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Baccalaureate Speakers Announced

Northwest Christian University’s graduating seniors, their family, and friends as well as the entire campus community are invited to attend Baccalaureate on Friday, May 6, 2016, at 7:30 PM in the Ross Evans Chapel.  Tickets are not required to attend the service. Baccalaureate is a traditional service celebrating graduating seniors.  Scheduled a few days before…

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Global Mission Beacons: Follow Their Blog

As soon as the semester ends Fri., May 7, many Northwest Christian University students are headed to the airport. On May 8, 12 NCU students and staff will travel to Cambodia for three weeks to join NCU alums Melissa and Matthew Stock and Agape International Missions in their work to combat human trafficking. There are…

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Northwest Christian University’s 117th Commencement is Saturday

Northwest Christian University ‘s 117th Commencement is Sat., May 7, 2016, at the Morse Event Center from 10 A.M. to 11:30 A.M.  The graduating class of 2016 is comprised, 157 students.  Bachelor’s degrees will be conferred for 88 undergraduates and 69 graduate students will receive master’s degrees. It is one of the largest graduating classes…

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Academic Creativity & Excellence Winners are Announced

ACE Day is Academic Creativity and Excellence day, the semi-annual research colloquium. The first ACE Day happened in Spring 2010. At first, ACE Day for fall term was only a half day, but as December graduation grew, so did December ACE Day. This Spring, there were 62 presentations delivered by 70 students: 42  were senior capstones, six…

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Mentors & Mentees Gather For Annual Luncheon

Forty students, mentors, and advisory board members participating in Northwest Christian University’s Center for Leadership & Ethics program gathered for an end of the semester luncheon in the Burke-Griffeth Banquet Room. During the school year, 16 students were paired with community leaders who served as mentors.  The students and their mentors met regularly throughout the…

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Speaker Announced For 117th Commencement

Professor, author, and pastor, Rev. Dr. A.J. Swoboda will be the commencement speaker at Northwest Christian University’s 117th graduation ceremony slated for Sat., May 7, 2016, at 10 A.M. in the Morse Events Center. Rev. Dr. Swoboda is pastor of Theophilus, a Christian Community in Southwest Portland, whose mission is to believe, embody, and bear…

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Ross B. Evans Chapel Packed With People, Disney and Cupcakes!

Nearly 1,000 community members, students, and friends of Northwest Christian University laughed, booed, cried and cheered along with the characters during the five performances of Spring Desserts: A Night of Disney held recently in the Ross B. Evans Chapel on campus. “All in all, it was a smashing hit! We received incredibly positive feedback from…

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NCU Graduation Activities Announced

The schedule of events for students graduating from Northwest Christian University has been announced.  Graduation is held in the Morse Events Center on campus located at the corner of Alder Street and 11th Avenue on Sat., May 7, 2016, with the Commencement Ceremony beginning at 10:00 AM Graduation festivities begin with Senior Chapel on Fri.,…

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NCU Student Receives Soroptimist Scholarship

Soroptimist International of Eugene has award Sonja Towner, a Northwest Christian University sophomore Psychology major from Springfield, Ore., a $2,500 Live Your Dream scholarship to offset costs of attending school. “I am so thankful for the Eugene Soroptimist’s generosity and to have been chosen to receive the Live Your Dream scholarship,” said Towner, a transfer…

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NCU Student Crowned Miss Douglas County

Raechel Warren, a sophomore from Roseburg, Oregon, was recently crowned Miss Douglas County. “I am so honored and excited to be a recipient of such an esteemed titled,” sad Warren, a 2014 Roseburg High School graduate.  “I can’t wait to represent and serve the county and town where I grew up.” A past winner of…

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