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NIU students, faculty and staff members have an opportunity to put their driving skills to the test from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, in the Convocation Center parking lot as part of the Ford Focus Test Drive’s Laser Hunt Challenge. The winner of this precision driving competition will earn bragging rights, but...
The NIU Graduate and Professional School Fair is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center. Representatives from more than 50 graduate and professional programs throughout the United States will be available to provide information and materials regarding their specific programs. This event...
As the NIU College of Business turns 50 this year, alumni and friends are invited to stroll down memory lane at the “5th Quarter Birthday Bash” in Barsema Hall. The birthday bash will be after the NIU Homecoming game, from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15,  in the College of Business. Heavy hors d’oeuvres...
The NIU Study Abroad Office will hold its 19th annual Study Abroad Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21, in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center. All students who would like to learn more about the possibility of studying abroad are invited to attend. Students will have the opportunity...
NIU students are invited to bring their curiosity to the seventh annual Exploring Majors Fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26, in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center. Representatives of every major and minor on campus will be present, said Steve Barleen, assistant director of NIU’s Academic Advising Center....
Anne Birberick
Vice Provost Anne Birberick is seeking nominations for the 2012 Presidential Teaching Professorships. Nominations are due Monday, Sept. 26, to Anne Birberick in the Office of the Provost, Altgeld Hall 220B. Following receipt of a letter of nomination, the selection committee will invite each nominated faculty member to prepare materials in accordance with the published...
Applications are now available for the 2012-12 Forward, Together Forward Scholarship. Up to five students will be selected to receive the prestigious honor of being named a Forward, Together Forward Scholar, along with a $4,000 scholarship for the 2012-2013 academic year. The Forward, Together Forward Scholarship endowment was created through the generosity of more than...
The Institute of International Education has selected Northern Illinois University to participate in a program that aims to increase higher education connections between U.S. and Indian institutions. NIU was one of only 11 U.S. colleges and universities selected for the 2012 India initiative of the International Academic Partnership Program (IAPP). The university has long had...
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Northern Illinois University is launching two new bachelor degree programs, both of which will appeal to students who seek careers that will make a difference in the world around them. The Illinois Board of Higher Education earlier this month approved the new interdisciplinary majors—one in environmental studies and the other in community leadership and civic engagement....
Executive Vice President and Provost Ray Alden has issued the 2011-2012 call for nominations for the Northern Illinois University Board of Trustees Professorships. The professorships were established in 2007 by President John G. Peters and the Board of Trustees to recognize those tenured professors who: have achieved a consistent record of excellence in teaching, scholarship...
NIU quarterback Chandler Harnish, a four-year starter whose Huskie tenure has included a comeback from a career-threatening injury and playing for three head coaches and four position coaches, is a candidate for the 2011 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award for football. Harnish is one of just 30 candidates for the award, which honors seniors who have...
Rob Peterson
NIU marketing professor Robert Peterson is a big believer in learning by doing – and he is not afraid to put his money where his mouth is. “In the past, I have loaned each of my students $20 for 10 weeks and told them to create a product or service, sell it and make as...
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