More than 125 alumni from NIU’s Southeast Asia Youth Leadership Program, which has included lessons in diplomacy and civic action, recently gathered in Jakarta for a U.S. State Department-sponsored summit.
Their activities including the creation of a video that artistically expressed their opinions on human rights, one of the topics of discussion.
“We wanted to celebrate...
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NIU representatives traveled to Kansas City last week for the annual conference of the Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars and returned with some impressive hardware.
NIU history professor J.D. Bowers received the Yvonne Captain Faculty Award for Outstanding Contributions to International Education.
Bowers, the 2010 Outstanding International Educator at NIU, created and leads...
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Four members of the Supportive Professional Staff (SPS) have been chosen to receive the university’s Presidential Awards for Excellence.
The recipients are Todd Latham, assistant to the chair in the Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations; Michelle Pickett, director of the Academic Advising Center; Deborah Pierce, associate provost for International Programs; and Jason F....
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Dwight King, NIU political science professor emeritus and former director of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, was honored last month by Indonesian Ambassador to the United States Dr. Dino Patti Djalal.
Djalal traveled to DeKalb from Washington, D.C., to present King with an “Award of Distinction for Lifetime Contribution to the Understanding of Indonesia.”
The...
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NIU’s Zeta Gamma chapter of Phi Beta Delta, the honor society for international scholars, is raising funds for scholarships through the sale of 2012 “International Cuisine in Culture” calendars and cozy coffee mugs.
The calendars feature photographs taken by NIU students, faculty and staff members of the Zeta Gamma chapter.
Both items make great holiday gifts,...
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Deborah Pierce, associate provost for International Programs at NIU, has been elected as an officer of NAFSA, the world’s largest nonprofit professional association dedicated to international education.
Pierce will begin serving a three-year term, beginning Jan. 1, as the association’s vice president for education and professional development.
The post is charged with overseeing all of NAFSA’s...
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Sara Clayton, administrative assistant in the Division of International Programs since 1996, is retiring.
Clayton has spent almost 40 years as an NIU employee, including 19 in the Department of Mathematical Sciences. She was among the four winners of the 2002 Outstanding Service Awards from NIU’s Operating Staff Council.
A farewell reception in Clayton’s honor, hosted...
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Fifth-grade students from DeKalb schools will march Friday, Sept. 16, with flags from more than 200 countries.
The annual Parade of Flags begins at Huskie Stadium, continues east on Lucinda Avenue and ends at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Commons. The parade begins at 11:30 a.m. and will complete with a program in the...
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NIU’s Division of International Programs is seeking nominations for two awards that will be presented this fall during the annual International Recognition Reception.
The “Outstanding International Educator Award” honors an NIU faculty or staff member who has contributed significantly toward international education at the university. The Division of International Programs will recognize the award recipient...
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NIU will be represented among officials from 56 colleges who will travel to Indonesia and Vietnam this weekend on an educational trade mission with Francisco J. Sánchez, the U.S. undersecretary of commerce for international trade.
NIU will treat the trip as a fact-finding mission for potential students and educators.
Students from Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi in...
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