Opening Convocation to welcome new students, families Aug. 25

A hand picks an acorn out of a bowl.Linfield University officially begins the 2023-24 school year with Opening Convocation, which is set for 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 25 in Ted Wilson Gymnasium on the McMinnville campus. Fall semester classes begin Monday, Aug. 28. 

Convocation is the traditional ceremony that celebrates the beginning of the new academic year. Linfield University President Miles K. Davis will preside over the ceremony, which features a special musical performance by Linfield alumnus Thomas Sagers ’23, as well as the university’s acorn tradition. Continue reading

Linfield Theatre announces 2023-24 season

Students perform on stage at Marshall TheatreLinfield Theatre’s 2023-24 season, which features two full-length plays, two student-led performances and a celebrated experimental production, centers around themes of health, resilience and healing.  

“As we emerge from a global pandemic that amplified the precarity of our systems — global, economic, health, immune — the theatre artists at Linfield seek to explore what it means to thrive, to heal, to grow, and to emerge,” said Lindsey Mantoan, an associate professor, resident dramaturg and intimacy director for the theatre program.  Continue reading

Aug. 30: Linfield Art Gallery spotlights the films of homeless youth with “Blame It On Art: Creative Mentorship At Outside The Frame”

An image of the Stonewall Inn

The Linfield Art Gallery kicks off the fall 2023 semester with an exhibition of film and visual art from Outside the Frame, a Portland-based nonprofit that provides houseless folks ages 16-30 with job training, peer mentorship, a sense of dignity and, perhaps most importantly, a creative outlet and means of self-expression through filmmaking.   Continue reading

May 24-28: 2023 Commencement activities and events

Two students embrace during commencement; their caps are circled with floral wreaths.Linfield University will graduate 397 students during its official Commencement  10 a.m. Sunday, May 28 on the Commencement Green; there are multiple celebrations and ceremonies held in the run-up. Unless otherwise noted, all events are held on the McMinnville campus and open to the community; see the full list of 2023 Commencement events. Continue reading

Linfield celebrates Spanglish Day on Thursday, May 11

A woman and her small son stand in front of a display that says "Linfield University Spanglish Day."Spanglish is a complex hybrid language of Spanish and English, often used within bilingual communities. Linfield University’s Spanglish Day event celebrates biculturalism and bilingualism through creative writing and visual art.

This year’s event includes a writing contest and an accumulation of live readings of short stories, essays and poems featuring multilingual Spanish-English stories. Linfield students and community members are invited to submit creative pieces for the writing contest. Continue reading

Opioid epidemic expert Dr. Harold Tu speaks May 3

Dr. Harold Tu in his lab coat. Dr. Harold Tu ’71, a nationally renowned expert on the opioid epidemic and member of the Linfield University Board of Trustees, will speak on the background and current state of opioid abuse and overdose deaths at noon on Wednesday, May 3, in Building 2’s Lecture Hall 102 on the Portland campus and via Zoom. His appearance is part of the Linfield University-Good Samaritan School of Nursing’s Navigating Nursing lecture series. Continue reading

‘One Wild Day,’ Linfield’s annual giving day, begins Wednesday, May 3

A group of Linfield students wear 'One Wild Day' t-shirts.Linfield University’s annual giving day, dubbed “One Wild Day,” will begin at 8 a.m. Wednesday, May 3, and runs through noon on Thursday, May 4. This yearly tradition invites all members of the Linfield community — including alumni, parents, employees and friends — to give back to Linfield students and programs. Since its 2016 start, the university has consistently collected above and beyond its pre-set goal. This year, the Office of Advancement hopes to raise $550,000.

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Dutch Bros founder Travis Boersma coming to Linfield April 28

A Dutch Bros. "broista" hands a drink to a customer.Travis Boersma, the co-founder and executive chairman of Dutch Bros, will visit Linfield University on Friday, April 28. The keynote event will be a fireside chat, called “The Dutch Bros Story,” with Jennifer Madden, dean of the School of Business, at 11 a.m. in Nicholson Library (location), which is free and open to the public.

Boersma will discuss his rise from opening a Grants Pass push-cart coffee stand in 1992 to what is now a publicly traded company with 617 locations in 14 states. Parking is available in the lots off Lever Street; visitors may park in any non-reserved spot.  Continue reading

Inaugural BIPOC Wine Symposium draws huge names and packs Graf Hall

Marcus Johnson, Mac McDonald and Fern Stroud participate in a panel discussion.

From left: Marcus Johnson, Mac McDonald and Fern A. Stroud speak during the “Unfiltered: the Black Wine Experience” panel.

Linfield University’s inaugural BIPOC Wine Symposium drew more than 70 wine professionals and students from Oregon and beyond, including Robin McBride who, with her sister Andrea, runs McBride Sisters Wine Company, the largest Black-owned winery in the United States.

Hosted by the Evenstad Center for Wine Education at Linfield University in partnership with Asociación Hispana de la Industria del Vino en Oregon y Comunidad (AHIVOY), the daylong event featured panel and roundtable discussions, workshops on how to create a more inclusive industry and a tasting featuring wines from Black and Latinx winemakers. Continue reading