Naomi Yanike

Director of Media Arts
Assistant Professor of Media Arts

(503) 375-7190

nyanike@corban.edu

  • B.A. Communications – Augustana University
  • Graduate Certificate Human Resources & Corporate Training – University of Nebraska Omaha
  • M.A. Communications – University of Nebraska Omaha

Naomi Yanike comes to Corban from the University of Nebraska, Omaha, where she taught journalism and media in the School of Communications. Before pursuing graduate school and teaching in higher education, her 20 years of professional experience include business, non-profit, and ministry positions. She has been a media entrepreneur for two decades, owning a video production and photography company. She freelances as a local journalist. 

Her professional ministry positions include serving as a student ministry director, where she oversaw middle school, high school, college ministry, and church communications. Her non-profit experience took her into local elementary schools to provide education and social work programs to at-risk populations in low-income neighborhoods.  

Naomi is married to Rob, the co-lead pastor at Mosaic Church in West Salem, and one of our adjunct professors for Corban film studies. They have three children: Caleb, Reagan, and Michael. Together, their family served as urban church leaders for ten years, living in the inner city, followed by ten years of suburban ministry. They have planted and launched churches and are experienced in global missions.  

Naomi’s unique personal background narrative has shaped her passion for teaching and mentoring college students in higher education. She grew up in the most ethnically diverse area of Omaha and is a first-generation college student.  

She loves good documentaries and movies in general, discovering unique local eateries, coffee, books, in-depth relationships, prayer, hosting gatherings, planning anything creative, and investing in others’ lives. 

“I teach at Corban because I gave my life to Christ at age 19 in my college professor’s office. Corban allows me the unique opportunity to sow into the character and faith of students, helping launch them into their calling to be disciples who do creative work. I love that my job includes strategically designing the media arts major to prepare students who make a difference for Jesus Christ in the marketplace, ministry, and missions.”

NWCCU ACCREDITATION

Corban University is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) and completed a Year-Seven Comprehensive (Evaluation of Institutional Effectiveness (EIE)) in 2022 for continued accreditation. The comprehensive self-study was followed by an onsite evaluation in October 2022. In February 2023, Corban received reaffirmation of its accreditation for 7 years. Corban University’s last Mid-Cycle Evaluation was fall 2018, and its Policies, Regulations and Financial Review (PRFR) was completed in fall 2021. As of our most recent evaluation, Corban University is compliant with the Standards, Policies, and Eligibility Requirements of the NWCCU.