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Spend time on NIU Facebook sites?  Tweet for your college or department? NIU now has an official social media policy. The policy was created to provide all students, faculty and staff with guidelines to preserve the integrity of the university’s social media platforms. Holly Nicholson, NIU’s social media specialist, said implementing the policy was necessary...
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NIU’s Office of Sponsored Projects will host its Fall Faculty Workshop from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12, in the University Suite of the Holmes Student Center. This event is intended for new faculty, but will be useful to any faculty looking for a refresher on how the sponsored projects process works at...
A man and a plan to find himself; what could go wrong? The NIU School of Theatre and Dance will perform the humorous coming-of-age adventure, “Theophilus North,” and adaptation by Matthew Burnett based on Thornton Wilder’s last novel. The journey begins Thursday, Sept. 22, in the Stevens Building O’Connell Theatre with performances through Sunday, Sept....
John W. Dower
Pulitzer Prize-winning author and internationally renowned historian John W. Dower will visit the Northern Illinois University campus to deliver the next installment of the W. Bruce Lincoln Endowed Lecture Series. Dower’s lecture, “Cultures of War: Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima, 9-11, Iraq,” will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21, in the Altgeld Hall Auditorium. Admission...
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NIU Press and the Office of Sponsored Projects will host two workshops this month on “Getting Your Book Published.” David Stone, associate vice president for research, and J. Alex Schwartz, director of the Northern Illinois University Press, are the presenters. A faculty session is scheduled for 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20. A student...
NIU’s Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language and Literacy (CISLL) will welcome University of Chicago professor James W. Pellegrino for a Thursday, Sept. 15, lecture. Pellegrino, Liberal Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor and Distinguished Professor of Education at UIC, will speak on “Promises & Pitfalls in the Drive Toward Common State Standards and Common...
Jonathan Kite, a senior communications major at Northern Illinois University, has been elected executive chair of the Illinois Board of Higher Education’s Student Advisory Committee for the 2011-12 academic year. Nora Lindvall, also an NIU student, was elected to serve as SAC’s executive secretary. Lindvall is a senior pursuing a double major in English and...
NIU’s Institute for the Study of the Environment, Sustainability, and Energy will host an Environmental Studies Open House from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, on the third floor of the Health Services Building. All are invited to the new office location to help celebrate the launch of the environmental studies major. Come to...
NIU President John G. Peters
President John G. Peters charted Northern Illinois University’s course toward the future today, calling for enrollment growth to 30,000 by 2020, attracting more high-performing students and increasing the university’s dedication to hands-on learning that prepares students to be leaders after college. Those were among the highlights of Peters’ 12th State of the University address, which...
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Huskie parents, students and other family members are invited from Friday, Sept. 23, through Sunday, Sept. 25, to join in a variety of activities and events for the entire family to enjoy. NIU Fall Family Weekend is not only an excellent way for NIU families to get acquainted with the campus and surrounding community but...
Anne Kaplan, vice president for Outreach, Engagement and Information Technologies, has called for nominations for the 2012 Presidential Engagement Professorships. “Three exemplary professors – Cliff Mirman, Susan Russell and Kenneth Thu – received the first annual Presidential Engagement Professorships from President Peters in 2011. We are expecting another strong pool of applicants for the 2012...
Northern Illinois University will hold its inaugural University Support Expo for educators from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7, in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center. NIU faculty members, teaching assistants, administrators and support staff are invited to browse among more than 40 university support units available to them, said...
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