As the end of the year draws near we approach what is often called “the season of giving.” But giving, particularly to charitable causes, during a recession is hard for everyone.
The Idaho Department of Labor reported this week that state unemployment reached 9 percent for the first time since June 1983. Both those working and [...]
Five School of Business faculty (Dr. Ron Galloway, Dr. Karen Jones, Dr. Jeff Lineman, Dr. Steve Mountjoy, and Dr. Bill Russell) attended the annual Christian Business Faculty Association (CBFA) conference held October 15-17, 2009, in Rogers, Arkansas. The conference highlights included keynote speaker Rollin L. Ford, Walmart’s Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer. Tours [...]
Dr. Janet Yellen, President of the San Francisco Federal Reserve, video-conferenced with NNU students and faculty on September 15. Nearly 65 persons, including local business people and members of the community, attended the live conference held in Harter Lecture Hall.
“Janet L. Yellen took office as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank [...]
Northwest Nazarene University is leading the way in technology both in the classroom and across the campus. NNU’s close-knit community benefits from free wireless access anywhere on campus. Many other Universities can only claim a spotty connection where finding a signal can be a guessing game.
The School of Business in the Helstrom building is leading [...]
Northwest Nazarene University’s President David Alexander announced the appointment of Dr. Stephen Mountjoy as acting dean and professor of the School of Business, which took effect August 1. Mountjoy brings strong academic credentials and a background in business leadership to the new appointment.
He holds a bachelor of science in electrical engineering from the University [...]
June 28th at the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) conference in San Antonio, Texas, NNU business student Ashley Morman was awarded the Delta Mu Delta Pat & Tony Jablonsky scholarship award. Ron Galloway, NNU School of Business Dean at that time, said this speaks highly to Ashley’s abilities to be recognized [...]
A group of Northwest Nazarene University students welcomed competition from Korea Nazarene University Saturday, February 28, in a friendly game of soccer on the intramural soccer field on the NNU campus. The visitors from the Seoul based University are studying in the School of Business for nine weeks.
For two hours, a dozen participants of different [...]
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 [...]
02.12Dueling 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 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 [...]