Education

Megan Temple: A Beacon of Leadership

EUGENE, Ore. – Bushnell University alumna Megan Temple ’16, MAL ’20, has spent the past two years promoting the virtues of Eugene and its surroundings while working at Travel Lane County, where she is currently the Senior Director of Partner and Community Engagement. Based on her valuable contributions to and promising future in the local…

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Bushnell University Celebrates Enrollment Surge for 2023-24

EUGENE, Ore. – Bushnell University is thrilled to announce record-breaking enrollment figures for the 2023-2024 academic year, marking a monumental achievement in the institution’s history. The university has seen unprecedented growth in various enrollment categories, reinforcing its commitment to academic excellence and student success.  Michael Fuller, M.S., Vice President for Enrollment and Special Assistant to…

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36 Beacons Named to Academic All-District Teams for 2022-23

EUGENE, Ore. – 36 Beacons were honored as members of the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Teams throughout the 2022-23 sports seasons. The Academic All-District teams, selected by College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA), recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. Bushnell’s 2022-23 honorees are: Men’s Soccer…

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Bushnell Employees Honored at End of the Year Awards Luncheon

EUGENE, Ore. – Bushnell University’s All Employee Recognition Luncheon took place on Tuesday, May 16th.  Acknowledgment was given to recent President’s Award for Teaching Excellence & Campus Leadership award recipient Mindi Barta, Assistant Professor of Clinical Mental Health Counseling and President’s Award for Exemplary Staff Performance & Campus Leadership recipient Sarah Slater, Senior Director of…

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Bushnell University Welcomes DeLeesa Meashintubby as 2023 Commencement Speaker

DeLeesa Meashintubby Executive Director of Volunteers in Medicine, Pastor at St. Marks CME Church, and Bushnell Board Member will deliver Commencement Address Eugene, Ore.—Bushnell University’s Board of Trustees will confer 84 baccalaureate degrees, 31 master’s degrees, and 4 graduate certificates during its Spring Commencement on Saturday May 13, 2023, at 10 am in the Morse…

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Coding, Worship, Dogs, Tourism, Mental Health – Academic Creativity and Excellence Day at Bushnell University

EUGENE, Ore. – Bushnell celebrated their end of the semester event Academic Creativity and Excellence Day, better known around campus as ACE Day. During ACE Day students present topics that they have spent the semester doing research on and ones they are passionate about to share with their fellow students and faculty. This year over…

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Bushnell Students Recognized at Annual Honors Convocation

EUGENE, Ore. – Bushnell University celebrated the academic achievements of its students at the annual Honors Convocation on Thursday, May 4, 2023, inside the Morse Events Center. This year’s event saw an impressive group of students recognized for their hard work and dedication in the classroom, with honors and inductions into professional societies. PHOTO GALLERY…

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First Cohort of Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing graduate during Winter Commencement at Bushnell University

Dr. Reed Mueller, Vice President of Academic Affairs, to deliver address at first commencement in new role. Winter 2022 Commencement Program Eugene, Ore.—Dec 16, 2022—Bushnell University’s Board of Trustees will confer 50 baccalaureate degrees and 42 master’s degrees during its Winter Commencement on Friday December 16, 2022, at 6 pm in the Morse Center located…

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Beacons Shine During Academic Creativity and Excellence (ACE) Day

Eugene, Ore.—- Wednesday, December 7, 2022 Bushnell celebrated the end of the semester with Academic Creativity and Excellence Day, better known around campus as ACE Day. ACE Day is a time where students get to present topics from research they have done throughout the school year and include topics they are passionate about sharing with…

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Dr. Doyle Srader, Bushnell’s First Fulbright Scholar

The first time I taught interpersonal communication was in September 1994. Back then, when I told my family and friends what I taught, they would try to hide their smirks and say, a little mystified, “There are actual college classes about that? Don’t you learn how to do that just by being alive?” I don’t…

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