The NNU SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise) team received its ninth Regional Champion award and placed in the top 10 percent of competing teams at the national competition, earning the title of Second Place Runner-Up League Champions. National competition was held in Minneapolis, Minnesota in May, 2010. The presenting team consisted of Loren Pounds, MaryJo [...]
ABA undergraduate honorees
As NNU School of Business students, faculty and alumni are involved in more and more global travel, it’s worthwhile to stop for a moment and remember the recent experience of NNU Professor Bill Russell. Dr. Russell was traveling with MBA students in Europe over spring break, and made a side trip for a business meeting [...]
A group of 25 MBA students and faculty returned Saturday, March 20 from an 9 day tour of Portugal and Spain. Students engaged in cultural exploration and business tours, as well as participating in several class sessions for the course, Managing in a Global Economy. Dr. Karen Jones, Director of the ABA (formerly STEP) program, [...]
Northwest Nazarene University senior sales-management students recently surveyed Treasure Valley business operators about whether and how they use social media sites and other online tools. Many businesses are using, or at least showing interest in using, social networking sites and online tools such as search engine optimization, the students found. The late 2009 survey also [...]
NNU’s School of Business’ newest professor recently earned certification as an international referee and judge in amateur boxing. The Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur (AIBA), headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, awarded Dr. Chaplin the highest honor a referee/judge can attain. The United States has over 3,000 registered amateur boxing officials, but only 21 possess the AIBA certification [...]
Four NNU students from the School of Business competed against area universities and placed first in the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute’s Global Investment Research Challenge (GIRC) last month. Participating schools included George Fox, Phoenix, and Boise State Universities. The NNU team was comprised of Nicole Bradshaw, Patricia Mwove, Chris Cox, and Kevin Price Each [...]
The NNU School of Business recently hosted the joint meeting of the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and the Chamber’s Board of Advisors. (Dr. Bill Russell is a member of the Chamber Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of the Board.) The luncheon meeting was held in the South Gallery of [...]
SIFE members are working hard to collect 500 pairs of running shoes for recycling and recirculating to those in need. See the video from KTVR-TV, and then return to this page.
Northwest Nazarene University’s President Dr. David Alexander announced the appointment of Dr. Stephen Mountjoy as Dean of the School of Business today. Dr. Mountjoy was previously the Acting Dean, noted in this blog on August 6, 2009. Dr. Samuel Dunn, Vice President for Academic Affairs, noted Dr. Mountjoy is highly qualified for his responsibilities as [...]