Mente Summit returns as in-person event April 29

Attendees of the last in-person Mente Summit, in March 2020, take a break from a packed day of lectures, mentoring and workshop sessions.

On Friday, April 29, Linfield University will host the annual Mente Summit, which connects young Latino males with speakers and mentors to address the inequities and barriers to their success.

The summit begins at 9 a.m. with a keynote address by Rolando Cruz, a product line manager at Nike. Cruz led the largest Latino youth soccer program in Oregon before joining Nike where he supervises a team of designers and product developers that creates soccer apparel for clubs in Latin America and Europe.

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POSTPONED: Urrea visit postponed until fall

Author and poet Luis Alberto Urrea will visit Linfield University in May.Update May 1, 2022:  Unfortunately, the visit from Luis Alberto Urrea has been postponed until fall. More information will come when a new schedule is confirmed.

Critically acclaimed and award-winning author Luis Alberto Urrea will read from and discuss his work on the Linfield University McMinnville Campus at 5:30 p.m. May 3 in the Jereld R. Nicholson Library.

Urrea’s visit is part of the Mac Reads Series, a collaborative partnership between Linfield, the McMinnville Public Library and Third Street Books with the goal of inspiring community-wide conversations around a topic. Continue reading

From folklorico to jazz – Linfield’s Spring Dance Showcase set to dazzle


Linfield's Spring Dance showcase will be a two-evening affair, May 6 and 7.Linfield University
‘s Department of Music and dance program will host the annual Spring Dance Showcase with performances May 6 and 7 from 7 to 9 p.m. each night.

Dancers will perform in a range of styles, including tap, modern, contemporary, musical theatre, jazz and folklorico. Tickets are $10 and available at the door of the Marshall Theatre in Ford Hall on Linfield’s McMinnville campus. K-12 students and university students with an ID get in free.

Proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test are required for entry.

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2022 Built to Burn arrives April 22

Built to Burn poster. Credit: Daniel Olson

The Department of Art at Linfield University will host the 14th Annual Built To Burn on Earth Day, Friday, April 22. The public is invited to attend for the first time since 2019.

We will gather under a waning gibbous moon at 7:30 p.m. in the field west of the Miller Fine Arts Center on Keck Drive behind Albertsons. The Burn will commence at dusk, rain or shine, followed by a marshmallow roast.

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Student lu’au returns for 49th year in McMinnville April 30

A Linfield University student performs a fire dance at the 2021 Lūʻau & Hōʻike.A celebration of the gods and goddesses of Hawaii will be threaded throughout the 49th annual Lūʻau & Hōʻike at Linfield University from Saturday, April 30.

Every year, Linfield’s Hui o Lōkahi (formerly Hawai’i Club) shares the culture of the Polynesian islands through food, dance and more. Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. performances are available online at www.linfieldtickets.com. Tickets are $25 for general admission and $20 for students with ID, seniors and children 3-12 who need their own seat. Proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test (taken within 72 hours prior to the event) are required for entry.

“It has been so long since we had a regular Lūʻau and many of our underclassmen have never seen what a true Linfield Lūʻau is like. This year it truly feels like a full-circle moment,” said Puna Padayhag-Himalaya, a student co-chair of the event. “My hope for this year’s Lūʻau is for everyone to see the amazing community we have here at Linfield that celebrates the Polynesian culture. My larger hope is that it will inspire our underclassmen to get involved in the following years.”

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‘Heathers The Musical’ on stage at Linfield

Heathers The Musical poster

April will see Linfield University theatre program, in collaboration with the Department of Music, produce its first musical in three years.

“Heathers The Musical” hits the Marshall Theatre stage with performances April 21-23 and April 28-30. Curtain time is 7:30 p.m. each night with 2 p.m. matinees on April 24 and May 1.

Ticket prices are $15 for full admission, $13 for seniors, faculty and staff (two per ID) and $10 for any student with a school ID and available online at www.linfield.edu/arts/theatre.html and at the Marshall Theatre Box Office located in Ford Hall box beginning April 15. Seating is reserved.

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Linfield community honors survivors at outset of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month

Students, faculty and staff wore Teal Day shirts to show they stand with survivors during Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. Students, faculty and staff of Linfield University sent a four-word message to survivors of sexual assault Monday, April 4: “You are not alone.”

Kelsey Murray, Linfield’s coordinator of student wellness and survivor advocacy, distributed nearly 250 teal t-shirts kicking off a series of events planned for Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. Participants span the McMinnville and Portland campuses.

“Sexual assault survivors often feel alone in the community. I wanted the first event to send a visible message that we stand with them,” Murray said.

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Department of Music hosting Ukraine benefit concert March 17

Linfield's Department of Music will host a benefit concert of Ukraine and its refugees tonight.

Linfield University‘s music ensembles, faculty, alumni and friends will perform a benefit concert, “United for Ukraine,” at 5 p.m. Thursday, March 17. The event will be held in the Richard and Lucille Ice Auditorium inside Melrose Hall on the McMinnville campus.

There is no admission, but donations collected at the door will support the nonprofit Accent Network. The Oregon-based charity is a 501(c)3 organization offering humanitarian assistance in Ukraine’s impacted communities and surrounding regions where Ukrainian refugees are located. The event will also feature a raffle for works by artist Michelle Bronstein.

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Renown German quintet Amarcord performs at Linfield April 5

German quintet Amarcord will perform at Linfield's McMinnville campus April 5.Amarcord, a world-renown vocal quintet out of Germany, will perform at Linfield University at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 5.

The concert, the final performance of this year’s Linfield Lively Arts Concert Series, is free for all K-12 students and Linfield ID holders. General admission tickets are $10 and available at the door. Amarcord will perform in the Richard and Lucille Ice Auditorium inside Melrose Hall on Linfield’s McMinnville campus.

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Readings at the Nick returns with the criminalization of Black Lives Matter

When resistance threatens to upset the status quo, protesters may be labeled criminals to silence their voices, and recent protests throughout the nation have not been exceptions.  At 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, Teresa Divine and Ginny Blackson will discuss their collaborative essay, “Resistance to Survive: The Criminalization of the Black Lives Matter Movement.”

The free event is part of Linfield’s Readings at the Nick in the Jereld R. Nicholson Library Austin Reading Room on the McMinnville campus. Face masks are required inside all Linfield buildings.

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