The edge effect is the transformative condition that occurs when two ecosystems meet. It also describes our multi-disciplinary approach to higher education. Willamette is where areas of study come to collide.
Join the ranks of leading scientists, CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, notable artists and change-makers throughout the world.
Physics
2023
Religious Studies | Civic Communication and Media
2021
Economics | MBA
2022
Study in the state's capital at the heart of Oregon, where historical roots run deep and innovation travels far.
In a time when women were frequently barred from college, Emily York is Willamette's first graduate.
A political powerhouse and trailblazer, Norma Paulus advanced women’s rights, education and environmental protection. In 1976, she became the first woman to be elected to statewide office in Oregon as secretary of state.
Liz Heaston was the first female to play and score in a college football game. Since 1997, Willamette has had two more female kickers.
George Cannady was a Senior Scholar who was involved in football and track. He later became an attorney in Los Angeles and died in 1968.
Carina Corner has grown through her experiences of cancer and navigating a sighted-world as a blind person. She's founded a Scandinavian-inspired, vegan bakery in Beaverton where she employs people with disabilities.
