Faculty of the Year winners announced at commencement
North Central University has recognized two faculty members as winners of the as 2021 Dr. Gordon Anderson Faculty Award for Excellence. The annual award was
8 Common FAFSA Mistakes
By Monica J. Ehalt Using your high school email to create your FSA ID What could be the harm in using your school email to
Remembering Daunte Wright
By Dr. Scott Hagan, President, North Central University Every night in America people die whose lives are taken long before they are fully realized. Such
The resurrected Jesus and stuffed animals
By JP O’Connor, Ph.D. “Where are you, muffin? Where are you?” I hear my two-year son declare earnestly every morning. Once the light peeks ever
A week of holy waiting
By JP O’Connor, Ph.D. The following post is dedicated to Audelia Garcia—a beautiful and beloved soul (May 21, 1958–February 2, 2021) It was 2 o’clock
Alumnus leads effort to open homeless shelter
Dave Mowers ’07 (Pastoral Studies) knows a thing or two about different denominations because he’s personally journeyed through several of them. He was born into
Prepare ye the way of … ‘Godspell’ in a pandemic
When Assistant Professor Wayne Matthews (Fine Arts) selected “Godspell” for the spring musical several months ago, he could not have imagined that North Central University
Venture Meeting Desperate Needs for Women
By Candace (May ’02) Hurckman “I want to give them Jesus. I use wisdom. I help them with hygiene, rice, manna packs, and medicine. I
A CEO’s unusual journey to success
In 1992, Clifton Ross had two “almost miraculous” experiences. The first was that a kid from the South Side of Chicago, who grew up seeing
NCU alumni answer call to serve a city in pain
They grew up in Chicago about 15 minutes apart but Darrell ’81 and Edna (Cook) Geddes ’96 had to come to North Central University in
Alumnus uses power of story for healing and hope
After graduating from North Central University in 2008, Terrence Lee Talley stayed close to home to work in the NCU Admissions office before branching out
Scholarship Honors Life of AWGM ‘Missionary Kid’
At the North Central University Commencement exercises on Dec. 12, 2020, President Scott Hagan announced that the university’s scholarship for children of AGWM missionaries would
Aspiring to a diverse future for North Central University
“North Central University aspires to a future featuring a diversity of experiences, perspectives, approaches and methods. The university holds this aspiration highly and believes that
North Central earns high grade in financial strength
For Fiscal Year 2019–20, North Central University received a 3.0 Financial Responsibility Composite Score from the U.S. Department of Education, the highest awardable score. According
2020 reminds alumnus: saying ‘yes’ to God not a one-time event
September 16, 1998. I was a freshman at North Central, and this was a Wednesday night—that meant Praise Gathering. I didn’t realize that morning that
Christmas devotional: The power and purpose of that Holy Night
By Ryan Sparks ’22 Perhaps one of my favorite Christmas songs is “O Holy Night.” The words of this song so beautifully represent the magnitude
Computer project provides skills, serves neighbors
This past spring, Director of the School of Technology Colin Miller, MAR, had students in his Computer Architecture class build computers. Miller planned to use
Caring for students’ mental health during the holiday break
By Todd Monger, LPCC, NCC, ACS, Executive Director of Student Development College students have made great sacrifices this fall to help keep their campuses safe
Why we’re giving thanks in 2020
By Erica Hanson, director of marketing, ’13 As NCU looks back over the last 90 years, we are continually reminded of the Lord’s goodness and
New Master of Arts in Biblical Theology now enrolling for 2021
The North Central University College of Graduate and Professional Education is pleased to announce enrollment is now open for the new the Online Master of
New NCU professor receives prestigious fellowship
M. John Patrick O’Connor, Ph.D., the newest faculty addition in the College of Church Leadership, has received a Postdoctoral Fellowship placement at North Central University