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Recent Northwestern College graduate Wyatt Waage, a theatre major from Vermillion, South Dakota, placed second nationally for sound design at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) competition on May 21.

Dr. Chris Nonhof, assistant professor of education and English at Northwestern College, has been named the 2022 recipient of the Northwestern Teaching Excellence Award. He was honored during the college’s commencement ceremony on May 14.

Misael Bruzzone, an economics major from Paraguay who earned minors in philosophy and statistics, received Faculty Honors during Northwestern College’s commencement exercises on May 14.

Dr. Jiying (Jenny) Song, assistant professor of business at Northwestern College, has been named the 2022 recipient of the college’s Faculty Excellence in Faith and Learning Award. She was honored during commencement exercises on May 14.

More than 170 students, faculty and staff participated in 2022 Spring Service Partnerships March 5-14. Read about the students' growth and impact.

Dr. Paul Bartlett, professor of kinesiology, and Paul Kurtzleben, physical plant technician/electrician, are the recipients of Northwestern College’s 2022 Inspirational Service Awards. Bartlett was chosen as the faculty recipient, while Kurtzleben received the staff award during the college’s Celebration Banquet on May 9.

Northwestern College’s new online master’s degree programs in clinical mental health counseling and school counseling will begin May 16 with about 15 students enrolled.

Fifteen Northwestern College students will spend a portion of their summer as short-term missionaries through the college’s Summer of Service (SOS) program. They will spend five to 12 weeks volunteering with mission partners in Alaska, Louisiana, Africa, Southeast Asia, Romania and Greece.

After spending the school year making plans, preparing music and fundraising, Northwestern College’s A cappella Choir will soon embark on its tour of Denmark and Sweden, May 17–29.

Northwestern College students will travel to England and Greece this summer as part of study abroad programs offered by the college’s off-campus study office.