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Northwestern's fall Board of Trustees meeting, Oct. 9–10, was focused on discussions about the college’s strategic plan that is currently under development.

Derek Brower, a member of Northwestern's education department faculty, attended a regional conference of the Association for Science Teacher Education, held in Eau Claire, Wis., Oct. 5-7.

Dr. Bruce Murphy, Northwestern's president since January 2001, announced to the Board of Trustees that he will retire from the presidency upon the conclusion of a search for his successor.

Billi Ellingson, a senior actuarial science major from Pella, Iowa, was named Northwestern’s 2006 recipient of the Wall Street Journal Student Achievement Award.

Piet Koene, instructor of Spanish, has been named to the roster of certified court interpreters for the state of Iowa.

Barb Dewald, associate dean of spiritual formation, and Dr. Rod Spidahl, associate professor of religion/missiology, will present workshops at the Fellowship of Short-Term Mission Leaders conference in Atlanta Oct. 11 to 15.

Gifts to the Imagine Campaign are approaching $6 million as Northwestern College continues work on the silent phase of the largest fund-raising effort in its history.

Dr. Ralph Davis, associate professor of biology, presented a research poster at the Symposium on Research Frontiers in Brain Function and Disorders.

Officers for Northwestern's student chapter of the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) have been elected for the 2006-07 school year. Members have also planned events for the fall semester.

Six freshmen at Dordt and Northwestern have been awarded $1,500 renewable scholarships from the MTC Foundation Inc. of Sioux Center.