For the third year in a row, Northwestern College has been certified as a Best Christian Workplace. The latest recognition is based on data from the 2025 Best Christian Workplaces Institute (BCWI) survey, which measures the health of workplace culture in Christian organizations. The college scored an all-time high of 4.19 on a five-point scale, placing in the 91st percentile for the higher education category.
The Northwestern College music department will present its annual Christmas Vespers concerts on Saturday, Dec. 6, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 7, at 3 p.m. in Christ Chapel. The events are free and open to the public.
Northwestern College has officially acquired the property of Mulder Auto Tire and Lube, as well as the Subway building, at the corner of Highway 10 and K-64 in Orange City. The buildings are adjacent to the Korver Visual Arts Center and across from DeWitt Theatre Arts Center, providing a highly visible and integrated setting for future campus expansion.
Northwestern College’s Te Paske Gallery will host “Personal Mythologies,” a collection of ceramic works created by current Master of Fine Arts students in the University of Iowa’s ceramics program. The exhibit will be on display Nov. 10 through Dec. 12, with a public reception scheduled for Friday, Dec. 12, at 6:30 p.m.
The Northwestern College Symphonic Band will honor various heroes at a concert on Friday, Nov. 7, and the Heritage Singers and Jazz Band will perform Friday, Nov. 14. Three chamber ensembles will perform Friday, Dec. 12. All events will be held at 7:30 p.m. in Christ Chapel and are free and open to the public.
Northwestern College’s theatre department will present “Twelfth Night” Nov. 13, 15, and 20–22 in the DeWitt Theatre Arts Center’s England Proscenium Theatre. The show will begin at 7:30 each of those evenings; there will also be a 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday, Nov. 15.
Northwestern College’s 2025 physician assistant graduates have recorded a 100% first-time pass rate on the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination. All 29 students who graduated on Aug. 9 passed the national boards on their first attempt. Northwestern’s pass rate has surpassed the national average for three years in a row.
Northwestern College’s North Suites has been renamed the Jacob and Hannah Heemstra Suites in recognition of the college’s first president and his wife. The name change was announced at a ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 2, as part of the board of trustees meeting.
Northwestern College is set to host the dedication of the Den Hartog Athletic Complex on Friday, October 3, at 4:00 p.m. The ceremony will take place at the new facility located on the southeast side of the Bultman Center and is free and open to the public. The Den Hartog Athletic Complex is named in honor of John and Ann Den Hartog, whose significant contributions made the project possible.
Northwestern College’s theatre department will present the children’s play, “Dragons Love Tacos,” Friday evening and Saturday afternoon, Oct. 3 and 4. Both performances—at 7 p.m. Friday and 4 p.m. Saturday—will take place in the DeWitt Theatre Arts Center’s Allen Black Box Theatre.
