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Category: Alumni
Cover of “NIU Football” by Dan Verdun
Sports journalist and Northern Illinois University alumnus Dan Verdun—author of “NIU Football,” which tells the story of Huskie football decade by decade—will be at the Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center to sign copies of his book prior to NIU’s home football games on September 21 vs. Eastern Illinois (Huskie Pride Weekend) and October 12 (Homecoming) against Akron. From...
Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn
Northern Illinois University is gearing up for a historic visit from Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand, who will be honored for her many good works in science and education and on humanitarian fronts. Her Royal Highness will be awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree during a special ceremony at...
Northern Illinois University advanced 12 places to No. 177 among “Best National Universities” and moved into the top 100 among national public universities, according to U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges list released Sept. 10. NIU ranks 98th among public institutions within the national universities category, which consists of 281 American universities which offer...
Susan K. Carter will join Ingersoll Rand as senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective September 27, from KBR, Inc., a global engineering, construction and services business where she served for four years as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Carter, a certified public accountant, earned a master’s degree in business administration from Northern Illinois...
Crain's Small Business Week @ NIU
Today’s headlines are filled with hot-button issues – social media marketing, Illinois’ concealed carry law, changes to employment law – that will affect businesses, their employees and their consumers. To help regional business owners tackle these complex topics, Northern Illinois University has partnered with Crain’s Small Business Week to present three days of seminars and...
NIU Master of Public Administration alumni have helped shaped the Chicago region.
Wanted: Students who are interested in a master’s degree program that boasts a paid two-year internship and, despite the tough economy in recent years, has maintained a job-placement rate of about 95 percent. Program graduates will enjoy excellent starting salaries and have opportunities to be leaders of leaders, making a direct impact on the quality...
Hon. Patricia M. Martin, who received her juris doctor from the Northern Illinois University College of Law, is to be appointed by President Barack Obama as a member of the Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities. President Obama said in a statement about his intent to appoint Judge Martin and others to key administration postions,...
Close-up photo of a trumpet's valves
NIU School of Music faculty Mark Ponzo and JeongSoo Kim will open Joliet Junior College’s seven-concert Musica Viva concert series with a free performance 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15, in the school’s Fine Arts Theater, 1215 Houbolt Road in Joliet. “Drs. Ponzo and Kim have internationally respected reputations and tour nationally as a performance duo,”...
Northern Illinois alum Chris Nickels was recently named as a Top 100 Litigator in South Carolina by the American Society of Legal Advocates (ASLA). He is employed by the Daniel Island law firm, Clawson and Staubes. Nickels has a bachelor’s degree in finance and economics and a Juris Doctorate with honors from NIU. He specializes...
Jared Volk
With season tickets for the 2013 Northern Illinois home football schedule already selling at a record pace, NIU Associate Vice President and Director of Athletics Sean Frazier has announced a new ticket sales plan in honor of the Huskies’ 21-game winning streak at Huskie Stadium. Under the new “Win-Win” ticket, every time Northern Illinois wins...
CHANCE 45th Anniversary logo
When the McKinley “Deacon” Davis CHANCE Program first opened its doors at NIU in 1968, it admitted only 50 students. They all had something in common: the interest in pursuing a college education but a pre-college preparation that fell short of allowing them to enter college through the traditional admissions process. Forty-five years later, CHANCE now...
Victor E. Huskie
The Northern Illinois University athletics department is pleased to announce the launch of the redesigned www.NIUHuskies.com, the online home of the NIU Huskies. The “new” site appeals to the changing world of online content with a larger social media presence and improved navigation so fans can easily access NIUHuskies.com at home on the computer or...
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