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Accompanied by their teachers, a dozen high school students visited DeKalb this week to participate in the 2013 QuarkNet Summer Institute hosted by the NIU Department of Physics. QuarkNet, founded in 1995, is a professional teacher development program funded by the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy. Its goal is to involve...
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Interested in hosting an international student? The ELS Language Center in DeKalb is in search of host homes for international students during the 2013-2014 academic school year. In return, host home volunteers will receive a $600 stipend every four weeks. ELS students come from all regions of the world to increase their knowledge of the...
Northern Illinois University junior Communications major Richard Bennett–a former Army serviceman from Homer Glen who risked his life to save another’s during battle–is among 90 finalists for Major League Baseball and People Magazine’s “Tribute for Heroes” campaign. The DeKalb resident served in the Army’s 101st Airborne Division, and during a deployment to Afghanistan, his unit...
Cherilyn G. Murer
Chair of the Northern Illinois University Board of Trustees Cherilyn G. Murer participated in the 2013 Democratic Governors Association Conference as a healthcare panelist during the association’s annual conference June 12 at the Hotel Allegro in Chicago. The conference featured three panel discussions on the following topics: Manufacturing – Revitalizing American Manufacturing and Infrastructure Healthcare –...
NIU College of Health and Human Sciences graduates at their May 2012 commencement ceremony.
Applications for the Supportive Professional Staff (SPS) Scholarship Fund are now available. The SPS Scholarship Fund provides scholarship support to children and grandchildren of Supportive Professional Staff employees at NIU. It is intended to provide financial assistance to an SPS dependent while rewarding the talents and achievements of the student. The scholarship has been funded...
Imagine taking classes by video game. You wouldn’t just try to get to the next level or beat the game for the fun of it, you would play to ace a test and pass a class. Researchers are harnessing that motivation to play and win video games to teach new and challenging concepts to learners...
Northern Illinois University director of Scholarships Anne Hardy presented scholarship awards to 26 local high school students at the DeKalb High School senior awards ceremony. The total investment in scholarships for these local recipients over the next four years is valued at $460,000. Twelve students received an NIU DeKalb County Scholarship, which awards local students...
Former Northern Illinois University associate vice president and director of Athletics Jeff Compher has been named one of four Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Under Armour Athletic Directors of the Year (ADOY) by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) for his work at NIU. Compher was one of 28 winners spanning seven divisions...
Barbara Cole Peters
Northern Illinois University first lady Barbara Cole Peters recently published the first of a four-part book series called “Women at Northern: Our Witnesses to History,” the result of her research of student newspapers, essays, poems, letters and annual yearbooks from the archives held at NIU’s Regional History Center. Volume I tells stories of the earliest...
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Members of local law enforcement agencies will participate in the Illinois Law Enforcement Torch Run at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 9. The run begins at the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department, 150 N. Main St. in Sycamore. DeKalb-area participants include representatives from the NIU, DeKalb and Sycamore police departments and the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department who...
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John Lewis, senior research scholar at NIU’s Regional Development Institute, moderated a panel of experts in the fiber optics industry May 30 at the DeKalb County Economic Development Corp. Broadband and Economic Development Technology Focus Luncheon. About 150 attendees learned about the importance of high-speed fiber and broadband to economic development in the region. Matthew...
Discover Sycamore logo
Sycamore will paint the town red and black from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 11, in support of NIU Night. Visitors are encouraged to wear Huskie gear, meet NIU athletes and get their autographs, participate in mini-sport games and have their pictures taken with Victor E. Huskie. NIU STEM Outreach also will provide hands-on...
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