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The Division of Public Administration at Northern Illinois University has long played a major role in advancing statewide and national good-government movements. Now it’s becoming a player on the global stage, with the latest development getting a boost from alumnus Obuya Bagaka. In 2009, Bagaka earned his Ph.D. in political science at NIU, specializing in...
Walter Owens, emeritus professor at NIU, was recently given the E.B. Henderson Award during the annual convention of the National Association for Health & Fitness in San Diego. The award, which acknowledges those who have made outstanding contributions to the improvement and development of their community, was presented to Owens for his leadership in fighting racial discrimination...
Four members of NIU’s Operating Staff have been chosen to receive the Outstanding Service Award for 2010. The recipients are Jill Draves, a secretary in the Department of Teaching and Learning; Mary Kain, office administrator for the School of Nursing and Health Studies; Renee Page, program administrative assistant for the Office of External Programs in...
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We are hearing details about the compromise Continuing Resolution (CR) that was approved last week that will fund the federal government for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2011 (through Sept. 30, 2011). The final CR includes nearly $40 billion in reductions from FY 2010 levels. For higher education programs, there is good and bad news. The...
Michael Konen, Michael Morris, Brendon Swedlow and Jeanne Jakubowski
Teachers cannot fake or hide genuine enthusiasm for knowledge. They cannot keep it to themselves, or can they control when they spark it in their students. This month, NIU honors three of its teachers – Michael Konen, Michael Morris and Brendon Swedlow – for passing their zeal onto their undergraduate students. The trio is this...
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Two seniors and a freshman took the honors at this year’s Northern Illinois University Mathematics Contest. The 26th running of the annual event was held March 23. The winners were recognized Sunday, April 17, at the Department of Mathematical Sciences’ Awards Ceremony and Reception. Chi Zhang, a senior computer science/mathematical sciences major from Qingdao, China, won first...
Bradley G. Bond
Bradley Bond has a new title, but he is more than familiar with the job responsibilities. Bond, 47, of Sycamore, has been named dean of the Graduate School at NIU and associate vice president for Graduate Studies. He has served as acting dean of the Graduate School since 2008, and prior to that, as associate...
Jeremy Gonzales
A day after Jeremy Gonzales was named Mid-American Conference West Division Co-Pitcher of the Week, the senior hurler’s outstanding complete game shutout of Miami (Ohio) was hoisted even higher on Tuesday as he was named the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association’s (NCBWA) Pro-Line Athletic National Pitcher of the Week. Monday’s MAC accolade marked the first...
The White House
With less than an hour to go before the federal government would have been forced to shut down everything except “essential” services operated by “essential” personnel last Friday, Congress and President Obama agreed to a one-week Continuing Resolution (CR), set to expire Friday, April 15. This short-term CR was needed to allow the House of...
Money & ruler
Late last month, Speaker Mike Madigan and House Minority Leader Tom Cross appeared together at Higher Education Appropriation Committee hearing in a rare public showing of bipartisan cooperation. They testified in support of a bill that would fully fund the 2012 fiscal year group insurance costs and pension contributions. Questions of how those payments would...
Presidential Teaching Professors
“The art of teaching,” said the late Mark van Doren, a professor of English at Columbia University for more than 40 years, “is the art of assisting discovery.” Such is the mission of this year’s class of Presidential Teaching Professors, who share a deep commitment to creating and nurturing comprehension and knowledge despite their separate...
NIU has named Cliff Mirman, Susan Russell and Kendall Thu as its first-ever Presidential Engagement Professors. The honor is based on President John Peters’ call for “engagement with the community through research, economic development, service and instruction. Establishment of these professorships places NIU in the company of the growing number of institutions which now recognize and...
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