Blog Church, Community, Faculty, Faith
Good Grief: Why Holy Week is Important
We are in the midst of a time commonly referred to as Holy Week—the days leading up to the celebration of Easter. In contrast to the joy and triumph of Easter, these days are marked by the remembrance of Jesus'...
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Blog Career & Leadership Development
Who wins with an internship? (Answer: everyone!)
It’s not often that you find a win-win-win scenario, but internships are that rare gem that can benefit everyone involved.
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Blog Alumni, Alumni Spotlight, Faculty
Q&A: Adina Kelley – Department of History
University of Northwestern – St. Paul welcomed four new full-time faculty in 2020—three of whom are Northwestern alumni. Below is an excerpt of our interview with alumna Adina Kelly, instructor in the Department of...
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Blog Alumni, Faculty
Q&A: Jon Nykanen – Data Analytics
Jon Nykanen brings a wealth of data analytics experience to the Department of Computing, Data, and Mathematical Sciences. In addition to teaching, Nykanen serves as founder, president, and principal consultant of ProRes...
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Blog Alumni, Alumni Spotlight, Faculty
Q&A: Brad Ruiter – Chair of Kinesiology, Sports Management, & Physical Education
Brad Ruiter, a 1990 alumnus of Northwestern, brings a wealth of experience in sports management to UNW, having worked in media relations with the University of Minnesota Gophers, in communications with the Minnesota...
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Blog Academics, Faculty
Write for Your Life
I don’t know about you, but I love a good story. Whether it’s binge-watching The Crown on Netflix, losing myself in Jeannette Walls’ memoir The Glass Castle, or sitting in a coffee shop while a friend recounts her life...
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Blog Academics, Alumni, Faculty
The Art of Beginning: 5 Ways to Invigorate Your Writing
I love a story from the book Art & Fear by David Bayles and Ted Orland. A ceramics teacher divided pottery students into two groups—one that had to make as many pots as possible and another that had to make the best pot...
Friday, January 31, 2020
Blog Academics, Communication, Faculty, Students
Q&A: Eric Netterlund
Q&A Session with Dr, Eric Netterlund.
Monday, November 18, 2019
Blog Academics, Communication, Faculty, Students
Pursue Christ. Pursue Craft.
We live in an unprecedented time; a very exciting time. We can communicate across the world in seconds and this offers a great opportunity for us. It is well documented that all electronic media influences American...
Monday, November 18, 2019
Blog Faculty, The Arts
The Spiritual Act of Naming: Truth Telling in Writing
My desire to write comes from an experience of reading. I read a transforming word. As I am transformed, I wish to influence transformation in a confusing and unjust world. Ethicist Oliver O’Donovan writes...
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Blog Academics, Faculty
Dr. Joel Light Brightens the UNW Biology Department
Hip. Great communicator. Follower of Christ. The man with the chicken. These are all ways students have described Dr. Joel Light. As an assistant professor of biology, Dr. Light has had the opportunity to teach a class...
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Blog Academics, Faculty, UNW News
UNW Professors Reveal their Graduation Experiences
Graduating students sometimes forget that their professors have gone before them. As each professor was once a student feeling stressed, worried or excited about their own graduation, UNW faculty opens up about their...
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
Blog Community, Faculty, The Arts
Designing the Dream of Nazareth Hall
"Nine Northwestern students and I gathered an hour before a January dawn, an unusual time to convene any class at any college. Our purpose: to arrive in Nazareth Hall Chapel while it was still pitch black and quietly...
Friday, January 12, 2018
Blog Academics, Faculty
Faculty Highlight: Engineering Professor Carrie Francis
Carrie Francis, Ph.D. (Engineering) teaches her students that God and science are not mutually exclusive. Learn how her love for God and her interest in science intertwined.
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Blog Business, Parents, Students
Faculty Highlight: Philip Vierling
As Christians, we often avoid conflict. Philip Vierling, MBA, teaches his students that "strategic conflict'' can actually inspire creativity and lead to success.
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Blog Alumni, Parents, Students
Northwestern's sacred symbolism in architecture
The University of Northwestern campus is ranked as one of the most beautiful in the country...what most visitors might miss is the sacred symbolism that architects incorporated around campus.
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Blog Academics, Church, Faculty, Faith, Students
How faith ignites scientific curiosity
Curiosity is at the heart of the scientific method, but does faith have a part to play too? Dr. Carrie Francis shares her perspective.
Monday, August 21, 2017
Blog Community, Faculty, Faith
The Power of Prayer
Praying for others is one of the most powerful ways we can come together as the body of Christ. Professor Mark Muska says that as we spend our lives praying for others, we can have full confidence that God will use them...
Monday, July 17, 2017
Blog Career & Leadership Development, College Preparation, Faculty, The Arts
The Risk of Excellence: Embracing Writing Critique
Writer and professor, Judith Hougen talks about the risk and reward of critique.
Monday, June 19, 2017
Blog Faculty, Faith, Leadership
The root of Uber's culture problem
“Company culture” has been a buzzword of choice for forward-thinking business leaders and has taken center stage in the Uber scandal. And that’s not the only scandal blamed on a harmful culture. You may recall last...
Wednesday, June 7, 2017
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