University of Western States is Relocating
NEWS
UWS selects enhanced campus location and remains in Northeast Portland.
University of Western States (UWS) is relocating its campus to 82nd Avenue and NE Tillamook Street. The five-acre property includes a 150,000-square-foot building constructed in 2006 that formerly housed the corporate headquarters of Banfield Pet Hospital. The impressive facility offers an innovative and versatile space that features active learning spaces, hands-on laboratories, expanded meeting rooms, dedicated study settings, and dynamic work areas for faculty and staff. The new campus showcases a modern health care facility designed to fulfill patient needs and provide exceptional opportunities for clinical training.
UWS currently employs more than 150 on-campus employees, enrolls more than 1,200 students, and continues to grow and expand.
In April 2018, the UWS Board of Trustees announced its search for additional campus space to support the growth and diversification of the university, and placed the current 20-acre, 10-building campus on the real estate market. In November 2018, Linfield College School of Nursing revealed it had purchased the current UWS campus. UWS will lease the campus from Linfield College through April 2020. The university is relocating the entire institution and operations including all students and departments by early 2020.
“As we approach our 115th year, we are celebrating this relocation and advancement,” said Dr. Joseph Brimhall, president of UWS. “The new campus space offers active learning areas for students, increases the visibility of and accessibility to the UW S clinic, enhances opportunities for collaboration with other universities and community partners, and creates a healthy and sustainable campus for generations to come.”
UWS selected this location for variety of reasons, including closer proximity to inner Northeast Portland, allowing the university to more easily serve its new neighborhood and the Portland community. All while offering sustainability and stability during an era of significant institutional growth and development.
“This move presents UWS with a unique opportunity to engage as a vital member of the neighborhood, and to further enhance our clinic settings as we serve the community,” said Dr. Brimhall. “We are excited to remain in Northeast Portland and look forward to our next 115 years.”
Additional details about the relocation can be found at www.uws.edu/facilities-planning/
