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, March 6, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Nicholson Library, Austin Reading Room - Multi-purpose.
Frank Larsell Lecture: Dr. Nicholas Buccola on "Goldwater, King, & the Meaning of Freedom"
Please join us for the 2026 Frank Larsell lecture. Author Nicholas Buccola tells the dramatic untold story of Barry Goldwater and Martin Luther King Jr.’s decade-long clash over the meaning of freedom—and how their conflicting visions still divide American politics. Buccola is professor of government and the Jules L. Whitehill Professor of Humanism and Ethics at Claremont McKenna College. He is the author of The Fire Is upon Us: James Baldwin, William F. Buckley Jr. and the Debate over Race in America (Princeton), which was a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice, and The Political Thought of Frederick Douglass.
Categories: McMinnville Campus, Portland Campus, Students, Linfield Faculty, Alumni, Open to the Public, Linfield Staff.
Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
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.
Categories: McMinnville Campus, Students, Linfield Faculty, Linfield Staff.
Thursday, March 12, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 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, March 13, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Nicholson Library, Austin Reading Room - Multi-purpose.
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.
Learning Across Borders: An Evening with storyteller, author, and physician,Dr. Russell 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, Avenue - Multi-purpose.
Evening presentation with Dr. Russel Low
Evening presentation with Dr. Russel Low.
Categories: Students, Linfield Faculty, Linfield Staff.
Thursday, April 2, 2026, 6:00 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.
Categories: McMinnville Campus, Students, Linfield Faculty, Linfield Staff.
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.
Wildcat Fridays
Prospective students (first-year and transfer) and their families are invited to join us on two different Fridays this spring to get a peek at life at Linfield!
Friday, April 24th
, Friday, May 8th
,
We will be offering a morning and afternoon program which will include:
Campus tour
, Information session with an admission counselor
, Optional lunch in our dining hall, including a presentation about our LEAD Honors program
, Optional Learning Support Services Open House
, You may also request optional individual appointments with any of the following (all appointments are subject to availability): Coach, Financial Aid (for students admitted and/or enrolling for Fall 2026) or Professor
,
Register at https://apply.linfield.edu/portal/wildcat-fridays.
Categories: McMinnville Campus, Open to the Public.
Friday, April 24, 2026, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
Dillin Hall, NorthWest Room - Conference Room, Melrose Hall, Jonasson Hall - Multi-Purpose Room, Riley Campus Center, Fred Meyer Lounge, FML - Lobby/Common Area, Dillin Hall, President Dining Room - Dining Space.
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.
Categories: McMinnville Campus, Students, Linfield Faculty, Open to the Public, Linfield Staff.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 5:30 PM – 6:30 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, May 1, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Nicholson Library, Austin Reading Room - Multi-purpose.
Wildcat Fridays
Prospective students (first-year and transfer) and their families are invited to join us on two different Fridays this spring to get a peek at life at Linfield!
Friday, April 24th
, Friday, May 8th
,
We will be offering a morning and afternoon program which will include:
Campus tour
, Information session with an admission counselor
, Optional lunch in our dining hall, including a presentation about our LEAD Honors program
, Optional Learning Support Services Open House
, You may also request optional individual appointments with any of the following (all appointments are subject to availability): Coach, Financial Aid (for students admitted and/or enrolling for Fall 2026) or Professor
,
Register at https://apply.linfield.edu/portal/wildcat-fridays.
Categories: McMinnville Campus, Open to the Public.
Friday, May 8, 2026, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
Dillin Hall, NorthWest Room - Conference Room, Melrose Hall, Jonasson Hall - Multi-Purpose Room, Nicholson Library, Avenue - Multi-purpose, Dillin Hall, President Dining Room - Dining Space.
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.
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.
Categories: McMinnville Campus, Students, Linfield Faculty, Linfield Staff.
Thursday, May 14, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Nicholson Library, Avenue - Multi-purpose.