Readings @ The Nick: Cara Stoddard!
Readings @ The Nick presents Cara Stoddard,
Join Seattle author Cara Stoddard (she/they) for a reading from her debut memoir “Spirography,” which tells a story of kinship, queerness, and the secrets of the body in the wake of illness and loss. Author Anna Maria Spagna calls Stoddard’s memoir “a moving love story, richly layered: a daughter's love for their father spirals outward to include family, friends, lovers, a daughter of their own, and love for place.” Stoddard’s work has appeared in “The Gettysburg Review,” “Terrain.org,” and “Ninth Letter,” among other venues, and has been nominated for the John Burroughs Nature Essay award. A Q&A will follow the reading. Wednesday, April 1, 5:30 p.m. Linfield University, Nicholson Library, free.
Categories: McMinnville Campus, Students, Linfield Faculty, Open to the Public, Linfield Staff.
Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM.
Nicholson Library, Austin Reading Room - Multi-purpose.
Edith Green Lectureship: Making Campus Safer
Making Campuses Safer,
In 2018, 21-year-old student-athlete Lauren McCluskey was murdered on the University of Utah campus by a man she had briefly dated. Her mother, Professor Jill McCluskey, will speak about the systemic failures that occurred when Lauren repeatedly reported being threatened and harassed.
Following Lauren’s death, Jill founded the Lauren McCluskey Foundation, which is dedicated to transforming campus cultures nationwide by promoting awareness, research, and resources to effectively respond to relationship violence and stalking. In her talk, she will share what went wrong, what must change, and how each of us can play a role in improving responses to relationship violence.
Categories: McMinnville Campus, Students, Linfield Faculty, Linfield Staff.
Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
Nicholson Library, Austin Reading Room - Multi-purpose.
Evening presentation with Dr. Russel Low
Part of the Learning Across Borders series, Dr. Russell Low, a physician and author of many books centered on immigrant identity and what it means to be an American. Dr. Low is the grandson of former Salem-Keizer resident Low Sun Fook, also known as Hop Lee, the name of the laundry business he operated. Dr. Low has published several books about his family’s history.
Dr. Low will be bringing signed books with all proceeds dedicated to supporting scholarships for nursing students at California State University San Marcos.
Categories: McMinnville Campus, Portland Campus, Students, Linfield Faculty, Alumni, Open to the Public, Linfield Staff.
Thursday, April 2, 2026, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
Nicholson Library, Austin Reading Room - Multi-purpose.
AI Wins and Misses
Held from 12-1 p.m. on the first Friday of the month in the Austin Reading Room.
Come together to share your latest AI wins and misses. Find inspiration, practical tips and plenty of laughs navigating the exciting ups and downs of AI together! Hosted by the Nicholson Library.
Part of the AIAI Initiative. See the full schedule at linfield.edu/aiai.
Categories: McMinnville Campus, Students, Linfield Faculty, Linfield Staff.
Friday, April 3, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Nicholson Library, Austin Reading Room - Multi-purpose.
An Evening with Omar El Akkad and Book Signing
A Conversation led by Reshmi Dutt-Ballerstadt and Rachel Norman, followed by Q&A.
Categories: Students, Linfield Faculty, Open to the Public, Linfield Staff.
Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
Nicholson Library, Avenue - Multi-purpose, Nicholson Library, Austin Reading Room - Multi-purpose.
Game Night @ the Nick
Join us for a night of gaming in the library! Bring your friends and meet up with fellow Linfield gamers to play everything from Bananagrams to Carcassonne. No experience necessary -- there are games available for all skill levels and for any number of players.
Hosted by Nicholson Library and Nerds of McMinnville.
Thursday, April 9, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Nicholson Library, Avenue - Multi-purpose.
Spring Visit Day - Sessions
SP24: Visit Day.
Categories: McMinnville Campus, OCE Campus, Students, Linfield Faculty, Open to the Public, Linfield Staff.
Friday, April 10, 2026, 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM.
Nicholson Library, Room 127 - Screening/Large Viewing Room.
Spring Visit Days for Admitted Students
Spring Visit Days.
Categories: McMinnville Campus, OCE Campus, Students, Linfield Faculty, Open to the Public, Linfield Staff, Accelerated Campus.
Friday, April 10, 2026, 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM.
Nicholson Library, Avenue - Multi-purpose.
AI Book Club
Held from 12-1 p.m. on the second Friday of the month in the Austin Reading Room.
Discuss influential AI research papers and books in a collaborative setting. The fall semester book is "Rewiring Your Mind for AI" by David Wood and the spring semester book is "Co-Intelligence" by Ethan Mollick. Hosted by the Nicholson Library.
Part of the AIAI Initiative. See the full list of events at linfield.edu/aiai.
Categories: McMinnville Campus, Students, Linfield Faculty, Linfield Staff.
Friday, April 10, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Riley Campus Center, Room 201 - Multi-Purpose / Zoom Recording Space.
Erickson Lecture: Dr. Lina Kuhn
"Carved in the Flesh: Desert Aesthetics and Biopower in Ana Amirpour's The Bad Batch."
Iranian-American director Ana Amirpour’s 2016 film The Bad Batch follows inmate Arlen (played by Suki Waterhouse) as she enters an exclusionary desert zone set in the near future in Texas. As she contends with groups of cannibals and druggie cults, the film focuses attention on the bodies that move through the dystopian landscape. Dr. Kuhn’s talk explores the consequences of such aesthetic attention to bodies, especially as Arlen alternately conforms to and explodes physiological group ‘norms.’ Dr. Kuhn reveals how deserts and exclusionary borders, an increasing reality in the age of the Anthropocene, warp and distort biopolitical impulses until the grotesque is all that remains.
Dr. Lina Kuhn’s research focuses on German and American film and literature, with a specialty in the horror and science fiction genres.
Categories: McMinnville Campus, Students, Linfield Faculty, Alumni, Linfield Staff.
Monday, April 27, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM.
Nicholson Library, Room 127 - Screening/Large Viewing Room.
Readings@The Nick: Corrie Williamson!
Readings @ The Nick presents Corrie Williamson,
Join poet and environmental activist Corrie Williamson for a reading and conversation. Born on a small farm in southwestern Virginia and now living on thehigh prairies of central Montana, Williamson is the author of three books of poetry, “Your Mother’s Bear Gun,” “The River Where You Forgot My Name,” and “Sweet Husk.” She is also co-editor, with poets Anne Haven McDonnell and Kamella Cruz, of the in-progress eco-poetry anthology “A Literary Field Guide to the Rocky Mountains.” Of her latest collection, Bear Reviews urges, “Read it, y’all, for its muscularity of voice and vision, for the loving precision with which it names plants and critters and human impulses and the crises that connect us all.” A Q&A will follow the reading. Tuesday, April 28, 5:30 p.m. Linfield University, Nicholson Library, free.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM.
Nicholson Library, Austin Reading Room - Multi-purpose.
A Taste of Oregon Wine History- Marka and Thomas Hughes Lecture Series
, Immerse yourself in the early days of Oregon wine with storytelling by local women wine pioneers: Pat Campbell of Elk Cove Vineyards, Luisa Ponzi of Luisa Wines and Anna Matzinger of Matzinger Davies Wine Company. Moderated by Rich Schmidt of the Oregon Wine Archives & Wine Director Maria Ponzi. A tasting of older vintages is included for this limited capacity event. Public admission is $10 and free for Linfield students, faculty and staff. Registration Required: https://linfield.edu/wine/news/events.html, Contact: wine@linfield.edu
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Categories: McMinnville Campus, Students, Linfield Faculty, Alumni, Open to the Public, Linfield Staff.
Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Nicholson Library, Avenue - Multi-purpose, Nicholson Library, Austin Reading Room - Multi-purpose.
2026 Camas Festival
Celebrating the cultural, ecological and artistic significance of the camas flower. For more information, visit https://www.linfield.edu/camasfest .
Categories: McMinnville Campus, Students, Linfield Faculty, Alumni, Open to the Public, Linfield Staff.
Friday, May 1, 2026, 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM.
Nicholson Library, Avenue - Multi-purpose, Nicholson Library, Austin Reading Room - Multi-purpose, South Ford - Parking Lot, Lawn, between VBMC, Nicholson Library and the Miller Fine Arts.
AI Wins and Misses
Held from 12-1 p.m. on the first Friday of the month in the Austin Reading Room.
Come together to share your latest AI wins and misses. Find inspiration, practical tips and plenty of laughs navigating the exciting ups and downs of AI together! Hosted by the Nicholson Library.
Part of the AIAI Initiative. See the full schedule at linfield.edu/aiai.
Categories: McMinnville Campus, Students, Linfield Faculty, Linfield Staff.
Friday, May 1, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Nicholson Library, Austin Reading Room - Multi-purpose.
AI Book Club
Held from 12-1 p.m. on the second Friday of the month in the Austin Reading Room.
Discuss influential AI research papers and books in a collaborative setting. The fall semester book is "Rewiring Your Mind for AI" by David Wood and the spring semester book is "Co-Intelligence" by Ethan Mollick. Hosted by the Nicholson Library.
Part of the AIAI Initiative. See the full list of events at linfield.edu/aiai.
Categories: McMinnville Campus, Students, Linfield Faculty, Linfield Staff.
Friday, May 8, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Nicholson Library, Austin Reading Room - Multi-purpose.
Faculty and Staff Awards Assembly
Categories: McMinnville Campus, Portland Campus, Linfield Faculty, Alumni, Linfield Staff.
Monday, May 11, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Nicholson Library, Avenue - Multi-purpose.
Game Night @ the Nick
Join us for a night of gaming in the library! Bring your friends and meet up with fellow Linfield gamers to play everything from Bananagrams to Carcassonne. No experience necessary -- there are games available for all skill levels and for any number of players.
Hosted by Nicholson Library and Nerds of McMinnville.
Thursday, May 14, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Nicholson Library, Avenue - Multi-purpose.
Arts Crawl in the Arts Quad: Student Creative Endeavors
Join us for the second annual Arts Crawl in the Arts Quad, celebrating student creativity at Linfield University! Visit the Linfield Gallery for the Senior Capstone Exhibition and Makers Market, hear original works from the winners of the Lacroute Prizes in Poetry and Prose, and get a copy of the 2026 Camas, A Journal of Art & Literature at the Nicholson Library, view short scenes from Shakespeare and more in the Courtyard and the Quad from the Linfield Theatre Program, and hear Linfield music students in the Instrumental Performance Ensemble present a concert of powerful art, movie and video game music and student–created arrangements.in the Delkin Recital Hall. Wander the quad and experience the arts! Admission is free. For more information and directions, please visit www.linfield.edu/arts.
Categories: McMinnville Campus, Students, Linfield Faculty, Alumni, Open to the Public, Linfield Staff.
Thursday, May 21, 2026, 3:30 PM – 6:00 PM.
Ford Hall, Patio - Outdoor, Lawn, between VBMC, Nicholson Library and the Miller Fine Arts, Miller Fine Arts Complex, Patio - Outdoor, Nicholson Library, Covered Patio - Multi-purpose.