When it comes to advocating for diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging at NIU and beyond, Sata Prescott has a powerful voice. This advocacy isn’t in Prescott’s job description as the preservation coordinator at University Libraries. “He does it because it is important to him and to NIU,” said Gwen Gregory, associate dean for Collections Management...
Kristie Crane and Stephanie Kummerer are the recipients of the 2024 Staff Award for Student Impact. The award recognizes staff members who have gone above and beyond their normal job responsibilities to positively impact the quality of life and/or student experience for students at NIU. This includes staff from all divisions and all job types...
Carlos Garcia, Laura Lundelius and Abby VanWieren have been named the recipients of the 2024 Staff Award for Campus Impact. The award recognizes staff members who have demonstrated excellence in areas that help with beautification, maintenance and services to the campus community, such as excellence in maintaining the grounds, building maintenance, infrastructure support, etc. These...
Nichole Jackson and Julie Yarmolovych are the recipients of the 2023 Rising Huskie Staff Award. The award recognizes staff members who, while new to NIU, have demonstrated excellence, innovation and performance that have had a significant impact at NIU in a short period of time. Criteria: Be a regular staff member at least 51% time...
Patricia S. Siebrasse served NIU for 50 years as an administrative professional and was a valuable member of the Administrative Professionals Advisory Council (APAC) since its inception in 1995. The annual Patricia S. Siebrasse Administrative Professionals Award for Excellence may recognize up to two administrative professionals at NIU who have shown continued commitment to their...
The human circulatory system is a marvel of nature, comprised of 60,000 miles of veins, arteries and capillaries that carry food, oxygen, hormones and other important chemicals throughout our bodies every minute of every day of our lives. Yet, we know relatively little about how that system operates. To help bridge those knowledge gaps, the...
To celebrate Advisor Appreciation Day and honor academic advisors at NIU, the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost will be hosting a luncheon for advisors. The event will take place from noon to 1 p.m. Monday, April 22 in Room 315 of Altgeld Hall. Mission III will be in attendance. “Providing effective academic...
U.S. News & World Report has named NIU’s Master of Public Administration (MPA) program fourth in the nation in the specialty field of local government management. NIU’s perennially ranked MPA program—which produces about one-third of city managers in Illinois—is the top-ranked local government program among public and private university programs in Illinois. Additionally, NIU’s MPA program ranked 11th...
NIU alumna Melissa Blake is many things – freelance writer, activist, influencer, pop culture maven, and child of the 80s and 90s. She can add author to that list, after channeling her passions into a three-year odyssey that culminated in the release of her first book. In Beautiful People: My Thirteen Truths About Disability, the...
This spring, NIU’s Course Materials Affordability Task Force (CMAT) presented the second annual Affordable Course Materials (ACM) Department Awards. These awards are part of the task force’s Leading Impact Program, which supports and recognizes academic departments and individual faculty for their adoption of Open Educational Resources (OER) and other free or low-cost materials in courses. CMAT used the affordable course...
The Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning (CITL) congratulates Therese Clarke Arado and Susan Bowers, the 2024 winners of the Excellence in Online Teaching Award. Arado is deputy director of the Law Library and professor in the College of Law. Bowers is associate professor of Family and Consumer Sciences in the College of Health and...
Congratulations to Holly Jones, professor in NIU’s Department of Biological Sciences, on winning the 2024 Exemplary Faculty Mentoring Award. “Holly’s mentorship has played a huge role in my success in achieving tenure, conducting research, obtaining funding, engaging with my department, and meaningfully mentoring my own students,” said Jennifer Koop, associate professor in Biological Sciences, who...