The newly opened Linfield University Science Complex is 84,400 square feet dedicated to collaboration, learning and discovery. Construction of the W.M. Keck Science Center, along with renovation of Graf Hall and Murdock Hall, is intended to reflect the seamless union of science education throughout the liberal arts and professional studies at Linfield.
The names Keck and Murdock should be familiar to the Linfield community; they have long been tied to some of the most transformational moments in university history. Their long legacy of support includes:
W.M. Keck Foundation
1979-81 — Construction of Murdock Hall
1982 — Creation of the Harold C. Elkinton Endowed Professorship in Economics and Business
1984-1986 — Creation of the computer science program, including the Keck Endowed Computing Science Professorship
1988 — Donation of equipment for science programs
1991 — Renovation of Riley Campus Center and creation of Walker Hall
1995 — Donation of equipment for science programs
1998 — Acquisition of Hewlett-Packard property and expansion of McMinnville campus
M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust
1975 — Established a Chaplaincy at Linfield
1980 — Construction of Murdock Hall
1985 — Creation of the computer science program, including support for the computer labs
1987 — Funding for the Health, Human Performance and Athletics Complex
1994 — Construction of the Ad Rutschman Field House
1995 — Creation of the Walter Dyke Endowment to support faculty and student research in the sciences
2001 — Funding for Nicholson Library and Marshall Theatre, specifically for technology in those spaces
2008 — Expansion of the nursing simulation program
2011 — Renovation of Northup Hall, now named T.J. Day Hall
1980s-present — Support of various faculty-specific research projects and start-up grants for new faculty in the sciences
