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british holiday campers
Sandra Trudgen Dawson, a faculty member in the NIU Department of History, has a written a new book about holiday camps in 20th-century Britain. Dawson will deliver a talk on the book – titled “Holiday Camps in Twentieth-Century Britain: Packaging Pleasure” (University of Manchester Press and Palgrave MacMillan) – at 3 p.m. Friday, April 29,...
study abroad
NIU students looking for money to study abroad have some special opportunities this summer. The Office of the Provost is offering a minimum of $20,000 in travel grants for summer 2011 study abroad programs. The Provost’s Travel Grant for Study Abroad will award grants in amounts between $200 and $1,000 to students who enroll in...
Promod Vohra
Three NIU officials headed for warmer climes in Malaysia during the university’s recent spring break, but the trip wasn’t about rest and relaxation. The trio instead visited the campuses of Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP), one of NIU’s partner universities in Malaysia, to discuss development of three undergraduate programs in engineering technology. The NIU delegation included Deborah Pierce,...
A photo of a woman in traditional Thai clothing
Members of the Southeast Asia Club of NIU invites the campus community to Southeast Asian Culture Night, scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 15, in the auditorium of Wirtz Hall. The event will showcase the rich cultural diversity found in Southeast Asia from student and guest performances. Admission is free, and free appetizers will be served for all to...
A photo of Turkey
Join the NIU Alumni Association for an exploration of Turkey with two trips this summer. Located at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, this dynamic and historic country combines the history and culture of an ancient land with the development and progress of the modern world. The trips will take place from May 20 to May 29 and from June...
The NIU Department of Communication has announced this year’s Reality Bytes Independent Student Film Festival, which will take place Tuesday, April 5, through Thursday, April 7, on the NIU campus. The 10th annual festival is free and open to the public, and anyone with an interest in film is encouraged to attend. It was originally started...
Sim Chin
NIU will be represented among officials from 56 colleges who will travel to Indonesia and Vietnam this  weekend on an educational trade mission with Francisco J. Sánchez, the U.S. undersecretary of commerce for international trade. NIU will treat the trip as a fact-finding mission for potential students and educators. Students from Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi...
Takako Day speaks Tuesday afternoon during the teach-in on the Japanese disaster.
Tuesday’s “teach-in” on the crisis in Japan drew an audience of about 100 students, faculty and staff members who heard a panel of experts talk on a range of subjects, from how worldwide non-governmental organizations (NGO) respond to massive disasters to an account of how the nuclear crisis unfolded. “It was very informational,” said Erika...
Northern Illinois University has named Jeffrey Chown, John Hartmann and Gerald Jensen as its 2011 Board of Trustees Professors — an honor that recognizes international prominence in research as well as excellence in all facets of teaching. Chown is a professor and documentary filmmaker in the Department of Communication. Hartmann is a professor in the...
World Music Festival poster
After its successful launch in April 2010, the NIU World Music Festival is back again in 2011. In this one-week long event, six full-length concerts featuring various world music traditions will take place in the NIU Music Building. The Middle Eastern Music Ensemble, a new student group added to the NIU World Music curriculum last...
Roberto Carmona
NIU alum Roberto Carmona will be the keynote speaker Saturday, April 2, at the CHANCE and LRC Latino Leadership & Academic Achievement Reception. Scheduled from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center, the reception is organized to honor and instill pride in incoming Latino students who have been admitted to NIU through...
Northern Illinois University will hold a “teach-in” on the crisis in Japan, with a panel of experts speaking on topics ranging from tracking earthquakes and tsunamis to the hazards of radioactive emissions. The event, titled “Responding to the Human Tragedy in Japan: Challenges and Complexities,” is free and open to the public. It will be...
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