Free Canva Pro available for Linfield students

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Canva is a leading platform for visual communication, and effectively immediately, Linfield University students have access to its professional-level features for free. Linfield has acquired Canva for Campus, granting all full-time Linfield students access to a free personal Canva Pro account. Students are able to utilize this free Canva Pro for their individual work and for collaborating with others in the Linfield community.  Users can create groups of other students to work together on projects. Continue reading →

Winners of 2024 Lacroute Prizes in Poetry, Prose announced

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The annual Lacroute Prizes in Poetry and Prose highlight the best student writing from across Linfield University. This year’s contest honors the work of five students, including Sarah Reynolds, the Lacroute Prize in Poetry winner, and Lauren Hodgson, the Lacroute Prize in Prose winner. Reynolds is a senior from Beaverton, majoring in creative writing. She was a finalist in the 2023 Lacroute Prize in Poetry. Hodgson is a senior from Palo Alto, California, majoring in anthropology. Their winning entries, along with the work of all finalists, will be published in the spring issue of Camas: A Journal of Art & Literature. The winners in each category also receive a $500 prize. Continue reading →

Two Linfield journalism students earn Snowden reporting internships

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Linfield journalism students Tori Schuller (left) and Mariah Johnston (right) chosen for the Charles Snowden Program for Excellence in Journalism.

Linfield journalism students Tori Schuller (left) and Mariah Johnston (right) chosen for the Charles Snowden Program for Excellence in Journalism.

Two Linfield University journalism and media studies students will intern in Oregon newsrooms this summer as part of the Charles Snowden Program for Excellence in Journalism. Mariah Johnston and Tori Schuller are members of the 2024 intern class, comprised of 20 students from universities across the state. Students selected for this paid internship spend 10 weeks reporting on community news in various media organizations. Especially of note, this is the first time that Linfield has had two students named to the same cohort. Continue reading →

“This House prefers whiskey over wine” — Linfield hosts Irish national debate champions

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Linfield debate hosted three Irish national champions just before St. Patrick's DayClíodnha McHugh set down her glass and stood up. Only weeks before, the 25-year-old apprentice lawyer had been named the best speaker in Ireland at the 64th Irish Debate Final national tournament, chaired by the Chief Justice of Ireland.

Now, she was on an all-expenses-paid tour of American universities with strong debate teams (a major perk of winning the tournament) and, for one night at least, in a Linfield University wine studies tasting room. Continue reading →

Anna Maria Ponzi named permanent director of Linfield Center for Wine Education

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Anna Maria Ponzi stands in a doorway overlooking a vineyard, holding a glass of wine.Anna Maria Ponzi has been named director of Linfield University’s Center for Wine Education, effective April 8.  

It’s not a huge change for Ponzi, who has been leading undergraduate, graduate and certification programs as interim director since January. Jennifer Madden, dean of the Linfield University School of Business, said she was delighted to see Ponzi’s leadership continue.    Continue reading →

April 27: Hui O Lōkahi presents the 51st annual Linfield Lūʻau and Hōʻike

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Students perform a HulaTickets for Linfield’s Lū’au and Hō’ike are now on sale. Students from the Hui O Lōkahi student club coordinate this treasured spring tradition, which includes a lū‘au (meal), mākeke (Hawaiian marketplace) and hō‘ike (performance). The 51st annual event is from 4-9:30 p.m. Saturday, April 27 on the Linfield University McMinnville Campus and is open to the public. open to the public.   Continue reading →

Board of Trustees announces presidential search committee, hires national firm

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Pioneer Hall on the McMinnville campusKirby Dyess and Marvin Henberg, co-chairs of the Linfield University presidential search committee, on Monday named 16 committee members who have agreed to help guide the university in its search for a permanent president. 

In addition to seven members of the Linfield University Board of Trustees, the committee includes three faculty members, three members of Linfield’s professional staff, two students and one representative from Linfield athletics. Continue reading →

“Apertura: Opening Doors to Oregon Wine” coming April 11 from Linfield Center for Wine Education

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Graphic text: Apertura: Opening Doors to Oregon Wine, April 11, 2024Linfield University’s Center for Wine Education will host “Apertura: Opening Doors to Oregon Wine,” an afternoon of panel discussions and workshops designed to foster connection and lower barriers in the Oregon wine industry, on Thursday, April 11.  

The half-day event focuses on creating spaces, both physical and professional, for those who have historically been excluded from the wine industry. Apertura’s panels and workshops examine overlapping categories of exclusion, including socioeconomic, identity and physical ability.    Continue reading →