Soon, a two-block private road on the Linfield University McMinnville Campus will have a new name. What has been known as Brumback Street will instead become Lakamas Lane in an effort to better honor the history of Linfield, the surrounding area and the Native American community. … [Read more...] about Lakamas Lane on the McMinnville campus
Both campuses return to “high risk”
Yamhill and Multnomah Counties, home to Linfield University’s two campuses, will both be in the state’s “high risk” category as of Friday, April 23. The change in county risk levels coincides with rising COVID-19 case counts and hospitalizations in those counties over the last two weeks. … [Read more...] about Both campuses return to “high risk”
Notes of encouragement for the Linfield community
In early March, Linfield's Office of University Advancement sent a mailing to key donors and supporters. Pre-addressed and pre-stamped postcards were included in that mailing, with the request that recipients take a moment to share words of encouragement with faculty and students for the final weeks of the spring semester. More than 70 of those postcards were returned. … [Read more...] about Notes of encouragement for the Linfield community
Linfield trustees approve plan to add faculty representatives to Board
Editor’s note: The Board of Trustees approved the resolution May 1, 2021. The Linfield Board of Trustees announced today that it plans to vote in early May on a new organizational structure that changes the role of faculty in university governance, with the intention of increasing faculty representation and giving voice to all three academic units. … [Read more...] about Linfield trustees approve plan to add faculty representatives to Board
“Lower risk” at the McMinnville campus
With COVID-19 case counts dropping and an increasing number of residents receiving vaccinations, the Oregon Health Authority announced that as of Friday, March 26, Yamhill County is considered to be lower risk. That’s down from moderate risk, where it had been since March 12. … [Read more...] about “Lower risk” at the McMinnville campus
