The NIU College of Business ethics program (BELIEF — Building Ethical Leaders using an Integrated Ethics Framework), in collaboration with John Deere, is hosting a video creation contest for business ethics awareness. Interested NIU students, regardless of your major, should prepare a
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NIU’s College of Law held its 14th Annual Minority Alumni Reception, hosted by the NIU College of Law and alumnus Vincent Cornelius (’89), on February 22, at the Illinois State Bar Association’s office in Chicago. Current and prospective students, alumni, faculty, judges
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NIU sociology graduate student Dana Peterson has been picking up a lot of business tips and life lessons from local women business owners this past academic year. Peterson has embarked on a collaborative project between NIU, the non-profit organization DeKalb Area Women’s
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Lexie Williams, a senior public health and university honors student, is conducting a survey among all of our students to determine the extent to which they are experiencing not having enough healthy foods available or accessible to them. The results of the
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NIU geology professors Ross Powell and Reed Scherer will be participating in a panel discussion this weekend during Batavia’s 9th annual A Green Night Out at the Movies. Presented by the Batavia Environmental Commission (BEC) and Confident Aire, the event is free
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Beginning this year, the Field Museum installed a new Philippine exhibit comprising some of the 10,000 Philippine objects once tucked behind museum vaults for decades. It has been more than 15 years since a Philippine collection exhibit was displayed at the museum.
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Budget and Finance has begun planning for the fiscal year 2017 financial close, scheduled for Friday, July 14. The cooperation of all departments is needed to keep to this schedule. Key dates to report our year-end data are as follows: On Monday,
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Students entering grades 2 through 12 who are looking for engaging, hands-on ways to explore their interests and career options this summer can now register for Northern Illinois University’s 2017 summer camps. Day and residential camps run throughout June, July and August.
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The NIU Community School of the Arts (CSA) needs your used sheet music, music books, old musical instruments, stands, CDs and other items that might be of interest to musicians. Clean out your piano bench, attics, and basements, and donate to a
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First- and Second-Year Experience will be hosting Huskies Get Connected appointments during the Academic Career Expo on Wednesday, March 22. Huskies Get Connected (HGC) is an opportunity for students to attend a one-on-one consultation with a knowledgeable peer to help them discover
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This year, the annual Better Together NIU Faculty/Staff Giving Campaign will run Monday, March 20, through Friday, March 31. This two-week campaign is part of the NIU Foundation’s annual giving program and provides all faculty and staff the opportunity to make a
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In an average year, Illinois gets hit with more than 60 tornadoes, placing it consistently in the top 10 states with the most tornadoes. The odds of one or more tornadoes hitting a portion of DeKalb County is at least one in
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