Wilder Appointed interim OICF President/CEO

on Jul 03 2010 in Press Release by Brent Wilder

Brent Wilder assumed the role of interim President/CEO of the Oregon Independent College Foundation (OICF) on July 1.  Kevin Matheny left OICF to become the Chief Development Officer at Concordia University in Portland, Oregon.
“I am honored and humbled at the confidence placed in me by the Board of Trustees,” Wilder said of his appointment.
Wilder arrived [...]

PGE and the PGE Foundation celebrate 22nd year of the PGE Foundation Scholars program with the OICF

on Jun 25 2010 in Press Release by Brent Wilder

Portland General Electric and the PGE Foundation have been supporters of the Oregon Independent College Foundation (OICF) since 1953, donating more than $2.67 million toward the work of Oregon’s leading independent colleges and universities.  This marks not only the 57th consecutive year that PGE and the PGE Foundation have supported OICF but the 22nd year [...]

MESA Aids OICF Students with Needed Resources

on Apr 06 2010 in Press Release by Brent Wilder

The Oregon Independent College Foundation (OICF) and Community and Shelter Assistance Corp. of Oregon (CASA of Oregon) are pleased to announce that the Matched Educational Savings Accounts (MESA) College Initiative has made its initial distribution on behalf of participating students attending one of Oregon’s leading private colleges. Twelve (12) students who met MESA’s eligibility requirements [...]

OICF Holds Annual Scholarship Luncheon

on Apr 02 2010 in Press Release by Brent Wilder

The Oregon Independent College Foundation (OICF) held its annual Named Scholarship luncheon on Friday, February 12th at the NW Natural building.  The OICF brought together 115 corporate members and students, allowing scholarship recipients to meet and thank donors face to face. Featured speakers included Dr. David Lyon, Vice President – Chemical and Biological Sciences at [...]

OICF’s POWER of 10/The Oregon Private College Career Network Relaunches

on Mar 25 2010 in Press Release by Brent Wilder

OICF to use LinkedIn as its platform to connect the POWER of 10/The Oregon Private College Career Network

The Oregon Independent College Foundation (OICF), as part of its ongoing career workforce development efforts will use LinkedIn as its platform to connect students, alumni and corporate partners for career and professional development/networking purposes.
LinkedIn is a natural platform [...]

OICF Sponsors 20th Annual César E. Chávez Leadership Conference

on Mar 17 2010 in Press Release by Brent Wilder

Eight OICF colleges participated in a career and college fair associated with the 20th Annual César E. Chávez Leadership Conference on March 12 held on the campus of Western Oregon University. Approximately 1,500 Latino high school students from Multnomah, Washington, Marion, Polk, Yamhill, Linn, Benton and Clackamas Counties participated in this year’s conference, which is [...]

2010 MESA College Initiative Funding Now Available

on Jan 15 2010 in Press Release by Brent Wilder

The OICF and CASA of Oregon are pleased to announce that the MESA College Initiative has funding to permit forty-four (44) students to enroll in the MESA College Program for 2010 at $8,000 each in match.
Eleven (11) spots are available immediately. We anticipate the remaining thirty-three (33) spots will be available in late February or [...]

Alaska Airlines Keeps OICF Colleges & Universities Flying in 2010

on Jan 04 2010 in Press Release by Brent Wilder

Since 1986, Alaska Airlines has provided an annual in-kind contribution of round-trip, coach class flight vouchers for use by the OICF member colleges. For 2010 Alaska Airlines officials generously renewed their support, contributing 85 tickets for use by the colleges in their work to recruit students, meet with donors, and allow students to travel to [...]

Regence to Serve as Title Sponsor of the 2010 Ethics Bowl

on Nov 16 2009 in Press Release by Brent Wilder

The Oregon Independent College Foundation (OICF) is pleased to announce that Regence, the region’s largest not-for-profit health insurer, has agreed to serve as the title sponsor of the 2010 Ethics Bowl to be held February 26-27 at the Leftbank Annex in Portland on the campus of the University of Portland.
“Our commitment to ethics is the [...]

OICF Website Redesign & Social Networking Sites Launched

on Nov 11 2009 in Press Release by Brent Wilder

The Oregon Independent College Foundation (OICF) is pleased to announce the launch of its redesigned website and social networking sites (Facebook and LinkedIn).  The domain name remains the same: www.oicf.org, but the site has been completely revamped.  With the help of Threadless Media and Classen Design, both Portland based companies; future visitors to the site [...]