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Dennis Barsema
The DeKalb County Chapter of Women in Management, Inc. will host a holiday luncheon Tuesday, Dec. 6, featuring a presentation by Dennis Barsema, social entrepreneur and instructor in the NIU College of Business. Social entrepreneurship recognizes social problems and uses entrepreneurial principles to organize, create and manage a venture to achieve positive social change. Barsema...
Steve Kalber (center) with members of the marching band at Homecoming.
We all know it takes talent, sweat, and discipline to be an athlete, but have you ever stopped to think that it takes the same mettle to march in the band? Skeptics need only watch junior Zach Haas perform “Let’s Groove Tonight” on his 45-pound sousaphone during a Huskie halftime show to become believers. The...
Ryan Neir
Northern Illinois University’s Ryan Neir was named Mid-American Conference Male Scholar-Athlete of the Week, the league announced Wednesday. Neir played a big role in NIU’s defensive-minded win over Eastern Michigan Friday which clinched the MAC West title for Northern Illinois. Punting into a strong wind for half of the day, Neir kicked seven times for...
Dean DuCray (Accountancy ’64, M.S., ’69) and his wife, Brenda, pledge $1 million to accountancy and create a matching program to encourage others to follow suit.
Imagine buying a new Toyota Corolla each year for the next four years. That’s how much it costs to finance a college education today. That’s no surprise to accountancy major Jocelyn Lombardozzi, who pays as much for books each year as her fellow Huskies paid for room, board, tuition and books combined in the ’60s....
Nancy M. Castle
Nancy Castle has joined the Center for NGO Leadership and Development (NGOLD) at Northern Illinois University as professor of community leadership and civic engagement (CLCE). The NGOLD center oversees the new CLCE major, and Castle is currently teaching Introduction to Public Service (CLCE 100), which will also be offered during the spring semester. “The CLCE...
Nabal Jefferson
NIU football defensive lineman Nabal Jefferson (Chicago, Ill./Marist) earned Capital One Academic All-District 5 first team accolades, the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced Thursday. Jefferson, a junior, boasts a 3.91 grade point average in accountancy and is in the midst of a career year. The 5-11, 280-pound nose guard has a career-high...
Cindi & Earl Rachowicz
As more students express an interest in participating in the Northern Illinois University Honors Program a recent announcement of a substantial financial gift to the program by two NIU alumni should help foster future opportunities for students engaged in honors studies. Earl and Cindi Rachowicz of Evanston have designated the University Honors Program as the...
Shannon Taylor
Companies are increasingly turning to credit scores as a way of flagging potentially troublesome employees, but there is little data to support that the practice works, says Northern Illinois University researcher Shannon Taylor. “People are basing these hiring decisions on their gut instinct as to what these scores mean. There is no statistical data measuring...
Update: Barsema Hall Bomb Threat (2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31) Following an evacuation and extensive investigation into the bomb threat at Barsema Hall, Northern Illinois University Department of Police and Public Safety has issued an “all clear.” Classes at Barsema Hall, which houses the NIU College of Business, will resume beginning at 3 p.m., and...
The Committee on the Improvement of Undergraduate Education invites nominations for the 2012 Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching and Excellence in Undergraduate Instruction awards. These awards honor excellent undergraduate teaching in the university, encourage the improvement of instruction and promote discussion among members of the university community on the subject of teaching. Recipients should be among...
A pair of NIU business students, Austin Schulte of Dixon and Sam Kunde of Marengo, enjoyed success at the annual Collegiate Ethics Case Competition. The Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona hosted the event from Thursday, Oct. 20, through Saturday, Oct. 22, in Tucson, Ariz. NIU’s duo earned a second place finish...
Chandler Harnish
Northern Illinois senior quarterback Chandler Harnish has earned one of 16 spots in the 2011 National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Class, presented by Fidelity Investments, the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame announced Wednesday. The prestigious award provides postgraduate scholarships to an elite group of 16 players chosen from across all divisions of college...
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