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Concordia University

www.cu-portland.edu

2811 N. E. Holman, Portland, OR 97211

Admissions Phone: 800-321-9371

Year Founded: 1905

President: Charles E. Schlimpert

Academics: 18 undergraduate majors, with over 20 minor/concentration fields

Concordia is a private, Lutheran liberal arts university in Portland, Oregon that welcomes students of any faith. Committed to the dual purpose of preparing students for life and for a living, Concordia provides a challenging, yet supportive, learning environment where spirited intellectual inquiry strengthens our students’ commitment to justice, compassion and moral integrity.

George Fox University

www.georgefox.edu

414 North Meridian, Newberg, OR 97132

Admissions Phone: 800-765-4369

Year Founded: 1891

President: Robin E. Baker

Academics: More than 35 undergraduate majors as well as degree completion, seminary, and more than a dozen master's and doctoral degrees

George Fox University is a Christian university of the arts, sciences, and professional studies ranked by U.S. News and World Report as a top-tier western regional university. The university was founded in Newberg in 1891 by Quaker pioneers. Now, more than 3,000 students attend classes on the university’s campus in Newberg, at its Portland, Salem, and Boise centers, and at other teaching sites in Oregon.

Lewis & Clark College

www.lclark.edu

0615 S.W. Palatine Hill Road, Portland, OR  97219

Admissions Phone: 800-444-4111

Year Founded: 1867

President: Thomas J. Hochstettler, C.S.C.

Academics: 26 undergraduate majors as well as graduate school of education and school of law

Lewis & Clark College is a private institution with a public conscience, a residential campus with global reach. Our unmatched setting, proximity to a progressive urban center, and Pacific Northwest heritage combine to offer all who teach, study, or work here a deep sense of place and broad opportunities for reflection, renewal, and recreation.  At Lewis & Clark College, we welcome all who are alive to inquiry, open to diversity, and eager to shape life in an interdependent world. We pursue baccalaureate studies in the arts, humanities, and sciences, and graduate and professional studies in education, counseling, and law. We pursue original research, interdisciplinary studies, and community service. We push beyond what is known in order to discover something new every day. We do all of this and more so that we may change the world in ways yet unknown.

Linfield College

www.linfield.edu

900 South Baker Street, McMinnville, OR  97128

Admissions Phone: 800-640-2287

Year Founded: 1858

President: Thomas Hellie

Academics: 39 undergraduate majors

Linfield College is an independent, comprehensive undergraduate college recognized for its strong teaching faculty, outstanding science programs, and distinctive international emphasis. Linfield has a challenging and exciting academic program that features a broad liberal arts core and an atmosphere in which there is genuine concern for individuals and their progress.

Marylhurst University

www.marylhurst.edu

P.O. Box 261, Marylhurst, OR  97036

Admissions Phone: 800-634-9982

Year Founded: 1893

President: Nancy Wilgenbusch

Academics: 17 undergraduate majors as well as degree completion, graduate programs, and seminary

Marylhurst University is a private, co-educational, liberal arts institution. It offers accredited academic and professional programs designed for students who must balance school with work and other responsibilities. The University emphasizes peer learning, personal attention and sense of community. Small, seminar-style classes, prior learning assessments, distance learning options and flexible scheduling make a Marylhurst education accessible to those with active lives. Located south of Portland, Oregon, Marylhurst’s beautiful and spacious campus offers free parking for its commuter students. A Catholic university, Marylhurst was founded in 1893 by the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary.

Pacific University

www.pacificu.edu

2043 College Way, Forest Grove, OR 97116

Admissions Phone: 877-722-8648

Year Founded: 1849

President: Phillip Creighton

Academics: 52 undergraduate majors as well as six graduate programs

Pacific University is a forward-thinking, private institution known for providing comprehensive liberal arts and professional education. Our programs provide a wide variety of options for internships, study abroad, research, community involvement, and co-curricular activities. We are located in Forest Grove, Oregon, a distinctive location that offers the best of many worlds, combining the vibrant metropolitan life of nearby Portland with the rich and productive farmlands of the Tualatin Valley. Pacific has a satellite College of Education campus in Eugene, Oregon, and facilities in Portland that support the academic and clinical programs of the College of Optometry and the School of Professional Psychology.

Reed College

www.reed.edu

3203 S.E. Woodstock Blvd., Portland, OR 97202

Admissions Phone: 800-547-4750

Year Founded: 1909

President: Colin S. Diver

Academics: 26 undergraduate majors

Reed College was founded in 1908 as an independent, coeducational, nonsectarian college of the liberal arts and sciences. Reed provides one of the nation’s most intellectually rigorous undergraduate experiences, with a highly structured academic program balancing broad distribution requirements and in-depth study in a chosen academic discipline. Social life at Reed consists a wide variety of on- and off-campus opportunities for diversion, including art, music, theatre, lectures, movies, and sports.The list of activities and organizations is long and constantly growing—with every activity open to all.

University of Portland

www.up.edu

5000 North Willamette Blvd., Portland, OR 97203

Admissions Phone: 888-627-5601

Year Founded: 1901

President: Rev. E. William Beauchamp, C.S.C.

Academics: 60 undergraduate majors as well as 12 graduate programs

Since 1901 the University of Portland has devoted itself to an education of the heart and mind by focusing on three central elements: teaching, faith, and service. Since the day it opened in September 1901 with 56 boys and 8 teacher-priests, the University has grown to a vibrant intellectual community of more than 2,900 students and 240 professors. Today the University is ranked among the top 10 schools in the West by U.S. News and World Report; boasts some of the finest teachers in the country, including the 2000 outstanding professor of the year according to the Carnegie Foundation; and prides itself on providing a traditional, values-centered education that is attune to the needs of every student. The University of Portland is Oregon's Catholic university and is affiliated with the Congregation of Holy Cross.

Warner Pacific College

www.warnerpacific.edu

2219 S.E. 68th Avenue, Portland, OR  97215

Admissions Phone: 800-804-1510

Year Founded: 1937

President: Jay A. Barber, Jr.

Academics: 20 majors, 25 minors, 4 pre-professional programs and 4 graduate degrees

Warner Pacific is a Christ-centered liberal arts college dedicated to providing students of diverse backgrounds an education that prepares them for the spiritual, moral, social, vocational and technological challenges of the 21st century. Located in the heart of Portland, Warner Pacific is a top-tier western region baccalaureate college as ranked by US News & World Report. The ground-breaking Humanities Core curriculum gets students to think critically about the paradoxical world in which we live, where so many of life's big questions have more than one right answer. Warner Pacific College derives its heritage from the Church of God, Anderson, IN.

Willamette University

www.willamette.edu

900 State Street, Salem, OR  97301

Admissions Phone: 877-542-2787

Year Founded: 1842

President: M. Lee Pelton

Academics: 30 undergraduate majors as well as graduate schools of management and education, and school of law

Set in the lush rolling hills of the Pacific Northwest, Willamette University is a nationally recognized liberal arts school with graduate programs in law, business and education. From the caliber of its students to the level of expertise among its faculty, Willamette University embodies academic excellence. Willamette challenges its students to broaden their college experience beyond the classroom. Our students embody Willamette’s motto: “Not Unto Ourselves Alone Are We Born.” Each year, students volunteer more than 10,000 hours on a variety of projects including building homes for Habitat for Humanity, feeding and clothing the homeless and participating in unique Take-A-Break Alternative Spring Breaks, such as the upcoming trip to Mississippi, ravaged by Hurricane Katrina.