to all educators associated with the Church of the Nazarene, whether by actual membership, employment, or regular attendance, and others interested in supporting the purposes of this organization. Organization consists of the Executive Committee and Regional Chairs/Representatives, The Office of Christian Schools, nine current Educational Regions (associated with the Nazarene Churches Institutions of Higher Learning) and the individual members and schools or childcare centers. NIEA Executive Committee: General Chair; Vice-Chair, Early Childhood; Vice-Chair, Elementary Education; Vice-Chair, Secondary Education; Director of Children's Ministries; Coordinator of Christian Schools; Assistant Coordinator of Christian Schools; Regional Chairs. Educational Regions The NIEA Educational Regions are Nazarene college regions. The United States, for example, is divided into eight educational regions, each linked with one of the eight liberal arts colleges. A gentlemen's agreement exists between the liberal arts colleges, which stipulates that they are not to actively recruit outside their respective regions. Eastern USA Region for Eastern Nazarene College (ENC) in Quincy, Massachusetts North Central USA Region for MidAmerica Nazarene University (MNU) in Olathe, Kansas East Central USA Region for Mount Vernon Nazarene University (MVNU) in Mount Vernon, Ohio Northwest USA Region for Northwest Nazarene University (NNU) in Nampa, Idaho Central USA Region for Olivet Nazarene University (ONU) in Bourbonnais, Illinois Southwest USA Region for Point Loma Nazarene University (PLNU) in San Diego, California South Central USA Region for Southern Nazarene University (SNU) in Bethany, Oklahoma Southeast USA Region for Trevecca Nazarene University (TNU) in Nashville, Tennessee Affiliations Over the years, NIEA has developed strategic relationships with other Christian Schools associations that have helped the development of Christian schooling within the Nazarene church. One such relationship is with The Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI). The standards for certification with ACSI have been meet through Nazarene Bible College (NBC). Notes and references External links Official NEW (NIEA) site LIBERAL ARTS AND THE PRIORITIES OF NAZARENE HIGHER EDUCATION by J. Matthew Price, Ph.D. "Why These Schools? Historical Perspectives on Nazarene Higher Education," by Stan Ingersol See also List of Church of the Nazarene schools Nazarene higher education University organizations