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Renjen Fellows Program prepares students for community revitalization and social impact

02.06.2025 | Colleen Kawahara

Inaugural cohort includes students and faculty from across Willamette University’s colleges and schools, who will propose innovative solutions to revitalizing Portland and the region.

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Portland airport’s remodel rooted in Willamette’s forest

01.23.2025 | Sophie Cipolla

Sustainable timber maintained and harvested by Willamette University students and faculty makes a mark on Portland’s beloved airport.

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Data policy expert shows students why what we measure matters

10.24.2024 | Paul McKean

In a guest lecture and workshop, data policy expert and advocate Meghan Maury gave students a crash course on data policy and the role of data in civil rights advocacy.

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Organizing for action to get out the vote

10.24.2024 | Paul McKean

Suzan Nuri BA’27 is mastering the power of political organizing through her mission to increase voter turnout for the 2024 election.

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Portland mayoral candidates to face off in debate at Willamette University’s Pacific Northwest College of Art

10.15.2024 | University Communications

The upcoming election for Portland's next mayor will be the first under the new government structure and ranked choice voting system.

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Democracy Matters — A series of events about democratic engagement and the 2024 election

10.10.2024 | University Communications

Lectures, panel discussions, and events explore democracy through interdisciplinary perspectives.

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Preparing AI-informed leaders and decision-makers to serve the Pacific Northwest and the world

10.09.2024 | Melanie Moyer

With expert faculty and robust engagement with Oregon’s business and tech communities, Willamette’s top-ranked School of Computing & Information Sciences is a leading voice in integrating AI and machine learning into the professional world.

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A leader and connector for Latinx, farmworker, and migrant communities in the Mid-Willamette Valley

09.19.2024 | Linda Lenhoff

Jaime Arredondo BA’05 is committed to educating, serving, and connecting the community and living out Willamette’s beloved motto.

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Molly Mendoza BFA’14 receives prestigious Caldecott Honor for their stunning work in a picture book

09.19.2024 | Sophie Cipolla

The acclaimed illustrator, who honed their storytelling skills at PNCA, was recognized for their work in Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter

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Helping to shape the future of K-12 data science curriculum

09.19.2024 | Melanie Moyer

As part of the DSE-K12 Launch Collective, Colleen Smyth BA’15 MS’21 strives to bring data science education to more students.

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Entrepreneur is helping people stand up for themselves (literally)

09.19.2024 | Melanie Moyer

Logan Heagerty BA’23 MBA’24 is a first-generation dual-degree alum whose passion for entrepreneurship lead to an award-winning lift chair invention in collaboration with his father.

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Willamette’s new students: thinkers, doers, and leaders poised to make an impact

09.05.2024 | Paul McKean

Willamette University kicked off a new academic year with joy and energy across its five colleges, welcoming an accomplished and innovative group of future change makers to its campuses.

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Lauren Carlson recognized as USA Today’s Oregon Woman of the Year

09.05.2024 | Sophie Cipolla

Willamette's Director of Health Services brings vision and drive to serve student health on the Salem campus.

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Willamette University unveils new Graduate & Professional Center in the heart of Portland

08.29.2024 | Paul McKean

Located two blocks away from its Pacific Northwest College of Art, Willamette’s Graduate & Professional Center will host top-rated programs in management, computing, data science, and more.

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Willamette University builds community with pre-orientation and early semester programs

08.20.2024 | University Communications

For the incoming class of 2028, community and relationships flourish during the first days of college.

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Swim, Bike, Run: Willamette’s Women’s Triathlon team dominates the Pacific Northwest and beyond

02.01.2024 | Sophie Cipolla

Discover the success story of Willamette University's Women's Triathlon program, the first NCAA Varsity program of its kind in the Pacific Northwest.

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Home for the holidays: a flash interview with Don Thomson, associate dean for health and well-being

12.06.2023 | Madeline Moore BA'26

Associate Dean for Health and Well-being Don Thomson gives guidance for students heading home for winter break.

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Willamette University among top liberal arts colleges on U.S. News and World Report’s ‘best college’ list

10.13.2023 | University Communications

The university was named one of the top three liberal arts colleges in the Pacific Northwest for the fifth year in a row and excelled in “social mobility” and “best value” categories.

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Willamette University’s The Conversation Project celebrates diversity through storytelling and music at The Immigrant Story Live

10.10.2023 | Linda Lenhoff

The event will be filled with storytelling and music that honors the diverse members of the community in hopes of spreading understanding and acceptance.

Willamette ranks 13th in nation among green colleges

04.20.2015

The Princeton Review recognized Willamette for its sustainability efforts.

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