Each year, Linfield University recognizes excellence among faculty members with six endowed awards, each of which come with a stipend. This year’s honorees: Continue reading
Category Archives: School of Business
May 24-28: 2023 Commencement activities and events
Linfield University will graduate 397 students during its official Commencement 10 a.m. Sunday, May 28 on the Commencement Green; there are multiple celebrations and ceremonies held in the run-up. Unless otherwise noted, all events are held on the McMinnville campus and open to the community; see the full list of 2023 Commencement events. Continue reading
One Wild Day 2023 raises more than $680,000 for Linfield University
For eight years, Linfield University has exceeded its giving day goal thanks to the generosity of its alumni, students, parents, employees and friends. The 2023 event, held May 3 and 4, 2023, was no different. The Linfield community came together to raise more than $680,000 during One Wild Day. During the 28-hour event, 680 donors made a gift, far exceeding the $550,000 goal.
Textbooks included in tuition with new First Day Complete program
Starting with the 2023-24 academic year, Linfield University is rolling out a convenient and equitable way for students to get textbooks.
In partnership with Barnes & Noble, the First Day Complete textbook rental program will bundle all of a student’s required print and online course material for the semester ahead. Students can pick up all the materials in person or have them shipped for a small fee. Textbook costs will be included in tuition, which ensures that price isn’t a barrier for low-income students and that all students will have the materials they need for the first day of class. Continue reading
Dutch Bros founder Travis Boersma coming to Linfield April 28
Travis Boersma, the co-founder and executive chairman of Dutch Bros, will visit Linfield University on Friday, April 28. The keynote event will be a fireside chat, called “The Dutch Bros Story,” with Jennifer Madden, dean of the School of Business, at 11 a.m. in Nicholson Library (location), which is free and open to the public.
Boersma will discuss his rise from opening a Grants Pass push-cart coffee stand in 1992 to what is now a publicly traded company with 617 locations in 14 states. Parking is available in the lots off Lever Street; visitors may park in any non-reserved spot. Continue reading
Inaugural BIPOC Wine Symposium draws huge names and packs Graf Hall
From left: Marcus Johnson, Mac McDonald and Fern A. Stroud speak during the “Unfiltered: the Black Wine Experience” panel.
Linfield University’s inaugural BIPOC Wine Symposium drew more than 70 wine professionals and students from Oregon and beyond, including Robin McBride who, with her sister Andrea, runs McBride Sisters Wine Company, the largest Black-owned winery in the United States.
Hosted by the Evenstad Center for Wine Education at Linfield University in partnership with Asociación Hispana de la Industria del Vino en Oregon y Comunidad (AHIVOY), the daylong event featured panel and roundtable discussions, workshops on how to create a more inclusive industry and a tasting featuring wines from Black and Latinx winemakers. Continue reading
Neurosurgeon Seth Oliveria will serve as Linfield University’s 2023 Commencement speaker.
Neurosurgeon and Linfield alumnus Dr. Seth Oliveria ’01 will serve as Linfield University’s 2023 Commencement speaker.
Oliveria is director of functional neurosurgery for the Providence Brain and Spine Institute, located within Portland’s Providence St. Vincent Medical Center; he is also a neurosurgeon at The Oregon Clinic. Continue reading
Inaugural YET! Business Symposium on April 12 drew hundreds of students, professionals
Nearly 250 attendees, including 111 Linfield students, gathered in Portland’s Sentinel Hotel for the first ever YET! Business Symposium.
The Linfield University School of Business hosted the YET! Business Symposium April 12 at the Sentinel Hotel in the heart of Portland. Nearly 250 attendees, including 111 Linfield students, participated in tracks focused on the future of business, wine business and Linfield’s School of Business. Continue reading
Linfield University and AHIVOY host first-ever BIPOC Wine Symposium April 13
Linfield University’s Evenstad Center for Wine Education, in partnership with Asociación Hispana de la Industria del Vino en Oregon y Comunidad (AHIVOY), is proud to present their first-ever BIPOC Wine Symposium Thursday, April 13 on Linfield’s McMinnville campus.
The daylong event, designed both for Evenstad students and those who already work in the wine industry, features panel and roundtable discussions, workshops on how to create a more inclusive industry and a tasting featuring wines from Black and Latinx winemakers.
Students from Linfield University Latinx Adelante attend national leadership institute
Sixteen student members of the Linfield University Latinx Adelante (LULA), a student organization that seeks to educate and share awareness about cultural diversity in South and Central America, attended the United States Hispanic Leadership Institute (USHLI) Feb. 16-19, 2023, in Chicago, Illinois.