Please join us in welcoming NNU's new faculty for the 2022-2023 academic year.

By Dr. Diane Leclerc

The mission of Northwest Nazarene University is the transformation of the whole person. Centered in Jesus Christ, the NNU education instills habits of heart, soul, mind and strength to enable each student to become God’s creative and redemptive agent in the world.


I have...

Dr. Judy Marlett, NNU’s Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities and Professor of Music, recently performed in New York at Carnegie Hall. Her performance singing the mezzo-soprano solos in the oratorio A Family Portrait was significant for her as the oratorio uses letters from three generations of...

Earlier this month Northwest Nazarene University announced the appointment of Dr. Joshua Jensen as NNU’s new Dean of the College of Business. Jensen has been at NNU since 2008, most recently serving as Director of Graduate Studies and Associate Professor of Leadership.

“I am honored to have been...

Dr. Michael Poe, Professor of Graduate Education, has been named this year’s L.E. Wesche Outstanding Educator by Northwest Nazarene University. The award was presented at a private reception on Wednesday, April 27, 2022.

Dr. Poe received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Biological Science in 1978...

NNU has had the distinct honor to purchase the exclusive Steinway Spirio Piano that was featured during Homecoming 2019. Dr. Walden Hughes’ family provided a final generous gift, completing the $120,000 fundraising campaign launched by NNU’s Department of Music during the fall of 2019 in his honor....

Please join us in welcoming our new faculty for the 2021-2022 academic year:

Center for Academic Success and Advising

JJ King, Math Specialist and Academic Advisor

King earned her BA in Secondary Education with a math emphasis from NNU in 2017, and a Master in Mathematics from Boise...

Last month, NNU Dean of the College of Education, Dr. LoriAnn Sanchez, was appointed to the Idaho State Department of Education Professional Standards Commission (PSC) by the Idaho State Board of Education. She will represent private higher education institutions in teacher education.

“The State...

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...

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 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...

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...

NNU Introduces New Faculty for the 2020-2021 Academic Year. They include:

College of Nursing

• Rebekkah Hulen, Associate Professor of Nursing; Undergraduate BSN Program Chair

  Hulen is currently working on her Ph.D. in Nursing from Idaho State University (‘20). She has taught nursing for 12...

After years of equipping students to enter careers in wildlife biology, Northwest Nazarene University now has the official degree program to accompany it. This fall NNU is introducing a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, and a minor in Wildlife Biology and Ecology.

“The Wildlife Biology...

On June 23, 2020, Catherine Becker successfully defended her dissertation entitled "Seriality, Context, and Format: Early American Literature and the Periodical" to earn her PhD from Idaho State University.
 
Becker is currently an assistant professor at the NNU Writing Center. Her defense was a...

By Veronica Craker

In the face of unprecedented times surrounding the global pandemic of COVID-19, the NNU engineering department is finding a way to use its knowledge and resources to help the community. The university sprang to action last week in response to a plea from Idaho Sen. Jim Risch...

NNU’s College of Nursing is excited to announce the relaunch of its RN-BSN program. This program is designed to help current registered nurses (RN) earn their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree.

In today’s healthcare industry, many hospitals are encouraging their nurses to earn their...

By Stephanie Tomlinson

Transformation. Truth. Community. Service. These are the four values at the heart of NNU’s mission to provide each student an education that “instills habits of heart, soul, mind and strength to enable [him or her] to become God’s creative and redemptive agent in the world...

By Veronica Craker

Professor Emeritus Dr. Darrell Marks passed away Dec. 5, 2019. Dr. Marks dedicated more than 60 years of his life to NNU. He graduated from Northwest Nazarene College in 1958 before returning a year later to serve as a faculty member for more than 30 years.

Dr. Marks’ wife...

In early September, Dr. John Cossel Jr., NNU Biology Professor, was part of a team of scientists who met with International Union for Conservation of Nature staff in San Jose, Costa Rica. The international team was assembled to evaluate the status of Costa Rican amphibians and determine what...

NNU is excited to introduce its new faculty to campus for the upcoming academic year. There are four returning faculty members who have been selected to serve in new roles as deans and nine new faculty members.

Deans:

College of Arts & Humanities – Dr. Judy Marlett

Dr. Marlett is a Professor...

By Veronica Craker

Northwest Nazarene University mourns the loss of longtime Music Professor Walden Hughes, who passed away on March 26 at the age of 64 years. Dr. Hughes served the university and students for more than 40 years.

“It has been my privilege to count this truly unique...

Albany, New York native, Tom Blanchard, has agreed to become the first ever Men’s Lacrosse Coach for Northwest Nazarene University. The agreement comes after months of discussions between the two sides.

“The way this entire thing unfolded I can’t help but think it was a God thing. I didn’t have...