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When someone asks for help, not everyone jumps up to help. No hesitation occurs for Elina when someone is in need. Elina has stepped up immensely to assist with planning and leading Week of Welcome (WOW). Our incoming students are going to be set up with amazing campus connections and supports because of the work Elina is doing in preparation for this week-long event. Thank you for all that you do!

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Date posted: August 2, 2022 | Author: | Comments Off on Elina Wlaznik – Campus Activities Board

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To say the least, Melanie is going above and beyond to support our incoming students. Preparing for Week of Welcome (WOW) is no small feat, yet she is creating an extensive and intentional program to support our students. No recognition enough could cover how amazing Melanie has been the past several months. Can’t wait for WOW!

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Date posted: August 2, 2022 | Author: | Comments Off on Melanie Griegoliet – Academic Affairs

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I’ve known Crystal for many years and she’s of course always been helpful. For the last few years I’ve found myself needing less and less, but around this time each year I find myself constantly asking her questions and needing her help. This year in particular, given everything, it feels like I’ve reached out constantly. In true form, she’s been nothing but helpful in answering every question I had, providing me with every piece of data I’ve requested, and making sure I got linked up with the right person if it was outside her particular area. Sensing a theme to what I’ve been asking, unsolicited, she came across a piece of information, and brought it to my attention because she knew it would be helpful to me. I cannot be more thankful than I am that she would be so conscientious and anticipate our needs. Sometimes its easy to get lost in everything and forget that people like her are always there taking care of things behind the scenes, making our lives easier in ways that may not always get the attention they deserve. To that end, I would like to applaud Crystal for always being there to help me and, I suspect to an even greater degree, the colleagues she works with everyday.

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Date posted: August 2, 2022 | Author: | Comments Off on Crystal Garvey – Undergraduate Admissions

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Laurie and her colleagues in HRS were both knowledgeable and kind as I navigated the paperwork necessary to take time for the care of my child who has a disability. Having required their assistance for several years in a row, I deeply appreciate their consistent professionalism and applaud the compassion they extend as well.

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Date posted: July 19, 2022 | Author: | Comments Off on Laurie Johnson – Human Resource Services

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Karen and the Health Services Office team have been absolutely amazing with the undertaking and task set upon them these past two years. They have steered and managed an incredible amount of information, regulations and rapidly changing requirements during the pandemic and following months. Appreciation for difficult to manage, constant communications regarding holds, compliance, changing requirements between authorities, plus online classes changing each semester, updating student records, systems that are used to the maximum, with very important information. Our department has received very helpful, prompt and professional assistance from the office of Immunization Compliance and Health Records through these very challenging times. High regards and respect for the mammoth and difficult work Karen Frazer and team have tirelessly and continually accomplished.

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Date posted: July 19, 2022 | Author: | Comments Off on Karen Frazer – Health Services

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Nancy is very responsive, efficient and friendly professional services staff member-among the best I’ve worked with (across multiple universities) for providing IT support. She took the initiative to upgrade technology in my unit and responded to multiple requests, always within an hour. NIU and CLAS are lucky to have her!

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Date posted: July 19, 2022 | Author: | Comments Off on Nancy Finn – College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

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Our department needed to create two short informational videos. Len has to be the most patient person I’ve ever met on campus! Len lead us through the entire process from scripting, finding students Samantha and Paige to act the scenes and filming. It was such a pleasure to work with this group of enthusiastic Huskies who gave us their talent, time and attention. We are lucky to have these fellow Huskies in our Huskie family.

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Date posted: July 19, 2022 | Author: | Comments Off on Len Lennergard, Samantha Prus and Paige Prus – Division of Information Technology

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Stef maintains the library website (among many things) and is responsive, efficient and so helpful. Stef is always so quick to make requested changes, always has good ideas about ways to improve the website and is always willing to explain what is/isn’t possible or reasonable. NIU benefits from the work Stef does every day.

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Date posted: July 19, 2022 | Author: | Comments Off on Stef Scharmacher – University Libraries

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The team in the Office of the Bursar are all incredible people! They are a very supportive, dependable, and intelligent group, and they have definitely earned an applause for all of their hard work.

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Date posted: July 19, 2022 | Author: | Comments Off on Office of the Bursar

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