When Ryan Harris’ father sent him a posting for a new head baseball coach position all the way in Oregon, he thought it was a joke. “I asked if he was crazy,” Harris remembers. “He said to me, ‘God has a plan, you never know.’” After spending the past five years coaching in Georgia at […]
“Nurses meet people at very emotionally and physically vulnerable points in their lives,” says Sheryl Rasmussen [Ruhlman] (’86). “I never would have imagined the close and quick connection that often comes with this profession. We have the privilege of caring for everyone, without judgment—in their best times and their worst times—in their living and their […]
SALEM, OR (February 26, 2024) – Corban University is launching a new nursing program which will offer a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree (BSN) to undergraduate students beginning Fall of 2024. The new BSN program will fall under the Department of Math and Sciences and aims to help increase the number of competent, caring, […]
SALEM, OR (February 15, 2024) – Corban University has been selected by the Murdock Charitable Trust to participate in its Vision and Call internship program. Established in 2006, Vision and Call provides young adults with expanded internship opportunities that encourage them to carefully consider their future vocational paths through meaningful work experience. The program operates […]
Corban University’s Christian Ministry Award recipient for 2024, Chad Harms (‘05), always knew he wanted to be a pastor, but he had no idea how to get there. “It was baseball at first,” Harms says of why he chose to attend Corban (then Western Baptist College). “But looking back on my life, considering that calling, […]
Sven (Charles) Lukner, a native of Sedro-Woolley, Washington, is etching his name in Corban University’s history as the first graduate from the agriculture science program, earning his degree this December. Sven’s remarkable journey is a testament to his unwavering dedication, resilience, and profound passion for agriculture and athletics. A 2019 graduate of Sedro-Woolley High School, […]
“Ray of Hope Portraits is an intersection of several answered prayers,” says Amy Winsor (’09). “I started this in honor of my friend Sara Swenson. She was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in 2009, and her life before cancer, her journey with cancer, and her death made a huge impact on my life. For the last twelve […]
December 13, 2023
“Never stop being a student.” These are the first words of advice from the Teacher of the Year for the state of Oregon. Dr. Mandy Vance (’08), a Corban alum and teacher in the Oregon Trail School District, was recently honored by the Oregon Department of Education as Teacher of the Year for the 2023/24 […]
December 13, 2023
This fall, the Corban Education Department hosted over 200 Christian school educators on campus for its first ever Corban Christian School Educator’s Conference. The conference was created in response to an expressed need from local Christian school leadership for professional development opportunities which have been limited in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. “There is […]
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.
