by - February 10, 2014 9:15 am
NWACC opens new Adult Education library
NorthWest Arkansas Community College will host an open house on Tuesday (Feb. 11) for its new library for the Adult Education program, located in Room 1300 of the Center for…
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by - February 6, 2014 7:09 pm
National Child Protection Training Center unveiled at NWACC
What better place to change the world, saving one child at a time, than Northwest Arkansas. That’s what Michael Johnson, longtime child abuse advocate from Irving, Texas, said while touring…
by - January 28, 2014 8:25 pm
NWACC spring enrollment dips 6.1%
NorthWest Arkansas Community College enrolled more than 7,500 credit students for the spring 2014 semester, college officials announced Tuesday (Jan. 28). The college had a preliminary count of 7,546 enrolled…
by - January 27, 2014 8:23 pm
NWACC faculty member named to national board
Dr. Wendi J.W. Williams, a NorthWest Arkansas Community College faculty member, was named to the board of directors for the national Triangle Coalition for STEM Education. The Coalition is a…
by - January 16, 2014 6:26 pm
ARK grant helps NWACC offer free courses
A federal grant awarded to NorthWest Arkansas Community College will fund courses designed to empower the unemployed by providing technology courses in fields in high demand by area industries and…
by - January 16, 2014 6:14 pm
NWACC’s Laughton honored for excellence
Jim Laughton, a member of the communication and arts faculty at NorthWest Arkansas Community College, was recently honored with the John and Suanne Roueche Excellence Award. The annual Roueche Excellence…
by - January 15, 2014 9:01 am
Peterson named NWACC dean of workforce development
Keith Peterson has been named dean of workforce development at NorthWest Arkansas Community College and will begin his new duties on Jan. 21. He will have the primary responsibility for…
by - December 13, 2013 12:45 pm
NWACC reorganizes learner support team
NorthWest Arkansas Community College’s Office of Learner Support Services has recently completed a major reorganization, promoting four educators in the process. Since assuming the role of NWACC President, Dr. Evelyn…
by - November 26, 2013 10:42 pm
NWACC legal coordinator elected to national board
Mary Hatfield Lowe was elected to the board of directors of the American Association for Paralegal Education at the annual conference in Phoenix on Nov. 8. Lowe is the…
by - November 22, 2013 12:36 pm
NWACC: Birkhead completes diversity training
Kathryn Birkhead, director for diversity and inclusion at NorthWest Arkansas Community College, recently completed a certificate program in diversity management at Cornell University. Cornell’s School of Industrial and Labor…
by - November 22, 2013 12:06 pm
NWACC registration open for spring semester
NorthWest Arkansas Community College has opened registration for its spring 2014 semester that begins Jan. 13 and concludes May 2. The schedule for the spring semester includes day, evening…
by - November 21, 2013 8:00 pm
NWACC public relations team garners awards
Members of NorthWest Arkansas Community College’s public relations and marketing team received six awards in the District 4 Medallion Awards competition conducted by the National Council for Marketing & Public…
by - November 8, 2013 11:33 pm
NWACC names Tompkins as VP for learning
Dr. Ricky Tompkins of Rogers was appointed vice president for learning by Dr. Evelyn Jorgenson, president of NorthWest Arkansas Community College. Tompkins had filled the position on an interim…
by - October 28, 2013 12:38 pm
NWACC faculty, staff honored at state conference
Four individuals from NorthWest Arkansas Community College were honored during the a recent conference of the Arkansas Association of Two-Year Colleges. The event, held in Hot Springs, represented the…
by - October 9, 2013 10:03 am
Jorgenson celebrates ‘whirlwind’ 100 days at NWACC
So far in the 100 days that she’s served as President at NorthWest Arkansas Community College, Dr. Evelyn Jorgenson says that everything has either “lived up to or exceeded” her…
by - September 5, 2013 7:13 pm
NWACC partners with OSHA and Arkansas Department of Labor
Representatives from NorthWest Arkansas Community College, the U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Arkansas Department of Labor signed an agreement today (Sept. 5) continuing a…
by - September 3, 2013 4:15 pm
Enrollment dips at NWACC, up at the UA
NorthWest Arkansas Community College officials are pleased with the 8,102 students enrolled as of the 11th day of classes for this fall semester, despite a 3.8% decline from the year-ago…
by - August 19, 2013 10:48 am
NWACC to honor Paneitz on Thursday
NorthWest Arkansas Community College will dedicate its student center to Dr. Becky Paneitz at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22. The brief ceremony will be held at Bogle Plaza on…
by - July 1, 2013 8:51 pm
NWACC’s Jorgenson signs contract amendment
Dr. Evelyn Jorgenson signed an amendment to her three-year contract on July 1, raising her annual salary to $182,131 for this fiscal year. The original contract reached in December had…
by - June 10, 2013 10:58 pm
NWACC names student center after Paneitz
NorthWest Arkansas Community College will name a college building in honor of Dr. Becky Paneitz, Ric Clifford, chairman of the college’s board of trustees said Monday (June 10). Clifford read…