"God Save the Tsar!" was the national anthem of the Russian Empire. The song was chosen from a competition held in 1833 and was first performed on 18 December 1833. It was composed by violinist Alexei Lvov,with lyrics written by the court poet Vasily Zhukovsky. It was the anthem until the February Revolution of 1917,after which "Worker's Marseillaise" was adopted as the new national anthem until the overthrow of the Russian Provisional Government by the Bolsheviks in the October Revolution of the same year.
Portland State University (PSU) is a public research university in Portland,Oregon. It was founded in 1946 as a post-secondary educational institution for World War II veterans. It evolved into a four-year college over the following two decades and was granted university status in 1969. It is one of two public universities in Oregon that are located in a large city. It is governed by a board of trustees. PSU is classified among "R2:Doctoral Universities –High research activity".
Willamette University is a private liberal arts college with locations in Salem and Portland,Oregon. Founded in 1842,it is the oldest college in the Western United States. Originally named the Oregon Institute,the school was an unaffiliated outgrowth of the Methodist Mission. The name was changed to Wallamet University in 1852,followed by the current spelling in 1870. Willamette founded the first medical school and law school in the Pacific Northwest in the second half of the 19th century.
Pietro Belluschi was an Italian-American architect. A leading figure in modern architecture,he was responsible for the design of over 1,000 buildings.
Baker University is a private university in Baldwin City,Kansas. Founded in 1858,it was the first four-year university in Kansas and is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Baker University is made up of four schools. The College of Arts and Sciences and the undergraduate courses in the School of Education (SOE) are located on the campus in Baldwin City,Kansas. The School of Professional and Graduate Studies (SPGS) and the graduate branch of the SOE serve nontraditional students on campuses in Overland Park,Kansas,and online. The School of Nursing,which is operated in partnership with Stormont Vail Health in Topeka,offers a Bachelor of Science in nursing (BSN) and an online Master of Science in nursing (MSN). Enrollment in all four schools has grown to a student population more than 3,000,with about 900 students on the Baldwin City campus.
Kentucky Wesleyan College (KWC) is a private Methodist college in Owensboro,Kentucky. Fall 2018 enrollment was 830 students.
Rev. William Fraser McDowell,A.B.,S.T.B.,was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
The Rev. Titus Lowe was an English-American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church and The Methodist Church,elected in 1924.
Montavilla is a neighborhood in the Northeast and Southeast sections of Portland,Oregon,United States,and contains an area east of Mount Tabor and west of Interstate 205,from the Banfield to SE Division. It is bordered by North Tabor,Mount Tabor,South Tabor,Madison South,Hazelwood,and Powellhurst-Gilbert.
The Methodist Mission was the Methodist Episcopal Church's 19th-century conversion efforts in the Pacific Northwest. Local Indigenous cultures were introduced to western culture and Christianity. Superintendent Jason Lee was the principal leader for almost a decade. It was a political and religious effort. Two years after the mission began,the church's Board of Foreign Missions described its intent to reclaim "these wandering savages,who are in a very degraded state,to the blessings of Christianity and civilized life." Alongside the missions founded in the region were several secular operations opened. These were maintained to allow for material independence from the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC),then the preeminent economic entity in the region among European descendants.
Phi Chi Theta is one of the largest co-ed professional business fraternities in the United States. Phi Chi Theta was founded as a women's business fraternity on June 16,1924,in Chicago,Illinois. Today,Phi Chi Theta comprises 41 collegiate and alumni chapters across the United States. While most chapters are now co-ed,there are some which have only women as members.
Thomas Milton Gatch was an American educator and politician in Oregon. He served one term as mayor of Salem,Oregon,was the president of what would become Oregon State University,served as president of the University of Washington,and twice served as president of Willamette University. A native of Ohio,he was the first president of Oregon State University to hold a doctorate degree.
Abram Winegardner Harris was an American academic,university president,and honor society founder. He the 8th president of Northwestern University,serving from 1906 to 1916. He was also the first president of the University of Maine from 1896 to 1906. Harris was one of the founders and first president of the Honor Society Phi Kappa Phi and a founder of Alpha Delta Tau.
Lausanne Hall is a college residence hall at Willamette University in Salem,Oregon,United States. Built in 1920,the red-brick and stone-accented structure stands three stories tall along Winter Street on the western edge of the campus that was originally a residence for women only. The late Gothic Revival style building replaced a home that had also been used as a dormitory. This structure was moved to campus and originally was named as the Women's College before assuming the name of Lausanne.
Portland University was a private,Methodist post-secondary school in Portland,Oregon,United States. Founded in 1891 in a split from Willamette University,the school closed in 1900. The campus was located in what is now the University Park neighborhood and later became home of the University of Portland. The original campus building,West Hall,still stands and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
George Whitaker was an American minister and university president in Texas and Oregon. A native of Massachusetts,he served as the president of Wiley College in Texas,along with Willamette University and Portland University in Oregon. A Methodist trained preacher and graduate of Wesleyan University,he also worked as a pastor across the country in the late 19th century,primarily in New England.
Alexander Christie was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Vancouver Island (1898–1899) and Archbishop of Oregon City (1899–1925). He founded the University of Portland in 1901.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Oregon refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members in Oregon. Oregon has the 9th most members of the church of any U.S. state. Members have had considerable influence in the state throughout its contemporary history and many influential Latter-day Saints have come from Oregon,including Senator Gordon H. Smith.
Delta Psi Kappa (ΔΨΚ) was an American professional fraternity in the disciplines of health and physical education,health sciences,and recreation that was established in 1916.
