Lucy Henderson
Enrollment Advisor
School of Professional Studies, Office 205
541-684-7280
MBA, Northwest Christian University
B.A., Point Loma Nazarene University
Responsibilities:
Evaluate Adult Degree Program students’ academic, work, and life experiences, and assists with mapping out a degree plan that meets prospective students’ educational and career goals.
Complete admission and enrollment process for Adult Degree Program and Master of Science in Nursing students.
Favorite NCU Memory:
Collaborating with fellow coworkers in team meetings.
Best Part of My Job:
Being a part of guiding individuals to see and realize their own potential.
Tips for College Success:
Just keep placing one foot in front of the other, in time when you look up you’ll realize you are not in the same place you were before.
Favorite Bible Verse:
“In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.” – Proverbs 3:6
Carrie Gillies
Enrollment Advisor
School of Professional Studies, Office 205
541-684-7259
B.A., University of Oregon
Responsibilities:
Evaluate Adult Degree Program students’ academic, work, and life experiences, and assists with mapping out a degree plan that meets prospective students’ educational and career goals.
Complete admission and enrollment process for Adult Degree Program and Master of Science in Nursing students.
Favorite NCU Memory:
Long before I ever thought of working for NCU, I was a member of their community choir. Every year we put on a big Christmas concert for the community. I loved rehearsing sacred holiday music and the powerful sound we could achieve in our concerts with 80+ voices and an orchestra.
Best Part of My Job:
Giving students a clear picture of what it will take to achieve their objective so they can tackle it.
Favorite Hangout Spot in Eugene:
Hideaway Bakery
Tips for College Success:
Don’t waste energy worrying about how much homework you have. Take action and use that energy to start chipping away at it.
Favorite Bible Verse:
“For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.” – 2 Timothy 1:7
Miles Adkisson
Associate Director of Admission & Enrollment Advisor
School of Professional Studies, Office 202
541-349-5284
MBA, Northwest Christian University
B.A., Northwest Christian University
Responsibilities:
Assist with the communication and promotion of NCU program offerings.
Evaluate Adult Degree Program students’ academic, work, and life experiences, and assists with mapping out a degree plan that meets prospective student educational and career goals.
Manage student enrollment and on-boarding process for Adult Degree and Graduate programs.
Coordinate the Prior Learning Assessment program, helping students earn credit for college-level learning gained through life and work experiences.
Favorite NCU Memory:
Getting the opportunity to travel with NCU staff and students on mission trips to both San Francisco and Mexico. It’s an amazing experience getting to worship the Lord with people from different cultures.
Best Part of My Job:
Being a part of a team that works tirelessly to help make NCU a better place for current and future students.
Favorite hangout spot in Eugene:
The Pickleball courts at Meadow Park.
Tips for College Success:
Simply finding the time for classes is one of the biggest barriers adult learners face. Having a clear time management plan is critical. Establish your own personal routine at the beginning of every semester to help you keep up with your coursework and protect your other commitments. It is also important that you establish a good, consistent workspace that is quiet and free from distraction.
Favorite Bible Verse:
“He must become greater; I must become less.” – John 3:30
KACIE GERDRUM
Dean of Admission
School of Professional Studies, Office 206
541-684-7343
B.A., Northwest Christian University
Responsibilities:
Organize and direct NCU’s effort to market its programs to prospective students.
Favorite NCU Memory:
Singing and dancing with beautiful families in Romania on an NCU missions trip.
Best Part of My Job:
Getting to know students and families from all different backgrounds and helping them find their home here at NCU.
Tips for College Success:
Take the time to get to know your professors. They are extremely knowledgeable and can help you learn more than you ever imagined.
Favorite Bible Verse:
“The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” – Deuteronomy 31:8
Michael Fuller
Vice President for Enrollment & Student Development
Morse Event Center, Welcome Center
541-684-7201
M.S., California Lutheran University
B.A., Pacific Lutheran University
Responsibilities:
Serve as NCU’s chief enrollment and student development officer. Provide leadership to the Division of Enrollment and Student Development including Admission, Athletics, Campus Ministry, Financial Aid, Student Programs, Residence Life, Campus Dining, and Security.
Favorite NCU Memory:
Beacon Madness, Chapel, New Student Orientation, Embrace the City Day, and all Beacon sporting events.
Best Part of My Job:
Getting to lead a team that works tirelessly to help students find “God’s Call” in their life.
Favorite Hangout Spot in Eugene:
Anywhere with my family, the Morse Event Center, coffee houses, and Autzen Stadium.
Tips for College Success:
Be involved. College ought to be an ‘active’ experience. Students who invest their time in the classroom, in co-curricular activities, in leadership opportunities, and in serving others graduate with a great sense of fulfillment.
Favorite Bible Verse:
“Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but as an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith, and in purity.” – I Timothy 4:12