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Volume 7 Number 2 Fall 2010 Article 4

Fall 2010

Linfield Digest

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strength, financial aid, quality of life at the national level,” Bastian said. Linfield attracts and dedication to sustainability. “It’s been a great opportunity to meet national attention High school counselors across the inspiring Hispanic nurses and I plan nation picked Linfield as one of 26 to keep working with the Hispanic Linfield College garnered some preferred small private schools in the community in Oregon.” attention this summer from a variety U.S. Their College A-List was recently NAHN is committed to improving of national publications including The published in Parade magazine. the quality of health and nursing Princeton Review, The Atlantic, The Linfield climbed 13 spots in care for Latinos across the nation Washington Post, Washington Monthly, U.S. News & World Report’s annual with a primary focus on promoting The Huffington Post, Parade magazine survey moving from 118 to 105 in the recruitment and retention of Hispanics and U.S . News & World Report. Best National Liberal Arts category. in the nursing profession. Andrew Hacker and New York Perez-Camarillo said the institute Times reporter Claudia Dreifus took transformed her life. It included sessions American colleges and universities Two Linfield students on public policy issues affecting the to task in their new book, Higher Latino community, career planning, Education? How Colleges Are Wasting earn national honors effective communication skills and other Our Money and Failing Our Kids Two Linfield nursing leadership development topics. — and What We Can Do About It. students have been “I had the chance to meet some However, the book and a subsequent recognized nationally. wonderful Latina leaders who have blog by the authors in The Washington Karen Bastian ’11 motivated me to continue pursuing my Post singled out Linfield students and was one of six dreams and to never give up no matter faculty for praise and placed Linfield students in the what obstacles come my way,” she said. among the top 15 schools in the country to win a competitive Linfield works to recruit and nation for offering quality education scholarship from the National train Latino nurses in an effort to at an accessible price. The authors Association of Hispanic Nurses. reduce health care disparities. The again pointed to Linfield during an Christina Perez- Linfield-Good Samaritan School interview published in The Atlantic, Camarillo ’13 of Nursing achieved a 323 percent citing Linfield first in a list of American was selected for increase in Latino nursing students colleges and universities where participation in the over six years due to an innovative students are still a priority. National Hispana program, Ayudando Podemos, which The Huffington Post named Leadership Institute recruits Latino high school students Linfield as one of seven colleges in Washington, D.C., designed to and helps them obtain bachelor of worth its tuition and the Washington address the underrepresentation of science degrees in nursing. Monthly listed Linfield as one of the Latina graduates from colleges and 100 liberal arts schools serving the provide tools to help Latinas become public good. The Princeton Review again leaders and change agents in their President’s Report named Linfield as one of the region’s communities. available online top schools, recognizing its academic “It feels great to be recognized The 2009-10 President’s Report, a look back over the past year at Danza Azteca performed during Linfield College, is at www.linfield.edu/ Linfield’s annual Hispanic presidentsreport. Heritage Day, a celebration featuring The report provides a snapshot food, music and games. More than 400 view of the year and includes local community members, students, information on academics, student faculty and staff attended this year’s life and athletics, enrollment, finances, event, which was moved inside due to philanthropy and volunteer leadership. rain. Sponsored by the Linfield Latinos It offers alumni, friends and parents Adelante and the Office of Multicultural an overview of activities, honors and Programs, the activities are held to foster events. relationships between the college and the local Hispanic community.

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New chair brings Susan Hopp, right, new vice president for student broad experience affairs and athletics/dean of

students, talks with Diane Ellis and her son, Reid Sullivan ’14,

during orientation for new

students in August. Hopp

arrived on campus in early

August and told students she was getting oriented to

campus alongside them.

Sharon L. Wagner brings 15 years of academic and five years of corporate in Florida and a master’s in college experience to her role as chair of the New faces, new titles student personnel administration from Business Department. Most recently, Susan Hopp, the new vice president Indiana University. She has completed she built and led the workforce analytics for student affairs and athletics/dean doctoral coursework in public practice for San Francisco-based of students, is no stranger to the Pacific administration and policy at the Genentech, an international biotech- Northwest. Hatfield School of Government at nology corporation. Previously, she Although she most recently PSU. She succeeds Dave Hansen, who taught and administered undergraduate served as dean of students at Bucknell has rejoined the faculty. and graduate programs at the University University in Pennsylvania, she previously of San Francisco, Golden Gate University served as director of student services and and Middle Tennessee State University. academic support programs at Oregon Others who have joined the She retains a private management State University-Cascade Campus in administration or whose titles consulting practice. Bend for six years. She was also associate “I was drawn to Linfield and vice provost of enrollment and student and responsibilities have the possibilities our interdisciplinary services/dean of students at Portland changed include: environment offers,” Wagner said. State University for eight years and held “Linking business with a strong liberal other posts at Lewis & Clark College and John McKeegan, advisor to the arts curriculum enables our students Western Oregon State College. president and college counsel to make connections, enhance critical Hopp has extensive experience Bonnie Saucier, associate vice president thinking skills and see the global business developing programs that contribute for academic affairs/dean of nursing environment and how they can make a to the character formation of students and health sciences difference. I look forward to working with as well as mentoring and coaching alumni, business leaders and fellow faculty students to help them both professionally Daniel Preston ’83, vice president for who make up the Business Advisory and personally. enrollment management Council to ensure we provide the best She earned a bachelor’s degree undergraduate business education to with honors in English literature and Robert Wolcott, interim vice president Linfield students.” the humanities from Stetson University for academic affairs/dean of faculty

Record-breaking class of 2014 Linfield welcomed its largest freshman class on record, with 528 students enrolling this fall. Among the class members are an American lit student of the year and a five-time miniature race car national champion. Take a look at the class of 2014:

Class Size: 528 International Students: 2.1% SAT: 1000-1195 Women: 59% Legacy Students: 14% ACT: 20-26 Men: 41% First Generation Students: 20% National Honor Society: 162 Students of Color: 26% GPA: 3.34-3.83

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