Education

Northwest Christian University’s Teacher Education Program is inviting area educators, superintendents, school board members, students, community members, and cooperating teachers to its semi-annual Teacher Education Consortium. March 7, 2017, in the campus Banquet Room. “The Consortium is an opportunity for NCU to engage the community in discussion about the education we are delivering to students…

Beginning fall 2017, Northwest Christian University music students will be able to pursue a music major in Contemporary Music Industry or Christian Worship to prepare them for professions in the music industry and Christian worship. “Contemporary Music Industry and Christian Worship are for students who are called to lead from the pulpit, choir, director’s booth,…

Tickets go on sale Wed., March 1, 2017, for Spring Desserts: A Moses Story, produced by the Northwest Christian University Music Department. Performances are Sat., April 8, 2017, at 7 p.m. and Sun., April 9, 2017, at 3 p.m. in the Morse Event Center on campus. “Spring Desserts: A Moses Story” is based on the…

  Chi Sigma Iota, a prestigious international honor society for professional counselors, initiated 13 new student members, one professional and one counselor educator into the Nu Chi Upsilon Chapter at Northwest Christian University. The initiation ceremony was held on campus. More than 40 students, colleagues, family and staff attended the event on Fri., Feb. 10,…

Northwest Christian University’s Forensics Team continues to compete in speech and debate tournaments against teams in the Northwest Forensics Conference comprised of colleges and universities in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. After competing in two tournaments during the fall semester, the team is preparing for competition in a special event with Willamette University at…

Northwest Christian University’s Master of Arts Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling is now one of the five such institutions in Oregon to receive program accreditation from The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), a specialized accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). “CACREP accreditation places NCU’s…

Northwest Christian University will host a routine comprehensive “Year Seven” site visit for reaffirmation of accreditation by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) on April 5-7, 2017. Northwest Christian University currently enjoys accredited status by NWCCU with the most recent reaffirmation of accreditation enacted in 2013. In advance of the April 2017 site…

The latest blend of traditional retailing and online commerce is starting to appear in the Eugene-Springfield area. Online shopping long has allowed shoppers to order products via the Internet for shipment to their homes in a few days. But some retailers now are offering consumers the choice of ordering items online and picking them up…

Academic Creativity and Excellence Day or ACE Day, is Northwest Christian University’s semi-annual research colloquium for juniors and seniors. Nearly 40 students presented their capstone or end-of-term projects to faculty, staff and fellow students on campus Wed., Dec. 7, 2016. Presenters provide a short overview of their project or research and then invited attendees to…

For many of us the holidays are a time to spend with friends and family, but mental health professionals said many others don’t share that excitement. Watch Video Mental health professionals said they see an influx of people during the holiday season because it is a time when many people experience sadness, depression and anxiety….