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Dr. Young-Ji Byon, the founding director of Northwestern College’s engineering program, has been approved as an ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) program evaluator. He will be an official ABET evaluator during an accreditation visit of a large Midwestern university’s civil engineering program this fall.

Dane Schoenborn, a senior biology–health professions major at Northwestern College from Mahnomen, Minnesota, has spent much of his summer conducting research at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. He participated in the highly competitive 10-week Summer Program in Cancer Research, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute.

The fourth cohort of students in Northwestern College’s physician assistant studies program will graduate Saturday, Aug. 9. Master’s degrees will be awarded to 29 students during a 10 a.m. ceremony in Christ Chapel.

Applications are now being accepted for Accelerate Siouxland, a regional leadership development program offered by Northwestern College’s Center for Innovation and Leadership.

For the 13th year, Northwestern College has been named to the Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces list compiled by the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. Northwestern was recognized as an adoption advocate and ranked fourth in the education industry for 2025.

Northwestern College congratulates 414 students who earned a spot on the Academic Dean’s List for the spring 2025 semester.

Thirteen Northwestern College professors will conduct research and pursue further study this summer with funding from the Northwestern College Scholarship Grants program. The awards, ranging from $2,800 to $5,300, are designed to encourage the production of scholarly work for publication and distribution beyond Northwestern’s campus.

Northwestern College is adding a Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) in early childhood degree to its graduate programs. Classes will begin this fall.

Josiah Troutner, a biblical and theological studies and worship arts major from Marshalltown, Iowa, received Faculty Honors during Northwestern College’s commencement exercises on May 10.

Dr. Michael Kugler, professor of history at Northwestern College, has been named the 2025 recipient of the college’s Faculty Excellence in Faith and Learning Award. He was recognized during commencement exercises on May 10.