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School of Education: Call for Third-Party Comment

On April 9-11, Bushnell University will host an accreditation visit by the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP). In preparation for the visit, the AAQEP Quality Review Team is soliciting public comment about the quality of educator preparation provided by Bushnell University. All comments must be submitted by March 12, 2024 through the AAQEP website: Submit Comment

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Australian Olympian Speaks in Chapel

EUGENE, Ore.  – The Bushnell athletic department partnered with campus ministries on Tuesday for a special chapel presentation from Olympian Nicola Olyslagers, who is in town for the Prefontaine Classic. Olyslagers is an Australian high jumper who won the silver medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and recently took home the bronze medal at the 2023…

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Memorial Day Activities at Historic Luper Cemetery and “They Were Dreamers and Doers” Story of James A. Bushnell’s Life by Kathleen Pitney Box

Memorial Weekend, May 27-29, 2023 James A. Bushnell was the first president of the University’s Board of Trustees. He is buried at Luper Cemetery with many members of his family. Every year students from Bushnell University work alongside faculty, staff, and community members at the cemetery during “Embrace the Community (ETC) day” as a way to…

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Samantha Silver Wins NAIA Character Award

Official NAIA Release Bushnell senior softball player Samantha Silver has been named the winner of the NAIA’s Dr. Leroy Walker Champion of Character Award, as announced as part of the NAIA’s National Awards Day on September 15. Silver is Bushnell’s first recipient of any NAIA major award and was the third Beacon to be nominated…

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Bushnell Students Return with Record Undergraduate Enrollment

As the 2022-23 academic year gets underway at Bushnell University, undergraduate enrollment has reached record numbers and graduate student enrollment has nearly rebounded from pre-pandemic levels. With an overall enrollment of more than 700 students and a traditional undergraduate student body of nearly 400 students, Bushnell is reaching numbers not achieved before.  Of the 700…

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Bushnell University In Person Graduation is May 7

Bushnell University In Person Graduation is May 7 Garry and Linda Brock to Receive Honorary Doctorates and Dr. Dennis Lindsay to Deliver Graduation Address Eugene, Ore.—May 6, 2022—Bushnell University’s Board of Trustees will confer 82 baccalaureate degrees and 63 master’s degrees during its Spring Commencement on Saturday, May 7, 2022, at 10 am in the…

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Look inside: Bushnell University revamps former Phoenix Inn into newest dorm for students

From the Register Guard by Jordyn Brown Regular passersby in Eugene’s University District will notice major changes along Franklin Boulevard, including one building that has had a noticeable change. Bushnell University, the private Christian college in Eugene, has taken what used to be a Phoenix Inn and transformed it into a new residence hall this…

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Bushnell In-Person Commencement May 8; Buhler to Receive Honorary Doctorate

Bushnell University’s Board of Trustees will confer 113 undergraduate, 43 graduate degrees, and will award an honorary doctoral degree to a long-time church and community leader during two special in-person commencement ceremonies on Sat., May 8, 2021, outdoors on the Quad located on W. 11th Avenue between Alder and Kincaid streets. Due to COVID-19 protocols,…

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Ogden Wakes Up On Today Show

Imagine waking up to see yourself and your sister on national television!  Camille Ogden, Bushnell University’s Director of Annual Giving, had that happen Thursday morning, Oct. 8, 2020. Today Show hosts Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager showed the nation a mobile phone video of Camille and her sister and best friend, Deidra, reuniting since…

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“If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.”

“If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.”  1 Corinthians 12:26 NIV In the week we prepare to celebrate our most recent class of graduates, we are profoundly aware that we send them into a world of deep wounds and grave suffering.  At this…

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