When returning students, faculty and staff use a campus computer or log on to the internet, they will get to where they are going online faster than they did last semester. “The tech team has made significant upgrades to the university’s servers as well as replaced the wireless network across campus,” said Stead Halstead, MBA…
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Beacons Shining Bright On Campus
For some Beacons, summer vacation is over. Student leaders and student-athletes competing in fall sports have returned to campus to begin training and preparation for the 2016 Fall Semester. “We bring our resident assistants, student government officers, campus ministry leaders, orientation team members and peer mentors for new students, and student program assistants to campus…
EducationUSA Team Meets NCU
A delegation of international college admissions counselors from EducationUSA Advisors toured campus to learn more about the undergraduate and graduate programs Northwest Christian University offers traditional and online students. The EducationUSA representatives touring campus were from student advising centers in Argentina, Chile, India, Mexico, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Thailand, and Zimbabwe. “We were pleased to meet…
Ryan Carroll joins Teacher Education Department
Ryan Carroll, M.A.T.S. and M.Ed., has joined Northwest Christian University’s Teacher Education Program as Placement Coordinator and Licensure Specialist. Carroll will assist undergraduate and graduate students to secure practicum opportunities and student-teaching experience. In addition, he will guide and support students through the licensure process with Oregon’s Teacher Standards and Practices Commission so they can…
Private College Week Camp Helps Rural, Low-Income Students “Find the Right Fit”
OREGON GEAR UP AND THE ALLIANCE PARTNER BRING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE STATE FOR 1-WEEK CAMP Portland, Ore. – In conjunction with Oregon Private College Week (www.oregonprivatecolleges.com), Oregon GEAR UP and The Alliance hosted a one-week summer program for rural, low-income students to explore opportunities available at private, nonprofit colleges across the state….
Long-Time Educator Picked to Lead Teacher Education Program
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…
NCU Signs Articulation Agreements with LCC & Samaritan Health Services
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…
NCU participates in ‘independent colleges and universities’ week July 25-29
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…
NCU Names Veltri Associate Professor and Director of RN to BSN Program
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…
NCU Celebrates Oregon Private College Week
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…