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21-585: Aquinas Hall (also known as Nancy Wilgenbusch Hall ) is a building on the now defunct Marylhurst University campus in Marylhurst, Oregon , United States. The building was designed by Joseph Jacobberger and Alfred Smith, and completed c.  1930 . Aquinas Hall exhibits the Mediterranean architectural style, and was used as student housing, and later administrative offices until the university closed in late 2018. This Oregon -related article

42-734: A Board of Trustees, separate from the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. In 1974, the college transitioned to a co-educational institution and it became the first liberal arts college in the United States to be designated as a college for lifelong learning . The American Art Therapy Association reviewed the program positively numerous times including 1991, 1996 and 2002. Beginning in 1996, U.S. News & World Report ' s Guide to America's Best Colleges recognized Marylhurst. The university remained as "unranked" for

63-639: A men's college football team and a boys' high school football team, which won the Washington Class A championship. In the 1990s, the name of the mascot was almost changed to the Ravens. In 2008, the men's basketball team defeated Division I Colorado State Rams men's basketball , making it Saint Martin's first major publicized victory over a D-1 opponent. In 2009, the Men's Soccer team seized the first team title in any sport for Saint Martin's University, winning

84-519: Is a private Benedictine university in Lacey, Washington . It was founded in 1895 as a boys' boarding school run by monks of the Benedictine Order . Saint Martin's began offering college-level courses in 1900 and became a degree-granting institution in 1940. The college became coeducational in 1965. In 2005, it changed its name from Saint Martin's College to Saint Martin's University. There

105-446: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Marylhurst University The university offered bachelor's degree completion programs in diverse liberal arts and business fields, and graduate degrees in such fields as business and nonprofit administration, food systems and society, teaching, art therapy counseling, divinity and applied theology, and interdisciplinary studies. After its establishment in 1893, Marylhurst became

126-457: Is a Benedictine monastery on campus grounds and some members of the monastic community serve as professors. Saint Martin's patron saint is Saint Martin of Tours , a fourth-century monk and missionary. The university and its founder, Saint Martin's Abbey , sit on 300 acres (1.2 km ) of woodlands, trees, rocks, and meandering trails. The site was selected in 1894 by Abbot Bernard Locnikar of Saint John's Abbey, Collegeville , Minnesota , which

147-576: The Pendleton Round-up ); City Girl by F.W. Murnau , shot on location in Athena , Oregon (with a score composed by John Paul and performed by a string quartet; A Soldier's Tale by Penny Allen, and James Ivory's first international hit film Shakespeare Wallah , with James Ivory attending. The special Oregon Cartoon Institute Day at the festival featured Bill Plympton . Saint Martin%27s University Saint Martin's University

168-410: The Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, the religious order with which it is affiliated. Saint Martin's University was selected to serve as the custodial institution for Marylhurst University. As of Dec. 3, 2018, Marylhurst alumni can access their records and transcripts through Saint Martin's University. Marylhurst University offered nearly 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Marylhurst began

189-1128: The Master of Art Therapy program in 1986, the only accredited art therapy program in the Pacific Northwest . In 1990, Marylhurst inaugurated its Master of Business Administration program and a concentration in interior design was added to the art program. In 2002, the University began to offer a BFA in interior design. Four online MBA programs were offered by Marylhurst: an MBA, an MBA in Healthcare Management, an MBA in Sustainability, and an MBA in Real Estate. The school also offered 12 shorter undergraduate, graduate, post-graduate, teacher endorsement certificate programs. Marylhurst had dual-enrollment agreements with Portland State University , Portland Community College and Clackamas Community College . The Art Gym

210-571: The Western Region in the U.S. News & World Report college rankings since the mid-1990s. In 1998, Marylhurst College became Marylhurst University, Clackamas County 's first university. Several new academic programs were added including a Master of Arts in Applied Theology program, a Bachelor of Music Therapy program, and a cooperative Doctor of Ministry degree program with San Francisco Theological Seminary . Judith Johansen

231-900: The campus' one large building. Today, that structure is referred to as Old Main and continues to house many of the university's classrooms and offices. The college offers 28 baccalaureate programs and fourteen graduate degree programs. The university offers programs and courses at Joint Base Lewis-McChord and Centralia College . Saint Martin's has agreements of cooperation with four Korean universities; Sogang University , Konkuk University , Cheongju University and Sangmyung University . Saint Martin's also has sister universities in Japan (including Mukogawa Women's University and Reitaku University ), three in China (including Shanghai Maritime University ), and one in Taiwan (Chung Shan Medical University). In

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252-466: The end of the summer of 2018, and this declining enrollment was given as the main reason. Prior to the closure, however, Marylhurst's faculty challenged the narrative of closure as essential. The Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, a Roman Catholic religious teaching congregation, arrived in Oregon in 1859. The Sisters came to Oregon from Montreal at the request of the people and clergy of

273-575: The fall semester, 2012, a new 22,000+ square foot engineering building, Cebula Hall, opened. The Learning Garden was started at SMU in 2010. The school's sports teams participate in the NCAA 's Great Northwest Athletic Conference at the Division II level. The women's basketball team qualified for the NCAA Division II tournament in 1992 and 2008. In the 1940s and 1950s, Saint Martin's had

294-584: The festival a 35mm projection booth was constructed on campus in the Villa Maria building. The opening night of the festival was at the Mission Theater with an on stage conversation between James Ivory and Gus Van Sant . The films shown at Marylhurst included Smoke Signals with director Chris Eyre in person; Marked Woman featuring Mayo Methot ; Talk Radio with writer Tad Savinar in person; The Lusty Men (set in and partially shot at

315-513: The first women 's liberal arts college in the Pacific Northwest . In 1974, Marylhurst College became a co-educational institution, and in 1998 it was reorganized as Marylhurst University through the addition of new academic programs. The university's student population peaked around 2,000 during the Great Recession of 2007–2009, and declined from 1,409 to 743 in just four years, from fall 2013 to fall 2017. The university closed at

336-536: The gym. Marylhurst University announced it would cease operations in 2018, prompting concern about the Art Gym's future. In July 2018, the Art Gym announced that it would be moving to the Oregon College of Art and Craft effective August 1, 2018. The Oregon Sesquicentennial Film Festival was held at Marylhurst University May 1–10, 2009. The festival was a celebration of the history of Oregon film making. For

357-581: The pastoral land Marylhurst, which means "Mary's Woods". In 1929 it became the only accredited standard four year college for women in the Pacific Northwest. The college was moved to the new property in 1930, and St. Mary's was renamed Marylhurst College. Starting in 1977 the school was accredited by the Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools . In 1959, Marylhurst College became an independent institution and formed

378-515: The state to serve their educational needs, and established St. Mary's Academy in Portland that year. In 1893, the group started St. Mary's Academy and College as the first liberal arts college to serve the educational needs of Pacific Northwest women. The school began in downtown Portland, where St. Mary's Academy is still located. The Sisters purchased 63 acres (250,000 m ) between Lake Oswego and West Linn in 1908. The Sisters named

399-444: Was a contemporary arts exhibition space located on campus. It was the brainchild of Kay Slusarenko, who was the art department chair for 20 years, from 1978 to 1998. With contemporaries Terri Hopkins and Paul Sutinen, she rallied the student body and community support to turn the unused gym into the cultural center that it is now. Each spring the gym displays the year's thesis projects. Since 1980, over 300 artists have shown their work at

420-404: Was named president of the university in 2008 and left in 2013. Melody Rose served as president from August 2014 until late 2018. In May 2018, the university announced that it would be closing. The university's enrollment had declined significantly in just a few years, from over 1,400 students in 2013 to about half that many students in 2018. The university turned the campus over to the Sisters of

441-645: Was the mother abbey of St. Martin's Abbey. At a public auction on April 21, 1894, the wooded parcel that would become the Saint Martin's campus was purchased for $ 6,920. Work began on Saint Martin's first building in January 1895. By late summer, a four-story structure housing both the school and a monastery was completed. The school at that time offered preparatory classes for boys, plus commercial and classical education for older boys and young men. Boarding students who came from outside of town also were housed in

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