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Archive: January, 2017
Join the Pick Museum of Anthropology from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, for the opening reception of its newest exhibition, “Push Factors: Perspectives on Guatemalan Migration.” The exhibition highlights how resource exploitation, genocide, poverty, drought, femicide, gangs, corruption and racism in Guatemala led to mass migration following the country’s 36-year civil war....
NIU students, faculty, staff and local residents can renew driver’s licenses and state IDs, purchase annual vehicle license plate stickers, register as organ and tissue donors or conduct other transactions on campus at a mobile office of the Illinois Secretary of State. In addition, NIU collegiate license plates will be available for purchase. Sales help...
NIU Athletics and the SPS Council invite all NIU faculty and staff to the annual Education Day at the women’s basketball game at the Convocation Center at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18. Enjoy the basketball game with a view from the Nelson Suite at the Convocation Center. The game is expected to end around 1...
NIU announced today that Katy Saalfeld, currently senior associate director for recruitment and outreach, will take on the role of acting director of admissions on February 1, succeeding Dani Rollins, who is moving on to become chief enrollment officer and director of undergraduate admissions at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Saalfeld will take on all admissions-related...
NIU College of Law Dean Eric Dannenmaier was elected by representatives of the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation’s (CEC) Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) to serve as the committee’s chair for 2017. Dannenmaier was appointed to JPAC by President Barack Obama in 2013, and he has served as a United States member of the international...
WNIJ News is very proud to announce the launch of a new local news initiative called Friday Forum. Friday Forum is dedicated to showcasing multiple perspectives on critical local, regional and state issues. Beginning this Friday, January 13, WNIJ News reporters will interview members of Congress, Illinois legislators, county officials and municipal officeholders, as well...
Clinical Assistant Professor Colleen Boraca was the subject of a December 30, 2016 piece in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin written by Lauren Duncan. The story details the history of the NIU College of Law Health Advocacy Clinic along with the work it is currently doing under Professor Boraca’s direction. It also features quotes from Northern...
Some familiar faces will assume new duties in the months ahead as the university seeks to fill openings on the president’s senior cabinet. Greg Brady has assumed the role of Acting Vice President and General Counsel. Brady has been an integral part of the university legal team for more than 14 years, serving for the...
Online graduate programs in the NIU College of Education continue to perform near the top of the country, according to new rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report. NIU places fourth (tied with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln) in the current honor roll of 200 schools, earning a fifth consecutive spot among the nation’s...
Robert C. Mason, 76, who led the development of the graduate studies program in adult continuing education at NIU into a nationally and internationally recognized program, passed away at home in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Dec. 3, 2016, with his family at his side. He was a much-loved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, cousin and friend.  He...
NIU will host a series of events in recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Week, Jan. 16 – 20. This year’s theme is “The Simple Art of Living Together,” inspired by the speech Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave when he accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. “Dr. King made a point to address...
The Office of Student Academic Success (OSAS) would like to remind students about our upcoming spring 2017 Edible Education workshops. This informative series of academic workshops will continue to provide students with a free lunch while learning about various topics critical to academic success at NIU. Last year, we saw our largest overall attendance the...
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