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Mike and Kristina McGrath
Entrepreneurs know just how hard it is to earn a buck – so when they make a major gift, you know it’s a cause that they believe in strongly. Such was the case this month when Mike McGrath, a 1970 alumnus of the NIU Department of Management and auto-dealer extraordinaire, and his wife, Kristina, made...
Neptune Hall
When the weather takes a turn for the worst during winter months, students and employees often ask if the university will be open. As a general rule, the university is always open until otherwise notified. The decision to declare an emergency weather suspension of campus operations, including class cancellations, is a data-informed, consultative process involving...
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner shared details of his first budget proposal during a Wednesday afternoon address in the state capitol, and he called for steep cuts, including a 31.5 percent cut in state public university appropriations, according to the budget detail. “The budget outlined today is the budget Illinois can afford, and that in itself...
Anthony Williams (left) and Rod Moyer
NIU sophomore Anthony Williams is making a difference in the community. Along with fellow NIU Black Male Initiative (BMI) members Trenton Hiley and Kentrelle Bonner-Butler, the 19-year-old is mentoring young men at the Illinois Youth Center in Chicago through an innovative program sponsored by the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice. “When I heard about this...
NIU President Doug Baker walked with students at the Relay for Life event.
Gov. Rauner today in his budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2016 has included a significant reduction in the state’s higher education appropriation. While the magnitude of his proposal is certainly of concern to us and greater than we had hoped, it is important to note that this is the beginning of a legislative process that...
Some big cities, particularly those located in hot and humid environments, actually birth more thunderstorms than surrounding rural areas, according to a new study led by Alex Haberlie, an NIU Ph.D. student in geogaphy. The conclusion is one of several fascinating findings from the first long-term, systematic assessment of the influence of urban land use...
Undergraduate Research and Artistry Day
As the NIU campus gears up for the sixth annual Undergraduate Research & Artistry Day (URAD), the Office of Student Engagement & Experiential Learning (OSEEL) is offering 10 poster design workshops to assist student presenters with designing their poster for the event. The workshops, which will guide students through the design process, will be held...
Brian Williams
A six-month, no-salary suspension for NBC News anchor Brian Williams isn’t enough, says NIU journalism instructor Jason Akst. Williams, Akst says, should lose his job over his recent admission that he “misremembered” being in a helicopter under fire in Iraq. “These inaccuracies (which beg the question of how many more haven’t come to light) are...
Outlook logo
By the end of February, nearly half of the campus will have migrated from GroupWise to Outlook for enterprise email and calendars. Outlook can be accessed through mobile devices, a browser-based Web App, and installed clients for Windows and Mac. It brings together the tools you need – your email, calendar, contacts and files –...
NIU Police Chief Tom Phillips
On behalf of the dedicated public safety professionals of the NIU Department of Police and Public Safety, I am proud to announce the launch of the NIU Community Safety & Emergency Response educational program.  The program can be accessed free via the internet at http://www.learn.niu.edu/niusafety/v2014/index.html. Safety in our community is a shared responsibility.  As part...
The NIU Department of Police and Public Safety is pleased to announce the launch of the NIU Community Safety & Emergency Response educational program in an ongoing effort to improve safety on campus and in the greater DeKalb community. The program can be accessed free via the internet. The user-friendly online learning system is available...
Kristen Myers
Everyone is talking about this year’s Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover, which some are saying pushes the limits of good taste. The chatter is nothing new, says NIU’s Kristen Myers, a Presidential Teaching Professor in the Department of Sociology and director of Women’s Studies at NIU. What is new, Myers says, is that the cover model’s...
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