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“It’s not about your art, or how you’re going to make your art,” said NIU Professor of Dance Paula Frasz. “It’s about making a living making your art and being an artist.” Twenty-five years ago, when Frasz first joined the faculty at NIU, she conceived of a course that would go beyond the physical aspects to...
Orientation & Family Connections is excited to announce the selection of 20 orientation leaders and nine orientation program interns who will be an important part of welcoming and transitioning new students and their families to NIU during this year’s summer orientation programs. The recruitment and selection process occurred throughout the fall and early spring semesters....
This week, the university will kick off new brand and advertising campaigns for specific audiences that aim to build on our efforts to elevate the reputation and awareness of our university brand. The Enrollment Management, Marketing and Communications division is executing advertising strategies to encourage specific audiences – like transfer students, freshman and adult students...
Open House – Spring 2014
An open forum is planned from 2:15 to 3:15 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6, to introduce a candidate for the job of associate vice president for Enrollment Management at NIU. Candidate Craig Aimar is currently assistant vice president of Enrollment Management and director of Retention at Saginaw Valley State University in Michigan. The open forum takes...
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Like the weather, things in enrollment management are global, can change quickly and can be unexpected, especially in the state of Illinois. When asked about snow totals for December 2013’s Winter Storm Electra, a meteorologist replied, “There remains some uncertainty as it relates to the exact track of this storm, including critical details on the...
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The successful implementation of several key recruitment tactics, data-driven decision making, collaborative efforts with Academic Affairs, increased strategic marketing led by University Relations and early planning have resulted in more than 18,000 freshman applications for fall 2013 recruitment to date. In the enrollment management “funnel” – where the top of the funnel represents all prospective...
Students and their families can pose like NIU Huskie football fans during Admitted Student Days.
While the NIU campus buzzes with the activity of helping students learn today so they can lead tomorrow,  many faculty and staff are busy preparing for the fall 2013 incoming class. On Saturday, Feb. 2, the university’s largest-ever Admitted Student Day welcomed almost 400 admitted students (and more than 1,300 people overall) to campus to...