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Tag: Top 25 of 2012
U.S. News and World Report honored three NIU colleges with rankings in 2013.
Altgeld Hall in winter
2012 was a busy year on campus. NIU Today spent most of December counting down the top 25 stories of 2012, topped by the Huskie football team’s historic bid to the Discover Orange Bowl. The list also included the October announcement from NIU President John Peters that he plans to step aside in June. We...
Discover Orange Bowl logo
As 2012 draws to a close, NIU Today is offering a look back at 25 of the top stories from the year. No. 1 On Dec. 2, the 12-1 Mid-American Conference Champion Northern Illinois University football team became the first Mid American Conference Team to earn a bid to a Bowl Championship Series bowl game, when they...
NIU President John G. Peters delivers his 2012 State of the University Address.
As 2012 draws to a close, NIU Today is offering a look back at 25 of the top stories from the year. No. 2 During his State of the University address in October, John G. Peters announced that he will step down as president of Northern Illinois in June of 2013. When he departs, Peters...
A new residence hall awaits!
As 2012 draws to a close, NIU Today is offering a look back at 25 of the top stories from the year. No. 3 In August, Northern Illinois University opened a new undergraduate residence hall for the first time in nearly 50 years. New Hall, as the 1,000 bed complex is known, is comprised of...
Cole Hall exterior
As 2012 draws to a close, NIU Today is offering a look back at 25 of the top stories from the year. No. 4 The start of the second semester saw the reopening of Cole Hall. What had been one of the university’s most outdated facilities is now among the most forward-thinking. The 1960s-era building,...
As 2012 draws to a close, NIU Today is offering a look back at 25 of the top stories from the year. No. 5 The U.S. News and World Report college rankings held good news for Northern Illinois University this year, climbing to 189, out of more than 1,500 schools considered for ranking. NIU climbed...
As 2012 draws to a close, NIU Today is offering a look back at 25 of the top stories from the year. No. 6 Northern Illinois University welcomed its largest freshman class in several years, up 2.9 percent compared to 2011to 2,664. Just as important as the number of new students enrolled was the academic...
GoDaddy.com Bowl logo
As 2012 draws to a close, NIU Today is offering a look back at 25 of the top stories from the year. No. 7 The NIU Huskies won in convincing fashion at midnight Jan. 8 at the GoDaddy.com Bowl, beating the Red Wolves of Arkansas State University 38-20. For first-year head coach Dave Doeren, quarterback Chandler Harnish and...
Cover of Washington Monthly magazine
As 2012 draws to a close, NIU Today is offering a look back at 25 of the top stories from the year. No. 8 When it comes to ranking colleges, academic excellence is important – but is hardly the only measure that matters. So say the publishers of Washington Monthly’s College Guide and Rankings. They choose to...
Light Up Africa logo
As 2012 draws to a close, NIU Today is offering a look back at 25 of the top stories from the year. No. 9 In late 2011, a team of NIU engineering and business students, operating under the banner of Team Light Up Africa , teamed up to win a business plan contest that was...
Don Kluemper
As 2012 draws to a close, NIU Today is offering a look back at 25 of the top stories from the year. No. 10 NIU Department of Management professor Don Kluemper was a bit of a Facebook sensation in February and March, when his research about using Facebook in the hiring process went viral. Kluemper, and...
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