On Thursday, February 18, at 7:00pm, Hoff School of Business will be holding their annual Summit event. Each year, this event is designed to promote and foster critical thinking, career...
Corban students Jade Walker, Jacquelyn Clark, Kateleen Vetter, and Mallory Kellum will have their work featured in The Poet Magazine, while Hannah Mead’s poetry will be published by Black Moon...
“‘Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his...
Our hearts are heavy from the turmoil at the U.S. Capitol. Our country is roiling in the throes of unrest and suspicion as a result of a contentious election. At Corban, we firmly...
In the fall of 2019, the Murdock Trust invited Corban and a select number of schools to a colloquium focused on leading for change in higher education. “The main discussion was how...
“We need music. There’s a certain aspect of being human that nothing else reflects as well as music,” says Associate Professor of Music Mark Stanek. Since the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Back in 2010, Corban’s administration was looking for a way to expand the School of Ministry’s graduate program. They planned for something servant-hearted yet straightforward, and within the...
As a young man, Alan Scharn had no idea what he wanted to do with his life until a friend talked him into joining the Marion County Sherriff’s Office reserve academy. It was there that he first...
After Olivia Wall graduated from Sprague High School, she knew she wanted two things: to stay close to home for her undergraduate degree, and to eventually become a lawyer. Fast forward a few...
We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of our beloved friend and advocate, Betty Balyo. Betty was a devoted mother, grandmother, constant friend to the University, and loving wife to former...
“Sit down, I’ve got a story to tell you . . .” is exactly what Dr. Miller said to the many students, parishioners, and colleagues who came to him seeking advice. Throughout his years as a pastor,...
“I to the world am like a drop of water/ That in the ocean seeks another drop.” This line, spoken by Antipholus of Syracuse, one of the play’s focal twins, might resonate...
“It’s the definition of creativity to take what you have available and make something out of it,” says Director of Theatre Arts, Tamara McGinnis. “We are doing something completely new,...
This year, Corban University has pulled three major campus operation areas—janitorial, groundskeeping, and facilities maintenance—in house. The move signals Corban’s efforts...
This year, Corban University was set to welcome the largest class of Papuan students in school history, with over 50 Papuans ready to begin their academic journey on campus. Prior to 2015,...
Back in 2003, when Dr. Sarah Comstock, then a brand-new graduate researcher at OHSU, was asked to learn a relatively new technique called quantitative polymerase chain reaction testing (qCPR), she...
“Every child, no matter how they come to you, is an absolute miracle,” Wanda Huffman says, seated next to her husband of over forty years. Wanda and Dave were first drawn to Corban...
Marvin Leadham (class of ’57) couldn’t sleep. Recently two of the missionaries he supported were set to retire from the field, leaving him with what he considered to be a new hole in his...
Back in March, when Oregonians were mandated to stay-at-home, most were left to wrestle with how they would carry on with life while confined to their homes. Corban alum Courtney Dodds was left...
“I really wanted to be at Corban, so why are you putting me somewhere else?” This was the question Madison Nieuwendorp asked God on an hour-long drive back from Corban’s campus. In...
The ancient call of the shofar did not ring out across the campus. The droning skirl of bagpipes could not be heard echoing off the clock tower. Dr. Jim Hills couldn’t be seen leading a colorful...
Those familiar with Corban’s accounting program often point to its stability. It boasts a professor who has been with the school for 34 years, an annual track record of near 100% employment for its...
“You can connect with anyone,” says Dr. Liz Wosley-George, Professor of Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Corban University. For Liz, the ability to connect with others goes beyond shared...
“Scientific research is one way we get to know the unfathomable wisdom of God,” says Dr. Xiuling Shi, Assistant Professor of Biology at Corban University. Before coming to Corban, Dr. Shi conducted...
“Career Services helps to open doors for students that potentially would not have been opened for them,” says Director of Career Services Steve Reed. “Students can come in and receive personal...
Planning for Fall 2020 is underway! We’re excited to share our a summary of our Return to Campus Plan, which outlines health and safety measures, community expectations, and more. For more details,...
“I've always looked at myself as a leader,” says Elamny Hernandez, who graduated from Forest Grove High School this past May. For Elamny, leadership isn’t about being bossy or controlling—quite the...
Emely Medina is one of 11 students in Corban’s first-ever cohort of Act Six scholars. Act Six is a scholarship program that seeks to develop leaders to be agents of transformation on campus and in...
Dear Friends of Corban, I have followed the recent news stories and watched a Washington Post video timeline of events in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020, my 60th birthday, in the state in which I was...
A small rural hospital in Stayton, Oregon, was awaiting supplies to run their qPCR test—the test that determines if patients are sick with COVID-19.* But before the supplies could arrive, they were...