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Peter Crabb, ‘Give Free Markets A Chance’

In the 1960s were heard the rally cry of  “give peace a chance”.  As was also true in that decade, the rally cry today is to give government spending more of a chance.  Apparently, we are all Keynesians once again.
To be a Keynesian suggests support for a theory that has never been fully tested.  John [...]

SIFE Contributes to Special Olympics

The NNU SIFE team was involved with the 2009 World Winter Games of the Special Olympics (see the article dated 1-8).   The SIFE Murals Project reported in this blog on 2-10 promoted both the characteristics of personal success skills identified by the Special Olympics, and encouraged environmental sustainability.  The SIFE team also prepared gift backpacks [...]

Dean Galloway to New Leadership Challenge

After 14 years as head of NNU’s business programs, Dean Ron Galloway has accepted the university’s invitation to lead two new thrusts for the University.  As the University contemplates movement to doctoral level programming, Dean Galloway will become director of the anticipated doctoral program in business.  Further, NNU intends to start a number of permanent [...]

Dueling Professors

Drs. Steven Van Der Ploeg and Peter Crabb are debating the stimulus bill, and dueling it out in the Idaho Statesmen.  The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives recently passed their own versions of a stimulus bill, and Congress is now working for a compromise to place before President Obama.  Our own two professors of [...]

The Games Mural is Up in Downtown Boise

The Idaho Treasure Valley will host the 2009 World Winter Games of the Special Olympics in February, 2009.  NNU has been asked to be responsible for all educational efforts associated with the Global Stewardship aspect of this world event, and NNU Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) has adopted two projects to fulfill this responsibility (see [...]