University of Northwestern 2012-13 Annual Report

University of Northwestern – St. Paul

2012–13 President’s Report

“God is at work in shaping us and moving us toward an era of growing innovation and globalization.�

Alan S. Cureton, Ph.D., President

Enrollment figures Fall 2012

3,267 Total Enrollment

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1,739 Traditional Undergrad

893 PSEO Students

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75+ Undergrad Areas of Study

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7 Online Degrees

From the President A year filled with milestones In October 2012 we celebrated 110 years since our institution’s founding as Northwestern Bible and Missionary Training School.

In May 2013 we graduated the last class to earn diplomas embossed with the name “Northwestern College.”

And at the turn of the calendar to close our 2012–13 academic and fiscal year, on July 1, 2013 we launched a new era as University of Northwestern – St. Paul.

A vibrant past, an exciting future In January 2012 I introduced to our faculty, staff and student leaders a concept we refer to as 7 & 1 by 21, a strategic plan with intentional goals to sustain and enhance our mission to reach a total student population of 7,000 students and a Northwestern Media listener base of one million listeners by the year 2021.

On the media side, as you’ll see in this report, that onemillion mark has already been met, demonstrating growth that exceeds our most ambitious expectations.

We praise God for the lives being touched through this ministry!

For the university, we seek to reach people through Christ-centered education as we expand graduate offerings, online learning, and innovative dual degree and dual enrollment programs. We are pursuing exciting global partnerships that will build bridges for our students and faculty to learn, serve, and study abroad and to bring more international students to our campus.

As you read highlights from our last year as a college, you will see how God is at work in shaping us and moving us toward an era of growing innovation and globalization.

Alan S. Cureton, Ph.D. President

President Cureton prays with students and employees during University celebration day.

U niver s ity o f No r thw ester n Missio n Statem ent University of Northwestern – St. Paul exists to provide Christ-centered higher education equipping students to grow intellectually and spiritually, to serve effectively in their professions, and to give Godhonoring leadership in the home, church, community, and world.

No r thw ester n Media Missio n Statem ent Northwestern Media exists to lead people to Christ and nurture believers in their spiritual growth through Christ-centered media.

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Academics

Nursing Program Up and Running Northwestern’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) officially launched in May 2013 after years of prayer, months of preparation and a green-light from the Minnesota Board of Nursing.

Students learn in stateof-the-art facilities that include an eight-bed clinical lab and more.

The 16-month program helps students to save time and money and enter their careers faster, with no compromise on the level of preparation. The program is rigorous and unique in four key areas, offering: • Blended learning format that includes face-to-face and online learning • Christ-centered approach to service and care • Inter-professional collaboration with health care professionals • Clinical immersions with cross-cultural and populationbased learning opportunities.

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Learn more about Nursing at unwsp.edu/nursing.

Helping students achieve their educational goals in a way that’s efficient and affordable is a vital strategy in higher education today.

Northwestern’s dual enrollment, dual degree, and Degree in Three programs meet this need head-on.

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increasing Dual Enrollment

Dual enrollment refers to courses taken by high school students (typically juniors and seniors) that count toward high school graduation and concurrently for college or university credit. Minnesota’s Postsecondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) program is UNW’s largest dual enrollment venue. In 2012–13, more than 1,100 students took PSEO courses online, on site in Christian high schools, or on campus, making Northwestern Minnesota’s largest private school provider of PSEO courses.

Degree in Three is available for select undergraduate majors to help students chart a course to graduating in three years, while the unique B.A./M.Div. track for ministry allows students to earn both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in just five years.

Other dual enrollment venues include College in the Schools (CIS) in private Christian high schools in other states or countries and

The benefits are clear. Through these strategic programs, students are graduating sooner and with less debt.

Early College discounted online courses. CIS programs in Texas and Ecuador have met with great success.

Developing Leaders in and outside of the classroom Northwestern’s Leadership Development by more than 200 students. Additionally, in Program (LDP) is an out-of-classroom spring 2013 a group of LDP participants experience designed for students interested planned and implemented a High School in leadership. The program takes place Leadership Conference on campus—now an over four semesters and culminates with annual event. a certificate of leadership. Since its start in 2007, LDP participation has increased LDP participant Andrew Hershey ’16 noted, dramatically, jumping from 18 participants in “The Leadership Development Program allowed me to better understand myself, the 2009 to 143 in 2013. gifts God has given me, and the way I lead, One component of the program is and has given me a passion to lead, influence participation in the twice-yearly Leadership and develop leaders all around the world.”

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Students

Theatre on Purpose Takes Hard Look at Tough Topics Theatre can be so much more than entertainment.

In 2013 Northwestern’s Theatre Department took that to heart and launched Theatre on Purpose (ToP).

Directed by professional theatre artists, ToP brings together a small ensemble of Northwestern student theatre artists who write and perform original pieces about important social issues. The inaugural production in 2013 focused on the tragedy of human trafficking and its unprecedented growth in Minnesota and the world.

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The venue is portable and the first ToP ensemble shared gripping and thought-provoking performances with audiences in schools, churches and on campus. The drama is presented on its own or in conjunction with a postshow talk-back where actors and audience explore the issue more in-depth.

Learn more about Theatre on Purpose at unwsp.edu/theatre.

Students Receive Gilman, Fulbright Funding to Go Abroad

Athletic Accolades

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Study abroad seemed out of reach for Britany study- and intern-abroad awards for U.S. Dumas-Jones ’15, Kou Thao ’14, and Maly Lee undergraduate students who are receiving ’15, but the award of a Benjamin A. Gilman Federal Pell Grant funding at a two- or fourscholarship for each of them opened up year college or university. doors to the world. The awards were granted in spring 2013. Dumas-Jones spent fall Northwestern’s Fulbright tradition also 2013 studying Chinese and history in Hong continued in 2013 when Anastasia Pederson Kong; Thao and Lee took part in a tri-country ’13 accepted a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA) Scholarship appointment to internship in Asia. teach high school students in Levice, Slovakia.

The Gilman Scholarship Program was She is Northwestern’s tenth Fulbright scholar established by the International Academic since 2005.

Opportunity Act of 2000 and provides

«« 84 student-athletes were honored with UMAC Academic All-Conference Accolades «« 70 student-athletes were named to UMAC All-Conference teams.

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«« Six students were recognized with UMAC Player of the Year awards.

The Fellowship of Reconciling Cultures «« Four UNW coaches received Coach of the Everywhere (FORCE) is a student-led organization that helps students to celebrate Year awards. their own cultures and learn how to nurture «« Football, volleyball and men’s basketball relationships with people of other cultures.

FORCE centers around building commuteams clinched UMAC championships. nity through events focused on racial justice, « Volleyball and men’s basketball teams cultural education and celebration, and bibliearned their third straight NCAA cal reconciliation. During 2012–13, FORCE Tournament berths and volleyball had its members hosted or participated in nearly a first-ever NCAA Tournament victory and dozen events on campus, in the community and out of state. advanced to the regional semifinal round.

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Media

Sundance Film Festival: A First for Northwestern Students In January 2013, Associate Professor of Communication Ann Sorenson, MFA, accompanied six Electronic Media Communication students to Park City, Utah, for the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, a premier showcase for independent films.

“Experiential learning is especially important in filmmaking,” said Sorenson.

“We learn by doing, seeing, listening, and participating.

It was an amazing opportunity for film students to meet other film students from across the country, see a variety of films and meet with the directors.”

Each morning, the group took part in the Windrider Forum, organized and attended by Christians that met to discuss faith and films and listen to filmmakers.

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Krista Koester ’14 said, “These films brought up some of the deepest life questions that every human thinks about. It was a blessing to have a trusted group of friends to dialogue with about the questions raised.”

Kansas City Station Becomes 15th in Network On May 1, 2013, Northwestern Media assumed ownership of its 15th radio station, KJNW 88.5 in Kansas City.

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Sr. Vice President for Media Paul Virts, Ph.D., is exuberant about the challenge and opportunities to reach people in America’s heartland for Christ. Virts said that since changing the station’s formatting to Northwestern Media’s programming, Life 88.5 is attracting anywhere from 100,000 to 120,000 different listeners each week, according to Nielsen Audio.

“Kansas City will have the second-largest reach of all our markets,” Virts noted. “It’s approximately two-thirds the size of the Twin Cities and because of the flat geography of Kansas, the signal reaches a 50- to 75-mile airwaves, the new KJNW operates on the radius and has the potential to be heard by 2.5 network’s most robust website platform yet.

Web visitors can listen to music, access biblimillion people.” cal teaching, and respond to opportunities to In addition to reaching listeners over the serve and pray for those in their community.

One Million Marks Media Milestone In 2013, Northwestern Media—via the airwaves from 15 radio stations—reached over one million different listeners. Paul Virts, Ph.D., Sr. Vice President for Media, will be the first to tell that numbers aren’t everything but they can help tell a story.

“This is a big deal because our audience is the largest it’s ever been,” explained Virts, “and means we’re able to deliver on our mission to

more people than ever. We attribute this to God’s favor, great on-air hosts who connect well with listeners, well-researched music, and more.”

Virts also noted that Northwestern Media’s flagship station, 98.5 KTIS in Minneapolis/St. Paul, ranks second among all non-commercial (Christian, public radio, etc.) stations in the country.

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Providing Exceptional Experiences University of Northwestern faculty members are in constant pursuit of knowledge in the context of faith. As they seek to elevate their understanding and better equip students, God often opens doors of unexpected enlightenment, collaboration and opportunity.

The 2012–13 academic/fiscal year saw faculty engagement create such opportunities in the form of unique research projects and new classes, exploration trips to pave the way for global student experiences, and continued strengthening of important international affiliations.

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Philosopher & Biologist An Interdisciplinary Que s t Professor of Philosophy Walter Schultz, Ph.D., and Professor of Biology Lisanne Winslow, Ph.D., both view their scholarly work as an expression of love for the redeeming God of the Bible.

In 2012, a casual conversation by the copy machine led to an opportunity to conduct research that joined their areas of academic expertise.

determined to try to understand every piece of it and the powers that drive the molecules.

“There’s this whole world of nature that scientists explain without God,” said Winslow.

“Walter and I came at it from biblically grounded faith, asking, ‘Where is God in the actual molecular world?’” This question placed them inside a very new field of study, Christian philosophy of biology, also called the philosophy of scientific mechanisms. It was so new, in fact, that no scholarly papers in this area had been published yet.

They decided to be the first and proposed to describe this activity in the universe as “divine compositionalism.” They have subsequently written two papers on divine compositionalism and presented at the Association of Christians and Mathematical Science meeting at Bethel University Their biology/philosophy collaboration led to and at the International Conference on research carried out partially inside the class- Occasionalism held at Harvard University. room through a spring 2013 course called “Metaphysics, An Interdisciplinary Quest for a Photo: PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES Christian Understanding of Mechanisms in The complex ideas explored in the interdisciplinary metaphysScience.” They chose one very specific mech- ics class reflected graduate-level course design. Walter Schultz, anism in biology to study—protein synthesis Ph.D., said, “ We pushed students way beyond traditional under(how human bodies make protein)—and graduate expectations.”

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China Exploration Trip Groundwork for Opp or tunit y

Significant progress was also made toward other trip goals, such as establishing ways to earn degree credit toward licensure programs through a global study and teaching experience, exploring opportunities for Chinese teachers and students to engage in programs at UNW, and pursuing the possibility of UNW students studying the Chinese language at the university level in China.

Pamela Solvie, Ph.D., found the trip to be both exhausting and enjoyable. “We had a With mutual interest in China and passion rigorous schedule of meetings—and each for global education, four UNW professors meeting was wonderful!” Solvie said. “I am went on a two-week China exploration trip excited about the opportunities [education] in May 2013. The purpose of this joint ven- students will have to meet program requireture between the Departments of Education ments within the context of an international and World Languages & Cultures was to experience.” She added that students growinvestigate opportunities for University of ing in intercultural competence as a result of international experiences will strengthen Northwestern students in mainland China. teacher candidates’ skills in working with and While there, the team met with representa- teaching others. tives from more than 10 different schools and educational organizations. According to Johnson indicated that some new programs Education Department Chair Susan Johnson, resulting from this trip may begin as early as Ph.D., they clearly achieved their primary 2014. goal to lay the groundwork for an ongoing relationship with one or more cooperating schools in China that could host University Photo: Exploring CHINESE CULTURE of Northwestern students for global teaching Left to right: Feng-Ling Margaret Johnson, Ph.D. (World Languages & Cultures),Ying W. Shen, Ph.D. (Education), Susan experiences.

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Both faculty members are firm believers in expanding global opportunities and cross-cultural experiences for students and faculty. “The joy of traveling overseas is tremendous,” said Kowalik, who in addition to his Daystar stint, Enhanced by Univer sit y S tatus ministered through a biker ministry in South Africa and helped establish a College in the Last spring when President Alan Cureton, Schools/dual enrollment partnership (see Ph.D., announced that Northwestern College article, page 5) in Quito, Ecuador. would become University of Northwestern Morgan points out that – St. Paul, he explained the name change’s imbeyond faculty exchanges, portance in a global context. “In many places Northwestern’s primary around the world, the term ‘college’ actually collaboration with Daystar means high school,” Cureton explained in a has been through student press interview. exchanges. This unique program allows stu“University status is also important to sup- dents on either continent to pay the regular port Northwestern’s global initiatives, which tuition of their home institution plus airfare. include expanding relationships with Daystar “In terms of global interaction we get a double University in Kenya and Karunya University benefit,” Morgan explained, “since UNW in India, as well as our historical partnership students who can’t go abroad get to interact with students from Daystar while they are with a program in Ecuador,” Cureton said. studying here.”

Tim Kowalik, Ed.D., professor of communication, and Director of Global Initiatives Garry Morgan, D.Miss., have both spent sabbaticals Photo: Building RelationshipS in recent years teaching at Daystar University Tim Kowalik, Ed.D., (second from left) enjoyed interacting with students in and outside of the classroom during his sabbatical in Kenya.

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Follow this Leader Alumna profile Dalynn (Morton ’94) Hoch quickly ascended in her career in the financial services industry, but she will never claim she got there alone: “People have taken me under their wing and given me every opportunity to succeed.”

In October 2012, Hoch was named chief financial officer of Zurich North America.

Zurich North America, based in Schaumburg, Ill.—which celebrated its 100-year anniversary in 2012—is a major provider in several lines of business for the U.S. property/casualty market, as of 2013. In North America, Zurich is the fourth largest commercial propertycasualty insurance company, the third-largest writer of fidelity and surety and the largest insurer of franchised auto dealers.

my father’s definition of success in my role as CFO. We have an opportunity to touch and impact many people’s lives.”

The Road to Insurance At Northwestern, Hoch enrolled in the international business program while also taking a number of accounting courses. “I didn’t plan to be an accountant … but as I took classes, they really clicked and it brought out my passion,” she says.

The daughter of a Minnesota farmer who Hoch eventually got the opportunity to supplemented the family income selling work internationally when she took part in insurance, Hoch notes the foundation of her a Northwestern program, funded through a success was shaped by her father and his grant from 3M, that focused on doing busiemphasis on making a difference in people’s ness in Japan and the Japanese language. She lives. “He sat me down—I still remember also interned in Japan with Cargill, Inc. it—and he said, ‘You know, Dalynn, success is not measured by who you are or what you “Experience in Japan—and really for anyone have, but by where you’ve been and who working overseas—helps you find your own you’ve touched,’” she says. “I often go back to strength and who you are. For me, it gave me 14

a perspective of working globally in a different culture,” she says.

Upon graduating, Hoch was recruited by KPMG, LLP. There she was admitted to the partnership in 2004 and spent approximately the next five years in the firm’s insurance practice.

It was an industry friend and former colleague who pushed her to the next level of leadership, recruiting her to lead the Planning and Performance Management function at Zurich North America in Schaumburg.

Leading Beyond the Numbers In her career and especially as a CFO, Hoch has learned to employ all her skills: “I bring to the role all of who I am. I bring the fact that I am a finance professional and I bring my passion,” Hoch adds. “But I also bring the fact that I’m a woman and the fact that now I’m a mother and farmer’s daughter. You bring all these things together, and then blend them into the diversity of who you are, not what you are.”

About the Article Based on “Follow This Leader” by Christopher Westfall, Financial Executive Magazine (May 2013). Find a link to the original article at unwsp.edu/annualreport.

Photo courtesy of Zurich North America, Rich Malec, Photographer

MBA Offers Opportunities for Business Leaders Building on decades of sending successful business graduates into the marketplace, University of Northwestern – St. Paul will launch a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree program in fall 2014.

The MBA is designed for those who want to achieve greater levels of responsibility and leadership within their chosen profession. Graduates will be equipped to successfully address the challenges of today’s global business environment while integrating a Christian perspective.

Students will learn through a flexible blended-learning format that includes reduced class time once a week plus online coursework, assignments and projects.

MBA instructors will include members of Northwestern’s Business Department and adjunct faculty who are Minnesota business leaders. Students will have access to their professors’ extensive business connections and have opportunities throughout the program to develop a robust professional network of Christian business leaders.

More information is available at unwsp.edu/mba.

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N o r t h w e s t e r n M e d i a 2 0 1 2 –1 3 Northwestern Media Budgeted Revenues & Expenditures

Budgeted Revenues

Budgeted Expenditures

total $15,112,000

total $15,112,000

Service revenue & concerts $3,444,000 22.8%

Technical $2,135,000 13.2%

Capital purchases $1,030,000 7.1%

Listener Support $11,563,0 0 0 76.5%

Programming $3,833,000 26.2%

Fund Raising $2,263,000 15.2%

Faith Radio $105,0 0 0 0.7%

Promos, concerts & Events $2,152,000 14.6%

Station operations & management $3,699,000 23.7%

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Contributors: Shelly Barsuhn, Tess O’Connor, Amy Ritter, Christopher Westfall, Tammy Worrell, and Nancy Zugschwert.

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N o rt h w est e r n C o l l e g e 2 0 1 2–1 3* * Northwestern College became University of Northwestern – St. Paul on July 1, 2013 Northwestern COllege Budgeted Revenues & Expenditures

BudGeted Revenues

BudGeted Expenditures

total $50,117,000

total $50,117,000

Auxiliary Services $2,042,0 0 0 4.1% Auxiliary Services $10,148,0 0 0 20.2%

Tuition & Fees $38,690,0 0 0 77.2%

Unrestricted Gifts & Grants* $1,279,0 0 0 2.6%

Campus Services & Plant $8,514,0 0 0 17.0% Academic Affairs $20,813,0 0 0 41.5%

Institutional Support $6,858,0 0 0 13.7% Student Services $11,890,0 0 0 23.7%

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Board of T rustees Alan S. Cureton, Ph.D., President Megan Doyle Mary C. Edwards, MPH Stan Erickson Ginger Ewing, J.D. Ronald R. Halverson William J. Hamel, M.Div. George Kenworthy, D.Min. Carole Lehn, MBA Lauren D. Libby, MBA Arnold (Bud) Lindstrand ’54 Michael Meloch

P r esident ’ s Ca binet Alan S. Cureton, Ph.D., President Janet B. Sommers, Ph.D. Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Paul H. Virts, Ph.D. Senior Vice President for Media Amy Bragg Carey, Ed.D. Vice President for Institutional Advancement Matt Hill ’89, Ed.D. Vice President for Student Life & Athletics Douglas R. Schroeder, CPA Vice President for Business/CFO Timothy A. Rich, PHR Director of Human Resources

Michael Miller, D.Min. Russell R. Reynolds, MBA Sara Robertson ’54, Ed. D., Secretary Grover Sayre III, J.D., Vice Chair Daniel E. Stoltz, MBA Stewart S. Van Duzer David Venberg ’89

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