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Anthonie Tumpag and Shannon Thomas
NIU students Anthonie Tumpag and Shannon Thomas are off to participate in the Smithsonian Summer Institute in Museum Anthropology (SIMA) at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History. SIMA is a rigorous four-week training program in residence at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. The curriculum will combine formal classroom, lecture and laboratory sessions, as...
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As many millennial generation college students prepare to finish their fall 2015 semester, those who are graduating will soon begin another chapter in their lives.
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A summer internship at a food pantry in Joliet took Samantha Sandoval all the way to Washington D.C. for a field trip of a lifetime. “Getting to enter the grounds where the president lives was a once in a lifetime opportunity in my eyes,” Sandoval said. “The highlight of the trip was definitely getting to...
I am approaching the stretch run of my summer with Young People For (People For The American Way) in Washington D.C.
U.S. Congressman Adam Kinzinger, R-Channahon, chats Thursday with members of NIU’s highly successful Supermileage Team.
Congressman Adam Kinzinger visited the NIU campus Thursday morning to meet member of the NIU Supermilage Team, see their work and present them with a copy of his congratulatory statement read into Congressional Record. Kinzinger, a Republican from Channahon, praised the team’s success at the 36th annual SAE Supermileage Competition in Marshall, Mich. “Over the...
Greetings from 2034 postcard
A podcast of the Science Coalition’s “Science 2034 Live,” which featured NIU mechanical engineering professor Federico Sciammarella on its panel of six visionary scientists, is now available. Gathered June 24 in Washington, D.C., the federally funded researchers shared their prognostications of what science will make possible in the next 20 years as they discussed their...
U.S. Capitol
NIU students will have the opportunity to test their political acumen on Capitol Hill this summer as part of NIU’s Washington D.C. Congressional Internship program. Four students were selected as interns for Illinois representatives in their D.C. congressional offices, and will live, learn and work in the nation’s capital. Kiranjit Gill, a senior majoring in...
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Three NIU students will take on Washington D. C. this summer as part of an innovative internship program sponsored by The Washington Center, the largest academic internship program in the country. Since 1975, more than 50,000 students have benefited from the unique living, working and learning program in the nation’s capital. NIU students Daejzonna Muschamp,...
Northern Illinois University invites the public to explore national treasures, Amish country, historic battlefields and famous architecture on a trip Oct. 22-30 to Washington, D.C., and regions of Pennsylvania. Visit the historic spot of the Battle of Gettysburg, the largest battle ever fought in America, and explore the Smithsonian Institution, the world’s largest museum and...
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Northern Illinois University invites alumni Tuesday, March 10, to its annual regional event in Washington, D.C., for a networking opportunity at the National Press Club. Guests will enjoy hors d’oeuvres, beer and wine from 6:30 to 9 p.m. and will hear about NIU initiatives from Joseph Matty, associate vice president of the Division of University...
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The NIU College of Law hosted alumni and guests May 19 as they were admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, D.C. This year’s group of nine inductees included NIU Law alumni, faculty and members of the DeKalb County Bar Association. The exceptional day started at the Supreme...
Romeo Jackson
NIU junior Romeo Jackson, a contract major with an emphasis in intersectionality and social justice, traveled Feb. 21 to Washington, D.C. to take part in the Black LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) Emerging Leaders Day. The event was sponsored by National Black Justice Coalition, in partnership with the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and...
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