What’s up with NIU Alumni
Julie Richards, NP, ’85, B.S. in Nursing, has been named the 2019 Stanford Hospital and Clinics Advanced Practice Provider of the Year. Richards, is a nurse practitioner for Student Health and Travel Medicine at the Vaden Health Center Stanford University, Sanford, California.
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This past Saturday, NIU’s STEM Fest celebrated its 10th year with the largest attendance on record, welcoming more than 8,200 attendees, including more than 700 NIU student volunteers. The excitement was palpable as people of all ages took in talks, performances and
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Two alumnae use 35 years of friendship and experience to help Northern students For Huskies, the sense of NIU community is very real and often lasts far beyond a person’s time on campus. Just ask best friends Kelli Mitchell and Julie Ann
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DaQuan Russell-Watts was born with a natural curiosity and love of learning. When his mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, he turned to learning to cope and discovered his passion for anthropology. “As a child, I found it fascinating to learn about
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Patricia (Banks) Aldred As NIU prepares to celebrate Homecoming 2019 from Oct. 19 through Oct. 27, one group of former Huskies already has notched its return to campus. Members of the Class of 1959 reunited Sept. 6 at the College of Education, touring Graham,
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Faculty and staff of the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology (CEET) at Northern Illinois University are mourning the loss of the first dean of CEET, Romualdas Kasuba, Ph.D., P.E., Dr. (Honorary), dean emeritus, who passed away on Thursday, Oct. 10. Dean
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NIU College of Law Interim Dean Laurel Rigertas and the NIU Law Alumni Council celebrated alumni and friends who embody what is best about the College of Law during our 2019 Awards Reception on Sept. 24 at the Union League Club of
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A new landmark debuted Thursday on the campus of Northern Illinois University, as President Lisa Freeman and benefactors Dennis and Stacey Barsema unveiled the sculpture “Huskie Pride.” The sculpture, comprised of the letters N-I-U in 6-foot-tall block type painted in the university’s
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Celebrating 10 years of educating and entertaining all ages with hands-on STEM activities. It was a leap of faith when NIU STEM Outreach, part of the Division of Outreach, Engagement and Regional Development, decided to move STEM Fest to the Convocation Center
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Representatives from the Northern Illinois University College of Business, in their commitment to cross global boundaries, traveled to Shenzhen in East Asia for the launch of the college’s Master of Science in Financial Risk Management (MSFRM) program. Shenzhen is a major city
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On Monday-Thursday, Oct. 7-11, the NIU College of Business will hold its fall semester BELIEF Week. BELIEF is the name of the applied business ethics program in the college. BELIEF builds ethical business leaders through the integration of program development, faculty support, business community involvement
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Northern Illinois University is rolling out the Huskie welcome mat this month during Homecoming 2019, a week-long event that includes cherished traditions and exciting new happenings for alumni, students, faculty, staff and community members. “The tradition of Homecoming at NIU is a
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