“Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60 Minutes)” opens Dec. 7

Stage set for "Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind," featuring random piles of objectsTickets are now on sale for “Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60 Minutes)” by Greg Allen, which features the work of six student-directors. A cast of nine actors plus an emcee are tasked with completing the 30 plays within the timed 60 minutes, aided by interactions with the audience. The plays, which are chosen by this year’s directors, range from themes of love and sex and war to music lyrics and horror, among others. Performance dates are 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, then 7:30 and 10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8 in the Marshall Theatre in Ford Hall.   Continue reading

Linfield University reduces tuition for ABSN program

nursing students standing outside a building on the Portland campus.

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Linfield Board of Trustees approved a resolution at its November meeting that will reduce the tuition price of one of the university’s signature nursing degree programs.

Based upon recommendations from Dean of Nursing Paul Smith and Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Success Gerardo Ochoa, the board agreed to reduce Linfield’s tuition price for the 12-month accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) program to $65,000. The change, which will take effect starting with the June 2024 cohort, puts the cost of the program more in line with competing ABSN programs in the region.

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Anna Maria Ponzi to serve as interim director of Linfield wine studies programs

Anna Maria Ponzi stands in a doorway overlooking a vineyard, holding a glass of wine.Anna Maria Ponzi, former owner, chief executive and president of Ponzi Vineyards, will serve as interim director of Linfield University’s Center for Wine Education after Tim Matz announced plans to step down at the end of the year

Ponzi is a second-generation wine producer who was instrumental in establishing Oregon’s Willamette Valley as a world-renowned winegrowing region. She grew up on one of the first vineyards in Oregon, which her family established in 1970, and has served as a champion for and ambassador of Oregon wine her entire life.   Continue reading

Doug Hire to continue as interim athletic director through June 2024

McMINNVILLE, Ore. – Linfield University President Miles K. Davis announced on Friday that Doug Hire has agreed to remain as interim athletic director through the 2023-24 academic year. Hire has been serving as Acting Athletic Director since August.

The university will conduct a national search to find its next full-time athletic director, with a goal of having someone in place by next summer.

Hire will replace Garry Killgore, who has been on leave as director of athletics since August. Upon Killgore’s return, he will be reassigned to an administrative role as program developer for Online and Continuing Education. Killgore, a longtime former faculty member who holds a Ph.D. in exercise science and biomechanics, will report to Linfield Vice President for Academic Affairs Beth Concepción and be responsible for building new online programs as well as in-person continuing education opportunities.

Matz stepping down as chair of wine studies

Tim MatzAfter more than two years of innovative leadership, Tim Matz has announced he will retire as head of Linfield University’s wine studies programs at the end of the year.

Under Matz’s leadership, Linfield introduced new courses of study, including the Master of Science in business specializing in wine business leadership and new events such as the BIPOC Wine Symposium, which attracted national speakers in its inaugural year. The Acorn to Oak Wine Experience, a student-run tasting room on McMinnville’s Third Street, opened in September.
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Interim president selection committee appointed

Presidential Medallions in a display case

The medallion, a symbol of office for the Linfield University president, is worn during ceremonial occasions.

Over the course of the Linfield University Board of Trustees meetings Nov. 10 and 11, 2023, an interim president selection committee was appointed and a process adopted for identifying and engaging an interim president. Nominations will be accepted from all sources. Internal and external candidates are eligible to apply. The interim president will not be considered in the full presidential search to identify President Miles K. Davis’ longer term successor.

Nominations may be sent to presidentialsearch@linfield.edu. Candidates will be asked to provide a curriculum vitae and a cover letter describing their approach to leading Linfield through the consequential decisions and processes ahead. All candidates whose materials are submitted by Dec. 1 will be considered. Candidates may submit materials later, but consideration is not guaranteed after Dec. 1. Community updates will be shared via Linfield Ahead and at linfield.edu/presidentialsearch.

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Dec. 7: Jazz pianist Marcus Johnson ‘Live in Wine Country’ to benefit Linfield University

Marcus Johnson sitting at a pianoJazz pianist and winemaker Marcus Johnson will perform “Live in Wine Country” at the Stoller Experience Center on Dayton’s Stoller Family Estate on Thursday, Dec. 7. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Linfield University’s Department of Music to provide scholarships and instruments to students requiring financial assistance. Continue reading

President Davis to step down, citing family obligations

Portrait of Miles K. Davis.President Miles K. Davis has informed the Linfield University Board of Trustees that he intends to step down from his position once an interim president has been identified and there has been time for an adequate transition period, which is likely by early 2024. He cited family obligations on the east coast, and that he had determined it is not feasible or advisable to be a bi-coastal president traveling back and forth regularly. Continue reading

NW Media Fest 2023 provided “perfect opportunity” for students to connect with media pros

 

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Celebrity photographer Joey Terrill was one of eight NW Media Fest guests offering student-only workshops and lectures.

Linfield University’s second NW Media Fest was longer and larger than the original, but still stayed true to its mission of giving Linfield students the chance to connect individually with journalists, musicians, entertainment executives and even the largest independent comic publisher in the country.   

Four days of programming kicked off Tuesday with a screening of silent horror classic “Nosferatu” accompanied live by organist Dean Lemire performing his original, at times improvisational, score. Between then and Friday night’s closer with Dark Horse Comics CEO Mike Richardson, there were more than a dozen events from this year’s eight featured guests Continue reading