NCU continues to experience Wi-Fi outages, keeping students struggling to turn in homework Throughout the semester, students and faculty have noticed a continuing problem with the Wi-Fi. Multiple times this semester, the Wi-Fi has gone out, leaving people frustrated as they are unable to finish their work. Although Wi-Fi outages have happened on campus in...
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English Professor Leslie Evens Retires
After 38 years of teaching poetry, grammar, literature, and writing classes, Professor Evens is retiring from North Central Professor Leslie Evens announced her retirement this December. The long-serving English professor has taught at North Central for 38 years. She will not return full-time in the spring semester, but said she may still adjunct various English...
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Four New Policies Have Been Approved For North Central University
North Central’s Policy Advisor Committee put forward new polices that affect employees and prospective students of the University The Policy Advisor Committee at North Central University announced four new issue policies that were approved by the President’s Council on November 11, 2019. These new policies are Admission for Undergraduates; established admission criteria for potential students,...
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Augustana Nursing Home Sold to Catholic Charities; New Homeless Shelter Planned
Non-profit Catholic organization plans to convert Augustana nursing home into a clinic and shelter for more than 200 homeless. The Augustana Health Care Center is closing its doors. Catholic Charities bought the Augustana nursing home building on 1007 E 14th St., and they plan to do a $65 million renovation for a homeless housing project....
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Kurdish People Pushed Off Syrian Border after President Trump Orders US Troop Withdrawal
North Central students recently visited refugee camps filled with those who fled ISIS advances; Professor Bob Brenneman has spent many years living, working in Kurdish communities A crowd pelted stones and potatoes at U.S. convoys as they traveled from northern Syria to Iraq. One man shouted in Arabic, “Like rats, America is running away,” the...
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President Donald Trump holds a rally at Target Center in Minneapolis
After coming close to taking Minnesota in 2016 Trump looks to swing voters for 2020 On Oct. 10 President Donald Trump held a 2020 election campaign one mile away from campus on Oct. 10 at the Target Center in Minneapolis. The two-and-a-half-hour event led to a days’ worth of activity in downtown, starting with a...
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NCU Installs New Card Readers
Card readers are installed and updated to improve functionality Beginning in Spring 2019, students began to find that their ID cards weren’t working to unlock the outer doors of North Central University’s buildings. The issues with the card readers began in February and has continued into the fall semester. The system that the readers used...
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Students and Staff Gear Up for Annual Trunk or Treat Event
For the 25th Year, North Central hosts annual Halloween event on Elliot Avenue for neighboring kids and families On Halloween night, Trunk or Treat begins. For more than 25 years this event has brought a multicultural community of neighbors, students and staff onto the campus of North Central. Elliot Avenue will be blocked off from...
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Provost Tucker Steps Down
Provost Don Tucker has left his position thus beginning the search for a new provost The position of provost at North Central University opened in July when Don Tucker, who served in the position for four years, resigned. 17 days later a team was formed to find potential candidates for provost. Greg Leeper has stepped...
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North Central Launches A New Online Program
North Central launches a new online program in partnership with churches nationwide. To begin the fall 2019 semester, North Central University launched their new online opportunities that would allow students to major in one of five degree programs from the convenience of their home. With 11 different academic partnerships with churches across the US, North...