Oregon Terra Firma Academy Celebrates 150Th Anniversary

Oregon Terra Firma Academy Celebrates 150Th Anniversary

Anniversaries Books Methodist Colleges Oregon

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

Focus On Campus Architecture At Oregon Field University

Campus Architecture Oregon

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 Adopts Novel Name, Warner Pacific University

Name Change Oregon

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

Oregon Colleges That Convey Closed, Merged, Or Changed Names

Lists by State Oregon

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.

An index alongside links to form out pages for other states in addition to countries is available.

There is a College History Garden Facebook grouping or you lot tin flaming persuasion and follow multiple boards on Pinterest or at that topographic point is a board specifically devoted to Oregon colleges.

Thanks for your involvement in addition to suggestions!

Columbia Christian College & Cascade College (Or) #2

Columbia Christian College & Cascade College (Or) #2

Books Churches of Christ Oklahoma Oregon

Two really interesting histories of Columbia Christian College as well as Cascade College inward Portland, OR are available on the spider web site of Oklahoma Christian University as .pdf files.

The first, Navigating the Mighty Columbia, Columbia Christian College: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Comprehensive History, Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Collaborative Work of Love, was written past times Bonnie Miller as well as covers the menstruum from 1944 through the closure of the initial institution.  Dr. Gary Tandy authored the second, The Northwest Corner of Heaven, Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 History of Cascade College 1994-2009 and focuses on the menstruum when Oklahoma Christian University supported Cascade College every bit a branch campus.

I enjoyed the writing of both authors as well as felt they successfully communicated the amazing stories of the many people who came together inward diverse ways to exercise the improbable as well as exercise a college...twice.  While each examine came upwardly short, both Miller as well as Tandy sure capture the shared feel of utilization as well as choose the emotional commitments that combined to alter the lives of all involved.

An before post includes links to a distich of paper articles that encompass the institution's fiscal issues as well as the sale of the holding afterward closure.

Philomath College In Addition To The College Of Philomath (Oregon)

Philomath College In Addition To The College Of Philomath (Oregon)

Dissertations Oregon

The Benton County (Oregon) Historical Society too Museum offers data on ii colleges that operated inwards the community, Philomath College too the College of Philomath. Philomath College was built inwards 1867 too right away serves the Benton County Historical Society too Museum. In 1889, a minute college, named the College of Philomath, opened too operated for 23 years, amongst a 3-year time out from 1906 to 1909.

C.G Springer's M.A. thesis, "A History of Philomath College," was presented inwards 1929 to the School of Education too the Graduate School at the University of Oregon.  Copies are available inwards a multifariousness of formats through the Internet Archive.