Linfield in 2020 reviewed by McMinnville N-R
McMinnville
N-R/News-Register Dec. 29, 2020, edition carried a story reviewing 2020. Review included
the following:
Linfield University, still called “college”
until July 1, postponed its graduation until late summer. Then, as COVID cases
continued, it removed the ceremony from the schedule entirely, although
President Miles Davis did greet a few new grads in person when they visited
campus to pick up their diplomas.
Both the university and Yamhill County’s public
school districts hoped to return to in-person classes in the fall.
And Linfield carried that out, starting early
and setting up tented classrooms so students could be in smaller groups and
larger spaces.
Everyone on campus was tested for the virus, and
they stayed together, for the most part, throughout the fall. Only 17 cases
were reported among the McMinnville campus cohort before the Thanksgiving
holiday, when students went home to take finals online; one more case has been
added since then.
Linfield students will return for spring
semester, Jan. 18 to April 30, and the traditional “Jan Term” will be held in
May.
Cutline for one
of the News-Register file photos with
the 2020 Review: “Linfield arranged large tents on campus to use as makeshift
classrooms, allowing more space between students.”
