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Over spring break, the Division of Information Technology is wrapping up a major project to maximize the speed and security of NIU’s core network. DoIT has scheduled the work at these times to minimize the impact on the NIU community. Here’s how it could affect users: Saturday, March 12: Starting at 5 a.m., connectivity might...
Huskie Hack
Hacking isn’t just for computer geeks or technical experts – it’s for everyone. NIU will host Huskie Hack from noon Saturday, Sept. 26, to noon Sunday, Sept. 27, in the Holmes Student Center. This free and interactive event is devoted to experiential learning, collaborative brainstorming and fun. Students from NIU, selected high schools and Chicagoland...
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You never get a second chance to make a first impression. With websites playing a critical role in NIU’s initial communication with its many audiences, having a consistent university-wide message has never been more important. “The NIU website is a retention and recruitment tool for the university,” said Webmaster Jeannine East, of NIU’s Office of...
Jessica Reyman
Students engage in online communication on a daily basis, whether for school, work or social reasons. With that in mind, it’s critical to help students understand the key role digital literacy plays in everyday life. Jessica Reyman, associate professor of in the NIU Department of English, will present “Fostering Digital Literacy in the Writing Classroom”...
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When the spring semester begins Monday, Jan. 12, readers of the Northern Star will find the familiar printed issues of the student newspaper in bins across campus and town. However, as announced in the Star’s Dec. 8 issue, the newspaper is moving to a twice-weekly print schedule this semester. In between Mondays and Thursdays –...
Affordable Colleges Online: Best Online Colleges, 2014-2015
NIU ranks 41st on the Affordable Colleges Foundation ranking of 2015’s Best Online Colleges, released today. Schools included on the honor roll offer students affordable, high-quality programs combined with the flexibility of distance learning. “When it comes to online learning, these schools are the best of the best,” said Dan Schuessler, founder and CEO of Affordable...
Telepressure!
[vsw id=”R4c0CO4NmfI” source=”youtube” width=”425″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”] Here’s a new techno-term that will likely resonate among many modern-day office employees: “workplace telepressure.” Northern Illinois University psychology researchers, who coined the term, define it as an urge to quickly respond to emails, texts and voicemails – regardless of whatever else is happening or whether one is even...
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Longtime friends Corrine Wickens and Elsa Glover were jogging together a few years ago when the conversation turned – naturally – to education. What happened next reads like the script of a classic TV commercial for Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. NIU’s Wickens, an associate professor in the Department of Literacy and Elementary Education, and Glover,...
Magitest records the tester’s voice and movements on the device’s screen, such as clicks and swipes, in order to see which steps the tester takes in completing a given task.
NIU’s website, www.niu.edu, is the first stop for many people seeking information about NIU, making it exceedingly important to provide a website that is informative, easy to navigate and aesthetically pleasing. With more and more student users viewing websites on their smartphones and tablets, the need for a stronger mobile presence for NIU is greater...
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Division of Information Technology network engineers worked from 11 p.m. Thursday, July 31, until the early hours of Friday, Aug. 1, to add guest access to all 1,300 campus Wi-Fi access points. As part of the Division’s decision to improve the campus Wi-Fi experience, the additional charge for guest access has been eliminated. Accounts that...
Eric Haan, district technology director for Eastland CUSD 308, has coordinated the district’s participation in the iFiber network since the project began in 2011.
Eric Haan believes in iFiber and the benefits made possible by the high-speed fiber broadband network, not just for his rural school district but for the entire northwest Illinois region. “The truth is, for as many uses as I can name now for the iFiber network, there are so many more we haven’t even thought...
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Monday’s Internet Explorer zero day exploit uses a weakness in Flash to give an attacker the ability to install malware on a computer without the user’s knowledge or permission. The exploit is seen running against IE 9, 10 and 11, but is also known to exist as far back as IE 6. At present, Microsoft...
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