News & headlines Subscribe

Award-winning Christian bands Jars of Clay, Chris Rice and Sara Groves sold out Northwestern’s Bultman Center on Sunday, Oct. 30. More than 1,800 people attended the concert.

On Nov. 10 Assistant Professor of Communications Jamey Durham and Professor of Theatre Jeff Barker accompanied six students to Screenwriting Expo 4, which was held at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

A team of two Northwestern students placed first among the 16 teams at the University of South Dakota site during the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) International Collegiate Programming Contest on Nov. 5.

Tony Wrice of Philadelphia, a 1985 NWC graduate, was among 21 individuals honored during Christian Higher Education Month in October by the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities.

Deb Menning, instructor in English, and four students offered a session at the Iowa Council of Teachers of English conference in Cedar Rapids in October.

An article by Dr. Carl Vandermeulen, professor of English and communication studies, is included in a new book for teachers of creative writing.

Piet Koene, instructor in Spanish, has been elected to a two-year term as vice president of the North American Christian Foreign Language Association.

When Northwestern junior Kevin Sas received an e-mail last spring about the Spencer W. Perkins Fellowship in urban ministry, he knew it was a good opportunity.

Dr. Paul Bartlett, professor of kinesiology, presented a paper at the second international conference on Sport and Religion: An Inquiry Into Cultural Values, which was held at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn., Oct. 28–29.

Students Jason Helmus and Laura Rensink are receiving valuable research experience working with Dr. Abe Scheaffer.