Northwestern College’s Jazz Band and Percussion Ensemble will present a concert on Friday, May 4, at 7:30 p.m. in Christ Chapel.

Northwestern College students will present 12 new plays during the 23rd annual World Premiere Festival May 2.

Northwestern College’s new $24.5 million facility for the health and natural sciences will be named the Jack and Mary DeWitt Family Science Center. The name recognizes the DeWitts' $6 million donation to the project, the largest single gift in the college's history.

Northwestern College’s intercultural development office will hold its first Beloved Music and Arts Festival on Friday, April 27, from 4:30 to 7 p.m.

Northwestern College has awarded a $10,000 Endowed Research Fellowship to Dr. Michael Kensak, professor of English and German and co-chair of the English department.

Northwestern College has approved new academic programs in entrepreneurship and statistics to be offered next fall. The college has also elevated the art therapy pre-professional program to a major and changed the secondary education endorsement to a major.

Northwestern College’s Symphonic Band will present a concert in Christ Chapel at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 27.

Northwestern College’s final art show of the academic year will feature work chosen as part of a juried exhibition.

Northwestern College’s Women’s Choir and Chamber Orchestra will present a concert on Friday, April 20, at 7:30 p.m. in Christ Chapel.

Dr. Michael Kugler, professor of history at Northwestern College, presented a paper at the annual meeting of American Society for Eighteenth Century Studies, held in Orlando, Fla., March 23.