Marylhurst Academy Announces Closure Inwards 2018

The Board of Trustees for Marylhurst University announced this yesteryear calendar week on May 17, 2018 that the establishment volition close.  The Marylhurst website includes links to additional information regarding the determination in addition to a multifariousness of resources for students, staff, or faculty.  

Marylhurst University was founded inward 1859 yesteryear the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus in addition to Mary as St. Mary's Academy inward Portland, Oregon.  The establishment became St. Mary's Academy in addition to College inward 1893.  The refer changed to Marylhurst College inward 1930 later deed to Marylhurst, OR.  The refer changed to Marylhurst Education Center inward 1974, to Marylhurst College for Lifelong Learning inward 1980, to Marylhurst College inward 1992, in addition to in conclusion to Marylhurst University inward 1998.

You tin likewise read to a greater extent than nearly Marylhurst in addition to the determination inward an article yesteryear Sam Stites, reporter for the Lake Oswego Review, "Marylhurst University to Close."

Oregon Public Broadcasting likewise published an article, "Marylhurst University to Close Amid Shrinking Enrollment," amongst reporting yesteryear Rob Manning.

An interesting brusk video history of Marylhurst is available on YouTube.

If you lot are interested inward recent trends for closures, mergers,and acquisitions access College Closures since 2009 in the index at the correct of any  page.  There are split upward tabs for non-profit closures, for-profit closures, in addition to 1 for mergers in addition to acquisitions.  Each tab includes basic information for the institutions, i.e., Carnegie Classification, sector, accrediting agency, in addition to the IPEDS unitid.

Oregon Terra Firma Academy Celebrates 150Th Anniversary

Oregon State University is celebrating the 150th anniversary of its founding inward 1868 equally Oregon State Agricultural College.  At the time, an existing mortal establishment founded past times Methodists 10 years earlier, Corvallis College, was designated equally Oregon's the world grant institution.  

KLCC world radio's spider web site offers a brusk well clip as well as corresponding transcript, "Oregon State University: 150 Years of Growth as well as Change," of an interview past times Tiffany Eckert equally she walks some the OSU campus amongst Larry Landis, archivist as well as writer of A School for the People: H5N1 Photographic History of Oregon State University.

The Peoples School: H5N1 History of Oregon State University, written past times William G. Robbins, was published inward 2017 as well as is likewise available from Oregon State University Press.

Focus On Campus Architecture At Oregon Field University

The Corvallis (OR) Gazette-Times published a characteristic article highlighting Oregon State University campus architecture, "John Bennes played telephone commutation business office inwards edifice pattern at OSU."  The article yesteryear James Day is accompanied yesteryear links that include a gallery amongst photos of edifice designed yesteryear Bennes in addition to an article amongst details of a Bennes Walking Tour.

Bennes, who lived from 1867-1943, designed to a greater extent than than 35 campus buildings.  Twenty-four of these buildings are inwards the OSU National Historic District.  The spider web page for the historic district includes photographs in addition to descriptions of buildings.

Warner Pacific College Adopts Novel Name, Warner Pacific University

Warner Pacific College inward Portland, OR announced that it has snuff it Warner Pacific University.  The establishment was founded inward 1937 inward Spokane, WA equally Pacific Bible College.  The schoolhouse moved to Portland inward 1940 as well as became Warner Pacific College inward 1959.  It is affiliated amongst the Church of God (Anderson, IN). 

Visit the WPU spider web site for an historical sketch as well as timeline of fundamental dates inward the institution's history.

Oregon Colleges That Convey Closed, Merged, Or Changed Names

This tabular array below includes institutions that accept closed, merged, or changed their names.  If you lot regime annotation a need for changing or updating information, delight notify ray01brown@gmail.com or larn out a comment below.

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