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EUGENE, Ore.—- Kathy Ditommaso Owen, M.A. is the new director of the undergraduate and graduate Teacher Education Program at Northwest Christian University. “Kathy Owen has extensive experience and a deep passion for teaching,” said Dennis Lindsay, Dr. Theol., and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty at NCU. “We are pleased she…

EUGENE, Ore. — Northwest Christian University has signed articulation agreements with Lane Community College’s registered nursing program and with Corvallis-based Samaritan Health Services, which operates five hospitals in the mid-Willamette Valley and central Oregon Coast. “NCU is pleased to have strong relationships with Samaritan Health Services and LCC,” said Joseph D. Womack, Ed.D., president of…

Northwest Christian University will be participating in the Oregon Alliance of Independent Colleges and Universities Oregon Private Colleges Week from July 25 to 29. According to the Alliance, member institutions enroll 19 percent of Oregon’s undergraduate students, award 23 percent of Oregon’s undergraduate degrees and confer 25 percent of the bachelor’s degrees awarded to minority…

EUGENE, Ore.—- Linda Veltri, Ph.D. R.N. has been named an Associate Professor and Director of the RN to BSN program at Northwest Christian University. “We are pleased to welcome Dr. Veltri to the NCU faculty,” said Dennis Lindsay, Dr. Theol., Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty at NCU. “Dr. Veltri brings…

  EUGENE, Ore.—- Northwest Christian University will host prospective students and their families for tours and information sessions during Oregon Private College Week, July 25- 29. “Oregon Private College Week is an exciting opportunity for prospective students to learn more about Northwest Christian University as well as Oregon’s other private universities and colleges,” said Michael…

Sixty-five students, including 55 vocalists and 10 instrumentalists participated in Northwest Christian University’s University Choir and Orchestra during the 2015-’16 academic school year. “It was a busy year for our student musicians and vocalists,” said Karen De Young, Assistant Professor of Music.  “We are encouraged by how God is using NCU students to spread the…

EUGENE, Ore. —- Northwest Christian University is hosting 16 students from Shiu Pong College at China’s University of Macau from June 28, 2016, through July 12, 2016. “We are pleased to have the students from the University of Macau living and learning on the NCU campus,” said Joseph Womack, Ed.D., president of Northwest Christian University. …

Northwest Christian University has signed a collaborative agreement with G.L.O.B.A.L. Justice, a nonprofit organization that equips students and professionals to learn, lead, and do justice. G.L.O.B.A.L.’s educational consortium is a network of colleges, universities and graduate/law schools, that provide global educational opportunities. NCU is partnering with G.L.O.B.A.L. Justice to present two undergraduate courses in Global…

PORTLAND, Ore. — Governor Kate Brown has declared July 25-29, 2016 to be Oregon Private College Week. The proclamation cites the indispensable contributions of the state’s private, nonprofit sector of higher education to Oregon’s communities and to the state’s 40-40-20 education attainment goal. Twelve private, nonprofit colleges and universities across the state are opening their…

Villa Esperanza or “Village of Hope” where our NCU team stayed for the past week: Villa Esperanza is not simply a beacon of light for the 29 Nicaraguan girls who reside there but it’s a place of transformation for the hearts of team members who come as well. In 2007, Villa Esperanza opened their doors…