| Hispanic Festival to be held on Sept. 20 |
| A Hispanic Festival will be held on Saturday, Sept. 20, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the campus green. |
| Sep 17, 2008 |
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| NWC announces faculty promotions, tenurings |
| Several Northwestern faculty have recently been awarded tenure and promoted.
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| Jun 3, 2008 |
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| Students to study abroad during summer |
| Northwestern students will head around the world this summer on four-week study abroad trips led by NWC faculty and staff. |
| May 1, 2008 |
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| Seniors receive Faculty Honors |
| Graduating seniors Kyle Blankers and Laura Jacobson received Faculty Honors at the college’s Honors Convocation on April 29. |
| Apr 30, 2008 |
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| NCATE seeks comments |
| Written testimony about Northwestern's education department is invited as part of its fall 2008 NCATE accreditation review. |
| Feb 28, 2008 |
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| Fifteen NWC programs recommended by guidebook |
| Fifteen NWC academic programs are listed in the 2008 edition of "Rugg’s Recommendations on the Colleges," a national guidebook that recommends specific college departments to prospective students. |
| Jan 28, 2008 |
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| NWC professors visit schools in rural Mexico |
| Two NWC professors joined 11 other Iowa educators traveling to Villachuato, Mexico, for a cultural and language immersion experience. |
| Oct 1, 2007 |
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| NWC receives grant to assist English learners |
| Northwestern has received a $6,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to help further the education of culturally and linguistically diverse students. |
| Sep 25, 2007 |
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| Sybesma earns doctorate |
| Lila Sybesma, instructor in education, has earned her doctoral degree. |
| May 3, 2007 |
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| Fourteen NWC programs recommended by guidebook |
| Fourteen NWC academic programs are listed in the 2007 edition of "Rugg’s Recommendations on the Colleges," a national guidebook that recommends specific college departments to prospective students. |
| Feb 1, 2007 |
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| Northwestern students to attend National Science Teacher Association regional conference |
| Seven Northwestern education students will join Derek Brower, a member of the college's education department faculty, at the National Science Teacher Association regional conference in Omaha, Neb., Oct. 19-21. |
| Oct 11, 2006 |
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| Brower attends conference for science teachers |
| Derek Brower, a member of Northwestern's education department faculty, attended a regional conference of the Association for Science Teacher Education, held in Eau Claire, Wis., Oct. 5-7. |
| Oct 10, 2006 |
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| Eight join Northwestern faculty |
| Eight new full-time faculty members at Northwestern College are preparing for the Aug. 22 start of the fall semester. |
| Aug 16, 2006 |
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| Students discover rewards by volunteering |
| Northwestern education students spend time off campus each day. What these students are doing is incredibly important: they venture into the community and give their time to help someone else out. |
| Apr 3, 2006 |
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| Nine join Northwestern faculty |
| Nine new full-time faculty members at Northwestern are preparing for the Aug. 23 start of the fall semester. |
| Aug 19, 2005 |
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| Teacher education program reaccredited by state |
| Northwestern College’s teacher education program has been officially reaccredited by the Iowa Board of Education through 2009-10. Evaluators visited the campus last fall. |
| Nov 19, 2004 |
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| Department participates in pilot project |
| Northwestern College’s education department has been assisting the Iowa Department of Education in a pilot project that will eventually make each Iowa college teacher education program’s curriculum available online. |
| Nov 9, 2004 |
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