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03 Aug2016

Vivian Afocha Serves as Student Speaker at Northwestern College’s 112th Commencement!

Written by Laura Pollastrini. Posted in Press Releases, Uncategorized

Vivian Afocha, 20, of Chicago's north side presented the student commencement address at Northwestern College's 2016 commencement. Afocha, a Nigerian immigrant in her teens and now a US citizen, earned her Criminal Justice Degree.

Vivian Afocha, 20, of Chicago’s north side presented the student commencement address at Northwestern College’s 2016 commencement. Afocha, a Nigerian immigrant in her teens and now a US citizen, earned her Criminal Justice Degree.

Northwestern College conducted its 112th Commencement Ceremony at the Arie Crown Theater at McCormick Place in Chicago. This year’s ceremony featured two students who addressed their class, including Vivian Chinwendu Afocha of Chicago’s north side and Xavier E. Carl Poole of Blue Island. Vivian majored in Criminal Justice while Xavier double-majored in Executive Accounting and Business Administration.

23 May2016

Northwestern College’s spring Blood Drive a success at Bridgeview Campus

Written by Laura Pollastrini. Posted in Press Releases

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On Wednesday, May 18, Northwestern College’s Bridgeview Campus (7725 S. Harlem Avenue) opened its doors to the community and hosted an extremely successful 2016 Blood Drive! Students, faculty, staff and members of the public all participated in the four hour event facilitated by the Heartland Blood Center and sponsored by the College’s Medical Assisting Department.

01 Feb2016

Northwestern College Leaders Speak with President of Advocate Lutheran General Hospital at Multi-Chamber Event

Written by Laura Pollastrini. Posted in Press Releases

(L to R) Raj Patel, Northwestern College Radiologic Technology Instructor/Clinical Coordinator; Advocate Lutheran General Hospital President Richard Floyd; and Northwestern College's COO Dimitrios Kriaras and President, Lawrence Schumacher.

(L to R) Raj Patel, Northwestern College Radiologic Technology Instructor/Clinical Coordinator; Advocate Lutheran General Hospital President Richard Floyd; and Northwestern College’s COO Dimitrios Kriaras and President, Lawrence Schumacher.

Key leaders of Northwestern College this month participated in a Multi-Chamber Business After Hours event hosted by Advocate Lutheran General Hospital and Advocate Children’s Hospital in Park Ridge. While there, Northwestern College’s President, Lawrence Schumacher and Chief Operations Officer Dimitrios Kriaras sought out the Advocate Lutheran General Hospital’s President, Richard B. Floyd. Briefly, they were able to converse about the current state of the healthcare industry in light of the myriad of changes it has undergone these past few years.

25 Jan2016

Northwestern College Collects 198 Coats via its One Warm Coat® Drive

Written by Laura Pollastrini. Posted in Press Releases

Northwestern College's Lauren Schumacher (left) and Brenda Christy revel amidst the coats, hats, gloves, etc. collected during its One Warm Coat® Drive, which will benefit Cornerstone Community Outreach in Chicago.

Northwestern College’s Lauren Schumacher (left) and Brenda Christy revel amidst the coats, hats, gloves, etc. collected during its One Warm Coat® Drive, which will benefit Cornerstone Community Outreach in Chicago.

Thanks to the efforts of Northwestern College’s Rosemont administrative office staff, a local coat drive was spearheaded via One Warm Coat®, resulting in 198 coats being collected to benefit local adults and children in need! Northwestern College, a 114 year old family-owned higher education institution, launched its coat drive on December 4 and concluded it on January 18. In addition to the 198 coats, also collected were: 65 Scarves, 43 pairs of gloves, 34 hats, 6 earmuffs, 2 pairs of children’s snow pants, and 1 pair of boots!

28 Dec2015

Northwestern College Criminal Justice Students Get Visit from Bridgeview Fire Department Battalion Chief

Written by Laura Pollastrini. Posted in Press Releases

Bridgeview Battalion Chief Michael Daly was a guest speaker at Northwestern College's Criminal Investigations Class where he discussed fire and arson investigations with criminal justice students.

Bridgeview Battalion Chief Michael Daly was a guest speaker at Northwestern College’s Criminal Investigations Class where he discussed fire and arson investigations with criminal justice students.

Northwestern College’s Criminal Justice students continue to benefit from partnerships with area investigative professionals in Bridgeview as part of their course curriculum. This fall’s Criminal Investigations Class has had multiple opportunities to learn firsthand from investigations professionals, with their final class guest speaker being Bridgeview Fire Department Battalion Chief Michael Daly. Battalion Chief Daly appeared before the class in Week 10 of the course to talk to them about fire and arson investigations.

28 Dec2015

Northwestern College’s Chicago Campus Students Conduct Food Drive for Local Food Pantry

Written by Laura Pollastrini. Posted in Press Releases

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Yuri Villalobos of Northwestern College’s Student Services Office and Chicago Campus Director Todd LaSota stand before partially filled donation boxes for Jireh Pantry set out in the College’s Student Services reception area.

Northwestern College’s Chicago Campus students have organized a Food Drive that spans from Thanksgiving through New Years in hopes of assisting local Chicago families. Donation boxes were set out on November 20 around the College’s Jefferson Park Campus and will remain in place through December 31, with all proceeds collected to go to Jireh Pantry. The Jireh Food Pantry is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization affiliated with Jesus Word Center.

28 Dec2015

Northwestern College’s Bridgeview Campus Conducting Food & Toy Drive With Bridgeview Chamber

Written by Laura Pollastrini. Posted in Press Releases

Boxes for food and toy donations are in the front lobby of Northwestern College, with collections welcome through December 9. The Drive is once again being held in conjunction with the Bridgeview Chamber.

Boxes for food and toy donations are in the front lobby of Northwestern College, with collections welcome through December 9. The Drive is once again being held in conjunction with the Bridgeview Chamber.

Northwestern College’s Bridgeview Campus (7725 S. Harlem Avenue), in conjunction with the Bridgeview Chamber of Commerce & Industry, is pleased to announce its participation once again in the Annual Bridgeview Chamber Food & Toy Drive. This is the 25th year that the Bridgeview Chamber has sponsored this drive to benefit the needy families and children of the Bridgeview Community. Once again, Northwestern College is serving as an official drop-off site for food and toys for the community, as well as for the college’s own students, staff and faculty.

28 Dec2015

Northwestern College’s Bridgeview Campus Participates in Pen Pal Program with Bridgeview School Children

Written by Laura Pollastrini. Posted in Press Releases

Northwestern College's Amy Buoscio, also a Bridgeview Chamber of Commerce & Industry Board Member, addresses Bridgeview School 4th & 5th graders while flanked by the children's' fall Pen Pals from the College and community.

Northwestern College’s Amy Buoscio, also a Bridgeview Chamber of Commerce & Industry Board Member, addresses Bridgeview School 4th & 5th graders while flanked by the children’s’ fall Pen Pals from the College and community.

Thirty-three (33) Northwestern College staff and faculty participated in the Bridgeview Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s 2015 Pen Pal Program with three of Bridgeview School’s fourth and fifth grade classes. Multiple businesses and Chamber members of the Bridgeview community participated, providing pen pals for over eighty (80) children during the fall quarter of the school year.

28 Dec2015

Northwestern College Criminal Justice Students Tour Bridgeview Police Department & Firing Range

Written by Laura Pollastrini. Posted in Press Releases

Bridgeview Police Department Investigator Robert Tomiczak looks on along with several Northwestern College Criminal Justice students while touring the department's Firing Range as part of their Criminal Investigations class.

Bridgeview Police Department Investigator Robert Tomiczak looks on along with several Northwestern College Criminal Justice students while touring the department’s Firing Range as part of their Criminal Investigations class.

Northwestern College’s Criminal Justice students continue to benefit from a partnership with the Bridgeview Police Department, with this fall’s Criminal Investigations Class having the opportunity for a second time to learn firsthand from law enforcement personnel. During week 6 of the fall quarter the class had the opportunity to take a field trip to the Bridgeview Police Department where they toured the facility; observed the various areas of intake, holding and questioning; observed the practice of fingerprinting; viewed via live recording the questioning of a subject; toured and utilized the department’s firing range; and met with multiple Bridgeview Police personnel, including Investigator Robert Tomiczak and Range Master/Officer David Sroka. The students were also accompanied by Northwestern College instructor Charles Chigas (retired Bridgeview Chief) and Criminal Justice Program Coordinator Mark Mitchell (retired Palos Hills Lieutenant).

28 Dec2015

Northwestern College Criminal Justice Students Earn 9 Awards at ACJA Reg’l Conference!

Written by Laura Pollastrini. Posted in Press Releases

Northwestern College CJ Coord. Mark Mitchell, grad Pablo Manrique, Instructor Mike Collins, students Ruben Hernandez & Vivian Afocha, grads Mayra Camacho & Ebony Roberison, student Juliana Olivas, & grads Eduardo Garcia & Alex Barton.

Northwestern College CJ Coord. Mark Mitchell, grad Pablo Manrique, Instructor Mike Collins, students Ruben Hernandez & Vivian Afocha, grads Mayra Camacho & Ebony Roberison, student Juliana Olivas, & grads Eduardo Garcia & Alex Barton.

Recently nine (9) Northwestern College Criminal Justice students and graduates and two Criminal Justice Program faculty members traveled to the American Criminal Justice Association (ACJA) Lambda Alpha Epsilon Region 6 Conference in Macomb, IL. After rigorous competition, Northwestern College walked away with nine (9) total awards, including five (5) earned by NC students and graduates and four (4) by NC professionals! The ACJA is a national fraternal organization dedicated to the betterment of law enforcement through education, with its regional conferences affording students opportunities to compete over several days in multiple categories of both written and physical competitions. The theme for the Region 6 Conference was, “CLUE: The Board Game and Criminal Investigations such games in livecasinosites.com.”

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