Category: Faculty & Staff
Two best practices modeled by Northern Illinois University were part of the “College Completion Playbook” unveiled by Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon during the two-day Scaling Up: Effective Practices in Higher Education conference in Bloomington, Ill. Building on her efforts to reduce costs and boost graduation rates at Illinois universities and community colleges, Simon’s guide collects the...
NIU has been a top destination for community college transfer students in the state of Illinois for many years. Those transfer students perform well when they get to NIU and ultimately have strong graduation rates. To build on these strengths, our academic and enrollment management staff members are examining opportunities to further enhance our partnerships....
It’s Sociology Week at NIU, and what an interesting week it has been.
Ashley, a junior majoring in public health at NIU, is looking for a particular type of experience. “I have the people skills, but I need more experience in the health field,” she says. “I want to be a physician’s assistant, so I’m looking for something that will provide patient contact hours.” Ashley can find exactly...
Christopher de Hamel, Donnelly Fellow Librarian at the Parker Library, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University, will give the next lecture in the 2013-2014 Elizabeth Allen Visiting Speaker Series. de Hamel will speak at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, on “Twelfth-Century English Giant Illuminated Bibles.” It promises to be erudite, eloquent and entertaining in equal measure....
We wanted to share our son’s experience at NIU. In fall of 2010, our son graduated from high school and was invited to join one of the top ten universities in the U.S. to study engineering. It was an exciting time for him as well as for us as the parents. We wanted the best of...
Two current NIU students and one alumna have been nominated for awards from the Chicago/Midwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, the organization that sponsors the Emmy® Awards in television production and performance excellence. Candice Beasley and Jorge Rodas, NIU students in the Department of Communication, and Lauren Scott, a 2013...
NIU Career Services will host a forum for faculty and staff on promoting internships at the university. Discussion topics include current internship systems at NIU, the multiple resources students can use to locate internships and an update on legal issues impacting internships. The forum is planned from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15....
Recent estimates count more than 2 million post-9/11 military veterans. The National Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported that unemployment rates among veterans was 10 percent in August of this year. The RAND Center for Military Health Policy Research reported that nearly 20 percent of veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan suffered from major depression...
Erik Rodgers, a graduate student from the math department at NIU, somewhat reluctantly admits that math is often a solitary discipline. For those who’ve seen “Good Will Hunting” too, too many times, the math student – especially the math graduate student – who comes to mind is a lean, pale lad or lass hunkered down...
Two young members of the CSA Children’s Choir were selected for the Honors Choir at the Midwest Kodály Educators Association’s conference, held over the weekend in Arlington Heights. Addison Kaser, 11, is the daughter of Diena and Roy Kaser and attends Indian Creek Middle School in Waterman. Vani Subramony, 9, is the daughter of Ritu and Mahesh...
In the spring of 2014, Northern Illinois University’s Department of Literacy Education will offer a new cohort leading to an M.S.Ed. in Literacy Education with a focus on reading at the NIU-Naperville campus. This degree leads to reading specialist licensure (K-12). This program includes one or two evening classes per semester and is ideal for...
