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NNU OPENS NOMINATIONS FOR PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH
NNU has officially opened its search for the next University president and is now accepting candidate nominations. FaithSearch Partners, a national executive search firm, is actively identifying potential candidates and facilitating the nomination process. To...
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NNU OPENS NOMINATIONS FOR PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH
NNU has officially opened its search for the next University president and is now accepting candidate nominations. FaithSearch Partners, a national executive search firm, is actively identifying potential candidates and facilitating the nomination process. To...
NNU HONORS COMMUNITY PARTNERS WITH 2024 EMERSON AWARDS
On October 17, 2024, Northwest Nazarene University (NNU) honored Sandy and Allen Dalton, Bill Bahney and Dave and Patty Hills as the 2024 recipients of NNU’s prestigious Eugene Emerson Award. These honorees have made extraordinary contributions to NNU and the Boise...
NNU LAUNCHES WE CARE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO EXPAND NURSING PROGRAM
NNU is proud to announce the launch of its We CARE capital campaign, a major initiative aimed at expanding the University’s nursing program to address the critical shortage of nurses in Idaho and across the nation. The We CARE campaign was announced October 17 at the...
NNU’S DR. JUSTIN CLARDIE TO REPRESENT UNIVERSITY AT INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS CONFERENCE
NNU is proud to announce that Dr. Justin Clardie, Professor of Political Science, will represent NNU at the upcoming "Christian-Informed International Relations: Thinking, Teaching and Practicing" conference, hosted by Lee University in April 2025. The event is...
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Northwest Nazarene University admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs and athletic and other school-administered programs.