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Northern Illinois University will remember the lives of five students lost Feb. 14, 2008, with a moment of reflection. The bells will toll five times at 3:06 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14.

Five NIU students who excel in their academic and humanitarian pursuits were honored during a Sunday luncheon for the 2016 Forward, Together Forward scholars. Each receives a $4,000 non-renewable scholarship for the coming academic year. Peyton Gunnison As a member of the NIU Women’s Golf Team, Peyton Gunnison has more than a casual interest in...

Northern Illinois University announces the selection of five Forward, Together Forward Scholars who will receive a $4,000 non-renewable scholarship for the coming academic year. The 2016 scholarship recipients are: Peyton Gunnison, of Hartland Wis., a junior majoring in industrial and systems engineering with a minor in applied mathematical sciences. Bethlehem Hailu, of Wheaton, a junior majoring in family...

Northern Illinois University will remember the lives of five students lost Feb. 14, 2008, with a moment of reflection. The bells will toll five times at 3:06 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 14.

Northern Illinois University honored the 2014 winners of the Forward, Together Forward Scholarships at a private luncheon Sunday. In honor of the five Huskies whose lives were lost Feb. 14, 2008, Forward, Together Forward scholars must demonstrate strength of character through traits such as a strong work ethic, motivation, inspiration, a high regard for others,...

Northern Illinois University has announced the 2014 winners of the Forward, Together Forward Scholarships. In honor of the five Huskies whose lives were lost Feb. 14, 2008, Forward, Together Forward scholars must demonstrate strength of character through traits such as a strong work ethic, motivation, inspiration, a high regard for others, integrity and intellectual curiosity....

Northern Illinois University will remember the lives of five students lost Feb. 14, 2008, with a moment of reflection and the tolling of five bells at 3:06 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14. The NIU Scholarship Office plans to announce the recipients of the Forward, Together Forward Scholarship that day as well. The Forward, Together Forward Scholarship...

Applications are now available for the 2014-15 Forward, Together Forward Scholarship. Up to five students will be selected to receive the prestigious honor of being named a Forward, Together Forward Scholar, along with a $4,000 scholarship for the 2014-2015 academic year. The Forward, Together Forward Scholarship endowment was created through the generosity of more than...

NIU President John Peters led a ceremony this afternoon to mark the fifth anniversary of the Feb. 14, 2008, tragedy inside Cole Hall. Below are his remarks. By most measures, five years is a fleetingly brief time. On a college campus, however, that span approximates a generation. So it is that as we come together today,...

Five Northern Illinois University students who excel in their academic and humanitarian pursuits have been chosen to receive the 2013 Forward, Together Forward Scholarships. The recipients – Taylor Bogan, Caitlin Cavannaugh, Guadalupe Lopez, Sarah Pollack and Evan Wittke – each will receive a one-time scholarship of $4,000 for the 2013-14 academic year. “As educators, we are...

NIU’s chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) will host its annual benefit concert, “Rock Forward, Together,”  at 8 p.m. Friday, May 4 The event, previously known as “Rock 4 Life,” takes place at Fatty’s Pub & Grille, 1312 W. Lincoln Hwy. in DeKalb. Funds raised go to NIU’s “Forward, Together, Forward” scholarship....

NIU President John G. Peters offered these words today at the 3 p.m. Presentation of Memorial Wreaths: We gather today to honor the lives of five students, mark the beginning of a new chapter and demonstrate the resilience and character of our university. Listen and remember as I say the names of our cherished “five”...