What’s up with NIU Alumni
NIU alumnus Derrick Strand (accountancy ’90), an organizational strategist and self-described “machete thinker,” will deliver a Jobs PLUS talk on “working effectively in teams” at 4:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 14, in the NIU Convocation Center. The event is open to all NIU
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The NIU Department of Communication and the NIU Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) cordially invite the public to attend the 2016 Albert Walker Lecture on Thursday, Oct. 13, in the Holmes Student Center, Sky Room (16th Floor), at 7:30 p.m.
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NIU’s fall 2016 career events offer students and job-seekers the chance to impress and network with potential employers. This fall features NIU’s Internship Fair and Full-time Job Fair, both are for all majors. A “Career Fair and Internship Prep Workshop,” offered through
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Illinois State Bar Association President and NIU College of Law alumnus Vincent Cornelius (’89) was featured in the Sept. 2, 2016, edition of Chicago Lawyer magazine. Writer Emily Donovan profiled Cornelius along with the new presidents of the Chicago and DuPage County
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Northern Illinois University College of Law Dean Eric Dannenmaier and the NIU Law Alumni Council will honor eight outstanding alumni and friends of the school during its annual awards reception at the University Club of Chicago on Wednesday, Sept. 14, from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
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Alumni Scott Prestin and Rich Lenkov and legendary Bears linebacker Otis Wilson are part of a documentary team that has produced a documentary on the 1985 Super Bowl champion Chicago Bears, and WTTW-TV (PBS) will air a preview screening at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7.
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Jessica Witte, M.F.A.’04, is a nationally exhibited and award-winning artist. She also describes herself as a recovering control freak. Witte is far from controlling these days as she makes a name for herself in the St. Louis art scene. In early June, she headed
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Please join us for an NIU Law Reception to honor Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) President and alumnus Vincent Cornelius (’89). Cornelius makes history as he takes the helm of the ISBA, the state’s largest bar organization, and becomes the first African-American president
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Northern Illinois University is launching a new program in downtown Chicago this fall, offering students an opportunity to earn a Master of Science degree in financial risk management. The program, which begins Monday, Sept. 12, will provide evening classes in the heart
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NIU College of Law alumna Karoline Carstens stands out from her peers thanks to a lifelong desire to help others, a commitment to know each of her clients on a personal level and a drive to be involved with every step of
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The NIU College of Business has announced that Natalie T. Churyk, professor of accountancy, has been appointed the William Doyle Endowed Professor in Accountancy. Churyk completed her Ph.D. at University South Carolina in 2001 and joined the NIU faculty shortly thereafter. She teaches
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NIU College of Law alumnus Vincent F. Cornelius, the first African American to serve as president of the Illinois State Bar Association, is profiled in the July 2016 issue of the Illinois Bar Journal magazine. Digging beyond his professional career as an
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