linfield College decided to hold a party in celebration of their traditional music, and their [...]
Linfield College, Afghani students debate via Skype
The Linfield forensics team is hosting an exhibition debate with Afghan students Tuesday, May 8, at 8 p.m. in Ford Hall. Four Linfield students and four Afghan students will debate the motion “Access to the Internet is a fundamental human right.” The Afghan debaters will join the conversation via Skype. After the debate, there will [...]
Linfield Reports, 5/7/12
TALK SET ON REDEEMING DEMOCRACY Susan McWilliams, professor of politics at Pomona College, will present “Redeeming Democracy in America” on Monday, May 7, at 2:30 p.m. in Jonasson Hall, located in the lower level of Melrose Hall at Linfield. McWilliams will address the belief in American politics that the practice of democracy is declining due [...]
Linfield kicks off Lacroute Arts Series
Three award-winning artists will speak on The Arts and Social Change during a three-day symposium and mini-residency, the inaugural event of the Linfield Lacroute Arts Series at Linfield College. Over the course of three days, the artists will participate in a panel discussion, present lectures and work with students in the classroom. The symposium will [...]
Linfield students to present the history of McMinnville
Linfield College mass communication students will present research on the history of McMinnville as represented in the mass media 100 years ago on Tuesday, May 15, at 7 p.m. in the Austin Reading Room of the Jereld R. Nicholson Library at Linfield. The series of presentations, “McMinnville 100 Years Ago,” will show mass media representation [...]
Linfield freshman featured in Portland Observer
Mass communication student Ivanna Tucker brought so many fresh ideas to her first day of class that the school newspaper editor tapped her to be features editor for the Linfield Review, a high-level editing position rarely held by a freshman, said The Portland Observer. Tucker was also the only freshman to be voted to the [...]
Linfield students to direct theatre shorts
Linfield College advanced directing students will showcase their talents in Springfest: Student-Directed Theater Shorts, May 10-12, at 7:30 p.m. in the Marshall Theatre in Ford Hall at Linfield. Students will present two short plays each evening with a different pairing each night. Featured short plays include: • Thursday, May 10: “These Shining Lives” and “Saturn [...]
Spring choral concert offers variety of music
The Linfield College Music Department will present its annual Spring Choral Concert, “LaLela!” on Sunday, May 13, at 4 p.m. in the Richard and Lucille Ice Auditorium, located in Melrose Hall at Linfield. The performance of choral music will feature the Women’s Vocal Ensemble and Wildcat Men’s Glee Club, led by director Anna Song, assistant [...]
Linfield Hawaiian Club presents 40th annual lu’au
The Linfield College Hawaiian Club will host its milestone 40th annual lu’au, “Na a’a Hawaii: The Roots from Which We Grow,” on Saturday, May 5, in the Rutschman Field House and Ted Wilson Gymnasium at Linfield. The event will include traditional Hawaiian food and an authentic performance of Hawaiian dance and music. Dinner will be [...]
Linfield jazz night to feature vocalists and instrumentalists
The Linfield College Music Department will host a Jazz Night concert Friday, May 11, at 8 p.m. in the Richard and Lucille Ice Auditorium in Melrose Hall at Linfield. The performance will feature Double Vision, Linfield’s vocal jazz ensemble led by Dana Libonati, and the Linfield Jazz Band under the direction of Steve Kravitz. The [...]
Professor to discuss sport management at Linfield
The value behind the interdisciplinary field of sport management will be the focus of a lecture by Robert Schneider, faculty member at The College at Brockport, State University of New York, Tuesday, May 15, at 11:45 a.m. in 222 T.J. Day Hall at Linfield College. The lecture will provide a window into the field of [...]
