Wisdom

Forum On Palliative Care To Highlight Weekend Of Festivities At Northwest Christian University

  The Northwest Christian University (NCU) Center for Leadership and Ethics, in partnership with PeaceHealth of Eugene, is hosting the Grace and Truth Forum, Oct. 16-17. The two-day workshop will focus on end-of-life care and preparing for the unexpected. “End of life is one of the most challenging times for a healthcare provider, but it…

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2010 Graduate Returns to her Alma Mater

In May 2010 Bethany Howard graduated from NCU with a degree in interdisciplinary studies and quickly began a career as a certified weight loss consultant with Metabolic Research Center. She spent the next two years educating, supporting and encouraging clients in their personal journey to a healthier lifestyle. In the summer of 2012, Bethany married…

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NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY MAKES TOP TEN ONLINE COLLEGES IN OREGON

National resource for online education highlights NCU as third in Oregon EUGENE, OR, (AUG. 18, 2015) – Northwest Christian University has been named third in the Top 10 Online Colleges in Oregon by BestSchools.Com. The University was chosen in part because of the number and types of online degrees offered as well as our above…

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NCU Welcomes Alumna Jazzy Villarruel ’14 to the Admissions Team

Jazzmyne (Jazzy) Villarruel ’14 recently returned to her alma mater as the newest member of the admission team. Jazzy takes a few minutes to reflect on her journey to NCU: I arrived in Eugene five years ago, around this time of year. I didn’t know a single person and as I stood in the Orientation…

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Record Enrollment at NCU

  Northwest Christian University expects record enrollment for fall semester: NCU is No. 3 on Best School’s list of The Top-10 Online Colleges in Oregon   Eugene, Ore. — As Northwest Christian University (NCU) prepares for the 2015 fall semester, the school is expecting the highest overall enrollment in its 120-year history. The 750 students expected…

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Northwest Christian University teams with PeaceHealth to offer RN-to-BSN program

Eugene, Ore. — Registered nurses in Oregon and beyond will soon be able to advance their careers at one of the nations’ top-rated Christian liberal arts colleges. Northwest Christian University (NCU) has partnered with PeaceHealth to offer a regionally accredited Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in nursing beginning in October 2015. The program is…

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Words of Wisdom for Graduating Seniors

By Angela J. Doty, M.A., GCDF If I could write a letter to graduating seniors with advice about preparing for the job market, it would go something like this: Dear Graduating Senior, Looking at the calendar, graduation is less than 28 days away! This number evokes excitement for some and trepidation for others. Graduating from…

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The Secret Life of Dr. Tim Bergquist

To students, alumni and staff at NCU, Tim Bergquist is known as the statistics professor, ACE Day Coordinator, and head of Quantitative Analysis. Yet there is a side to Dr. Bergquist that many do not know. In 1989 Dr. Bergquist’s sons gave him some Superman comics for Father’s day. This gift ignited a passion and…

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The NCU Idea: WISDOM inspired by FAITH bearing fruit in lives of SERVICE

I have entered into my fourth, you might say my senior year, as President with a great sense of appreciation for the history and tradition of NCU and a deep gratitude for the impact this institution has had on my life. Almost exactly 118 years ago Eugene Sanderson founded a college that has done much…

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