By: Honoria Piña Fernandez, Class of 2025 I am the first of seven children in my family to attend college and the second to graduate high school; never in my life had I imagined I would have come this far. I held back a few years after I graduated high school because...
by Dr. Jay Richard Akkerman G. Arthur Janssen frames it well: “They are spread out from Alaska to the Virgin Islands, Maine to Hawaii. They cover the gamut of national parks, monuments, a seashore, parkways, memorials, a preserve, a battlefield, recreation...
By: Noah Peterson, Athletic Communications Student Assistant Christian Rose’s basketball story started like many others—it was simple. “The first time I touched a basketball, I was eight years old. I played in a rec league with some buddies of mine when I was in...
Each issue of the Messenger, we provide a profile for one NNU faculty member, one staff member, one undergraduate student and one graduate student. Meet Josh Burkholder, our staff profile for Summer 2024. PROFESSION: Assistant AD for Communications HOMETOWN: Warden,...
Each issue of the Messenger, we provide a profile for one NNU faculty member, one staff member, one undergraduate student and one graduate student. Meet Brooke Adamson, our faculty profile for Summer 2024. PROFESSION: Educator of Communication Arts and Processes...
Each issue of the Messenger, we provide a profile for one NNU faculty member, one staff member, one undergraduate student and one graduate student. Meet Ben Wikoff, our undergraduate student profile for Summer 2024. MAJOR: Engineering FUTURE PLANS: I plan to pursue a...
Each issue of the Messenger, we provide a profile for one NNU faculty member, one staff member, one undergraduate student and one graduate student. Meet Sara Harrison, our graduate student profile for Summer 2024. MAJOR: Ph.D. in Educational Leadership FUTURE PLANS: I...
By: Sharon Templeton Class of 1960 Growing up in North Dakota in the 50s, I was often given the advice to “get your education.” My older brother had attended NNC and traveled in a summer men’s quartet recruiting students and financial support. One summer, Rev....
By: Joel Pearsall, NNU President “We do college different.” This statement was made recently by an NNU staff member while talking to an alum whose child was considering NNU. As she was explaining how we build relationships and develop students in ways most schools...
You’re going to do it. Dip your toe in the water and check out grad school. You’re not ready to make a decision yet, but you’re definitely thinking about it. So, what’s your first step (beyond doing some detective work online and maybe talking to friends)? Consider...
The start of a new school year used to mean a new backpack, maybe a new pair of kicks and some Marvel pencils (if that’s what you’re into). Now that you’ve graduated into college, maybe you still get a new backpack, but you also have a whole new set of...
At Northwest Nazarene University, the Graduate and Professional Studies (GPS) Admissions Office is not just a place where applications are processed and decisions are made—it’s a vibrant hub of passionate individuals dedicated to guiding students on their...
