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On May 11, the Northwest Nazarene University Board of Trustees accepted President David Alexander’s resignation effective May 31. On behalf of the board, Board of Trustees’ Chair Randall Craker expressed appreciation to Alexander for his visionary leadership during the past seven years. In giving

Northwest Nazarene University Director of Athletics Kelli Lindley announced Scott Flemming as the university's new head men's basketball coach. He replaces Dave Daniels, who announced his retirement from coaching in April with a record of 34-58 at NNU. Flemming brings a history of success at the

The Virtual Nazarene Seminary, an alliance between the Church of the Nazarene's seminaries on the South America and Mesoamerica regions, began offering online courses in Spanish and Portuguese last month. Spanish classes include Spiritual Formation (78 students) and New Testament II (62 students).

Northwest Nazarene University honored alumna Marilyn Olson with the 2014 L. E. Wesche Outstanding Educator of the Year award last week. The award is given each year to an alumnus who has provided distinguished service in the field of education. Olson is currently a research associate at the Center

Northwest Nazarene University invites the community, students, faculty, and staff to the grand opening of its Office of Veterans Services on Tuesday, April 7, at 4 p.m. on the campus of NNU. The event will include remarks by NNU President David Alexander, Director of Veterans Services Bob Sanchez,

Northwest Nazarene University's RockSat-X engineering team, in collaboration with NASA Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) and Boise-based American Semiconductor, Inc. (ASI), will launch an experimental payload on a sub-orbital sounding rocket to 100 miles above the Atlantic Ocean on a half-hour flight Friday.

Nampa, Idaho — The Northwest Nazarene University Board of Trustees formally offered David Alexander a renewal of his contract as university president for a four-year term. The March 6 announcement came at the end of the board's semi-annual meeting. "The trustees of Northwest Nazarene University have

Nampa, Idaho — The most successful team leader in Northwest Nazarene University's history as an NCAA institution is taking on a new role as the leader of Crusader Athletics. Kelli Lindley, who guided the Crusader women's basketball team to five NCAA Division II National Tournament berths (2003, 2006

Northwest Nazarene University Faculty Emeritus Irving "Doc" Laird passed away at his home March 6. A celebration worship service honoring his life will be held Saturday, March 14 at 2 p.m. at Nampa First Church of the Nazarene. Laird was employed with NNU for 30 years before retiring in 1997. During

Northwest Nazarene University announced Dean Matlock joined the faculty as associate professor of criminal justice. Matlock is an NNU alumnus with a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy and religion. He also holds a Master of Arts in communication from Boise State University. He originally intended to