2008-09
Welcome from the President
For many colleges and universities, 2008-09 will go down as tumultuous and painful. I am pleased to report that at Linfield, we managed to maintain steady progress. It may have been a tad anticlimactic, in fact, as this was our 151st year – the year after the sesquicentennial celebration. But the real message is this: Linfield remains solid and strong, and we continue to provide a first-class, personalized education to our students. We continue to maintain balanced budgets, and we are grateful to everyone who has supported the college.
Last year marked our 10-year reaccreditation by the Northwest Association of Colleges and Universities. After two years of preparation by Linfield faculty, staff, and trustees, the reaccreditation committee visited the college in fall 2008; at the beginning of the new year, we were granted reaccreditation. Although this was never in doubt, the process engaged most members of the Linfield community, who devoted hundreds (perhaps thousands) of hours to reports and planning. We learned a lot about ourselves, and we are improving as a result.
Last year we presented the President’s Report electronically for the first time. The reaction of the Linfield community was overwhelmingly positive, and thus we present the report online once again. I invite you to learn more about our successful year by linking to the various sections. It’s your Linfield, and I’m proud to tell you that your Linfield continues to thrive. Thank you for making that possible.
Thomas L. Hellie
President, Linfield College