Dr. Konya Weber presented a paper entitled, “Closing the Gap: Are business graduates meeting employers’ expectations?” at the 2011 International American Marketing Association Conference in New Orleans. She received the ‘Best Conference Paper” award. As faculty advisor, Dr. Konya Weber attended the 2011 International American Marketing Association (AMA) Collegiate Conference. The AMA chapter was represented [...]
Each year a select group of students is called forward to accept one of the most prestigious awards the academic community can bestow—from Who’s Who Among Students, in American Universities and Colleges. Twenty upperclassmen from Northwest Nazarene University, six of whom majored in Business, have been named to the 2010-11 edition of Who’s Who Among [...]
Students in Dr. Chaplin’s STEP Microeconomic Analysis class got a treat the evening of February 28th, as Idaho boxing legend, Cleveland “The Christian Warrior” Corder (from nearby Kuna), came to give his Christian Testimony and discuss the discipline and sacrifices necessary to become the 1997 National Golden Gloves Champion (beating 2000 Olympic Bronze Medalist and [...]
Dr. David Chaplin, Associate Professor of Economics in the School of Business, presented “Effort and Efficiency in Elite Amateur Boxing Tournaments” at the “International Scientific Conference: Europe – Youth – Olympism” in Liberec, Czech Republic February 10-12. The Conference was organized by the Technical University of Liberec and sponsored by the European Union, Czech Olympic [...]
NNU’s AMA (American Marketing Association) club won a national award for sponsoring an organ donation creative event, and was ranked First Place for Most Impactful/Creative Event, and 8th in the nation on donor registration. $150 was awarded the club. Last Fall, the AMA collegiate chapter participated in a national competition to increase awareness of the [...]
Wednesday, December 8, the STEP program blazed new territory. Five groups of seniors presented their business plans, with three of those groups face-to-face and two from an online cohort. STEP Director Karen Jones commented, “It is exciting to see the STEP program move forward and work on the cutting edge of technology, providing more options [...]
Drs. Mark Emerson, Karen Jones, and Teri Whilden (School of Business) presented a paper November 12, 2010, at the Washington State University Business Law and Ethics 2010 Symposium. The paper was titled “Undergraduate Ethics: A Comparative Analysis of the Ethical Framework of Business Students from Different Generations. The following is Dr. Whilden’s story of the [...]
The School of Business marked the beginning of the 2010-2011 school year with a meeting attended by all students, faculty, and staff. Dean Steve Mountjoy introduced the faculty and staff, and Department Chair Konya Weber directed the meeting activities and announcements. Students were informed of internship requirements and opportunities, the Summer Reading Program to earn [...]
Dr. David Alexander, president, announced recently that Professor Bill Russell, J.D., received the 2010 International Teaching Excellence Award given by the Accreditation Council of Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). ACBSP is an international accrediting body that represents over 650 higher education business schools and programs in over 40 countries reaching from Argentina to Kazakhstan and [...]
The Graduate Department of the School of Business is sponsoring an educational tour to South Africa and Swaziland in October, 2010. The School conducts two international tours a year for 20-25 Master of Business Administration students and faculty, and has done so for the last ten years. Students receive academic credit for their studies on [...]