http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressreleasearchive.php Press Releases from Marylhurst University en-us http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20080508.php Marylhurst University opens the 2008 Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Thesis Exhibition with a Preview Reception in The Art Gym from 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, May 28. The 2008 Bachelor of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition presents work by nine BFA candidates: Nathan Boyer, Rhonda Forsberg, Kathy Gredzens, Sarah La Du, Peter F. Qualliotine, Claire Strickland, Sharon Elaine Thompson, Rieko Warrens and Christy L. Weigel. The exhibition includes sculpture, photography, mixed media works, printmaking and painting. The thesis candidates will give a Gallery Talk at noon, Tuesday, June 3. The exhibition continues through June 22. Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20080508.php http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20080428.php A six-day Creative Arts Day Camp designed for children with special needs such as learning challenges and autistic spectrum will be held at Marylhurst University from July 14 to July 19. The camp is open to children of all abilities, ages 6 to 12. Registration is $80 per child. Some scholarships are available. For additional information, call 503-699-6263. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20080428.php http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20080418.php Learn how to prepare for and benefit from informational interviews at Marylhurst University's career development workshop on Tuesday, May 6 from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is $10; Marylhurst students/alumni free. To register, call Marylhurst's Career Services office at 503.699.6271. Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20080418.php http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20080409b.php The Marylhurst University Board of Trustees today announced the selection of Judith Johansen, J.D. as the university's 13th president. Johansen will take the helm on July 1, 2008 from the current president Nancy Wilgenbusch, who is retiring after 24 years of service to the institution. Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20080409b.php http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20080409.php Chris Van Dyke, CEO of the Portland-based green outdoor apparel company Nau, will speak about The Economics of Sustainability at Marylhurst University’s networking breakfast on Saturday, May 10 from 8 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. Three Northwest business leaders in sustainability will join Van Dyke from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. for the Sustainable Business Practices and Real Results seminar. Networking breakfast $25; Breakfast plus seminar $75. To register, call 503.534.4059. Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20080409.php http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/20080403-undergraduateinfosession.php Marylhurst University will host an information meeting for prospective undergraduate students who want to visit the campus and learn about academic programs on Saturday, May 3 from 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. in the BP John Administration Building. To register, call 503.699.6268. Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/20080403-undergraduateinfosession.php http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/20080326handmademusicalinstrumentexhibit.php Handmade musical instrument makers from across the Pacific Northwest will display their craft on Saturday and Sunday, April 19 and 20, from noon to 5:00 p.m. in Clark Commons at Marylhurst University. Admission is $3.00; children under 12 are admitted free. For more information, call 503.233.0836. Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/20080326handmademusicalinstrumentexhibit.php http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20080325.php Two new exhibitions will open at The Art Gym, Marylhurst University, with a preview reception on Sunday, April 13. Sitelines in The Art Gym's main space is a two-person exhibition with new work by Jenene Nagy and Stephanie Robison. In The Art Gym's Gallery 2 Jesse Hayward is presenting the changing installation WHY AND THE WHY NOT. The exhibitions continue through May 14. Admission is free. Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20080325.php http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20080325b.php Film archivist Dennis Nyback will present Bad Bugs Bunny: The Dark Side of Warner Brothers, a program featuring rarely seen cartoons from the 1930s and 1940s that have been censored for sexism, racism and violence. Nyback will put them into historical perspective, discuss their hidden history and explore their censorship by Warner Brothers on Thursday, April 17 at 7 p.m. in Marylhurst University's Flavia Hall Salon. This event is free and open to the public. Parking is free. Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20080325b.php http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20080220.php Marylhurst University will offer a four-week SAT Prep class to help high school students improve their test-taking skills. The class meets Sundays, April 6, 13, 20 and 27 from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Early registration is recommended. Space is limited. The $318 fee provides 14 hours of instruction, textbook and materials. To register, call 503.699.6260. Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20080220.php http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20080201.php Women's Work: Contemporary Women Printmakers from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and his family foundation will open at The Art Gym, Marylhurst University, with a lecture and preview reception on Sunday, February 24. Art historian Prudence Roberts will lecture at 3 p.m. in the Wiegand Center for Teaching and Learning, next to The Art Gym on the third floor of the B.P. John Administration Building. The reception will follow in the gallery until 6 p.m. Admission is free. The exhibition continues through April 2. Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20080201.php http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20080116.php Colonel Mary J. Mayer, U.S. Air Force (retired), received Marylhurst University's Nancy Wilgenbusch Distinguished Professional Award in recognition of her outstanding career achievements at the 2007 Annual Alumni Award Luncheon on Saturday, October 27. Mayer was honored for her significant accomplishments that spanned more than 35 years. Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20080116.php http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20080102.php Three career development workshops will be offered winter term at Marylhurst University from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Each workshop is $10; Marylhurst students/alumni free. To register, call Marylhurst's Career Services office at 503.699.6271. Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20080102.php http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20071204.php Two new exhibitions, Carl Morris: Figure, Word and Light and Leonard Ruder: Evidence of a Life's Work, will open with a reception on Sunday, January 13 from 3 to 5 p.m. Admission is free. The exhibition continues through February 14. Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20071204.php http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20071116.php Bravo! Vancouver will join Marylhurst University's Chorale in their annual performance of Handel's Messiah on Saturday, December 1, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. in St. Anne's Chapel on the Marylhurst campus. Tickets available at the door; adults $15 and students $10. For additional information, call 503.699.6263. Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20071116.php http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20071015.php Three information sessions designed to explore higher education options—College Credit for Life Learning, Jump Start Your Degree and Career Development—will be held at Marylhurst University on Saturday, November 3 from 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. To register, call 503.699.6268. Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20071015.php http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20071012.php Hidden Stories: Paintings by Trude Parkinson and David Airhart will open with a reception for the artists on Sunday, November 4 from 3 to 5 p.m. Admission is free. The exhibition continues through December 9. Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20071012.php http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20071004.php Marylhurst University will feature its Art Therapy Counseling degree at the Graduate Studies Information Session on Thursday, October 25 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Flavia Hall Salon. Department representatives from all graduate degree programs will also provide information and answer questions. To register, call 503.699.6268. Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20071004.php http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20071002.php Learn how the Pacific Northwest will be affected by climate change from prominent regional scientists on Saturday, October 20 from noon to 5 p.m. in Clark Commons at Marylhurst University. This event is free and open to the public. Parking is free. For more information contact Jan Dabrowski at 503.699.6275. Additional details can be found at www.marylhurst.edu/scienceseminar/. Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20071002.php http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20070927.php Three experts will discuss sustainability during a panel discussion titled Sensibility of Sustainability on Thursday, October 4 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Marylhurst University in the Flavia Hall Salon. The event is free and open to the public. Parking is free. To reserve a seat, call 503.699.6242. Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT http://www.marylhurst.edu/aboutmarylhurst/pressrelease20070927.php