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By Nancy Zugschwert, \u201919 M.A.<\/em><\/p>\n

One year after Scott Hagan, Ph.D., began his role as the seventh president of North Central University, he said in a video interview that it was an \u201c\u2026uneventful eventful first year.\u201d The irony of that statement is not lost on Hagan or anyone who has followed his presidency. As Hagan concluded his presidency after six years, it is accurate to say that it fell during some of the most \u201ceventful\u201d years in NCU\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

Looking back at the whole of his presidency, Hagan holds a positive perspective and a forever place in his heart for North Central. \u201cI would say the experience exceeded my expectations,\u201d he reflected. \u201cThe thrills and feels and the opportunities of the presidency were all wonderful. I found it to be rewarding and fun as a leader.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hagan was continually surprised by North Central and its people. Coming to NCU with some knowledge of the school and connections as a parent of a graduate and adjunct instructor, he didn\u2019t grasp the worldwide impact graduates have made over the years through missions and ministry\u2014in churches and the marketplace.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe school is deeper, wider, broader, and greater than you imagine it to be from the outside,\u201d he said. \u201cThe impact of the school globally over 93 years is jaw-dropping. Leaders from here have watered the earth, and I\u2019m not just saying this to be gracious. It\u2019s stunning how that \u2018little\u2019 Bible college in Minneapolis has impacted the planet as it has, historically and still today.\u201d<\/p>\n

Years in review<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In his final interview as president, Hagan shared his perspective of his tenure, starting with the noteworthy events, year by year:<\/p>\n

2017\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>Kicking off his first semester as president with a block party on Elliot Avenue, Hagan thought, \u201cWow. This is my job. It just all felt very possible, very upward\u201d; celebrating Inauguration as North Central\u2019s seventh president; partnering with Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine for athletic training; creating the NCU Fund; initiating the annual alumni awards at Partners for Progress.<\/p>\n

2018\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>Serving as the command center for law enforcement during Super Bowl LII; launching digital education; renovating Clay Commons.<\/p>\n

2019\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>Launching the national Academic Partners program; Hosting The Now & The Next leadership conference; traveling with a group of alumni to Nepal to climb to Mt. Everest Base Camp; creating the AGWM Missionary Scholarship for children of AGWM missionaries (now known as the Grant Pennington AGWM Scholarship); renovating the Carlson Corridor.<\/p>\n

2020\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>Mourning the health-related death of student Micah Pennington; facing the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic during spring break; pivoting to deliver ALL curriculum virtually to complete the spring semester; delaying the Class of 2020 commencement exercises until December, with only graduates allowed in the Lindquist Sanctuary while family and friends watched virtually from around the world; experiencing violence in Minneapolis and around the world following the murder of George Floyd; hosting the George Floyd memorial service before a worldwide audience; initiating the George Floyd Memorial Scholarship nationwide; renovating the Dining Center in Carlson Hall; reopening campus in the fall amidst the realities of social distancing, masking, and myriad pandemic protocols; celebrating North Central\u2019s 90th anniversary; completing his Ph.D. studies
\nat Gonzaga University.<\/p>\n

2021\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>Hosting the virtual Leadership Roundtable conference; navigating the social and emotional trauma and disruption to downtown Minneapolis related to the Derek Chauvin trial; returning to in-person spring commencement for graduates and families, with limited numbers due to continued pandemic concerns; introducing NCU\u2019s second master\u2019s degree program; renovating the skyway connecting Carlson Hall and the College Life Center; returning to \u201cnormal\u201d operations without COVID protocols in the fall (including daily chapel).<\/p>\n

2022\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>Renovating the 2nd floor of the T.J. Jones Library; hosting the funeral of Deshaun Hill; reinventing Campus Safety and Security staffing model; introducing eSports as a varsity athletic program; celebrating the legacy of Larry Bach after 40 years of service to NCU; returning to a full \u201cnormal\u201d commencement ceremony at a new venue, Emmanuel Christian Center; hosting a record-breaking Partners for Progress that raised $600,000+ for student scholarships.<\/p>\n

Weight of leadership <\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u201cLooking back,\u201d Hagan said, \u201cI feel like Caleb on the back side of the wilderness. We made it through, of course, never dreaming in a million years what was in store when I came here. I found great strength in the sense of being prophetically placed here by the Lord\u2014almost like a chess piece\u2014with God saying, \u2018I need you to be standing right here and you\u2019ll know why shortly.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Outgoing Dean of the College of Church Leadership Allen Tennison, Ph.D., served on the presidential search committee that selected Hagan. \u201cI met Scott Hagan almost before anyone else,\u201d Tennison said. \u201cI remember thinking during his first interview, \u2018I think I\u2019m listening to my new boss.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Tennison noted that Hagan came ready to lead. \u201cHe hit the ground running,\u201d Tennison said. \u201cScott Hagan has obvious gifts
\nof leadership, including the ability to communicate, generate excitement, and see people and their full potential. He was president at one of the most critical times in our university\u2019s history, and I believe that the presidency of Scott Hagan was proof that God has his hand on North Central University.\u201d<\/p>\n

Prophetic whisper<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Advice Hagan received from North Central\u2019s sixth president, Gordon Anderson, Ph.D., became a guidepost marking Hagan\u2019s tenure at the university. \u201cThe last thing Gordon told me as he left North Central\u2014he whispered in my ear: \u2018Your number one job is to protect the Pentecostal spiritual atmosphere of this place.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Reflecting on this mandate, Hagan shares, \u201cI firmly believe that the Holy Spirit\u2019s presence on this campus has not waned. And that is
\na tremendous blessing!\u201d<\/p>\n

Hagan recalled witnessing the Holy Spirit\u2019s work at the 2023 commencement ceremony when he invited evangelist Reggie Dabbs \u201986, M.A. \u201923, to pray over the graduates. \u201cThese students had only one \u2018normal\u2019 semester before COVID hit,\u201d Hagan said. \u201cAnd they all just came to the altar, hands up, singing and praising at the top of \u00a0their lungs.\u201d<\/p>\n

With the thread of spiritual vitality marking his presidency, Hagan holds certain moments and accomplishments as significant and hopes these will remain markers of his legacy.<\/p>\n

digital education<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u201cWe digitized the school and created a digital educational world that did not previously exist for NCU in 2017,\u201d Hagan noted. \u201cWe have created sustainable and profitable online digital education led by Bill Tibbetts. Online has allowed us to almost double
\nthe size of our graduate program.\u201d<\/p>\n

technology improvements<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u201cNorth Central invested over $4 million in technology to produce online learning and dramatically improve our technology infrastructure,\u201d Hagan said, noting that the evolution of the Office of Technology & Innovation has brought vital stability to
\nNCU systems and tools.<\/p>\n

developing leaders<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Hagan loves to help leaders flourish, and he watched many faculty and staff members rise up during his time at NCU. \u201cAll of our current deans became deans under my presidency. I love seeing people\u2019s careers advance!\u201d<\/p>\n

Desir\u00e9e (Bontrager \u201906) Libengood, Ed.D., Interim Vice President of Academic Affairs,\u00a0 witnessed Hagan\u2019s growth, leadership, and mentorship firsthand. \u201cI believe President Hagan made many significant contributions to NCU\u2019s academic future,\u201d Libengood said.
\n\u201cTwo of the biggest were his support of digital education and his unwavering commitment to ministerial education through church partnerships. Under his leadership, we launched fully online undergraduate degrees, which allowed the church partnerships to develop. This means NCU can support students worldwide in attaining their education.\u201d<\/p>\n

Libengood added, \u201cPresident Hagan was an incredible external president, as well, helping elevate NCU across the country and making sure our story was told wherever he went.\u201d<\/p>\n

diversity<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u201cThe diversity of our student population has gone from about 15 percent to 34 percent,\u201d Hagan pointed out. \u201cMy passion to create a \u2018university that looks like Heaven\u2019 was something I expressed from the moment I was considered for this role. It has been wonderful to see our growth in this area.\u201d<\/p>\n

advancement and support for missionary families<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Creating the Grant Pennington AGWM Scholarship at Hagan\u2019s recommendation has encouraged missionary families.
\nTim Hager, D.Min., Vice President of Advancement and Business & Operations, noted that fundraising increased dramatically under Hagan\u2019s leadership. He said, \u201c[As of May 2023], the tally [verified by audit] to date is $9.4 million, a 73 percent increase from the previous six-year period.\u201d The fiscal year ending May 31 was a record year.<\/p>\n

leadership presence in Minneapolis<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Under Hagan\u2019s leadership, awareness of North Central as part of the fabric of Minneapolis increased exponentially.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the past six years, I believe North Central has transitioned from \u2018best kept secret\u2019 status to being a well-known partner and servant in the greater Minneapolis community,\u201d Hagan reflected. \u201cOur participation in the 2018 Super Bowl, the opportunity to provide a table of healing during the distressing times following the murder of George Floyd, and providing refuge for the city a second time by hosting the funeral services for 15-year-old Deshaun Hill, a North High football quarterback who was murdered, were unexpected but important events for us to be involved with.\u201d He noted many other ways NCU has impacted the neighborhood, including the neighborhood music program (WOVEN), tutoring, donating computers, the new certificate program (see p. 15), and a partnership with Maakhir University in Somalia.<\/p>\n

Paul Hurckman \u201996, M.A., who lives and works in Minneapolis, observed North Central\u2019s role and impact on the city from the vantage of an alumnus and citizen. \u201cThe lasting impact of President Hagan\u2019s season of leadership at NCU will not be measured in students, diplomas, or majors, but rather in his courage to step up in our city\u2019s most broken and divisive chapter,\u201d Hurckman said. \u201cHe not only led our university, but also our city and, in many ways, our nation, as he humbly allowed our chapel to serve as a table of healing, modeling a way forward for other universities and communities to move forward with love, humility, and reconciliation, and to create space for those who feel far away and forgotten from our institutions of education and power.\u201d<\/p>\n

growth in athletics<\/strong><\/h4>\n

As an athlete who raised his own athletes, Hagan\u2019s passion for sports is well known, and elevating athletics was a personal and professional goal. \u201cOur athletics program has grown by nearly 60 percent,\u201d he said. \u201cThere were 168 recruited athletes when I arrived; this fall, we expect to exceed 300! This has had a great impact on enrollment during an overall enrollment downturn!\u201d<\/p>\n

economic realities<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The \u201cunprecedented season\u201d through which Hagan led the university provided great opportunities but came with a price. \u201cAs proud as we are of how North Central weathered what happened internationally and locally in 2020 and 2021,\u201d Hagan reflected, \u201cthe impact on our enrollment was significant. Through the fallout from students deciding against returning to school for many reasons, we lost enough students to significantly impact us as a tuition-driven institution. The challenges remain for Dr. Graham in the interim and NCU\u2019s future president, but I have confidence in our phenomenal faculty and staff, our alumni, and our board; everybody has worked to keep the school strong. As we look at our second year of rebounding freshman enrollment, we all know God is not done with NCU!\u201d<\/p>\n

the next generation of leaders<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u201cIn this generation, you have a dichotomy,\u201d Hagan observed. \u201cOn one hand, it\u2019s not difficult to quantify the collapse of our moral fabric. I have challenged our Gen Zs and millennials, teaching them how to be the only Christian in the room. But when you really get with them, they are wholly committed to the spiritual process of transformation.\u00a0 They are the smartest, most consecrated, focused, optimistic students I\u2019ve ever seen. I absolutely believe they will triumph over the moral collapse and serve Christ faithfully. So, I hold great hope.\u201d<\/p>\n

advice for NCU\u2019s next leader<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of complexity in front of the new president,\u201d Hagan admitted. \u201cTo the next leader(s) I say take heart, keep the ethos of the Bible college here, and trust that ethos will carry this university. I would also say teach; make sure you\u2019re teaching a class so that you constantly know the students, because it all makes sense again when you\u2019re with students\u2014this is why we\u2019re here.\u201d<\/p>\n

heart of gratitude<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Scott Hagan readily acknowledges his season as president was undergirded by a team of supporters. \u201cI\u2019m grateful to my precious bride, Karen (Mrs. H),\u201d he said. \u201cShe\u2019s been phenomenal. I\u2019m thankful for Chancellors, Dr. Rich and Dr. Robyn Wilkerson, who helped me raise the standard for who we could become as a university. I\u2019m thankful for my Chief of Staff, Kristie Kerr, and her husband, Jeff. To my deans and faculty, and our staff, I\u2019m grateful.\u201d<\/p>\n

time to move on<\/strong><\/h3>\n

As Scott and Karen Hagan spent time last fall talking about all facets of their lives, the president came to the professional realization that North Central needs powerful leadership to take it through the next stage of growth and stabilization. With the growth of their family (now boasting 11 grandchildren), they also felt called to love their kids and grandkids, invest in their marriage, and return to working side by side as they did when they served as pastors in their pre-North Central life.<\/p>\n

Hagan is confident this move is right for his family and North Central. \u201cI feel like the Lord prepared us to emotionally assimilate to our world and to understand our environment; I had enough experience in my life to know when we came here that this is what we were supposed to do next,\u201d he said. \u201cDid I do it the right way? I hope so. We have been honored to serve.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hagan leaves North Central with the most important element intact. \u201cI do believe that the number one responsibility was to keep the fire of Heaven alive on this campus, which is what makes it unique,\u201d he said. \u201cWe are not just a Christian university; we are mandated by God to be an on-fire Christian University. Seeing how it all culminated at this year\u2019s commencement was deeply satisfying.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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