Northwest Nazarene University

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Northwest Nazarene University
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Seal of Northwest Nazarene University
Former names
Northwest Nazarene College (1917–1999)
Northwest Holiness College (1916–1917)
Idaho Holiness School
(1913–1916)
MottoSeek Ye First
the Kingdom of God
Type Private university
Established1913;111 years ago (1913)
1937; four-year
Religious affiliation
 Nazarene
Academic affiliations
 CCCU
Space-grant
Endowment US$40 million
President Joel Pearsall
Students1,774 (fall 2023) [1]
Undergraduates 1,068 (fall 2023)
Postgraduates 618 (fall 2023)
Other students
88 (fall 2023)
Location
Nampa, Idaho
,
U.S.

43°33′43″N116°33′54″W / 43.562°N 116.565°W / 43.562; -116.565
CampusSuburban
Colors    Red and black
Nickname Nighthawks
Sporting affiliations
 NCAA Division II (GNAC)
Mascot Nighthawks
Website www.nnu.edu

Northwest Nazarene University (NNU) is a private Nazarene university in Nampa, Idaho.

Contents

History

Presidents
Fred J. Shields 1917–1919
1. H. Orton Wiley 1919–1926
2. Joseph G. Morrison 1926–1927
3. Russell V. DeLong 1927–1932
4.R. Eugene Gilmore1932–1935
5. Russell V. DeLong 1935–1942
6.L.T. Corlett1942–1952
7. John E. Riley 1952–1973
8. Kenneth H. Pearsall 1973–1983
9. A. Gordon Wetmore 1983–1992
10.Leon Doane1992–1993
11.Richard A. Hagood1993–2008
12.David Alexander2008–2015
13. Joel Pearsall 2016–present

Eugene Emerson organized a combination grade school and Bible school in 1913 as Idaho Holiness School. [2] [3] It was renamed twice in 1916, first to Northwest Holiness College and then to Northwest Nazarene College, [4] and then became a liberal arts college in 1917 with degree-granting authority from the Idaho state Board of Education. While the college's first president, elected in 1916, was H. Orton Wiley of Pasadena University, Fred J. Shields filled in as acting president before leaving for the Eastern Nazarene College in 1919, while Wiley finished his graduate work. [5]

Under Russell V. DeLong, Northwest Nazarene College (NNC) received educational accreditation [6] as a two-year school in 1931 [7] and as a four-year school in 1937, [7] making it the first accredited college affiliated with the Church of the Nazarene. [8] Master's degree programs were added in the 1960s and 1970s. [9] [10] It was renamed Northwest Nazarene University (NNU) in 1999.

Northwest Nazarene University was granted an exception to Title IX in 2014 which allows it to legally discriminate against LGBT students for religious reasons. [11]

Affiliations

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As one of eight U.S. liberal arts colleges [12] affiliated with the Church of the Nazarene, [13] the college receives financial backing from the Nazarene churches on its region; part of each church budget is paid into a fund for its regional school. Each college is also bound by a gentlemen's agreement not to actively recruit outside its respective educational region. [14]

NNU is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU). [15] NNU has been accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) since 1930. [6]

Academics

Northwest Nazarene University has two colleges: the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Adult and Graduate Studies. NNU offers over 60 baccalaureate degree programs, 11 master's degree programs, a Ph.D. degree program, and a Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) in clinical psychology. [16] In addition to its 90-acre (36 ha) campus in Nampa, the university offers extensive online degree programs and has branch campuses in Boise, Twin Falls, and Idaho Falls.

Student life

NNU is a co-educational college according to InsideHigherEd and the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities [17] [11]

LGBTQ students

In 2019, NNU was ranked among the "Absolute Worst Campuses for LGBTQ Youth" in the US by Campus Pride. [11] The Church of the Nazarene Manual 2017–2021 [lower-alpha 1] states that "we believe the practice of same-sex sexual intimacy is contrary to God’s will for human sexuality". [18] The university's Notice of Non-discrimination states that "The University maintains the right, with regard to its lifestyle covenant, employment, and other matters, to uphold and apply its religious beliefs related to, among other issues, marriage, sex (gender), gender identity, sexual orientation, and sexual activity." [19]

Athletics

The Northwest Nazarene (NNU) athletic teams are called the Nighthawks (Crusaders until 2017). The university is a member of the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) since the 2001–02 academic year. The Nighthawks previously competed in the D-II Pacific West Conference (PacWest) during the 2000–01 school year; and in the Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 1993–94 to 1999–2000.

NNU competes in 13 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer and track & field; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, track & field and volleyball. [20]

Notable people

Notable graduates include Lori Otter, First Lady of the State of Idaho. Kent R. Hill, the former administrator for USAID's Bureau for Global Health and former president of the Eastern Nazarene College (1992-2001), Richard Hieb, NASA astronaut, author Donna Fletcher Crow, and theologian Thomas Jay Oord. A notable non-graduate alumna is Mildred Bangs Wynkoop, also a theologian. Notable former faculty members include Fred J. Shields, H. Orton Wiley, Ben Fischer and Olive Winchester. Religious speaker and author Ann Kiemel Anderson attended the university.[ citation needed ]

Notes

  1. ↑ The online manual website indicates that "The provisions of the current Manual remain effective until modified by the 30th General Assembly, scheduled to convene in June of 2023, and a new version is announced by the Board of General Superintendents."

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References

  1. ↑ "Student Enrollment Data - Northwest Nazarene University". nnu.edu.
  2. ↑ Riley, John E. From Sagebrush to Ivy: The story of Northwest Nazarene College. Pacific Press, Nampa, Idaho, 1988.
  3. ↑ Ingersol, Stan. "Why These Schools? Historical Perspectives on Nazarene Higher Education" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-06-24. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
  4. ↑ Raser, Harold E. (1996). "Church of the Nazarene Universities, Colleges, and Religious Seminaries". In Thomas C. Hunt; James C. Carper (eds.). Religious Higher Education in the United States. Taylor & Francis. p. 549. ISBN   0-8153-1636-4.
  5. ↑ Cameron, James R. (1968). Eastern Nazarene College—The First Fifty Years, 1900-1950. Kansas City: Nazarene Publishing House. pp. 127, 142–143.
  6. 1 2 "NWCCU: Idaho schools". Archived from the original on 2008-07-03. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
  7. 1 2 "NNU Administrative Policy Manual" (PDF).
  8. ↑ The next Nazarene college to be accredited was Eastern Nazarene, accredited by NEASC in 1943. Northwest had the authority to grant degrees from the State of Idaho before 1930, but ENC did not have the authority to grant degrees in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts until 1930. Before 1930, ENC students actually received degrees from NNU. See James R. Cameron, Eastern Nazarene College—The First Fifty Years, 1900-1950, Nazarene Publishing House (1968), 163.
  9. ↑ "NNU History". Archived from the original on 2007-06-08. Retrieved 2007-06-20.
  10. ↑ "Fall 2008 President's Dinner at NNU". Archived from the original on August 9, 2009.
  11. 1 2 3 "Worst List: The Absolute Worst Campuses for LGBTQ Youth". Campus Pride. 17 May 2019. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  12. ↑ J. Matthew, Price. "Liberal Arts and the Priorities of Nazarene Higher Education" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-06-27. Retrieved 2008-07-10. Nazarene higher education is based on the liberal arts model. Eastern Nazarene is the only Nazarene institution to retain the "college" moniker, although no Nazarene school fits the standard national definition Archived 2008-05-16 at the Wayback Machine of a "research university".
  13. ↑ "Nazarene Educational Regions" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-06-24. Retrieved 2008-07-10. See Church of the Nazarene: Organization for more information on regions.
  14. ↑ Guidelines and Handbook for Educational Institutions of the Church of the Nazarene (PDF). Church of the Nazarene International Board of Education. 1997. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-10-10.
  15. ↑ "CCCU Members". Archived from the original on 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
  16. ↑ "Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) in Clinical Psychology". www.nnu.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  17. ↑ "Inside Higher Ed's News". www.insidehighered.com.
  18. ↑ Church of the Nazarene Manual 2017–2021, Dean G. Blevins, Stanley J. Rodes, Terry S. Sowden, James W. Spear, David P. Wilson (eds.), Kansas City, MO: Nazarene Publishing House (2017): para. 31.
  19. ↑ "Notice of Non-discrimination - Northwest Nazarene University". www.nnu.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  20. ↑ "Northwest Nazarene University Athletics - Official Athletics Website". Northwest Nazarene University Athletics.
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