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'''Warner Pacific College''' is a residential and commuter [[Christian]] [[liberal arts]] [[college]] located in Southeast [[Portland, Oregon]] on the Southern slope of Mt. Tabor Park. Founded in 1937, and accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.
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'''Warner Pacific University''' is a [[Private university|private]] [[Christianity|Christian]] university in [[Portland, Oregon]]. Founded in 1937, the university is [[Higher education accreditation in the United States|accredited]] by the [[Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities]] and affiliated with the [[Church of God (Anderson)|Church of God]].
Degree programs include:
* '''Associates Degree:''' liberal arts with an emphasis on rapidly changing environments of organizations
* '''Batchelor of Science:''' Business Administration: theoretical instruction with practical, hands-on experiences
* '''Batchelor of Science:''' Human Development: human services and church ministry as well as studies in graduate programs within the social sciences


== External link ==
==History==
The school was established by the [[Church of God (Anderson)|Church of God]], whose founder was [[Daniel Sidney Warner]].<ref name="new name"/><ref name=usnews>{{cite web|url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/directory/brief/drglance_3225_brief.php|title=America's Best Colleges 2008: Warner Pacific College.|work=[[U.S. News & World Report]]|access-date=July 12, 2008}}</ref> The church voted to establish the college in September 1935, and in January 1936 the church bought land in [[Spokane, Washington]], for the school.<ref name="History">{{cite web|title=Our History|url=https://www.warnerpacific.edu/about/our-history/|website=www.warnerpacific.edu|publisher=Warner Pacific College|access-date=17 February 2018}}</ref> It was then incorporated on February 9, 1937, as '''Pacific Bible College''' with classes starting in October 1937.<ref name="History"/><ref name="new name">{{cite news|last1=Ashton|first1=David F.|title=Warner Pacific becoming a university|url=https://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/386765-276061-warner-pacific-becoming-a-university|access-date=16 February 2018|work=Portland Tribune|date=February 15, 2018|language=en-gb}}</ref>
*http://www.warnerpacific.edu/


Then Pacific Bible College moved to [[Oregon]] in 1940 to its current campus in the [[Mount Tabor, Portland, Oregon|Mount Tabor neighborhood]] of Southeast Portland.<ref name="new name"/> In 1959, it was renamed as '''Warner Pacific College''', and in 1961 received full accreditation by the [[Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities]].<ref name="History"/> The university long sought to expand its campus, most recently (in 2006) pursuing the purchase of a nine-acre portion of city property adjoining the park. In its negotiations, the university was represented by attorney and former Parks [[Portland, Oregon City Council|commissioner]] [[Jim Francesconi]],<ref name="mercury">{{cite news |last= Moore |first= Scott |title= David vs. Goliath:The Battle for Mt. Tabor Heats Up |work= [[The Portland Mercury]] |url=http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/Content?oid=84437&category=22101 |date= November 23, 2006 |access-date= October 7, 2015}}</ref> but that deal fell through when the neighborhood association got wind of negotiations and felt that the sale of the public land was improper.<ref>{{cite web|title=Can Francesconi be the comeback kid?|date=April 10, 2014 |url=http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/216524-74877-can-francesconi-be-the-comeback-kid|access-date= April 29, 2017}}</ref> In 2018, the school changed its name to '''Warner Pacific University'''.<ref name="new name"/>
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As part of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the school received between $1 million and $2 million in federally backed small business loan from [[Washington Trust Bank]] as part of the [[Paycheck Protection Program]].<ref name="proj_WARN">{{Cite web |title=WARNER PACIFIC UNIVERSITY - Coronavirus Bailouts - ProPublica |last1=Syed |first1=Moiz |last2=Willis |first2=Derek |work=ProPublica |date=July 7, 2020 |access-date=8 July 2020 |url= https://projects.propublica.org/coronavirus/bailouts/loans/warner-pacific-university-485eb992d15a41ffd69cf55ae0f2ba70}}</ref>
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[[Category:Universities and colleges in Oregon]]
==Campus==
[[Category:Education in Portland, Oregon]]
[[File:McGuire Auditorium at Warner Pacific College - Portland, Oregon.JPG|thumb|left|McGuire Auditorium]]
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Warner Pacific is situated on a {{convert|15|acre|km2|adj=on}} urban campus on the southern slope of [[Mount Tabor (Oregon)|Mount Tabor]]. Since the 1890s, the park has contained reservoirs that serve the city of Portland, and that are now listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Southeast Portland, Oregon|National Register of Historic Places]]. The city's drinking water is being transitioned to covered reservoirs at [[Powell Butte]]; the transition is scheduled to be complete by 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/285831-162745-mt-tabor-reservoirs-disconnected-from-water-system|title=Mt. Tabor reservoirs no longer providing water|date=December 18, 2015 }}</ref>

Buildings on campus include McGuire Auditorium, the Otto F. Linn Library, Gotham Hall, and the C.C. Perry Gymnasium. Bounded on the south by Southeast Division Street, the campus runs from (what would be) 65th Avenue to 70th Avenue.

==Academics==
Warner Pacific University's traditional undergraduate program offers 25 majors, seven areas of pre-professional study, and 29 minors.<ref>{{cite web|title=About Warner Pacific: Quick Facts|url=http://www.warnerpacific.edu/about/quick-facts/|access-date= September 30, 2017}}</ref> For working adults, Warner Pacific University offers its adult degree program with an associate degree in organizational dynamics; Bachelor's degrees in accounting, business administration, healthcare administration and human development; a Master of Science degree in management and organizational leadership, a Master of Education degree, a Master of Arts in Human services degree, a MMOL-to-MBA bridge program, and a Master of Arts in Teaching degree.<ref>{{cite web|title=Academics: Programs of Study|url=https://www.warnerpacific.edu/academics/programs-of-study/|access-date= June 7, 2021}}</ref>

Enrollment totals 1,333 students with a student to faculty ratio of 14:1.<ref name=usnews/> Students at Warner Pacific are from eighteen states and nine countries.{{citation needed|date=April 2013}} The on-campus library contains 56,647 volumes.<ref name=usnews/> The college was ranked as the sixth best among western regional colleges by ''U.S. News & World Report'' in 2016.<ref>{{cite news|title=Oregon colleges, as ranked by U.S. News and World Report|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/education/index.ssf/2016/09/oregon_colleges_as_ranked_by_u.html|access-date=September 30, 2017|newspaper=The Oregonian|date=September 13, 2016}}</ref>

Warner Pacific University was the first four-year college or university in Oregon to receive designation as a Hispanic-Serving Institution by the U.S. Department of Education. The qualifications to receive this designation is having 25% of students who identify as Latino or Hispanic, and Warner Pacific has 30.1% of their student body who identify as Latino or Hispanic.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.warnerpacific.edu/news/hispanic-serving-institution/|title = WPU is First in Oregon to be Named Hispanic-Serving Institution|date = May 26, 2018}}</ref>

==Athletics==
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| conference = [[Cascade Collegiate Conference|CCC]] (primary)
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| location = [[Portland, Oregon]]
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The Warner Pacific athletic teams are called the Knights. The university is a member of the [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics]] (NAIA), primarily competing in the [[Cascade Collegiate Conference]] (CCC) since the 1999–2000 academic year.

Warner Pacific competes in seven intercollegiate sports: Men's sports include basketball, soccer and wrestling. Women's sports include basketball, soccer, softball and volleyball. Former sports included men's & women's golf, men's & women's track & field, men's & women's cross country and women's wrestling (with the last three being affected due to the COVID-19 pandemic).<ref>{{cite news|title=Warner Pacific University Announces Notice of Elimination of Three Sports Programs|url=https://wpuknights.com/news/2021/8/9/general-warner-pacific-university-announces-plans-to-discontinue-three-programs.aspx|access-date=August 9, 2021|date=August 9, 2021}}</ref>

The school added men's and women's wrestling starting with the 2014–15 school year.<ref>{{cite news|title=Warner Pacific College to add men's and women's wrestling|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/10/warner_pacific_college_to_add.html#incart_river_default|access-date=October 30, 2013|newspaper=The Oregonian|date=October 28, 2013}}</ref> The school's colors are baby blue and Portland sky grey.

==Notable alumni==
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*[[Brian Jean]], Canadian politician<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kopp |first1=Sue |title=Warner Pacific College |url=https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/warner_pacific_college/#.Yfecky-cbOQ |website=Oregon Encyclopedia |publisher=Portland State University and the Oregon Historical Society |access-date=31 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
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* [[Mel White]], clergyman, author<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5522064|title=Religion, Politics a Potent Mix for Jerry Falwell|last=Inskeep|first=Steve|date=2006-06-30|work=NPR.org|access-date=2018-08-08|language=en}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=August 2018}}
* [[William P. Young|William Paul Young]], author<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://wmpaulyoung.com/wm-paul-young-about/|title=Wm. Paul Young - About|work=Wm. Paul Young|access-date=2018-01-06|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.warnerpacific.edu/paul-young/|title=WP Alum Shares Insights into Best Selling Novel/ New Movie: The Shack|website=www.warnerpacific.edu|date=March 14, 2017|language=en-US|access-date=2018-01-06}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.warnerpacific.edu Official website]
* [http://wpuknights.com Official athletics website]

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Warner Pacific University
Former names
Pacific Bible College (1937–1959)
Warner Pacific College (1959–2018)
TypePrivate
Established1937; 87 years ago (1937)
Religious affiliation
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)
Endowment$18.4 million (2020)[1]
PresidentBrian L. Johnson[2]
Students820
Undergraduates713
Postgraduates107
Location
Portland, Oregon
,
U.S.

45°30′22″N 122°35′35″W / 45.506°N 122.593°W / 45.506; -122.593
CampusUrban
ColorsColumbia Blue & Black
   
Sporting affiliations
NAIA – CCC
Websitewww.warnerpacific.edu

Warner Pacific University is a private Christian university in Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1937, the university is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities and affiliated with the Church of God.

History[edit]

The school was established by the Church of God, whose founder was Daniel Sidney Warner.[3][4] The church voted to establish the college in September 1935, and in January 1936 the church bought land in Spokane, Washington, for the school.[5] It was then incorporated on February 9, 1937, as Pacific Bible College with classes starting in October 1937.[5][3]

Then Pacific Bible College moved to Oregon in 1940 to its current campus in the Mount Tabor neighborhood of Southeast Portland.[3] In 1959, it was renamed as Warner Pacific College, and in 1961 received full accreditation by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.[5] The university long sought to expand its campus, most recently (in 2006) pursuing the purchase of a nine-acre portion of city property adjoining the park. In its negotiations, the university was represented by attorney and former Parks commissioner Jim Francesconi,[6] but that deal fell through when the neighborhood association got wind of negotiations and felt that the sale of the public land was improper.[7] In 2018, the school changed its name to Warner Pacific University.[3]

As part of the COVID-19 pandemic, the school received between $1 million and $2 million in federally backed small business loan from Washington Trust Bank as part of the Paycheck Protection Program.[8]

Campus[edit]

McGuire Auditorium

Warner Pacific is situated on a 15-acre (0.061 km2) urban campus on the southern slope of Mount Tabor. Since the 1890s, the park has contained reservoirs that serve the city of Portland, and that are now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The city's drinking water is being transitioned to covered reservoirs at Powell Butte; the transition is scheduled to be complete by 2020.[9]

Buildings on campus include McGuire Auditorium, the Otto F. Linn Library, Gotham Hall, and the C.C. Perry Gymnasium. Bounded on the south by Southeast Division Street, the campus runs from (what would be) 65th Avenue to 70th Avenue.

Academics[edit]

Warner Pacific University's traditional undergraduate program offers 25 majors, seven areas of pre-professional study, and 29 minors.[10] For working adults, Warner Pacific University offers its adult degree program with an associate degree in organizational dynamics; Bachelor's degrees in accounting, business administration, healthcare administration and human development; a Master of Science degree in management and organizational leadership, a Master of Education degree, a Master of Arts in Human services degree, a MMOL-to-MBA bridge program, and a Master of Arts in Teaching degree.[11]

Enrollment totals 1,333 students with a student to faculty ratio of 14:1.[4] Students at Warner Pacific are from eighteen states and nine countries.[citation needed] The on-campus library contains 56,647 volumes.[4] The college was ranked as the sixth best among western regional colleges by U.S. News & World Report in 2016.[12]

Warner Pacific University was the first four-year college or university in Oregon to receive designation as a Hispanic-Serving Institution by the U.S. Department of Education. The qualifications to receive this designation is having 25% of students who identify as Latino or Hispanic, and Warner Pacific has 30.1% of their student body who identify as Latino or Hispanic.[13]

Athletics[edit]

Warner Pacific Knights
Logo
UniversityWarner Pacific University
ConferenceCCC (primary)
NAIADivision II
LocationPortland, Oregon
Varsity teams7
NicknameKnights
ColorsColumbia blue and black
   
Websitewpuknights.com

The Warner Pacific athletic teams are called the Knights. The university is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC) since the 1999–2000 academic year.

Warner Pacific competes in seven intercollegiate sports: Men's sports include basketball, soccer and wrestling. Women's sports include basketball, soccer, softball and volleyball. Former sports included men's & women's golf, men's & women's track & field, men's & women's cross country and women's wrestling (with the last three being affected due to the COVID-19 pandemic).[14]

The school added men's and women's wrestling starting with the 2014–15 school year.[15] The school's colors are baby blue and Portland sky grey.

Notable alumni[edit]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ As of June 30, 2020. U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "WPU Announces Eighth President". Warner Pacific University (Press release). June 12, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d Ashton, David F. (February 15, 2018). "Warner Pacific becoming a university". Portland Tribune. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "America's Best Colleges 2008: Warner Pacific College". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved July 12, 2008.
  5. ^ a b c "Our History". www.warnerpacific.edu. Warner Pacific College. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  6. ^ Moore, Scott (November 23, 2006). "David vs. Goliath:The Battle for Mt. Tabor Heats Up". The Portland Mercury. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  7. ^ "Can Francesconi be the comeback kid?". April 10, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  8. ^ Syed, Moiz; Willis, Derek (July 7, 2020). "WARNER PACIFIC UNIVERSITY - Coronavirus Bailouts - ProPublica". ProPublica. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  9. ^ "Mt. Tabor reservoirs no longer providing water". December 18, 2015.
  10. ^ "About Warner Pacific: Quick Facts". Retrieved September 30, 2017.
  11. ^ "Academics: Programs of Study". Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  12. ^ "Oregon colleges, as ranked by U.S. News and World Report". The Oregonian. September 13, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
  13. ^ "WPU is First in Oregon to be Named Hispanic-Serving Institution". May 26, 2018.
  14. ^ "Warner Pacific University Announces Notice of Elimination of Three Sports Programs". August 9, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  15. ^ "Warner Pacific College to add men's and women's wrestling". The Oregonian. October 28, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  16. ^ "Thomas a Fudge".
  17. ^ "Representative Victor S. 'Vic' Gilliam (OR)". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 5, 2009.
  18. ^ Kopp, Sue. "Warner Pacific College". Oregon Encyclopedia. Portland State University and the Oregon Historical Society. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  19. ^ Inskeep, Steve (June 30, 2006). "Religion, Politics a Potent Mix for Jerry Falwell". NPR.org. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  20. ^ "Wm. Paul Young - About". Wm. Paul Young. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  21. ^ "WP Alum Shares Insights into Best Selling Novel/ New Movie: The Shack". www.warnerpacific.edu. March 14, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2018.

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