Northwood University

Specialties

Known as the school-​of-​choice for business-​minded students of all ages and backgrounds, Northwood University’s management and entrepreneurship focus prepares students to become future leaders of a global, free-​enterprise society.

History

Established in 1959.

On March 23, 1959, two young men with an idea, a goal, and a pragmatic philosophy to encompass it all, broke away from their careers in a traditional college structure to create a new concept in education.

Their visionary idea became a reality when Dr. Arthur E. Turner and Dr. R. Gary Stauffer enrolled 100 students at Northwood Institute, using a 19^th century mansion in Alma, Michigan, as a school building, a small amount of borrowed money for operating expenses, and a large amount of determination.

Northwood was created as the world was changing. The Russians had launched Sputnik and America was soon to follow. Stauffer and Turner watched the race to space. They envisioned a new type of university-​one where the teaching of management led the way. While the frontiers of space were revealing their mysteries, Stauffer and Turner understood all endeavors — technical, manufacturing, marketing, retail, every type of business — needed state-​of-​the-​art, ethics-​driven management.

Meet the Manager

Phylecia B.

Manager

Admission Counselor and Northwood Alumn