The NNU Department of Music is excited to announce the appointment of two new faculty members for the 2021-22 academic year. Dr. John Dally will take the lead in Music Education and direct the Concert Band and Orchestra. Dr. Jayoung Hong will direct the piano program, teach music history and...

Six faculty and staff were presented with emeriti status this month at NNU’s annual Celebration of Service. Please join us as we honor these devoted NNU community members.

Terrie Bowen, Staff Emerita

Terrie Bowen began her career at Northwest Nazarene College in 1986 as...

NNU announced Friday, March 26, that Chaplains Olivia and Dustin Metcalf will be stepping down from their positions following Olivia’s appointment as the District Superintendent of the Upstate New York District of the Church of the Nazarene. Olivia will take over from interim district superintendent...

Northwest Nazarene University has received recognition by intelligent.com for three of its online graduate and professional degree programs, with its online doctorate in education program ranked #1 in the nation. The rankings are based on an assessment of 1,280 accredited colleges and universities...

This past weekend, the NNU Speech and Debate team competed at the Pi Kappa Delta National Forensics tournament. One NNU student walked away with a national championship title and two others finished in the top ten nationally in their respective events. The team finished 23rd overall out of 79 teams....

NNU will launch a new Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program August 2021. This 16-month program will include 12 months of fully online coursework and one semester of student-teaching. Unlike many other graduate education programs which are designed for educators to advance in their field, this...

NNU will launch a new Robotics Institute Certification Program this summer for adults wanting to further or start a career in robotics engineering. Upon successful completion of the program, students will have the opportunity to network with an Amazon Robotics Architect and Mentor. 

“Robotics is...

Northwest Nazarene University’s Office of Academic Affairs is proud to announce that 402 undergraduate students and 264 graduate students have been named to the Dean’s List and 168 undergraduate students were named to the President’s List for the 2020 fall semester. 

President’s List 

The...

Six NNU undergraduate Computer Science students were published in the December 2020 and January 2021 issues of Remote Sensing, an academic peer-reviewed journal. Their publications are presented as part of the special issue of “Advances in Remote Sensing of Post-Fire Environmental Damage and...

NNU is privileged to have a community of faculty and staff dedicated to serving the university above and beyond expectations. This year, six of those individuals were honored with emeriti status. Nancy Ayers, Kevin Dennis, Fred Fullerton, Brenda Johnson, Wes Maggard and Bill Packard truly exemplify...

By Michelle Kuykendall, Administrative Assistant To The President, Class of 1981
 

Finding a word to describe Dr. Rev. Fred Fullerton is difficult. What word do you use for someone who is wise, kind, a pastor, shepherd, diplomat and encourager? All of these come to mind when trying to describe Fred...

By Stephanie Tomlinson 
 

Things haven’t always gone as Cassie Hinnenkamp planned. She never planned to start a family when she was halfway through college the first time. She never planned that the choice of which house to buy would eventually lead to her calling and future career. And she never...

By Dr. Philip Miller, Department of Music Chair
 

MUSIC
Music Breathes
Music Speaks
Music Breathes Beauty into Ugliness
Music Speaks Love into Hatred
Music Breathes Light into Darkness
Music Speaks Truth into Deception
Music Breathes Life into Death
Music Speaks Hope into Despair
 

The realities...

John “Rock” Simmons began picking cotton when he was 5 years old. Growing up on the Mississippi Delta in a family of sharecroppers, that was just the way of life.

For 12 years he picked cotton every summer. From sunrise to sunset, six days a week in the relentless heat and humidity of Mississippi,...

NNU Computer Science Professor Dr. Dale Hamilton worked as Science Lead on a project with the Australian/New Zealand Frontier Development Lab Data Quest on research using artificial intelligence to address bushfire issues by using space-based sensors.

Hamilton recruited computer science majors...

On Sunday, Sept. 6, Northwest Nazarene University held its 104th Commencement ceremony, celebrating the graduating class of 2020 while maintaining COVID-19 safety precautions. A total of 517 traditional undergraduate, graduate and non-traditional students graduated. 

NNU President Joel Pearsall...

By Veronica Craker, Class of 2020

There were many 2020 NNU graduates who were unable to return to the Boise Valley for the rescheduled commencement ceremony held on Labor Day weekend. But for one student, Thomas Ofori Agyei, there was never any plan to travel that far. That’s because Agyei...

By Benjamin R. Cremer, Class of 2008 and 2010

Unite the pair so long disjoined, knowledge and vital piety.” This quote by Charles Wesley holds a prominent place in NNU’s Brandt Center auditorium. It was one of the first impressions made on me as a potential student at the “Explore NNU” event. In...

By Veronica Craker, Class of 2020

NNU students returning to campus this past fall found a slightly altered experience—at least visually. Although changes were necessary to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, NNU has been able to serve its students in person unlike so many other colleges and...

By Grant Miller, Director of Community Life, Class of 2010
 

Months ago, on what initially seemed like a normal Friday night on campus, our sophomore class council was getting ready to put on Mr. NNU, an annual comedy show featuring our students competing with one another through comedy skits and...

Over the last several months normal has been regularly redefined. What was once normal may not even be possible now, and what became normal to us last week has likely changed this week and may change again tomorrow. This process has become so routine that many of us even steer clear of the phrase,...

Despite the negative impact COVID-19 has had for many institutions in higher education, Northwest Nazarene University President Joel Pearsall announced Tuesday that enrollment for Spring 2021 is the highest spring enrollment NNU has seen in the last several years. The total undergraduate and...

Northwest Nazarene University—  Last week the NNU community participated in a series of events designed to honor and celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. including special speakers, a panel discussion and a display from the Idaho Black History Museum. All events were centered around...

Northwest Nazarene University has updated its 2020-2021 Community First plan in anticipation of the beginning of spring semester. This plan outlines the COVID-19 health and safety protocols the university will follow as students return to campus for in-person classes and residential living. Students...

Nampa Idaho—Northwest Nazarene University announced that Dr. Duke Bulanon, NNU professor of engineering, has received a grant from the Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) to support the development of the University’s OrBot project. OrBot is a fruit harvesting robot prototype that Bulanon...