Academics

NCU Students Begin Summer Mission Trips

Thirty-two Beacons and eight staff members from campus will do mission work this summer in Central America and Asia. “My hope is that each student who participates in one of these trips will come away with a world that is both smaller and bigger,” said Jennifer Little, NCU’s Resident Director and Coordinator for Campus Ministry….

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Northwest Christian University Set To Graduate Largest Class

Northwest Christian University will graduate the largest class in its history when the Board of Trustees confer degrees for 174 graduates (76 graduate degrees and 98 undergraduate degrees) during the University’s 118th commencement ceremony on Sat., May 6, 2017, at 10 A.M. in the Morse Event Center located at the corner of West 11th Avenue…

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‘I was going to have to do all I could to get here’: NCU student’s scholarships pay off

EUGENE, Ore. – Graduation is Saturday at Northwest Christian University. It’s an exciting time, but for many it means the beginning of paying off debt. Unlike many students leaving a private university, one graduate is leaving with a debt amount lower than the cost of a new car. Sherry Reeder had a dream of going…

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Baccalaureate 2017 Speakers Announced

Northwest Christian University’s Baccalaureate is Fri., May 5, 2017, at 7:30 P.M. in the Ross Evans Chapel on campus. Speakers for this year’s Baccalaureate are: Vivian Moen, M.Ed., retiring Associate Professor of Teacher Education Calvin Anderson ’17, Graduating Senior, Recipient of 2017 William T. Siefke Evangelism & Church Growth Award, Christian Ministry Stacey Lewis, M.B.A.,…

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Honors Convocation

Honors Convocation was held on Thurs., April 27, 2017, in the Morse Event Center. Faculty members presented awards to outstanding students in each academic discipline. Students who were inducted into professional and academic organizations were also recognized, including new members of the Song Nai Rhee Honors Program. Students leaders of the year were also announced….

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Eugene Mission, GloryBee Foods and Phil Speers honored by Northwest Christian University

Eugene car dealer Phil Speers, GloryBee Foods and the Eugene Mission have been named as this year’s recipients of ethical leadership awards by Northwest Christian University’s Center for Leadership & Ethics. “Phil Speers, GloryBee and the Eugene Mission embody the very best of what we strive to teach our students in the classroom and through…

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Seniors Take Next Step to Graduation

Students, faculty and staff met for the final Chapel of the 2016-’17 academic year on Tues., April 25. Graduating seniors gathered in a circle holding a strand of ivy that had covered the exterior of the Kellenberger Library. As Dr. Doyle Srader read the message each senior had written about their Northwest Christian University experience,…

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2017 NCU Graduation Activities

The schedule of events for students graduating from Northwest Christian University has been announced. Graduation is in the Morse Events Center on campus located at the corner of Alder Street and 11th Avenue on Sat., May 6, 2017, with the Commencement Ceremony beginning at 10:00 am. Graduation festivities begin with Senior Chapel and Cutting of…

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NCU Hosts Model United Nations General Sessions

Northwest Christian University President Joseph D. Womack, Ed.D. welcomed 1,100 students from 50 Oregon high schools during the Oregon Model United Nations’ opening general session held in the Morse Events Center on Thurs., April 13, 2017. The student delegates will also gather in the MEC for general sessions on Friday and Saturday. Model United Nations…

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“E3 — Earn, Educate, Empower” Leverags Student Savings to Increase Degree Attainment, Reduce Borrowing

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Alliance of Independent Colleges & Universities (The Alliance), in partnership with Community and Shelter Assistance Corp. of Oregon (CASA of Oregon), today announced the launch of a new matched college savings program, “E3 — Earn, Educate, Empower.” (www.e3savings.org) “For every dollar, up to $500 a year, that eligible students at…

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