Northwest Christian University’s Speech and Debate Team recently competed the 28-team Scheller Invitational forensics tournament hosted by Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon. Luke Janus, a freshman double majoring in Biology and Bible/Theology from Jacksonville, Florida, and Stanton College Preparatory School, placed 5th in the event. Other NCU competitors were: Samantha Ross, a freshman majoring…
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Renown Author & Journalist Andy Crouch Visiting NCU Community
Renown author and journalist, Andy Crouch, will speak about Creating Culture with students, faculty, staff, and friends of Northwest Christian University (NCU) during a day-long series of on-campus meetings, discussions, symposia, a public reception, and a chapel service on Feb. 24, 2016. Crouch, the executive editor of Christianity Today (CT), is the author of the…
NCU’s Music Department Announces Spring Schedule
The performance schedule for Northwest Christian University’s Grove Collective’s two worship bands: Evergreen and Bloom; Willow, an acapella group; and the University Choir & Orchestra, has a full bill through March. “NCU’s Music Department is thrilled and excited for the opportunity to bring music and ministry to the community and its surrounding churches,” said Karen…
NCU Gears Up
Tomorrow NCU hosts 20 or so high school guidance counselors from throughout the state participating in Oregon Gear Up, a strategic college access initiative to enroll more students in Oregon universities from challenging socio-economic backgrounds, first generation college students, and students of diverse ethnic-backgrounds. “We are incredibly excited to welcome the team from Oregon Gear Up…
NCU Professor Johnny Lake Featured MLK Speaker
Northwest Christian University professor Johnny Lake will be the featured speaker Jan. 18 The Chehalem Cultural Center will host the fifth annual Chehalem Valley Community Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Jan. 18. The program will feature performances from local school choirs, the First United Methodist Church Choir, George Fox University violinist Simeon Brown and more….
How to Make New Year’s Resolutions Stick
Are you making New Year’s Resolutions? Are you looking forward to saving more money, living more healthfully, or working more productively? Do you want to make New Year’s Resolutions stick past January 15? Dr. Amanda A. Brookshear, Ph.D., an associate professor of counseling at Northwest Christian University, says research reveals that 45% of us will…
The 12 Ways To Make Christmas More Meaningful: Make This Year Different!
NCU Campus Pastor Troy J. Dean, shares text from a recent sermon he delivered: Looking for ways to make this Christmas season different? Where can you find simple ideas to recapture the deeper meaning of the season? What practical thing can you do that will bring joy back to the celebration of Christmas? How can…
Don’t Let The Blues Play You This Holiday Season
Coverage on KMTR Coverage on KEZI Register-Guard Article As many of us are preparing to deck the halls with boughs of holly, we may not feel so fa la la la la, la la la la as our friends and family may expect during the holiday season. “While the holidays are a time to celebrate,…
Northwest Christian University Celebrates 117th Commencement
Northwest Christian University (NCU) welcomes the families and friends of graduates to annual fall commencement ceremony on Friday, December 11 at 6 p.m. in the Morse Event Center. Of this year’s 86 graduates, 47 are undergraduates, and 39 will receive a master’s degree. “On behalf of all the entire NCU community, it is an honor…
Academic Creativity & Excellence Day
More than 75 students will be participating in the sixth annual fall Academic Creativity and Excellence (ACE) Day on Tuesday, December 1, 2015. Daytime classes are cancelled so students can attend the presentations. There are 54 presentations scheduled throughout the day. Represented fields include accounting, biology, Bible & theology, business, Christian ministry, communication, math, psychology,…