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Smile: Masks optional in most spaces beginning March 12

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Masks will be optional in most spaces with a few exceptions starting March 12.

Linfield University is happy to announce a shift in our masking policy that helped slow the spread of COVID-19.

Because of the significant decline in COVID-19 case counts and the high vaccination rate on both campuses, Linfield’s Temporary Face Covering policy has been revised. Starting Saturday, March 12, face coverings will be optional in most settings with the following exceptions:

• On the McMinnville campus: Masks are required within the Student Health, Wellness and Counseling Center (SHWCC) in Walker Hall and the Athletic Treatment Center in HHPA.*

• For nursing students: Equipment and vaccination requirements should continue to be followed.

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Meet the newest members of the Linfield University Board of Trustees

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ryan Harris and Marvin Henberg joined the Linfield University Board of Trustees in November 2021.

Though new to the Linfield University Board of Trustees, the most recent elected members are no strangers to Linfield. Ryan Harris, the longtime president of Domaine Serene Vineyards and Winery, brings with him a deep connection to the Linfield’s wine studies program. Marvin Henberg, a former vice president for academic affairs and interim president at Linfield, is a lifelong philosophy scholar and educator with voluminous academic publications. Both began stints as trustees in November 2021.

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Linfield President Miles K. Davis named a Portland Business Journal executive of the year

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Linfield University President Miles K. Davis will be named an executive of the year by the Portland Business Journal in April.

The Portland Business Journal has named Linfield University President Miles K. Davis as one of its 2022 Executives of the Year.

The news organization’s annual Executives of the Year awards honor leaders in six categories, including presidents. Nominees for the awards are evaluated by a panel of outside judges based on critical strategy, guidance and management leading to exceptional performance.

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Readings at the Nick with Kathryn Nuernberger: Witches, forced confessions and current conversations

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Author Kathryn Nuernberger will be a featured guest of the Readings at the Nick series March 15. In her latest essay collection, “The Witch of Eye,” essayist and poet Kathryn Nuernberger deconstructs the myths of witches and how their “trials” were repeated throughout history to the present day.

At 5 p.m., Tuesday, March 15, Nuernberger will be reading from and discussing her work as part of Linfield University‘s free Readings at the Nick. Readings are held 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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Masks, vaccination proof no longer needed for outdoor athletic events

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Linfield has updated its policies for attending outdoor athletic events. Linfield University will no longer require proof of vaccination or masks for spectators at home outdoor athletic events.

The relaxed policy is a result of declining COVID-19 numbers community-wide and the relatively lower risk of spreading the virus in outdoor settings. The relaxed policy falls in line with the current outdoor sports spectator policies of many institutions within the Northwest Conference and within the State of Oregon.

Masks and proof of vaccination are still required for indoor Wildcat athletic events. This includes basketball and indoor tennis matches played inside the Rutschman Field House.

For more information on Linfield’s response to COVID-19, check out the COVID-19 FAQs.

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

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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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Spark Wonder campaign wins major design awards

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The Linfield University Spark Wonder campaign book.Linfield University’s Spark Wonder fundraising campaign has been recognized nationally with seven creative awards from the University & College Designers Association (UCDA). The judges evaluated more than 600 print and digital entries—presenting three Awards of Excellence and four Honorable Mention Awards to Linfield and Michael Patrick Partners, the partner creative agency responsible for the work. The Spark Wonder campaign received top honors in the categories of development information, best use of printing process – specialty process and website – development/fundraising.

Linfield enlisted Michael Patrick Partners to help with communications strategy and design of marketing assets for the $75 million comprehensive campaign, the largest fundraising campaign in the school’s history. The cornerstone of the collateral developed included a 32-page coffee-table case statement, which was complemented by a suite of videos, giving website, fundraising priority brochures, information sheets, donor presentation, organic social media posts and a campaign asset guide.

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Swimmers bring home hardware from conference championships

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Garrett Sutton congratulates a fellow competitior at the Northwest Conference Swimming Championships. The men's and women's swimming teams wrapped up their 2021-22 season with conference championships in three relays and three individual events. The men’s and women’s swimming teams wrapped up their 2021-22 season with Northwest Conference championships in three relays and three individual events.

Aside from bringing a hardware haul back to McMinnville, four Wildcats are now waiting to see if they will receive invitations to the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships, March 16-19, in Indianapolis.

Read the exciting daily coverage at golinfieldwildcats.com | Day one | Day two | Day three | Day four

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Faculty Lecture Series presents: Simulation in higher education

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Heidi Johnston will discuss the benefits of simulated learning experiences as part of the Linfield Faculty Lecture Series.

Experiential learning allows students to apply classroom theory in real-world settings. As an associate professor in the Linfield University-Good Samaritan School of Nursing, Heidi Johnston knows the benefits better than most.

At 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16, Johnston will explore how simulated and experiential learning are a vital component of education in the next installment of the Linfield University Faculty Lecture Series. The talk, titled “Simulation in Higher Education: Collaboration across academic programs,” will be streamed live on the Linfield University YouTube channel. Johnston is the co-director of Linfield’s Accelerated Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (ABSN) and Master’s Entry in Professional Nursing (MEPN) programs.

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