NIU Today

Registration for the fifth annual Undergraduate Research and Artistry Day (URAD) is now open. URAD, sponsored by the Office of Student Engagement and Experiential Learning, is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center. Any undergraduate student currently enrolled at NIU who has...

Distinguished Research Professor Kenton Clymer is back at the Department of History after spending the month of December teaching at Yangon University in Burma, known officially as Myanmar. The first foreign visiting professor to teach at Yangon’s Department of History since 1962, Clymer was invited by department head and professor Margaret Wong following the visit...

NIU’s Andy Small will lead the University Advisory Committee of the State Universities Civil Service System. Small, president of the NIU Operating Staff Council and NIU’s representative on the committee, was elected during the group’s Jan. 16-17 meeting at the SUCSS headquarters in Urbana. Members are elected by civil service employees at each of the...

The Northern Illinois University College of Business is hosting three MBA online information sessions for prospective students beginning Friday, Jan. 24. During these online information sessions, advisors will share details regarding NIU’s four MBA formats–Executive MBA, One-Year MBA, Fast-Trak MBA and Evening MBA. Students in each format have the opportunity to travel and learn internationally, providing...

In the modern world, it becomes more critical for NIU’s graduates to be prepared to work in a dynamic, global environment.

Following through on that New Year’s resolution to exercise more often will not only beef up your biceps, it will also help your brain. So says NIU psychology professor Angela Grippo. Grippo blogs on the topic today on the Psychology Today website, discussing research (including some of her own) that demonstrates how exercise improves both...

Lt. Governor Sheila Simon will join Northern Illinois University President Douglas Baker, Kishwaukee College President Tom Choice and other school officials on Friday to preside over the signing of a reverse transfer agreement allowing Kishwaukee students to complete their associate degrees after transferring to NIU. They will be joined by NIU director of Registration &...

Nitor announced the hiring of Northern Illinois University alumna Wendy Troeger to lead its Procurement Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Practice. Troeger brings over 25 years of experience in corporate finance and procurement leadership and has been recognized for her ability to develop teams, as well as implement efficiencies and cost savings by collaborating with multiple...

For more than 50 years, the NIU Alumni Association has provided financial assistance to thousands of students. Last year, $25,000 from the Alumni Merit Scholarship program was awarded. Full-time students are now invited to apply for scholarships worth $2,000 to $3,000. Undergraduate scholarships worth $2,500 – $1,250 each semester (fall and spring) – are available to NIU students...

Sycamore-based IDEAL INDUSTRIES, INC. announced that Northern Illinois University alumnae Matt Barrett, a veteran electrical industry sales executive, has been promoted from National Account Manager to Central Region Manager. He will report directly to Terry Stevens, the company’s Vice President of Sales for its North American Electrical Division. “Matt’s experience at IDEAL as a National...

NIU’s second annual Venture Grant competition will provide four faculty members with the opportunity to vie for $20,000 in cash to help move their ideas from concept to finished product. NIU students, faculty, staff and friends of the university can get involved by lending their talents to help develop and market the competing projects. The...

NIU’s Office of Admissions will host two Admitted Student Days in February. The purpose of these events – Saturday, Feb. 1, and Monday, Feb. 17 – is to allow prospective students admitted to NIU for Fall 2014 the opportunity: to meet NIU faculty, staff, students and alumni; to tour the campus; and to visit the...