Biochemistry: A Short Course

Unleash the real-world potential of a biochemistry education Biochemistry: A Short Course connects the basic concepts of biochemistry to everyday life, in a presentation aimed at students planning careers in health care, pharmaceuticals, and other areas. You’ll explore how recent breakthroughs are reshaping our understanding of the fundamental principles in biochemistry and human health.https://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/linfauth/1112/thumbnail.jp

Forensics Debate Showcase

The Linfield Forensics team will present a demonstration debate on the motion, “Scientists should bring back the wooly mammoth.” Please join us for a lively debate about de-extinction that should be interesting enough to make a dire wolf howl

Christmas Tree Industry and Its Dependence on Immigrant Labor

This research paper covers the impact of foreign-born Mexican immigrants in the Christmas tree industry throughout the United States. The intention of the research topic is to highlight the importance of immigrant labor; in particular that of the Christmas tree industry. Oregon is the top producer of Christmas Trees within the United States, the state relies heavily on the industry. The research dataset is compiled from all 50 states from 2012 to 2021. Database contains a dollar unit measure of Christmas trees produced, acres in production by state, percentage of immigrant agricultural laborers and three dummy variables: changes in Christmas tree Promotion bill changes, drought (D2), and red or blue state. This database is then run through a Random-effects test on R to gather coefficients. The collection of data and its results produced follow the theory of immigrant labor being incredibly crucial to the number of trees produced. Results through testing demonstrate that for every percentage point of immigrating agricultural laborers, there is a large positive increase in number of Christmas trees produced (measured in dollars). Immigrant labor is fundamental to various industries nationwide, its research is vital to understand its role in the United States’ economy

Here on Holiday Strategic Media Launch Plan

I will be presenting the strategic media launch plan for Here on Holiday, a new business located in Salem, Oregon. This proposal reflects the steps and elements of creating a strategic communications campaign for a new business. The business is a floral, home décor and coffee shop. Included in the strategic communications plan is a media relations plan and style guide. Each include several elements, providing detailed information about the branding. Overall, the communication plan includes branding elements, website, Instagram setup and a strategic plan for a press release. The business is opening in Salem, Oregon, so the plan correlates with what is popular and trending in the area. Targeting women ages 25 and up, the products and strategic media relations plan are targeted at that audience. To successfully achieve this, research will be conducted on other similar businesses, and pieces of their communications plan will be applied to this one

Magic 8-Ball Mayhem

Magic 8-Ball Mayhem is a supernatural coming-of-age comedy created by Sydney Monroe for her JAMS senior capstone. The film follows Cass, a college freshman, who stumbles upon a mysterious Magic 8-Ball in a dustry campus storage room that doesn’t just predict the future, but alters it. With her bold, no-nonsense roommate, Mara, along for the ride, Cass experiments with the 8-Ball’s abilities, leading to surprise pizza deliveries, professors in clown costumes and increasingly unpredictable consequences. The film explores how the search for certainty can spiral into obsession, highlighting the importance of trusting oneself. Through quirky, situational, and absurdist humor, the film blends supernatural elements with the lighthearted energy of a PG-13 sitcom. The run time is approximately 15 minutes, and it has a PG rating

For a Better Earth

For a Better Earth is a multimedia project about organizations and people in Oregon who are making changes and practicing a way of life that betters the Earth. The first film looks at Wingspan Farm in McMinnville and its efforts to plant thousands of trees on its land to rebuild a forest. The other highlights Kindness Farm in Portland --- an immigrant, LGBTQ+ and refugee-led farm that focuses on educating others about regenerative agriculture

An Economic Analysis on the Base Salaries of NCAA Division I Football Head Coaches

The goal of this research is to develop a working model that successfully describes current base pay of NCAA Division I College Football head coaches and can be used to predict the base salary of future head coaches. The compensation for head football coaches across the NCAA’s Division I programs was determined using data collected following the 2024-25 season. Coaching compensation is regressed on variables capturing a coach’s personal characteristics, productivity, and institutional characteristics. The results yield four important explanatory variables. Two are coach specific: years on contract, and career win percentage. The remaining are institutional: NIL collectives, and the conference dummy variable. While previous studies regarding head coaching salaries have been conducted, there has been no estimate of a compensation function provided after the implementation of NIL Collectives, and somewhat recent restructuring of the various, competing conferences. Pending the results of this regression analysis, future research could continue for such studies towards subsequent divisions/levels of competition

Final Moments in Galway

Postcard from Annie Flood, during the Linfield University Semester Abroad at University of Galway in Ireland

99 Bottles Of Chicha On the Wall: A Stylistic Analysist Of Unprovenanced Andean Ceramics In a Small Academic Museum

This thesis presents an archaeological analysis of a ceramic collection in the Linfield Anthropology Museum containing vessels from the Moche and Chimu cultures of the north coast of Peru. A stylistic analysis was utilized to understand the artistic decisions made throughout the creation of each vessel. This collection, as with many Moche and Chimu collections, was most likely gathered through illegal looting practices. As a result, many archaeologists are hesitant to work with such collections as they lack necessary and informative data on site context. This thesis provides an example of how these types of collections may still be analyzed and understood through alternative methods, such as through an analysis of molding techniques and decorative styles. Determining whether these cultures had similarities in styles indicates cultural continuity through numerous outside pressures. As the political system slowly crumbled and various outside pressures imposed hardship onto the people, small differences in ceramic style formed. However, a closer look into the materials and technology available to artisans indicate that substantial similarities still existed as the Moche culture evolved into the Chimu culture. Finally, this analysis demonstrates that cultures do not disappear but instead adapt and change in response to outside pressures

McMinnville Fire Internship

In this presentation, I will talk about my experience during my internship with the McMinnville Fire Department. I will share the different types of emergency calls I went on, such as medical calls, fire alarms, and rescues. I will explain what I learned from these calls and how they helped me understand the fire service better. I will also talk about the values I saw in the firefighters, like teamwork, communication, and staying calm under pressure. As part of my internship, I worked on a project to create a mobility program to help firefighters stay strong and prevent injuries. I came up with this idea by watching how firefighters move during their shifts and doing research to learn more. This experience helped me grow both personally and professionally. It also showed me that I want to keep working in the fire and emergency services in the future