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NNU Welcomes Esteemed Alumnus as New Director of Choral Activities

Northwest Nazarene University (NNU) is delighted to announce the appointment of Ron Curtis, an esteemed alumnus, as the new Director of Choral Activities. With 30 years of teaching experience in choral music and a deep commitment to music education, Curtis brings a...

NNU FORENSICS STUDENT NAMED NATIONAL CHAMPION AT NATIONAL TOURNAMENT

After competing in the Regional Tournament earlier this year, NNU’s Forensics team traveled to Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, to compete in the National Christian College Forensics Tournament, and won the Division III first place Speech Sweepstakes, with...

NNU TO LAUNCH ENGLISH TH.D. IN SUMMER 2024

Northwest Nazarene University recently announced the launch of a new English Th.D. in Practical Theology in the summer of 2024. NNU is the first institution of the Church of the Nazarene in the United States or Canada to offer Th.D. and Ph.D. in theology degrees....

THE HOME STRETCH: HELPING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FINISH WELL

It’s that time of year. The last semester of high school. The home stretch. Many seniors are thinking more about “what’s next” than “what needs to be done before what’s next.” There is far more high school behind them than ahead of them, and their minds and emotions...

NEW YEAR, NEW SEMESTER: SURVIVING A RIGOROUS GRAD COURSE

‘Tis the season of New Year’s Resolutions, those pesky goals we tend to set for ourselves this time of year. You’ve probably heard that most resolutions fail: 91% of Americans fail to complete them, and a full 43% quit trying by the end of January, according to...

PRESENT MOMENT, FUTURE VOCATION

By Dr. Julie Straight “Live in the present moment as if there were nothing to expect beyond it.” When I first encountered Jean-Pierre de Caussade’s Abandonment to Divine Providence and his relentless insistence on attention to the present, I thought him quite...

HOW DO I KNOW IF COLLEGE IS RIGHT FOR ME?

The countdown is on! Your hard work is nearly finished, and high school graduation is finally in sight. Now comes the hard decision about what comes next. Whether you are the first in your family to consider a four-year university or you come from a long line of...