Twenty years ago, I was at a fever pitch of excitement, because college debaters I helped coach had stormed through the national tournament all the way to the finals. If they won just once more, they would be crowned national champions. A few hours later, after they lost, we struggled to understand how such a…

There is valid controversy about spending on college athletics. There are unresolved problems with the monetization of big sports. Those issues aside, college athletics are entwined on campuses in multiple, positive ways. In the college application process, getting high schoolers to be aware of a school can start with sports. Jim Rawlins is The University…

When the 2016 NCU women’s basketball season kicks off on Tuesday night it does so with some high expectations. Source: Northwest Christian University Athletics – Women’s Basketball Season Preview

The 2016 NCU men’s basketball team, ranked No. 12 in the NAIA, is embarking on their first ever season as the defending conference champions and the cupboard is stocked once again for a possible historic run. Source: Northwest Christian University Athletics – Men’s Basketball Season Preview

Northwest Christian University is ranked among the America’s Best Christian Colleges as determined by the 26th Annual National College Survey administered by Institutional Research and Evaluation, Inc. “We are pleased to be included in this prestigious list of Christian institutions of higher education,” said Joseph D. Womack, Ed.D., President of Northwest Christian University. “Being ranked…

Name: Zach Drach Year: Freshman Hometown: Eagle Point, Ore. High School: Eagle Point High School Major: Exercise Science Why did you choose NCU?  I asked God where I should go to school and he guided me to NCU, My brother goes here so that made it easy. What do you look forward to this first…

Name: Victoria Cizek Year: Freshman Hometown: Soldotna, Alaska High School: Cook Inlet Academy Major: Music Industry and Worship Arts Why did you choose NCU?  We were on a college tour last summer, and when I walked on campus it was like God swung the doors open!  I had visited five other colleges, but this was…

On Nov. 10, 2016, the day before Veterans’ Day, the executive director of the Chaplaincy Endorsement Commission, Chaplain Kal McAlexander, will speak during Thursday Chapel at 11 a.m. in the Morse Event Center at the corner of Alder Street and 11th Avenue in Eugene. Chaplain McAlexander is a retired United States Navy Chaplain with more…

Northwest Christian University’s Forensics Team has announced its tournament schedule for the academic school year, according to William Andersen, the University’s forensics coach. “We compete in the Northwest Forensics Conference with many of the top ranked programs in the nation,” said Andersen. “NCU has a strong team that is growing in participation and its competitiveness.”…

14th Annual Christmas Concert is Dec. 3 & 4  EUGENE, Ore.—- Experience Christmas, Northwest Christian University’s annual concert to celebrate the Christmas Season with the community in song is Sat., Dec. 3, and Sun. Dec. 4, 2016, in the Morse Event Center on campus at the corner of Alder Street and 11th Avenue in Eugene….