Education

About half of Americans are expected to do some online shopping on Cyber Monday this year, and several local retailers are taking advantage of it. The National Retail Federation estimates 122 million Americans will be shopping online to score even more discounts after Thanksgiving weekend. But could Cyber Monday be losing its momentum? With all…

Northwest Christian University’s Winter Commencement is set for Fri., Dec. 16, 2016, in the Morse Events Center on campus beginning at 6 p.m. The commencement speaker is former pastor Randall Gross, who teaches in NCU’s RN to BSN program and currently is the system director for learning and development for PeaceHealth Hospital and Health Care…

During the recent election campaigns a friend, depressed and disheartened, sighed, “What a mess we have in America!” “This is nothing,” I replied. “In South Korea, the president is in hiding. The cabinet is paralyzed. Political chaos is the order of the day. The whole nation is coming unglued.” After 32 years of harsh military…

Eugene, Ore. —- Northwest Christian University has been named a Military Friendly School for 2017 by Military Friendly®, a Division of Victory Media, a nationally recognized organization that annually ranks universities and colleges as a service to members of the military, veterans and their families. “We are honored to be ranked among the nation’s top…

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…

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…

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….

NCU’s professor in the Teacher Education department, Dr. Johnny Lake, recently participated in a 4j disctrict panel on race. The Register Guard reports here: http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/34921461-75/roosevelt-students-look-at-hot-topics-through-mathematical-lens.html.csp