The Linfield-Good Samaritan School of Nursing announced the appointment of Heidi Johnston to associate dean, effective immediately. She joins Dean Paul Smith and Associate Dean Julie Fitzwater in the leadership of the nursing school. Continue reading
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School of Nursing welcomes 47 new students
The nurse-to-be twirled in her scrubs, gesturing at her jewelry and kicking her feet.
“So tell me, how is she looking?” Ashley Goar, director of clinical education for Linfield University-Good School of Nursing, asked the auditorium full of students.
“Her earrings!” someone shouted from the back, and Goar smiled and nodded.
“Yep! She’s wearing hoops, and when we have someone with delirium or dementia, that’s not a good thing,” Goar said, laughing. Continue reading
U.S. News & World Report names Linfield top private college in Oregon for online education
For at least the tenth year in a row, Linfield University is the top-ranked private Oregon university in U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 Best Online Bachelor’s Programs rankings. Linfield is third in the state, and 104th among the 339 U.S. institutions on the list. Continue reading
Professor Joe Wilkins receives Literary Arts’ 2024 Oregon Literary Career Fellowship
On Tuesday, Literary Arts named Linfield professor Joe Wilkins one of two 2024 Oregon Literary Career Fellowship recipients. With the fellowship comes $10,000 and one of the most prestigious literary honors in the Pacific Northwest. Continue reading
Linfield University celebrates 641 students on Fall 2023 Dean’s List
Linfield University congratulates 641 students who earned Dean’s List honors during the fall 2023 academic term.
Linfield cheer team earns top 20 finish at national competition
Linfield cheer team members perform at the 2024 UCA Cheerleading Nationals. Photo provided by Taetum Lynn Kalani.
The Linfield University cheer team advanced to the semi-finals of the 2024 UCA College Cheerleading Nationals in Orlando, Florida, which took place Jan. 13-15. The Wildcats finished 19th out of 36 teams in the Open All Girl Game Day category. While the squad improved their score from 85.233 to 85.5 between the preliminary and semifinal rounds, it was not enough to advance to the final round of competition.
Linfield student wins annual holiday wrapping paper contest
Annemarie Mullet poses with her award-winning wrapping paper, titled “Snowman Friends.” Photo provided by Annemarie Mullet.
Linfield University student Annemarie Mullet won a design contest from Premier Press, a Portland-based creative production firm. The company gives holiday-themed wrapping paper to its clients each year, using a contest for college students to submit original designs. In total, Premier Press received more than 30 submissions from throughout the region. Mullet’s design was selected among the top four designs and printed for distribution.
The wrapping paper pattern, titled “Snowman Friends,” features snowflakes on one side and sketched snowmen on the other. Continue reading
Cheer team heads to national competition
The Wildcat cheer team takes their game day energy to UCA nationals.
Members of the Linfield University cheer team travel to Florida next week to compete in the 2024 UCA & UDA College Cheerleading and Dance Team National Championship. The Wildcats are competing in the Open All Girl Game Day competition. The preliminary round performance takes place at 9:04 a.m. ET /6:04 a.m. PT Friday, Jan. 12. Teams qualifying for the semi-finals will be announced at 11 a.m. that day, with the competition continuing Friday afternoon. Finalists compete that night starting at 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT. The full event is available via Varsity TV.
Year in Review: Linfield’s unforgettable moments of 2023
2023 was a special year for Linfield University. There were a lot of celebrations, events (both new and returning) and achievements. Linfield students placed at regional and national competitions. There was hardly a weekend without an arts event, speaker or athletic competition. It also had its share of change and challenges that the university community faced together. As we look ahead, here is a roundup of some of the top Linfield University news and moments, listed chronologically, for the year: Continue reading
Linfield University names Becky Johnson interim president
Becky Johnson named interim president at Linfield. Photo by Rob Kerr for OSU Cascades.
Linfield University on Tuesday named Rebecca “Becky” Johnson as interim president.
Johnson served as Oregon State University’s interim president during the 2021-22 academic year. Before that, she spent 12 years as an OSU vice president and the top administrator at the university’s Cascades Campus in Bend. Continue reading