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History{| classwikitable align“left” style@margin-right:1.6em; font-size:95%;“|+Presidents

	Fred J. Shields >| 1917–1919

	H. Orton Wiley >| 1919–1926

	Joseph G. Morrison >| 1926–1927

	Russell V. DeLong >| 1927–1932

	| 1932–1935

	Russell V. DeLong >| 1935–1942

	| 1942–1952

	John E. Riley >| 1952–1973

	Kenneth H. Pearsall >| 1973–1983

	A. Gordon Wetmore >| 1983–1992

	| 1992–1993

	| 1993–2008

	| 2008–2015

	Joel Pearsall >| 2016–present

Eugene Emerson organized a combination grade school and Bible school in 1913 as Idaho Holiness School.Riley, John E. From Sagebrush to Ivy: The story of Northwest Nazarene College. Pacific Press, Nampa, Idaho, 1988.WEB , It was renamed twice in 1916, first to Northwest Holiness College and then to Northwest Nazarene College,BOOK Under Russell V. DeLong, Northwest Nazarene College (NNC) received educational accreditationWEB,www.nwccu.org/Directory%20of%20Inst/State%20Map/Idaho/Idaho.htm, NWCCU: Idaho schools, 2008-04-28,www.nwccu.org/Directory%20of%20Inst/State%20Map/Idaho/Idaho.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20080703165048www.nwccu.org/Directory%20of%20Inst/State%20Map/Idaho/Idaho.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20080703165048www.nwccu.org/Directory%20of%20Inst/State%20Map/Idaho/Idaho.htm, 2008-07-03, dead, as a two-year school in 1931WEB,www.nnu.edu/fileadmin/Content/FinAffairs/Sherrys/Forms/Administrative_Policy_Manual_01.pdf, NNU Administrative Policy Manual, and as a four-year school in 1937, making it the first accredited college affiliated with the Church of the Nazarene.The next Nazarene college to be accredited was Eastern Nazarene, accredited by NEASC in 1943. Northwest had the authority to grant degrees from the State of Idaho before 1930, but ENC did not have the authority to grant degrees in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts until 1930. Before 1930, ENC students actually received degrees from NNU. See James R. Cameron, Eastern Nazarene College—The First Fifty Years, 1900-1950, Nazarene Publishing House (1968), 163. Under Presidents John E. Riley and Kenneth H. Pearsall in the 1960s and 1970s, master’s degree programs were added.WEB,www.nnu.edu/2966, NNU History, 2007-06-20,www.nnu.edu/2966/," title="web.archive.org/web/20070608123055www.nnu.edu/2966/,">web.archive.org/web/20070608123055www.nnu.edu/2966/, 2007-06-08, dead, WEB,www.nnu.edu/offices/office-of-the-president/presidents-messages/fall-2008-presidents-dinner-message/,www.nnu.edu/offices/office-of-the-president/presidents-messages/fall-2008-presidents-dinner-message/," title="web.archive.org/web/20090809150945www.nnu.edu/offices/office-of-the-president/presidents-messages/fall-2008-presidents-dinner-message/,">web.archive.org/web/20090809150945www.nnu.edu/offices/office-of-the-president/presidents-messages/fall-2008-presidents-dinner-message/, dead, Fall 2008 President’s Dinner at NNU, August 9, 2009, It was renamed Northwest Nazarene University (NNU) in 1999.Northwest Nazarene University was granted an exception to Title IX in 2014 which allows it to legally discriminate against LGBT students for religious reasons.

Affiliations

{{Location map|USA|relief = 1|label = Nampa|lat = 43.562|long = -116.565|caption = Location in the United States|marksize = 5|float = |background = |width = 240}}{{Location map|USA Idaho|relief = 1|label = Nampa|lat = 43.562|long = -116.565|caption = Location in Idaho|marksize = 5|float = |background = |width = 160}}As one of eight U.S. liberal arts collegesWEB , Nazarene higher education is based on the liberal arts model. Eastern Nazarene is the only Nazarene institution to retain the “college” moniker, although no Nazarene school fits the standard national definition {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516215315educationusa.state.gov/graduate/about/types.htm |date=2008-05-16 }} of a “research university”. affiliated with the Church of the Nazarene,WEB, Nazarene Educational Regions,media.premierstudios.com/nazarene/docs/educregions.pdf, 2008-07-10, dead,media.premierstudios.com/nazarene/docs/educregions.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20080624230421media.premierstudios.com/nazarene/docs/educregions.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20080624230421media.premierstudios.com/nazarene/docs/educregions.pdf, 2008-06-24, See (Church of the Nazarene#Organization|Church of the Nazarene: Organization) for more information on regions. the college receives financial backing from the Nazarene churches on its region; part of each church budget is paid into a fund for its regional school. Each college is also bound by a gentlemen’s agreement not to actively recruit outside its respective educational region.BOOK, Guidelines and Handbook for Educational Institutions of the Church of the Nazarene, Church of the Nazarene International Board of Education, 1997,www.nazarene.org/files/docs/guide.pdf, 14, dead,www.nazarene.org/files/docs/guide.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20091010012525www.nazarene.org/files/docs/guide.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20091010012525www.nazarene.org/files/docs/guide.pdf, 2009-10-10, NNU is the church’s college for the Northwest Region of the United States, which comprises the Alaska, Washington Pacific, Oregon Pacific, Northwest, Intermountain, Rocky Mountain, and Colorado districts, which include Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Alaska, and parts of Nevada and Utah.WEB, Northwest Educational Region,media.premierstudios.com/nazarene/docs/NorthwestUSAregiondistricts.pdf, 2008-07-10, dead,media.premierstudios.com/nazarene/docs/NorthwestUSAregiondistricts.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20080911032012media.premierstudios.com/nazarene/docs/NorthwestUSAregiondistricts.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20080911032012media.premierstudios.com/nazarene/docs/NorthwestUSAregiondistricts.pdf, 2008-09-11, ENC and NNU are the only Nazarene schools to remain true to their regional names. NNU is also a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU).WEB

Academics

Northwest Nazarene University has two colleges: the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Adult and Graduate Studies. NNU offers over 60 baccalaureate degree programs, 11 master’s degree programs, a Ph.D. degree program, and a Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) in clinical psychology.WEB, Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) in Clinical Psychology,www.nnu.edu/degrees/graduate/doctor-of-psychology/clinical-psychology, 2022-04-23, www.nnu.edu, en, In addition to its {{convert|90|acre|adj=on}} campus in Nampa, ID, the university offers extensive online degree programs and has branch campuses in Boise, Twin Falls, and Idaho Falls.Founded in 1913, the university now serves over 1300 undergraduate and 700 graduate students, more than 6000 online and continuing education students, and high school concurrent credit students. NNU is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.

Student life

NNU is a co-educational college according to InsideHigherEd and the Council for Christian Colleges and UniversitiesWEB,www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/08/15/christian, Inside Higher Ed’s News, www.insidehighered.com, WEB,www.campuspride.org/worstlist/, Worst List: The Absolute Worst Campuses for LGBTQ Youth, Campus Pride, 17 May 2019, August 23, 2021,

LGBTQ students

NNU is ranked among the “Absolute Worst Campuses for LGBTQ Youth” in the US by Campus Pride. The Church of the Nazarene Manual 2017–2021{{efn|The online manual website indicates that “The provisions of the current Manual remain effective until modified by the 30th General Assembly, scheduled to convene in June of 2023, and a new version is announced by the Board of General Superintendents.“}} states that “we believe the practice of same-sex sexual intimacy is contrary to God’s will for human sexuality”.Church of the Nazarene Manual 2017–2021, Dean G. Blevins, Stanley J. Rodes, Terry S. Sowden, James W. Spear, David P. Wilson (eds.), Kansas City, MO: Nazarene Publishing House (2017): para. 31. The university’s Notice of Non-discrimination states that “The University maintains the right, with regard to its lifestyle covenant, employment, and other matters, to uphold and apply its religious beliefs related to, among other issues, marriage, sex (gender), gender identity, sexual orientation, and sexual activity.“WEB, Notice of Non-discrimination - Northwest Nazarene University,www.nnu.edu/accreditation-regulations/notice-of-non-discrimination, 2022-04-23, www.nnu.edu,

Athletics

The Northwest Nazarene (NNU) athletic teams are called the Nighthawks (formerly known as Crusaders until October 15, 2017). The university is a member of the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) since the 2001–02 academic year. The Nighthawks previously competed in the D-II Pacific West Conference (PacWest) during the 2000–01 school year; and in the Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 1993–94 to 1999–2000.NNU competes in 13 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men’s sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer and track & field; while women’s sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, track & field and volleyball.WEB,nnusports.com/, Northwest Nazarene University Athletics - Official Athletics Website, Northwest Nazarene University Athletics, Along with Eastern Nazarene College, Point Loma Nazarene University, Southern Nazarene University, and Trevecca Nazarene University, it is one of five Nazarene colleges to compete in the NCAA; while Point Loma Nazarene only competes in the NAIA.

Notable people

Notable graduates include Lori Otter, First Lady of the State of Idaho. Kent R. Hill, the former administrator for USAID’s Bureau for Global Health and former president of the Eastern Nazarene College (1992-2001), Richard Hieb, NASA astronaut, author Donna Fletcher Crow, and Michael Lodahl and Thomas Jay Oord, Nazarene theologians. A notable non-graduate alumna is Mildred Bangs Wynkoop, another Nazarene theologian. Notable former faculty members include Fred J. Shields, H. Orton Wiley, Ben Fischer and Olive Winchester. Religious speaker and author Ann Kiemel Anderson attended the university.

Notes

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External links

• Official website
• Official athletics website

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