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Northwood University, Texas Campus is a unique campus surround by lush hills and green trees just south of Cedar Hill State Park. The student-faculty ratio is approximately 20:1 with an average class size of approximately 19. Professors strongly believe in experiential learning and offer students opportunities to gain real-life business experience through hands-on techniques. Students are empowered to earn a Bachelor of Business degree with a unique concentration in Advertising, Aftermarket Management, Automotive Marketing & Management, Economics, Entertainment, Sport & Promotion Management, Entrepreneurship, Fashion Marketing, Finance, Hotel, Restaurant & Resort Management, International Business or Management Information Systems. Northwood University also offers a fouryear BBA/MBA program which is an intensive program of study that allows highachieving, focused students to complete their Bachelor of Business Administration degree in three years and their Master of Business Administration degree in one additional year. This program allows for and encourages students to participate in the Honors Program and co-curricular campus life programming
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such as varsity athletics, business clubs or academic, service and social organizations while at Northwood University.
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NU students are also encouraged to participate in international opportunities that will allow them to travel to such destinations as Europe, Latin America, Asia, Australia and more. In addition, there are numerous exchange programs and mini session offerings for interested students. The Texas campus is a founding member of the Red River Athletic Conference in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Division I, and competes in baseball, men's and women's cross country, track, women's softball, men's and women's golf, and men's and women's soccer. Additionally, Northwood students may participate in intramural competition sports. Prominent NU athletic graduates include Robert Alexander Childress, the head coach of the Texas A&M baseball team, and Humberto “Bert” Miranda, a Texas Rangers minor league instructor in the Dominican Republic Instructional League. Annually, Northwood honors two alumni members with the Outstanding Alumni Award. Candidates are selected based on various criteria with emphasis on those who have shown dedication and achievement in their professions, community involvement and their support and commitment to the university. One of this year’s honorees, NU Director of Enrollment Dr. Terry J. Silva, completed his BBA while serving in the United States Navy and continued his educational pursuits by earning a Master’s Degree in Human Relations and Business, and an Educational Doctorate Degree in Organizational Leadership. The other honoree is Mr. John Eagle, who in 1987 became president of John Eagle Dealerships, a nationally renowned domestic, foreign and luxury dealership company with stores in Dallas, Houston and Austin, as well as in
Education at Northwood expands students’ minds in terms of their careers and their role in society. Dr. Jerome Fullinwider, a strong Northwood supporter, founded the "Values Emphasis Speakers Series" on the Texas campus. This series highlights the importance of personal values for students and includes campus-wide speakers as well as classroom presentations. Topics span from ethics in business to the value of the free-market system. This year NU was honored to host two internationally known speakers—John Stossel, a New York Times bestselling author and broadcast journalist with Fox Business Network who has won 19 Emmys, and Stephen M.R. Covey, co-founder of Global Speed of Trust Practice. Northwood is honored to have such a distinguished Texas Board of Governors. The board serves as an advisory panel that provides leadership by assisting the provost, Dr. Kevin Fegan, in the strategic planning and implementation that leads to campus development and advancement opportunities. Notable board members include Amanda Hinton-Skinner, the community outreach co-chair for NU and current president of the Cedar Hill Chamber of Commerce, and Martha Tiller, president of Martha Tiller Company, NU’s PR chair and an award-winning public relations executive. The Northwood Texas campus also offers events that are open to the public, such as Haunted Forrest, LitFest and the Distinguished Women’s Program. Northwood University, Discover the Leader in You.