“I love to win as much as the next person,” says Kylie McMinn, Corban University’s new women’s lacrosse coach. “For me, that’s more fun. But my main focus is helping the girls become excellent women – athletically, academically, relationally, and spiritually.”
The plink of banjo strings could be heard half way across campus as the Severin Sisters graced the air with Americana music. The banjo, joined by acoustic guitars and a fiddle, set the stage for A Corban Homecoming with bluegrass and country renditions of classic songs.
September 2, 2019
Salem, Ore. – Enrollment growth, combined with an impressive year for Corban’s advancement team, points to a promising future and expanded opportunities for Corban students. Over the past ten years, Corban has seen a 23% increase in the number of on-campus undergraduate students (702 total enrollment in 2009, compared to 865 total enrollment in 2019)
Bagpipes have long been an enjoyable tradition at Corban University’s Convocation and Commencement ceremonies—two events that bookmark the academic year, ushering in the year with hope and excitement and concluding it with celebration and accomplishment. At both events, the Willamette Valley Pipes and Drums have provided regal processional music.
This September, Dr. Preston Sprinkle will be joining the Corban community to discuss faith, sexuality, and gender. We’re excited to welcome Dr. Sprinkle once again as we enter one of the pressing conversations facing the church and LGBTQ people today: how does the Bible address faith, sexuality, and gender, and how can the church enter this conversation with compassion, truth, and love?
Having wrestled for Sprague High School and Oregon State University, Keegan knows first-hand just how personal a wrestling match can feel. “When you have success, you feel really good because it’s a reflection of all the hard work you’ve put into the sport. When you don’t have success, even if you’ve worked hard, it can be really crushing.”
Corban University director of athletics Twiggs Reed announced recently that Kylie McMinn will serve as the inaugural head coach for the Warrior women’s lacrosse team. She will begin her duties as the squad’s first-ever skipper on July 1, with the program’s first competitive season slated for the spring of 2021.
July 15, 2019
Open to students entering grades 4–12, Corban’s Theatre Camp provides fun, educational training in theatre arts. We provide a platform for students to explore and express their God-given creativity and imagination while encouraging them to delight in the theatre process and the end-product.
CONGRATULATIONS to Tiana Nisly for starting a new position in the Finance Office at Pioneer Bible Translators in Dallas, Texas, shortly after graduating this past May with a degree in Business Administration! Tiana shares how she came to join the Accounting team at Pioneer Bible and what drew her heart to this organization:
Last month, Corban University announced a four-way partnership with Mountain West Investment Corporation, Portland Leadership Foundation, and Degrees of Change to offer full-need Act Six leadership scholarships to high performing students from urban and under-represented communities.
Corban University is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) and completed a Year-Seven Comprehensive (Evaluation of Institutional Effectiveness (EIE)) in 2022 for continued accreditation. The comprehensive self-study was followed by an onsite evaluation in October 2022. In February 2023, Corban received reaffirmation of its accreditation for 7 years. Corban University’s last Mid-Cycle Evaluation was fall 2018, and its Policies, Regulations and Financial Review (PRFR) was completed in fall 2021. As of our most recent evaluation, Corban University is compliant with the Standards, Policies, and Eligibility Requirements of the NWCCU.
