Education

Students Back On Campus Aug. 26

New freshmen, transfer students and returning Beacons will arrive on campus for the 2017-’18 school year beginning on Sat., Aug. 26, 2017. Athletes competing in fall sports and student leaders have been on campus since Weds., Aug. 9. 2017. Here is the complete schedule for fall orientation. Classes begin for traditional undergraduate students on Weds.,…

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Teacher Education Program Endorsed For Special Education and Physical Education

Students enrolled in Northwest Christian University’s teacher education undergraduate degree program can now earn endorsements in special education and physical education. “There is growing demand for teachers with special education and physical education endorsements,” said Dennis Lindsay, Dr. Theol., Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty. “It is a credit to our…

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Campus Gathers For Eclipse

The outside temperature dropped, the dusk-to-dawn lights came on outside the Price Music Building, and slowly a sunny morning turned to dusk as the moon eclipsed the sun at 10:17 a.m. “It was cool,” said Ruth Meeker, a sophomore music composition major. “It is the first-time that I have seen an eclipse. It was spectacular!”…

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NCU Hosts Perinatal Rescue Training

Northwest Christian University hosted the Perinatal Rescue Network’s (PRN) Helping Babies Breathe master training course on Aug. 2, 2017, in the Banquet Room. Dr. James Hulse taught the course to a dedicated group of volunteer healthcare professionals who want to improve the survival of mothers and babies in resource limited settings by creating more sustainable…

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NCU Launches Oregon’s Only Online Master of Science in Nursing

The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities has approved Northwest Christian University’s new online Master of Science in Nursing. NCU is recruiting students to enroll in the new program when classes begin in January 2018. “NCU’s Master of Science in Nursing with a concentration in Nurse Leadership in Health Systems is a workforce development response…

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NCU and Sumner College’s Nursing Program Sign Articulation Agreement

Northwest Christian University has signed an articulation agreement with Sumner College-Portland that creates an opportunity for graduates of the college’s Associate Degree Nursing program to enroll in NCU’s Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing program ready to take classes in the major. “NCU is pleased to partner with Sumner College to provide its…

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University of Macau Students Set To Arrive

Eleven students from the University of Macau’s Shiu Pong College will arrive on campus June 21, 2017, for the NCU American Culture and Language Program. “This is the third year students from the University of Macau have come to NCU to study and experience American culture,” said Tim Veach, Ph.D., an associate professor of business…

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NCU’s Online Accounting Degree Ranked in Top 17

Northwest Christian University’s online bachelor’s degree in accounting was ranked 17th in the nation for quality and affordability, according to rankings released by affordablecolleges.com, whose mission is to provide students a path to a rewarding education that minimizes student loan debt. The rankings placed NCU’s online accounting degree program ahead of any university in the…

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NCU’s Nursing Program Receives Prestigious Accreditation

Northwest Christian University’s RN to BSN undergraduate nursing program has received accreditation by the prestigious Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), an autonomous accrediting agency contributing to the improvement of the public’s health by ensuring the quality and integrity of baccalaureate, graduate, and residency programs in nursing. “Accreditation by CCNE means that NCU’s RN to…

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Fletcher, Hackman Sweep CCC Scholar-Athlete Awards

NCU’s Michelle Fletcher and Jack Hackman were announced on Tuesday as the Cascade Collegiate Conference Scholar-Athletes of the Year. The distance runner and basketball player were selected based on a vote by the conference’s athletic directors. Source: Fletcher, Hackman Sweep CCC Scholar-Athlete Awards

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