President's Welcome

 

Welcome to Northwest Nazarene University. I am delighted that you have chosen to learn more about NNU, and confident that as you explore this site, you will discover the unique combination of academic rigor and spiritual vitality that makes us one of the premier Christian institutions of higher education in the Northwest.

As such, we are committed to producing creative, socially responsive graduates who are ready to represent Christ in a vast and changing world.

As a student at this university, you can be confident that you will be challenged both intellectually and spiritually, and leave well prepared to meet the challenges of the future. I thank you for your interest, and hope to see you on campus very soon.

Affiliation

As one of eight U.S. liberal arts colleges affiliated with the Church of the Nazarene, NNU receives financial assistance from the Nazarene churches in its region.

NNU is the college for the Northwest Region of the United States, which comprises the Alaska, Washington Pacific, Oregon Pacific, Northwest, Intermountain, Rocky Mountain, and Colorado districts, which include Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and parts of Nevada and Utah.