   
The Mission of Northwest University -Carry the CallNorthwest University is dedicated to preparing students for lives of service and leadership.
This is not a new idea; this is the heritage of Northwest University, which now spans more than 70 years. Graduates are serving today around the world in a broad range of professions including: pastoral ministry, business, music, education, counseling, science, law, and missions. The visionaries who founded Northwest caught a glimpse of the future. Our founding documents called for programs that would prepare students for service in a myriad of contexts. These same founding documents called, specifically, for programs that would train nurses.
The Mark and Huldah Buntain School of NursingSix years ago, building on our growing academic program, plans rapidly came together that would birth another dream at Northwest. Highly qualified personnel, quality academic programs, students with a unique burden, inspired leadership, and the generosity of key donors all came together to bring about Northwest’s Mark and Huldah Buntain School of Nursing. Students were enrolled and educated in our program that prepared them for the profession of nursing as well as the calling of nursing. In addition to thorough study of the theories and techniques to meet the demands of nursing, students were discipled by nurses who were driven by compassion. Nursing students learn not only in the contexts of the classroom and the clinic, they learn in the contexts of the chapel and the mission field. The first class of these uniquely qualified nurses graduated from the Mark and Huldah Buntain School of Nursing in 2001. Our nurses are already meeting human need through skilled hands of compassion in a variety of contexts around the world. In many ways, these nurses are becoming available at just the right time. It is not at all uncommon for news reports to highlight the desperate need for nurses in our communities and around the world. Today, in just Washington state alone, there are 1,800 nurses needed to fill existing hospital vacancies. Government agencies predict that there will be a shortage of registered nurses in Washington that will exceed 25,000 by 2020. The Mark and Huldah Buntain School of Nursing is a reality. Today, over 160 students are pursuing a life of service through nursing at Northwest University. The growing School of Nursing has been located in two different temporary quarters. It is served by the University’s science programs, which function in labs that were originally built 40 years ago. Our nursing students have exhausted every available space; we are already at capacity. For information about the Mark and Huldah Buntain School of Nursing, click here.
The Health and Sciences Center -
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| Construction/Hard Costs | $14.2 million |
| Direct Soft Costs and Fees | $2.2 million |
| Indirect Infrastructure and Fees | $800 thousand |
| Administration and Fundraising | $900 thousand |
| Campaign Goal | $18.9 million |
| Funds Given and Pledged Toward Project | $5.0 million |
| Funds Committed From Other Sources | $1.6 million |
| Remaining Fundraising Goal | $12.3 million |
The second floor will serve as the primary home for the Mark and Huldah Buntain School of Nursing. The plan provides ample office space for full-time and adjunct faculty members as well as space dedicated to collaboration and conferences. Classroom and lab space has been designed for the specific needs of nursing education. Large classrooms are planned to accommodate combined cohorts, and smaller classrooms and work areas are provided for specialized sessions and group work. The nursing skills lab will provide replicas of real-world nursing situations like hospital rooms and exam rooms ideally suited for learning and practicing nursing skills. The computer lab will be used for further study, projects, and simulations. For a larger version of the floorplan, click here
The first floor is at grade-level at both entrances and provides a grand two-story entry from the plaza. The grand entry is flanked by a desperately needed lecture hall that will accommodate 120 students. It will also be well suited for conferences which the University may host. Office and administrative space is provided for science faculty, and academic and lab space is designed to serve chemistry, physics, biology, geology and ecology. The ecology space will include a door to the outside for access to a greenhouse and outdoor experiments. For a larger version of the floorplan, click here
The story of Northwest University is a story of God’s faithful provision. At every step of our development, God has demonstrated His strength; He has both guided and provided. Whether it was the miracle of starting Northwest during the Great Depression, the stunning way God provided our campus here in Kirkland, or the way He has called some of His most choice servants to teach, lead, and study at Northwest… God’s handprints cover every aspect of what has shaped our University.
Recent years have seen tremendous growth in enrollment, programs, and facilities. With over fifty areas of study, including two graduate degree programs, students continue to stream in to Northwest. To meet demand we have added thirteen buildings over the past six years. Each of these projects has been marked by God’s provision.
One of these buildings is the three-story office complex at 6710 108th Avenue, just a few blocks north of our main campus. Only a few years ago, growth was increasingly difficult because there was no more space. One member of the Faculty described us as root bound. In an effort to possibly find a little space to rent, one of our Vice Presidents stumbled in to 6710. It did not take long to realize that God was providing an extraordinary opportunity. Within three months we were not merely renting part of the building, we owned it all and were moving in. A first class building that was recently built for nearly $10 million was ours for just over $5 million. We are told that if we put the building back on the market today the building would call for a price comfortably over $10 million. We desperately needed the building and God provided something that was beyond our dreams.
So as we take another step forward in faith, we have learned to trust that God will provide. He has already demonstrated His provision through the generosity of His people. Gifts totaling nearly $2 million have provided for our work so far, including infrastructure, utilities, water detention, zoning changes, design and engineering. We are now ready to build this building… one again, of course, in faith.
To find out more about the Health and Sciences Center and about how you 
can make a contribution, please contact Jeff Lockhart, Director, Capital Campaign, at
-- or 425.889.5206.
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For an up-to-date view
of the HSC, click here.
To make a donation and reserve your place in Northwest University’s history, click here.
For more information and a photo gallery of the HSC Dedication, click here.
To see months of construction in seconds, click here.
To view a three-minute video about the HSC, click here.
For a fundraising progress report, click here.
To watch a video of testimonial interviews, click here.
For a church giving update, click here.
For a progress report as of Aug 14, 2007, click here
For a story and photos about groundbreaking, click here.
For information on Congressman Jay Inslee's recent visit
to Northwest University, click here.
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The Health and Sciences Center will be located between Ness Academic Center and the Hurst Library. To see a campus map, click here.
We pursue this dedication with a well-defined understanding of calling. Carry the Call serves as our University vision statement; it asserts our belief that each and every one of us has purpose. As we pursue the purpose that God designs for each of us, we Carry the Call with heart, head and hand. Our hearts are touched and transformed by a loving God. Our heads are trained so that we can be the best possible stewards of God’s calling. Our hands are engaged, not merely receiving God’s call or preparing for God’s call, but doing the work to which God calls.