Inaugural BIPOC Wine Symposium draws huge names and packs Graf Hall

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Marcus Johnson, Mac McDonald and Fern Stroud participate in a panel discussion.

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.

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Neurosurgeon Seth Oliveria in scrubsNeurosurgeon 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 →

Linfield students earn recognition and participate in regional theatre festival

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Photo Caption: Linfield faculty and students at KCACTF. Pictured: (back, L-R): Jesse Klug, Hannah Jones, Tanner Coulter, MJ Rinehart, Helika Campbell; (middle, L-R): Madeline Chandler, Sydney Monroe, Kaitlin Harwood, Alexandra Newberger, Laurel Peterson; (front, L-R): Derek Lane, Nikos Rictor, Irving Flores-Castro, Ellie Gossett.

A group of Linfield University students, from various majors and class years, were honored at the Region VII Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) held February in Spokane, Washington. The annual event hosts theatre productions, workshops and competitions for colleges and universities in a nine-state region. Eleven Linfield students attended the 2023 event, the first in-person event since 2020, with many of them receiving awards for skills in various areas. Continue reading →

Inaugural YET! Business Symposium on April 12 drew hundreds of students, professionals

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YET! Business Symposium attendees inside Portland's Sentinel Hotel ballroom

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 →

Erik Stenehjem to lead newly created Department of Safety and Risk Management

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Erik StenehjemTo increase coordination of safety at Linfield University, the Office of Environmental Health, Safety and Risk Management is combining with Linfield Public Safety to form the Department of Safety and Risk Management. The department is led by Erik Stenehjem, who previously held the title of director of environmental health and safety.

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Pyxis Quartet joins Linfield’s Lacroute Music Mentorship Program with performances on May 9

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The Pyxis Quartet sits back-to-back with their instruments.The Linfield University Department of Music and the Lacroute Composer Readings and Chamber Music Mentorship Program is partnering with Pyxis Quartet for a series of performances this semester. The string ensemble is part of the 45th Parallel Universe, which is a constellation of the Oregon Symphony.  Continue reading →

COVID-19 vaccine requirement lifts May 12; still strongly encouraged

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COVID-19 vaccine being prepped

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced that the federal Public Health Emergency for COVID-19 will expire at the end of the day on May 11, 2023. In response, Linfield’s COVID-19 Emergency Response Team recommended the university follow federal guidelines and end the requirement that students, faculty and staff be vaccinated on May 12. However, due to the requirements from clinical partners, School of Nursing students and faculty must provide proof of vaccination documentation in order to participate in clinical rotations and courses.

Linfield still strongly encourages all of its community members to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and stay up to date with boosters.

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“Hurricane Diane” runs April 27 to May 6 in Linfield University’s Marshall Theatre

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The set of Hurricane Diane, lit in blue and pink light.Mythology meets New Jersey in this divine comedy when Dionysus, the Greek god of wine, reincarnates as a queer, butch permaculturist and turns a quiet New Jersey neighborhood upside down!

“Hurricane Diane”, an Obie Award-winning comedy by renowned playwright Madeleine George and directed by Portland’s Cassie Greer, opens on April 27 at Linfield University’s Marshall Theatre in Ford Hall.  

“Hurricane Diane” brings classic Greek mythology to suburban New Jersey, where four housewives debate how best to landscape their yards. The Greek god Dionysus is reincarnated as Diane, a permaculture gardener who radiates butch charm, and the play asks what it will take to get through to Americans more concerned with social status and trappings of wealth than their impact on the environment. Continue reading →

Inaugural winners of Lacroute Prizes in Poetry, Prose announced

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Pioneer HallWith generous support from the Lacroute Initiative, Linfield University’s Creative Writing Program inaugurated the Lacroute Prizes in Poetry and Prose to honor the best student writing in the 2022-23 academic year.

Finalists were chosen from nearly sixty submissions by the creative writing faculty, then sent to poet and fiction writer Genevieve DeGuzman, recipient of the 2022 Oregon Literary Fellowship, for final deliberations. Continue reading →