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Jamey Durham, assistant professor of communication studies, is serving as producer for a new film that is being shot in Orange City this summer. Several NWC students are serving as actors, production assistants and technicians.

Dr. Laurie Furlong and Dr. Todd Tracy have been awarded an Iowa Science Foundation grant to study the invasive European buckthorn at Oak Grove County Park near Hawarden.

Wayne Westenberg, a member of Northwestern’s mathematics faculty since 2001, has earned his doctoral degree.

Dr. Heather Josselyn-Cranson was among those accepted to attend the Calvin Summer Seminar on Teaching Hymnology from June 19 to 23 in Grand Rapids, Mich.

Dr. Michael Yoder presented a paper at the 30th anniversary meeting of the Association of Christians Teaching Sociology at Covenant College on Lookout Mountain, Ga., June 15-18.

Dr. Jeff VanDerWerff, associate professor of political science, was among those who made presentations at the National Faculty Leadership Conference June 22–25 in Washington, D.C. VanDerWerff presented a reworking of his tenure paper, “Engaging Democracy: Politics in the Name of Jesus.”

Dr. Jennifer Feenstra was selected to attend the Case Studies in Science Summer Workshop June 5-9 at the University at Buffalo.

Northwestern’s actuarial science program has received approval from the Society of Actuaries to be moved from its introductory classification to the “advanced” level.

De Valois Stadium is getting new bleachers this summer. Aluminum bleachers with 3,100 seats will be installed by Aug. 14.

Dr. Jackie Smallbones, professor of religion and Christian education, wrote an article published in the June issue of The Church Herald.