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Orientation
Orientation & Family Connections, part of the Division of Student Affairs & Enrollment Management, will share an overview of campus-wide orientation programs for incoming students during a preview event at 2 p.m. Monday, June 6. All traditionally admitted freshmen and transfer students must attend orientation programs prior to registering for fall 2016 classes. New freshmen...
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Orientation & Family Connections has announced summer 2016 orientation dates. All traditionally admitted freshmen attend a two-day orientation program with an overnight component, which also includes the option for family members to stay overnight. Monday, June 13-Tuesday, June 14 Thursday, June 16-Friday, June 17 Monday, June 20-Tuesday, June 21 Thursday, June 23-Friday, June 24 Tuesday,...
AlcoholEdu for College logo
All incoming new students – freshmen and transfers – must complete mandatory online education designed to improve their understanding of the critical issues regarding sexual assault, interpersonal violence, stalking and bystander intervention, as well as the prevention of alcohol misuse. With the 2013 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and the 2014 Campus...
Orientation
Orientation & Family Connections soon will welcome all traditionally admitted incoming freshmen and transfer students and their families to NIU. Orientation sessions take place from Wednesday, June 10, through Friday, July 17. Two additional orientation programs for transfers, and one for freshmen, will take place in August. During orientation – a two-day program for freshmen...
NSSE survey poster
The Office of Student Engagement & Experiential Learning (OSEEL) is encouraging student participation in the National Survey of Student Engagement, a survey that NIU participates in every three years. NSSE is exclusively taken by freshmen and seniors. This survey takes into account the opinions and perspectives of freshman and seniors on their abilities, experiences and...
First Year Composition Program
When 80 faculty members gathered in the Sky Room early this semester for a summit on First Year Composition Program retention, the challenge was clear. What innovative ways could the group conceive to assure that First Year Composition students receive the coursework and connections with faculty and peers that will bring them success as freshman...
Victor E. Huskie greets an admitted student and his mother.
NIU’s Office of Admissions will host two Admitted Student Days in February. The purpose of these events – Saturday, Feb. 1, and Monday, Feb. 17 – is to allow prospective students admitted to NIU for Fall 2014 the opportunity: to meet NIU faculty, staff, students and alumni; to tour the campus; and to visit the...
University Honors kicked off the year with its annual Welcome Back Barbeque, with guest of honor President Doug Baker in attendance. Baker shared his six priorities with attendees and encouraged students to take advantage of the many opportunities and initiatives at NIU. More than 200 University Honors students were in attendance and enjoyed from a...
Kelly Wesener Michael
The deadline to order regalia for the 2013 Academic Convocation has been extended until 4 p.m. Monday, July 8. Around 2,500 students will participate in the formal academic welcome for new members of the Huskie family, which this year begins at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 23, in the NIU Convocation Center. Faculty and staff can...
Angélica Mendoza
Through the Latino Resource Center, Northern Illinois University is offering a specialized, one-credit-hour UNIV 101 course that focuses on getting freshman students familiar with college life. The Latino Experience is geared specifically toward Latino students and issues related to their college experience, and it is designed to help identify and prevent common pitfalls, giving students...
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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...
Affordability and convenient location were not the primary reasons that freshman physics major Gabriela Arriaga chose NIU. It was the opportunity to be involved in research as a freshman through NIU’s Research Rookies program that provided the deciding factor. “The best part about being involved with Research Rookies is being able to get hands-on experience...
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