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Jamie Burr
NIU’s Natalie Tarter broke the school record in the heptathlon, Sidra Sherrill matched her career best in the shot put and two Huskies advanced to Saturday’s finals, highlighting Northern Illinois’ day at the Mid-American Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships Friday. Northern Illinois finished the day with two points as Tarter (Batavia, Ill./Batavia HS) took...
Emily Norton
The Northern Illinois University softball team continued its run at Mid-American Conference title when it posted a 3-1 victory over top-seeded Ball State in the Game 7 of the 2013 MAC Softball Tournament at Firestone Stadium Thursday. The Huskies had some clutch hits and capitalized on the Ball State defense to win and advance. “It’s...
Juliane Totzke
The Northern Illinois track and field team got things under way at the 2013 Mid-American Conference Championships with a trio of athletes competing Thursday. Juliane Totzke ran in the 10,000 meters, while Natalie Tarter and Michaela Dwyer opened the day with the first half of the heptathlon. “Juliane from the beginning to the end in...
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A cell phone application proposed by a team of NIU students might someday make working and living in war-torn countries a little bit safer. The four-student team, operating under the name Vitalert, won the NIU College of Business’ second Social Innovation Competition. The class challenges teams of students to create a business plan for a...
Office of Student Engagement and Experiential Learning
NIU’s Office of Student Engagement & Experiential Learning (OSEEL) is currently accepting proposals from faculty members who would like to host Undergraduate Research Assistants (URA) this summer or fall. Undergraduate Research Assistants will assist a faculty mentor in a project over the course of a semester. Students gain valuable experience while helping faculty achieve their...
Scientists from Northern Illinois University and 25 other institutions worldwide are planning an experiment that could open the doors to new realms of particle physics – and new opportunities for NIU students to participate in leading-edge research. But first the core of the experiment – a complex electromagnet that spans 50 feet in diameter –must...
Amanda Sheppard
The Northern Illinois University softball team opened play in the 2013 Mid-American Conference Softball Tournament with a 2-1 victory over No. 5 seed Miami at Firestone Stadium Wednesday evening. “We showed a lot of patience throughout that game,” said NIU head coach Christina Sutcliffe. “We’ve been a comeback team all year. Being able to score...
Danielle Hirsch, executive director of the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice; Justice Robert R. Thomas, Illinois Supreme Court; NIU Law Dean Jennifer Rosato; Chief Justice Thomas L. Kilbride, Illinois Supreme Court; and Jeff Colman, chair of the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice
The Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice held a listening conference May 1 at the Northern Illinois University College of Law. The event featured distinguished guests Chief Justice Thomas L. Kilbride and Justice Robert R. Thomas of the Illinois Supreme Court. Focused on improving access to justice, the commission is actively engaged in conversations...
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Northern Illinois University’s Society of Women Engineers (NIU- SWE) is dedicated to empowering women in a male-dominated field. Its mission is to “stimulate women to achieve full potential in careers as engineers and leaders, expand the image of the engineering profession as a positive force in improving the quality of life, and demonstrate the value...
COMS 309 Performance in Speech Communication course
Every year, Judy Santacaterina and Matt Swan conduct “mock interviews” with the students enrolled in COMS 309 Performance in Speech Communication course. “The objective here is to demonstrate to students how the public speaking and performance skills cross contexts,” Santacaterina said. “We were surprised at how many students had never experienced a formal interview.” Before...
NIU Veterans Day cermony 2012
NIU’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) will conduct a commissioning ceremony at 11 a.m. Friday, May 10, for its graduating seniors. The ceremony will take place at the Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center. As part of this ceremony, the ROTC will unveil the “Huskie Alumni Project,” designed to commemorate all of the NIU ROTC graduates...
Eli Anderson
Northern Illinois junior pitcher Eli Anderson has been a terror for opposing teams this season, most specifically against Mid-American Conference opponents. With Week Eight of MAC play under way this weekend, Anderson has a 7-0 record with a 0.89 earned run average, helping the Huskies to a 14-7 clip in conference games to lead the...
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