In the 1975-76 Marylhurst catalog, the historical overview ends with these brief entries: 1974: Transition from Marylhurst College, a college for women, to Marylhurst Education Center, a center of lifelong learning for men and women. 1975: External Degree Program. Marylhurst
As part of our planning process for the 2016-17 year and the University’s move to four-credit courses (instead of three), we’ve developed and approved the schedule blocks for courses transitioning from three credits to four. What are schedule blocks? These
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Stuart Noble-Goodman, Ph.D., as Director of the School of Business. Dr. Noble-Goodman will assume his appointment on Feb. 22, 2016. Because Marylhurst is an applied liberal arts and business university, Dr. Noble-Goodman’s leadership and insight will
This February, Marylhurst University will host its first TEDx talk with a slate of incredible speakers lined up. As a preview of their talks, some of the speakers wrote “sneak-peek” blog posts. Check them out: Three Steps to Happiness: We talked
Marylhurst faculty and staff are proud to announce that tuition rates for 2016-17 will NOT increase and remain the same as our current rates. We understand the financial piece is critical for students. Keeping costs stable was our priority in this
White papers are posted online and Master Academic Planning continues this term with our community roundtables. We’re excited to invite the Marylhurst community of faculty and students to join us on February 5th from 2-4 pm in Clark Commons for an
Academic freedom and intellectual freedom. What do these concepts mean and why are they important on a university campus? I have heard these concepts being discussed recently and wanted to make sure we all understand their meaning: Academic freedom applies to
If you haven’t yet heard, Marylhurst’s amazing Music Therapy team of Laura Beer, Jodi Winnwalker and Lillieth Grand were the recipients of the 2015 Changemaker Award for Music Therapy Advocacy from the American Music Therapy Association. Read more about this
Interdisciplinary Studies represents what is so special about Marylhurst. It is a degree program that promotes self-direction and curricular flexibility; it allows a student to foreground a question that animates their learning, and it affirms a creative way to combine
More than two years ago, in the midst of tumultuous time at Marylhurst, faculty from across campus put together a faculty rank and advancement policy, which outlined the expectations for faculty rank and mapped out a pathway for professional advancement.