A woman smiling while holding a stack of childrens books, kneeling beside boxes of books. A banner reads, Alumni Spotlight Jill Nelson against a blue background.

When looming teacher strikes threatened the stability of her community, Corban alumna Jill Nelson (Steiner ’04) was ready to step into the gap.   Nelson, the children’s pastor at The Grove Church in Albany, Oregon, had spent the past few years becoming slowly and more deeply connected with her community, her service now intertwining with nearly […]

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Corban University’s Theatre Department has once again brought classic literature to life with its stage adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s Good Wives, the beloved sequel to Little Women. Under the direction of Tamara McGinnis, Corban’s talented theatre department realizes Peter Clapham’s stage adaptation with beautiful fidelity, from the staging and costuming to the intricate relational […]

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In the wake of the widespread devastation caused by Hurricane Helene in late 2024, Corban University students decided it was their turn to step out of their comfort zones and make a difference. Giving up time during their winter break, a small team of three Corban students, two Corban staff, and two friends of the […]

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This year, Corban Career Day saw the largest student and community participation in its now ten-year history. What began as Assistant Professor of Business and Marketing Kelli Gassman’s idea to get a handful of her business students some practical mock interviewing experience has grown to become a campus-wide event. “I never would’ve imagined ten years […]

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This fall, four Corban undergraduate students, Madelynn Satter, Lucas Rivera, Shanique Castanon, and Elijah Vogel, were selected to present scientific research at the annual Murdock College Science Research Conference (MCSR). The conference, now in its 33rd year, saw 450 students and faculty from 31 select universities throughout the Pacific Northwest attend to present research, engage […]

A person wearing a purple tie-dye sweatshirt and a backward black cap stands smiling in a hallway. Theres a sign reading Warriors in the background. The person has a mustache and wears a necklace with a cross pendant.

“I didn’t fully realize, until I got to the hospital, that I couldn’t see.”   Markus Johnson has always been an athlete. Whether it was tennis, soccer, track, or his beloved sport of wrestling, athletics and competing have formed the fabric of his identity. And he’s always excelled, picking up nearly every sport he laid his […]

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What happens in a town full of fools? While many audience members might feel the topic to be too close to home, famed American playwright Neil Simon’s Fools addresses the topic with disarming wit, humor, and a subtle underlying message for audiences to ponder long after the curtain closes.   The Corban University Theatre Department’s production […]

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“It’s not always easy to be an American in Paris,” says junior intercultural studies major, Sam Bonkowski. Recently, Sam was part of a street evangelism team who took to the City of Lights to share the gospel during the 2024 Summer Olympics.   “Paris is a glamourous city,” Sam says, “But this was far from glamorous.” […]

NWCCU ACCREDITATION

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.