LINFIELD COLLEGE

'Linfield College' is a private, four-year liberal arts college located in McMinnville, Oregon, United States, with a campus in Portland, Oregon, and an adult degree program located in eight communities throughout the state.

Contents

History

Portland Campus

Accredition

Academics

Athletics

Media organizations

KSLC FM Radio

''The Linfield Review''

Notable alumni

References

External links

History

Linfield is one of the oldest colleges in the western United States. The school traces its roots to an institution established by the Baptists in 1849, before Oregon was granted statehood. The Baptist College at McMinnville was chartered in 1858 by the Oregon Territorial Legislature, and later became McMinnville College.^[1]
In 1922 the name was changed to Linfield College in memory of a Baptist minister, the Rev. George Fisher Linfield whose widow, Frances Ross Linfield, gave property to the college to promote Christian education and as a memorial to her husband. In his 1938 book, ''Bricks Without Straw: The Story of Linfield College'', Professor Jonas A. "Steine" Jonasson quotes from the minutes of the college's board of trustees to explain Mrs. Linfield's motivation for her large land gift to the college: "Mrs. Linfield's dual purpose in making the gift to McMinnville College was to 'perpetuate the name, scholarly attainments and Christian influence of her late husband, Rev. George Fisher Linfield, and to promote the cause of Christian education.'^[2]

The Linfield Division of Continuing Education (Adult Degree Program) began in 1975. Today it serves eight communities in Oregon as well as online degree programs giving working adults the opportunity to complete a bachelor's degree or certificate program.


In 1982, the Linfield College-Portland Campus was established when the college entered into an affiliation with Good Samaritan Hospital and Medical Center and began offering a bachelor's degree program in nursing. The Portland Campus began offering a bachelor of science degree in health sciences is 1992.

Portland Campus

The Portland Campus, home of the Linfield-Good Samaritan School of Nursing, was established in 1982 and is located in historic Northwest Portland adjacent to the Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital and Medical Center. The Portland Campus became the successor to the Good Samaritan Hospital Diploma School of Nursing, established by Emily Loveridge in 1890. A program in health sciences - a unique premedicine/pre-health graduate program - is also offered on the Portland Campus. With its riverfront locations and many cultural and special events, Portland is rated one of America's most livable cities.

Accredition

Linfield has been fully accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges since 1928. The college continues its historical affiliation with the American Baptist Churches.

Academics

For seven consecutive years, Linfield has been named the #1 college in the western region by ''US News & World Report'' for the Comprehensive Colleges-Bachelor's category.
Since 1999, over 15 recent Linfield graduates have achieved Fulbright grants.
In the latest U.S. News and World Report College Rankings, Linfield College was recategorized and ranked as a Liberal Arts College.

Athletics

The Linfield College Wildcat football team has the longest streak of winning seasons in all levels of the NCAA. As of 2006, the team has 51 consecutive winning seasons. Linfield has won four national college football titles (NCAA Division III: 2004, NAIA Division II: 1982, 1984, 1986) and two in baseball (NAIA Division II: 1966, 1971). The Linfield Softball team won the 2007 NCAA Division III Softball Championship in May of 2007.
Top athletics alumni include former New York Yankee Scott Brosius, who graduated from Linfield and now is the head baseball coach at the college, former San Diego Charger Brett Elliot, the quarterback of the 2004 championship team, and Miami Dolphins General Manager, Randy Mueller, quarterback of Linfield's 1982 NAIA Championship squad.
Linfield offers varsity sports in Baseball, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Cross-Country, Football, Men's Golf, Women's Golf, Lacrosse, Women's Soccer, Men's Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Women's Tennis, Men's Tennis, Track & Field, and Volleyball.

Media organizations

KSLC FM Radio

KSLC 90.3 FM McMinnville is an entirely student-run station

''The Linfield Review''

The ''Linfield Review'' is the official, English-language weekly student newspaper of Linfield College. The newspaper is staffed by students of the college.
According to the March 16, 2007 issue of the newspaper, the ''Linfield Review'' took third place in the Best in Show contest at the Associated Collegiate Press national college newspaper convention in Portland
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The current editorial staff consists of 15 students
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Notable alumni

★ Scott Brosius, former New York Yankee, 1998 World Series MVP.

★ Kenneth Scott Latourette, eminent scholar of Christianity and Chinese History.

★ Amy Tan, author of "The Joy Luck Club," "The Bonesetter's Daughter," and "The Kitchen God's Wife"

References

1. Explore Linfield

2. " Bricks Without Straw: The Story of Linfield College, , Jonas A., Jonasson, Caxton Printers, , ASIN B000881X28

3. Linfield Review

4. Linfield Review Staff Site

External links

★ Catdomealumni.com (Linfield Football Fan Site)