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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Yesterday, staff and faculty of the School of Business celebrated the January and February birthdays among them. It’s all part of an employee culture that knows how to work when it’s time to work, and have fun when it’s appropriate. Birthdays were celebrated for Bill Russell, Ann Thompson-Crabb, and Heather Beam. Heather is pictured, proudly [...]
Drs. Ron Galloway and Bill Russell attended the Region 7 Annual Conference of the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) held at Point Loma Nazarene University on January 21 and 22. Region 7 is an international Region which is comprised of all ACBSP two-year and four-year schools in Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Colorado, [...]
Six weeks from now I graduate from Northwest Nazarene University. Although the journey to graduation has been challenging and at times extremely difficult, it has been the most gratifying and rewarding experience of my life. I learned more than just balance sheets, supply and demand, and the four “P”s of marketing from NNU’s School of [...]
In February 2009 the Idaho Treasure Valley (with activities in Sun Valley and McCall) will host the 2009 World Winter Games of the Special Olympics. The event will draw more people to Boise and the surrounding area than attended the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. NNU has been asked to be responsible for [...]
The Eagle has landed. Last week we completed the installation of a spectacular jade eagle on the second floor of Helstrom Business Center. The eagle sculpture has a seven-foot wingspan and sits atop a custom stand which depicts the Great Wall of China. The Jade Eagle was purchased by Dr. Ron Galloway and Dr. Bill [...]