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Luper Pioneer Cemetery will open the vehicle gate at 30391 Beacon Drive West (north of Eugene’s Santa Clara neighborhood) from 9 AM to 4 PM May 28, 29, 30 (Saturday, Sunday, and Monday) so people can walk the grounds and take a self-guided tour of this historic site. Every year students from Bushnell University work…

Eugene, Ore.—- For 22 years Dr. Dennis Lindsay has served Bushnell University with excellence and grace spanning three different University presidents. The past 17 years he has served as the Vice President of Academic Affairs (VPAA) and it is “with a mixture of excitement and loss” writes current President Dr. Joseph Womack “though I am…

Professor Melisa Ortiz-Berry is likely one of the most qualified history professors you’ll meet at Bushnell. With a Ph.D. in history from Claremont Graduate University, no less than 3 master’s degrees in theology, and an undergraduate degree from Loyola Marymount University, it takes just one step into her reenactment class to see that she is…

Dr. Ernest Bonat joined Bushnell in 2020 as the first faculty member of the software engineering program. Bonat takes the helm of this new program with a passion to prepare Christian students for the highly competitive world of technology.  Dr. Bonat’s personal story is one of opportunity, perseverance, and faith. He grew up in Cuba…

In his aesthetic and spiritual masterpiece, Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh conjures up the Oxford of his youth in the 1920’s—an Oxford as yet unsullied, to his mind, by the encroaching efficiencies (and horrors) of modernity. For Waugh, the magic lay not in Oxford’s lecture halls or prescribed courses of study, but in the unfettered exchange…

On April 25th, Bushnell celebrated the 50th Anniversary of Title IX with an All-Female induction class into the Athletic Hall of Fame. Inducted into the Hall of Fame were the 1975 Volleyball team, the 2011 Women’s Cross Country team and longtime cross country and track coach Dr. Heike McNeil. Pre-dating the start of the “Title IX…

We’ve all had a moment when the compassion and care of a nurse has touched our lives. Perhaps a smile while caring for a new baby, a calm voice in an emergency room, support during an unexpected diagnosis, or prayer while holding the hand of a loved one for the last time. Nurses help heal…

Higher Education research has shown that more than 85% of a student’s experience takes place outside the classroom. Whether in formal roles or through informal relationships, Bushnell University students participate in campus ministry, student leadership, campus life, intercollegiate and intramural athletics, clubs and more.  We asked hundreds of current students, alumni, friends, faculty and staff…

EUGENE, Ore.— Bushnell University’s School of Nursing is hosting an open house and dedication for their new Practice Lab on Thursday, February 3 from 5pm to 6pm. The new Practice Lab is part of the Venture Forward capital campaign efforts Bushnell launched in the Fall of 2021 and will be housed in the first floor…

Bushnell University students will be among the first in Oregon to return to campus when they arrive to move into residence halls and register for fall classes on Thurs., Aug. 19, 2021. “We have missed our returning students over the summer and look forward to welcoming new first year and transfers students to our outstanding…