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College of Law alumni Karoline Carstens (‘06), Elizabeth Shine Hermes (‘03) and Adam R. Vaught (’05), have been honored as “40 under 40” attorneys by The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin. The Law Bulletin publishing company conducts the “40 under 40” survey annually to determine who they believe are the up and coming young attorneys in Illinois...
NIU’s Presidential Commission on the Status of Women is accepting nominations for the 2017 NIU Outstanding Women Student Awards. The deadline for nominations is Friday, Dec.16th. This recognition program was created in 1980 and is held annually to encourage the full participation of women students in all facets of the university experience and in their communities,...
After more than two years of preparation, examination and evaluation, the NIU campus community received status reports on Program Prioritization that begin to map out changes resulting from the process. The reports were posted on the university’s Program Prioritization website Monday. A report from President Doug Baker covers recommendations from the Program Prioritization Administrative Task...
NIU will confer an honorary doctorate degree this fall to James Fruchterman, who has devoted his career to bringing “Silicon Valley’s technology innovations to all of humanity, not just the richest five percent.” The CEO and founder of Benetech will receive his distinction during the Graduate School commencement, scheduled for 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec....
The NIU Alumni Association is proud to announce that Reggie Bustinza will take the helm as its new executive director, effective Nov. 28. “We’ve found an ideal leader to continue the momentum of alumni pride and engagement that has been set in motion here at NIU,” said Catherine Squires, vice president of University Advancement at...
For five college graduates interested in new careers with guaranteed employment and emotional rewards, the future is now at NIU. Thanks to a five-year $1.25 million grant recently awarded to NIU by the U.S. Department of Education, the Visual Disabilities Program of the College of Education’s Department of Special and Early Education (SEED) has launched...
Healing to Action, co-founded by NIU Law alum Karla Altmayer (J.D. ’12), is a public service organization whose mission is to end gender-based violence by cultivating worker leadership to improve community response, to unite labor and anti-violence movements, and to increase access to justice for low-wage workers who have been victimized. Building on her NIU...
The Scholarship and Financial Aid Office, together with the NIU Foundation, is excited to announce that NIU students have a new way to view and apply for scholarships. The new system, called AcademicWorks, is a web-based scholarship management solution that holds nearly all NIU scholarship opportunities. AcademicWorks provides a unique and highly streamlined experience for...
How do children between the ages of 3 and 12 learn new words? That is one question NIU speech-language pathology Assistant Professor Allison Gladfelter is looking to answer with her current research study. Gladfelter is seeking participants for her research study exploring how children with and without autism learn to say new words. Children between...
Christopher McCord, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has been elected president-elect of the Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences during the group’s recent annual meeting in San Diego, CA. “We couldn’t be more delighted to welcome Dr. McCord to his new role with CCAS,” said Amber Elaine Cox, executive director....
The National Latina/o Law Student Association (NLLSA) alumni group recognized NIU College of Law Professor Robert L. Jones with the Outstanding Coach and Mentor award at its annual meeting in Boston, Massachusetts, in October. The 2016 NLLSA meeting focused on the role of Latina/o law students in an increasingly globalized world and featured a conference...
The Office of the Provost and the Office of Student Engagement and Experiential Learning are pleased to announce their first cohort of Service-learning Faculty Fellows for the 2016-18 academic years. The aim of the program is to accelerate the work of faculty members eager to learn how to successfully integrate academic service-learning into their curricula...
