Scott Brosius

Linfield University's mission and vision are centered on advancing learning, life, and community. The university promotes intellectual challenge, creativity, and values both theoretical and practical knowledge. It fosters thoughtful dialogue, honors diverse cultures, piques curiosity for lifelong inquiry, and inspires moral principles and freedom of conscience. The concise statement emphasizes "Connecting Learning, Life, and Community," aiming to teach students with academic freedom, intellectual rigor, creativity, and a strong sense of personal and social responsibility.

This document outlines Linfield University's comprehensive 'All Hazards Emergency Operations Plan,' integrating National Incident Management System (NIMS) and Incident Command System (ICS) principles. It establishes a standardized system for responding to and recovering from various incidents, emergencies, or natural disasters affecting the campus. The plan details management structures, key responsibilities, and coordination mechanisms to ensure the safety, health, and welfare of the Linfield community, mitigate incidents, preserve property, manage communications, and restore university operations and academic programs. It emphasizes preparedness, response, and recovery actions across different departments and outlines activation levels for various emergency scenarios.

Linfield University's mission is to promote intellectual challenge and creativity, value theoretical and practical knowledge, engage in thoughtful dialogue with mutual respect, honor diverse cultures, inspire lifelong inquiry, and encourage moral and spiritual principles. The university is committed to providing academic freedom and fostering personal and social responsibility.

Linfield University's 2022-2027 Strategic Plan outlines a transformation to become a comprehensive master's level university. Key areas of focus include reinforcing the integrated learning model, enhancing learning and living spaces, prioritizing experiential learning, developing distinctive new academic programs, maximizing revenue diversification, building an adaptive campus culture, and advancing a unified Linfield experience across all campuses (McMinnville, Portland, and eCampus). The plan emphasizes student success, well-being, and a sense of belonging, incorporating "The Linfield Promise" which includes elements such as free plane tickets for study abroad, required experiential learning, and a four-year graduation guarantee. The plan also aims to diversify revenue streams and enhance facilities across all campuses.

This document outlines Linfield University's mission, which serves as its long-term direction. The mission emphasizes promoting intellectual challenge and creativity, valuing both theoretical and practical knowledge, engaging in thoughtful dialogue within a climate of mutual respect, honoring diverse cultures, piquing curiosity for lifelong inquiry, and inspiring moral and spiritual principles. The university's concise statement is "Connecting Learning, Life, and Community," and it operates as a coeducational, comprehensive liberal arts institution committed to academic freedom and social responsibility.