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More than 30 years after graduating from the University of Northwestern – St. Paul, Eithne (Daire) Shimasaki (Class of 1994) continues to find new ways to invest in the place that helped shape her life.

Friday, September 4, 2026

The opportunities are there. The learning is happening. The experiences are available.

Friday, June 5, 2026

Elaina Carsten, a Northwestern alumna and 2025 Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA) Award recipient to Taiwan, has been selected to return as an English Teaching Flagship Plus awardee. Carsten shared her…

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Henry has been faithfully serving Christ through pastoral ministry for 36 years: he served as an associate pastor for eight years in Wichita, Kansas before he accepted the lead pastor role at Five Oaks Church in…

Friday, February 13, 2026

Karyn Tomlison, chef and restaurant owner, is using her God-given creativity and gift of hospitality to communicate God’s nature through the story she tells with food.

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

God’s unwavering grace is always actively working in our lives but is most evident in times of extreme difficulty. Perhaps it’s because we are desperate for Him to perform a miracle, right a wrong, remove a thorn from…

Monday, February 9, 2026

University of Northwestern – St. Paul is featured on the first episode of season 14 of The College Tour on Amazon Prime Video.

Friday, May 30, 2025

Northwestern students are becoming more and more passionate about God as they learn about Him through their Bible classes and other classes specific to their majors, during chapel, and in relationship with their peers…

Friday, February 14, 2025

2024 Milestones As January comes to a close, we look back with gratitude on the past year at Northwestern. Throughout 2024, our community has experienced the Lord’s unwavering grace and provision, embracing the call to live out and amplify the Gospel. We celebrate the ways…

Friday, January 31, 2025

ST. PAUL, Minn., September 26, 2024 – In conjunction with its recent September meeting, University of Northwestern – St. Paul (UNW) Board of Trustees welcomed two new members. Both Dalynn Hoch ‘93 and Cade Lambert ‘00 provide a wealth of knowledge and insight from their respective…

Thursday, September 26, 2024

UNW is a place where community happens not only while a student is pursuing his or her education on campus and as an alum.

Friday, February 9, 2024

When something is deeply important to you, it almost feels like a part of your being. Everyone wants to be taken seriously, taking the time to really listen to and care for others is a way we can all let a bit of…

Monday, November 29, 2021

My name is Tami “Parker” Hochhalter. My husband Lowell and I attended and met at Northwestern in the 1980s. It seems like a lifetime ago, and then again, like yesterday. Lowell represented the Eagles on the football…

Wednesday, December 2, 2020

Bob and Jane Hosman attended Northwestern from 1963 – 1966. The two met while taking classes, sharing their first date at the annual spring formal! From their time at Northwestern until now, Bob and Jane have been…

Wednesday, July 8, 2020

Joann Pittman studied Social Science at Northwestern and graduated with her degree in 1982. Today, Joann lives in New Brighton, but for several years in between, she taught English and spread Christ’s light in China….

Wednesday, June 3, 2020

I love a story from the book Art & Fear by David Bayles and Ted Orland. A ceramics teacher divided pottery students into two groups—one that had to make as many pots as possible and another that had to make the best…

Friday, January 31, 2020

Abbie (Nelson) ’19 and Jake ’19 McDermott are new to the Alumni family, graduating from Northwestern just this past December. If graduation wasn’t a busy enough time, the McDermotts planned their wedding for the…

Thursday, January 30, 2020

This year Northwestern honored Kristina Siemens as the Women’s Athletic Hall of Fame Award winner. Northwestern recognized Kristina on her athletic achievements and the evidence of a continuing commitment to Christ,…

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Living in her dream house, living her ideal life, and loving her role as a wife, Ellie Herringshaw made a discovery that turned her life upside down.

Thursday, June 6, 2019

What do you do when life throws you an unimaginable curve ball? For Joe Delagrave, he never could have imagined having to rediscover his identity after a boating accident. Life changed on July 10, 2004 while boating…

Thursday, May 2, 2019