Dr. Young-Ji Byon, the founding director of Northwestern College’s engineering program, has been approved as an ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) program evaluator. He will be an official ABET evaluator during an accreditation visit of a large Midwestern university’s civil engineering program this fall.
The fourth cohort of students in Northwestern College’s physician
assistant studies program will graduate Saturday, Aug. 9. Master’s degrees will be awarded to 29 students during a 10 a.m. ceremony in Christ Chapel.
Applications are now being accepted for Accelerate Siouxland, a regional leadership development program offered by Northwestern College’s Center for Innovation and Leadership.
For the 13th year, Northwestern College has been named to the Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces list compiled by the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. Northwestern was recognized as an adoption advocate and ranked fourth in the education industry for 2025.
Northwestern College is adding a Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) in early childhood degree to its graduate programs this fall.
Thirteen Northwestern College professors will conduct research and pursue further study this summer with funding from the Northwestern College Scholarship Grants program. The awards, ranging from $2,800 to $5,300, are designed to encourage the production of scholarly work for publication and distribution beyond Northwestern’s campus.
Dr. Scott Monsma, professor of sociology at Northwestern College, has been named the 2025 recipient of the Northwestern Teaching Excellence Award. He was honored during the college’s commencement ceremony on May 10.
Dr. Michael Kugler, professor of history at Northwestern College, has been named the 2025 recipient of the college’s Faculty Excellence in Faith and Learning Award. He was recognized during commencement exercises on May 10.
Josiah Troutner, a biblical and theological studies and worship arts major from Marshalltown, Iowa, received Faculty Honors during Northwestern College’s commencement exercises on May 10.
Nearly 40 Northwestern College students will spend a portion of their summer as short-term missionaries through the college’s Summer of Service (SOS) program.
