| JAN30 | NWC to honor former athletes | NWC to honor former athletesRiley Kleinhesselink '00, Matt Ortman '00, Kevin Vander Linden '98 and Brandon Woudstra '03 will be inducted into Northwestern's Athletic Hall of Fame on Feb. 7. Ortman and Earl Woudstra '78 will be honored as 2008 coach of the year while Chris Yaw '92 receives the Barnabas Award. |
| JAN30 | High school students invited to explore teaching careers at NWC | High school students invited to explore teaching careers at NWCHigh school juniors and seniors interested in a career in teaching are invited to Northwestern's Education Preview Days on March 20 and 21. |
| JAN29 | Ballroom dance and lessons to be held | Ballroom dance and lessons to be heldNorthwestern's annual ballroom dance, featuring music from the college's Jazz Band, will be held on Saturday, Feb. 21, at 9 p.m. in the Rowenhorst Student Center gymnasium. |
| JAN28 | Two receive Northwestern Endowed Research Fellowships | Two receive Northwestern Endowed Research FellowshipsDrs. Dave Arnett and James Mead have been selected to receive $10,000 each to aid their research projects. |
| JAN28 |  | Two receive Northwestern Endowed Research FellowshipsDrs. Dave Arnett and James Mead have each been awarded $10,000 to aid their research projects. |
| JAN28 | Students to perform joint recital | Students to perform joint recitalJuniors Andrew Klumpp of Sanborn, Iowa, and Daniel Mangold of Linn Grove, Iowa, will present a joint student recital on Feb. 15. |
| JAN28 | NWC to produce Shakespearian tragedy | NWC to produce Shakespearian tragedyShakespeare's "Othello" will be on stage at Northwestern College Feb. 20, 21 and 25–28, at 7:30 p.m. in the Allen Theatre of the DeWitt Theatre Arts Center. |
| JAN27 | Northwestern theatre honored at festival | Northwestern theatre honored at festivalNorthwestern's production of "Terror Texts" received six certificates of merit at the Region V Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. |
| JAN27 | Northwestern theatre honored at festival | Northwestern theatre honored at festivalNorthwestern’s production of "Terror Texts" received six certificates of merit at the Region V Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. |
| JAN23 | Exhibitions to feature work by senior art majors | Exhibitions to feature work by senior art majorsFour senior art majors will display their work during February in the college’s Te Paske Gallery. |
| JAN20 | Otten to no longer serve as football coach | Otten to no longer serve as football coachOrv Otten, NWC head football coach, and Northwestern have agreed that he will no longer be employed at the college. |
| JAN19 | Northwestern to host concert by Christian hip-hop artist | Northwestern to host concert by Christian hip-hop artistChristian rap/hip-hop artist FLAME will perform a free concert at Northwestern College’s Christ Chapel on Friday, Feb. 13, at 7:30 p.m. |
| JAN19 |  | Northwestern College to launch Oman SemesterBeginning in 2009-10, Northwestern students will have the opportunity to spend a semester studying in Oman. |
| JAN15 | Faculty recital to feature pipe organ | Faculty recital to feature pipe organA faculty recital on Jan. 30 will feature the pipe organ in celebration of 2008–09 being International Year of the Organ, as designated by the American Guild of Organists.
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| JAN14 | Andres contributes article to Perspectives | Andres contributes article to PerspectivesDr. Michael Andres is the author of an article included in the December 2008 issue of Perspectives. |
| JAN12 | No classes on Tuesday, Jan. 13 | No classes on Tuesday, Jan. 13Due to the weather and road conditions, Northwestern's spring semester classes will not start until Wednesday, Jan. 14. |
| JAN8 | Gala Auction items to include deep-sea fishing | Gala Auction items to include deep-sea fishingThe Northwestern College Alumni Association will present its 26th annual Gala Auction on Feb. 7.
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| JAN8 | Gala Auction items to include deep-sea fishing | Gala Auction items to include deep-sea fishingThe Northwestern College Alumni Association will present its 26th annual Gala Auction on Feb. 7. |
| JAN8 | Seventeen NWC programs recommended by guidebook | Seventeen NWC programs recommended by guidebookThe 2009 edition of "Rugg’s Recommendations on the Colleges" recommends 17 of Northwestern’s academic programs to prospective students. |
| JAN8 | Gala Auction items to include deep-sea fishing | Gala Auction items to include deep-sea fishingThe Northwestern College Alumni Association will present its 26th annual Gala Auction on Feb. 7.
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| JAN8 |  | Seventeen NWC programs recommended by guidebookThe 2009 edition of "Rugg’s Recommendations on the Colleges" lists 17 Northwestern programs. |
| JAN5 | Kinsinger speaks at international youth ministry conference | Kinsinger speaks at international youth ministry conferenceDr. Mitch Kinsinger presented a paper at the biennial conference of the International Association for the Study of Youth Ministry in Cambridge, England. |