At the 2023 Commencement exercises on May 5, North Central University conferred an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters award to the late Roger Lane ’89, a distinguished member of the university community. According to Tim Hager, D.Min., Vice President of Business & Finance and Advancement, “The award is a recognition of his distinctive life achievement … Read more
Whether you’ve been around North Central for 10 days or 10 years, it’s quite obvious that we are a school passionate about Jesus and the Presence of God. Much of this stems from our affiliation and alignment with the Pentecostal Fellowship of the Assemblies of God, and its beliefs. So, what is the assemblies of … Read more
It’s a rite of passage for high school students everywhere—at some point, you need to start thinking about college. One of the best ways to get a sense of what life at college will be like is to attend a college visit event. These events offer the opportunity for prospective students and their families to … Read more
Written by Jonathan Friesen, M.A. Photo by Joe Pohle I woke at exactly 4:06 am. I knew this as I snuck a peek at my cell phone. Mobile devices were not allowed on my silent retreat, but the glance felt like what a priest had earlier identified as a “venial” or lesser sin. Fully awake, … Read more
When you meet Adah Tibbetts, a vivacious 18-year-old high school senior, you would never guess the story she literally carries in her heart. A story that began at birth but came to a full-blown crisis just weeks after her father, Bill Tibbetts, MBA, now a dean at North Central University, had recently started as a … Read more
Written by J.P. O’Connor, Ph.D. The image of the Thanksgiving meal illustrates for some of us the growing social tensions in our world. Political violence has seen a dramatic uptick in recent years.[1] As inflation continues to worm its way into our pocketbooks, views about how the world ought to be run may tear at … Read more