Diversity
At Warner Pacific College, we are privileged to serve students who are on a journey of personal, intellectual and spiritual discovery, and our unique heritage, location and attitude set us apart in this work.
Warner Pacific was founded in 1937 to support the work of the Church of God Reformation Movement (Anderson, Indiana). At our core is Wesleyan Holiness theology, which not only promotes personal holiness, but also social holiness. Inclusion and unity are tenants of our faith tradition.
Because of this heritage, Warner Pacific College is strategically positioned to prepare students to take on the significant needs of communities and individuals living within urban centers, whether in Portland, around the United States or abroad. Warner Pacific prepares faithful servant-leaders who have strong spiritual moorings, a deep sense of service to others, critical thinking skills to address economic and societal needs and the ability to adapt and lead in a rapidly changing world.
Through various academic programs, as well as a Humanities core curriculum, Warner Pacific challenges students to wrestle with paradoxes inherent within the human condition—truth is not always a matter of contrasts, but often shades of gray. In addition, the school’s urban location offers professional internships, volunteer opportunities and work experiences where students can apply the knowledge and skills they’ve developed in the classroom and within a campus culture that is centered on Christ.
Our Christian mission also brings a moral responsibility to reach historically underserved students. We’ve deliberately kept our traditional tuition among the most affordable in the Northwest. We established a partnership with the Act Six Leadership and Scholarship Initiative, which provides full-need scholarships for young, emerging urban leaders for whom a private, liberal arts education would otherwise be out of reach. In addition, our Adult Degree Program is enjoying tremendous growth as working adults finally realize their longstanding dreams of earning a college degree.
Mission
The Office of Multicultural Services (OMS) serves the students and community of Warner Pacific College by providing student leadership training, educational support services and events and activities with a multicultural emphasis. OMS works in cooperation with the urban initiative of the college by creating programming to educate and connect students to the needs of urban areas in the 21st century and beyond.
Vision
We seek to equip and train transformational student leaders who impact the world with the love of Christ by serving the needs of underrepresented and ethnic minority populations.
Our programs and services include:
- Scholarship opportunities
- Job opportunities
- Volunteer opportunities
- Study abroad
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OMS is committed to supporting the success of our students by providing information regarding scholarships, internships and career opportunities for first generation and ethnic minority students. We also deliver information regarding openings which connect students to associations committed to diversity.
Through partnerships with local churches and community organizations, OMS actively seeks opportunities to serve in cross cultural settings. For more information, or to provide news about an upcoming cultural event, please contact Dr. Daymond Glenn, Chief Diversity Officer, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
