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NIU president Doug Baker throws out the first pitch Wednesday, July 25, to Chris Sale prior to the White Sox game vs. the Detroit Tigers.
Ask new Northern Illinois University president Doug Baker what the ace up his sleeve is, and he will say it’s the more than 150,000 alumni in the Chicago area that he would like to be involved in NIU student career success. However, at Wednesday evening’s Chicago White Sox game vs. Detroit, it was Baker who...
Mosaic
Mosaics are intricate works of art comprised of glass, ceramic tile and other textiles. Fitting each seemingly dissimilar piece of tile to form a stunning composition often takes careful planning and creative ingenuity. This art form is symbolic of the Women’s Studies mosaic project that artist and MFA candidate Danielle Dobies is leading this summer....
Coach Rod Carey
An Orange Bowl berth, a second-straight Mid-American Conference title, and a third consecutive West division crown for Northern Illinois has garnered the respect of the MAC media members as they have tabbed the Huskies to finish first in the division in the 2013 Mid-American Conference Football Preseason Poll, the league announced today. “It’s flattering,” said...
Melanie Tucker Thompson, acting assistant vice president for Student Services, and Randall Ward, acting director of the Disability Resource Center, address disability issues daily in the Division of Student Affairs & Enrollment Management. But their efforts are not limited to NIU alone. Tucker Thompson and Ward are also involved in the Association for Higher Education...
New NIU President Doug Baker films a video welcome message Thursday.
This past spring, Northern Illinois University sophomore Ben Stone had a lot on his mind the day before his stats final. So much so that he blocked off the entire day to practice calculating standard deviation. Yet, even the pressure of the pending exam didn’t keep the environmental studies major from taking a break to...
Alpha Phi Alpha crest
Promoting academic excellence and providing service and advocacy for the community are paramount pillars of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Young men between the ages of 12 and 18 will converge Friday, July 26, on the NIU campus for the 2013 Leadership Development Institute. This event is hosted by the Midwest Region of the...
Huskie Marching Band drumline
Members of the Academic Convocation volunteer coordination committee are looking for volunteers for this year’s Academic Convocation and Band Run, scheduled for Friday, Aug. 23. Several volunteer opportunities are available from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. that day. The convocation itself begins at 11 a.m. Volunteer opportunities are currently being solidified and are subject to...
Jordan Lynch
The latest college football preseason watch list is out and, once again, Huskie quarterback Jordan Lynch’s name is listed among the elite players in the country. On Friday, Lynch was one of 50 players named as a “player to watch” for the 2013 Walter Camp Player of the Year honor. The Walter Camp Player of...
Bakers entertain Orientation Leaders
Barely two weeks on the job, and just more than three days after moving trucks dropped off their worldly belongings, NIU President Doug Baker, and his wife Dana, played host to this summer’s team of NIU Orientation Leaders. Despite the less than ideal circumstances for entertaining, they weren’t about to allow a few unpacked boxes...
As Lindsey Rodriguez wandered through Watson Hall, she was compelled to stop at a poster that caught her interest. The poster was an advertisement for a highly competitive two-month internship in Los Angeles with the Academy of Television and Sciences. Only 20 students are awarded the nationwide internship, but delighted by the prospect of rubbing...
Logo of the National Society of Black Engineers
The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) in the NIU College of Engineering and Engineering Technology (CEET) is proud to host the 2013 Insight to the Regional Leadership Conference, a premier training program, Aug. 23 through 25 at the Holmes Student Center. Attending will be NSBE leaders from chapters across the Midwest. The student-governed organization...
For the third straight year, the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology (CEET) partnered with Caterpillar to host the Tee Up Fore Scholarships Golf Outing, on Wednesday, June 18, in direct support of scholarships for existing students. With the help of NIU CEET alumni, students, hundreds of Caterpillar representatives and vendors, $16,000 was raised in...
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