Kathryn Hain, Ph.D., assistant professor of history and world Christianity, will read from a new book she recently co-edited entitled: Concubines and Courtesans: Women and Slavery in Islamic History. The book brings together the work of 16 scholars in this relatively new field of women’s slavery in Middle Eastern History. Dr. Hain will speak about…
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Reality TV Star & NCU Alum to Share Faith With NCU Students
Hoffman is Joined By Entertainment Exec. José Behar Northwest Christian Alumnus Todd Hoffman, star of Discovery’s Gold Rush reality television show, will be in interviewed by Keith Potter ‘84 D.D. ‘11, NCU’s Vice President for Advancement, during Chapel on Tues., Feb. 6, 2018, at 11 AM in NCU’s Morse Event Center. Chapel is open to…
Students Are ACES
Faculty, staff and fellow students gathered on Weds., Dec. 6, 2017, to hear 78 juniors and seniors present their capstone or end-of-term projects during Northwest Christian University’s semi-annual research colloquium known as Academic Creativity and Excellence Day or ACE Day. Several sophomores and first year students also took a turn at the podium to make…
NCU Hosts Annual International Thanksgiving Dinner
More than 120 international students, representing 26 countries, celebrated Thanksgiving in the Banquet Room in Burke-Griffeth Hall on Sun., Nov 19. The international students attend Northwest Christian University, Lane Community College, and the University of Oregon. For many, it was their first American Thanksgiving. They were treated to turkey and all the trimmings before capping…
NCU’s Offers Graduate Certificate/Endorsement in Special Ed.
The Department of Education has approved Northwest Christian University to offer a graduate certificate program in Special Education. The Special Ed. endorsement has already been approved as part of NCU’s Master of Arts in Teaching program. The recent approval means that NCU graduate students seeking a Special Education Certificate may now be eligible for federal…
A reforming church brings many blessings – Dr. Dennis Lindsay
As published in The Register Guard on October 29, 2017. On the eve of All Saints Day, also known as “All Hallows Eve” — Oct. 31, 1517 — a young Roman Catholic monk in Wittenberg, Germany, posted a notice on the community bulletin board inviting an academic dialogue over a list of 95 theological propositions….
Tickets on Sale Now For Northwest Christian University’s Experience Christmas Concert
EUGENE, Ore. —- Classic Christmas melodies and variations on longtime favorites will fill the Morse Event Center with cheer during Northwest Christian University’s annual Experience Christmas production, a concert to celebrate the Christmas Season with the community. The popular event features performances from NCU Performing Arts including the University Choir & Orchestra, Jazz Band, Willow,…
SCJ Names Sutherland A Promising Scholar
Nathaniel Sutherland ’17 received a Promising Scholar Award from Stone-Campbell Journal for the 2016-’17 academic year. Sutherland was one of 14 undergraduates in the nation to receive the annual award given to students who show outstanding promise in biblical and theological education. Stone-Campbell Journal announced the award recipients in late September “I am humbled to…
NCU’s Library and Special Collections Honors the Protestant Reformation
The Kellenberger Library is honoring the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation by displaying several of its Reformation-era Bibles in a joint exhibit with the University of Oregon Libraries’ Special Collections. “The beginning of the Protestant Reformation is traditionally associated with Oct. 31, 1517, when Martin Luther tacked his 95 theses to a church door…
NCU’s Center for Leadership & Ethics Hosts LIVE2LEAD Leadership Event
Eugene, Ore. —- Live2Lead, a rebroadcast of a simulcast featuring leadership experts, bestselling authors, an accomplished CEO and former NFL player, now team owner is Fri., Oct. 13, 2017, at Northwest Christian University. The event is sponsored by Live2Lead Eugene-2017 and is presented by NCU’s Center for Leadership & Ethics. “Live2Lead delivers local access to…