| APR30 |  | Biology professor receives teaching awardDr. Elizabeth Heeg-Truesdell, assistant professor of biology, has been named this year’s recipient of the Northwestern Teaching Excellence Award. |
| APR30 |  | Students volunteering for summer missionsFifteen NWC students will spend at least six weeks as short-term missionaries in a dozen countries through the Summer of Service program. |
| APR30 | NWC to pin nursing graduates | NWC to pin nursing graduatesNorthwestern College’s second class of Bachelor of Science in Nursing graduates will participate in a pinning ceremony on May 6. |
| APR28 | NWC honors employees at spring banquet | NWC honors employees at spring banquetNorthwestern honored 55 longtime employees at the Spring Recognition Banquet on April 26. |
| APR28 |  | Students to study abroadNorthwestern students will travel to China, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Great Britain and Tanzania this summer through study abroad programs offered by NWC faculty. |
| APR28 |  | Verburg receives staff awardNora Verburg, music department secretary, has been named the 2010 recipient of Northwestern's Staff Recognition for Inspirational Service Award. |
| APR26 | Students give presentations at research conference | Students give presentations at research conferenceTwenty-two Northwestern students gave presentations at the Siouxland Research Conference, hosted by NWC on April 22. |
| APR26 |  | Prof wins hymn-writing competitionDr. Heather Josselyn-Cranson, director of music ministries, has won a hymn-writing contest at Boston University. |
| APR26 | Percussion ensembles to perform April 29 | Percussion ensembles to perform April 29Percussion ensembles from NWC and the University of South Dakota will present a joint concert on April 29 in Christ Chapel. |
| APR22 |  | NWC to award 268 diplomasNorthwestern will award 268 diplomas during commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 8. |
| APR20 | Mead presents paper at biblical literature conference | Mead presents paper at biblical literature conferenceDr. Jim Mead, associate professor of religion, presented a paper at the regional meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature. |
| APR19 | NWC to host social science conference | NWC to host social science conferenceNorthwestern will host the Siouxland Research Conference on April 22. More than 100 psychology, social work and sociology majors expected to attend from area colleges. |
| APR16 | Chamber ensembles to present joint concert | Chamber ensembles to present joint concertThree NWC chamber ensembles will present a joint recital on April 30. |
| APR14 | Louisiana service project gets credit in local newspaper | Louisiana service project gets credit in local newspaperA Northwestern Spring Service Project team that helped to build a greenhouse for a mission in Opelousas, La., is being commended for its efforts. |
| APR14 | Missions director earns doctorate | Missions director earns doctorateTommy Moon, director of missions, has earned a Doctor of Ministry degree in leadership and spiritual formation from George Fox University. |
| APR12 | College to hold dancing competition | College to hold dancing competitionA dancing competition, “Northwestern’s Best Dance Crew,” will be held on April 23. Six campus dance teams will compete, and members from a professional dance troupe will perform and judge. |
| APR9 | Nursing student to present research | Nursing student to present researchSenior nursing major Josh Roorda will present the results of his research with older adults at the Nursing Research Symposium in Sioux Falls. |
| APR9 |  | NWC to offer new major in translation and interpretationBeginning next fall, Northwestern will offer a new major in Spanish translation and interpretation. |
| APR8 | Author to be featured in reading series | Author to be featured in reading seriesAuthor Kali VanBaale will visit NWC to read from her debut novel, “The Space Between,” and discuss her upcoming works on April 19. |
| APR8 | RCA leader to speak on Belhar themes | RCA leader to speak on Belhar themesEarl James, coordinator of multiracial initiatives and social justice for the Reformed Church in America, will speak about the Belhar Confession during a visit to NWC April 19–21. |
| APR7 | Symphonic Band to perform April 23 | Symphonic Band to perform April 23Northwestern’s Symphonic Band and the MOC-Floyd Valley High School Symphonic Band will present a concert on April 23. |
| APR7 | Artists to exhibit in conjunction with play | Artists to exhibit in conjunction with playWorks by 11 area artists will be exhibited in the DeWitt Theatre Arts Center April 10-26 in conjunction with the NWC play, "Picasso at the Lapin Agile." |
| APR7 | Choral groups to perform April 24 | Choral groups to perform April 24The Sioux County Oratorio Chorus, Northwestern’s A cappella Choir and the Siouxland Boys Choir will present a joint concert on April 24. |
| APR6 | Concert to feature Dove Award-nominated groups | Concert to feature Dove Award-nominated groupsTwo Dove Award-nominated Christian music groups will be on stage when Northwestern hosts the Live Life Loud Tour on Saturday, April 17, at 7:30 p.m. at the Rowenhorst Student Center. |
| APR5 | Dancers in Company to perform April 29 | Dancers in Company to perform April 29Dancers in Company, the touring repertory dance company from the University of Iowa, will perform at Northwestern on April 29. |
| APR1 | Band to tour April 16-18 | Band to tour April 16-18Northwestern's Symphonic Band will tour in Missouri and Nebraska April 16–18. |
| APR1 | Minister to persecuted Christians to speak | Minister to persecuted Christians to speakDavid Witt, author and founder of Spirit of Martyrdom Ministries, will speak in chapel on April 12. |
| APR1 | Juried Student Art Exhibition runs April 16-May 4 | Juried Student Art Exhibition runs April 16-May 4Northwestern’s 42nd Juried Student Art Exhibition
will be on display in Te Paske Gallery April 16 through May 4.
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| APR1 | Student to present vocal recital | Student to present vocal recitalJunior Sarah Fisher of Aplington, Iowa, will present a vocal recital on Sunday, April 18. |
