2012 was a busy year on campus.
NIU Today spent most of December counting down the top 25 stories of 2012, topped by the Huskie football team’s historic bid to the Discover Orange Bowl.
The list also included the October announcement from NIU President John Peters that he plans to step aside in June.
We also acknowledged student work, faculty research, new buildings, regional engagement, external validation and more.
Here are links to the Top 25:
- No. 1: Orange Bowl
- No. 2: President Peters to step down
- No. 3: New hall opens
- No. 4: Cole Hall reopens
- No. 5: NIU rises in U.S. News rankings
- No. 6: Freshman class improves in number, quality
- No. 7: GoDaddy.com Bowl
- No. 8: Washington Monthly rankings
- No. 9: Light Up Africa
- No. 10: Facebook research goes viral
- No. 11: Outdoor recreation complex
- No. 12: Excellence in ethics
- No. 13: Athletes score academically
- No. 14: Rockford aerospace industry
- No. 15: Supermileage champs – again
- No. 16: Printmakers draw high praise
- No. 17: Brrrr …
- No. 18: Record athlete graduation rate
- No. 19: Honors Program on the rise
- No. 20: College of Ed shines online
- No. 21: Global sales competition
- No. 22: Tao Xu
- No. 23: Supercomputing
- No. 24: College of Law
- No. 25: Vitamin K