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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 new logo
Today’s announcement of a new university logo to accompany the tagline selected in December 2010 – “Learning Today, Leading Tomorrow” – completes the research and design phase of NIU’s institutional brand identity. Working hand-in-hand with the “Learning Today, Leading Tomorrow” tagline, the trademarked logo is the visual component of NIU’s communications efforts to strategically convey...
Jerry D. Blakemore and Jennifer L. Weston
NIU general counsel Jerry D. Blakemore participated in a panel discussion Monday, June 27, at the annual meeting of the National Association of College and University Attorneys in San Francisco. Blakemore presented a paper he wrote with the assistance of Jennifer L. Weston, a legal intern in his office and a third-year law student in...
The NIU Foundation invites all faculty and staff from units within the Division of Academic and Student Affairs, the Division of Outreach, Engagement and Information Technologies and Intercollegiate Athletics to apply for the FY2012 Venture Grants. This program focuses support toward the university’s strategic planning initiatives. Grantees will be selected based on their potential to...
NIU Student athletes
For the sixth straight year, all 17 of Northern Illinois University’s intercollegiate athletic teams have “made the grade” by surpassing the academic standards measured by the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Academic Progress Rate (APR). The NCAA released its complete 2009-10 Division I APR report Tuesday, one week after the Huskie football team received an NCAA...
A new online library for NIU’s scholarly materials and products, the Huskie Commons Digital Repository, is being developed by the University Libraries and Information Technology Services (ITS). Once completed, this repository will “provide a long-term secure digital space where faculty and staff can place their publications, data sets and other research materials,” said Patrick Dawson,...
Members of NIU's Engineers Without Borders chapter
For the first time ever, the College of Engineering & Engineering Technology houses the top student organization of the year at NIU: Engineers Without Borders (EWB). EWB was recognized for its outstanding service, leadership and performance throughout the 2010-2011 school year. NIU’s Student Involvement & Leadership Development presented EWB with this award May 1 at its annual...
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NIU Today, the official news and information website of Northern Illinois University, moved today to a new online home. The URL is now www.niutoday.info. Today’s move to a more reliable platform will enhance the performance of the site and facilitate future expansion of content. Launched last August by NIU’s Media Relations and Internal Communications team,...
AT&T executive Ralph de la Vega credits Northern Illinois University with helping prepare him for a career that has included guiding two of the largest mergers in telecommunications history. De la Vega, the CEO of AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets, was the guest of honor Friday, May 6, at the college’s annual Alumni Luncheon at Harry Caray’s...
A photo of a student looking for books at the David C. Shapiro Memorial Law Library
The David C. Shapiro Memorial Law Library has announced its schedule covering April 30 through May 30, which includes reading period and final exams, and from the Memorial Day holiday through the summer. Extended hours for Saturday, April 30, through Tuesday, May 17, are from 7:30 a.m. to 2 a.m. Mondays through Thursdays, from 7:30 a.m....
Book cover of "This I Believe II"
If you were asked to write a 500-word essay about a strongly held belief, what would you say?  New NIU students will have the opportunity to answer that question next fall when the book “This I Believe II,” edited by Jay Allison and Dan Gediman, is part of the curriculum in some first-year course sections. The...
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