What’s up with NIU Alumni
Many students dream of traveling to another country and studying abroad, but options might seem limited if they do not have financial means to pay for a trip. NIU’s Foreign Language Residence Program (FLRP) is a language-immersion special interest community for students
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Bernadette Chatman During the fall semester of 2015, Bernadette Chatman served as a Northern Lights Ambassador for the NIU College of Education. What, she was asked for a web profile, were her ambitions? The sophomore Special Education major in the Department of Special and Early
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Hammock’s Second Season Features Six Home Games, Big Ten Match-Ups A pair of Big Ten Conference opponents, a Chicagoland game versus one of the most storied independent programs in the nation and five games at Huskie Stadium highlight Northern Illinois University’s 2020
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2020 Huskie Chi-Town Showdown Set for Saturday, October 24 The Northern Illinois University Huskies will take on the BYU Cougars at SeatGeek Stadium in the 2020 Huskie Chi-Town Showdown on Saturday, October 24, NIU Associate Vice-President and Director of Athletics Sean T. Frazier
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The NIU undergraduate mock trial teams competed in the American Mock Trial Association’s (AMTA) Evanston Regional Tournament, hosted by Northwestern University on Friday, Feb. 7 through Sunday, Feb. 9. NIU’s A team finished with a record of 5-1-2 and earned a bid
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Drawing more graduate students of color than ever before, an upcoming “Turning Fellows into Faculty” conference at NIU remains the only program of its kind in Illinois. At least 70 Diversifying Faculty in Illinois (DFI) Fellowship recipients and other graduate students of
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It was his first day on the job with a consulting firm after graduating from NIU’s College of Engineering and Engineering Technology with a BS in industrial management technology and an emphasis in environmental health and safety. “Before I could even fill out
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Do you know an organization facing an engineering challenge? Let a team of innovative senior engineering students take it on. Companies that partner with the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology (CEET) receive access to expert faculty, state-of-the-art labs and creative student engineers.
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Pat Gostele may just have the coolest job you never knew you wanted. As an editor and videographer for the Chicago Cubs video team, Cubs Productions, Gostele is an official documentarian for the famed ball club. He produces videos for the Cubs
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Seven of this year’s 20 Golden Apple of Rockford finalists are graduates of the NIU College of Education. They teach in Rockford, Belvidere, Durand, Machesney Park, Rockton and South Beloit. They teach preschool, kindergarten, third-grade, fourth-grade and fifth-grade. They came to teaching immediately – or after other careers. But they all
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Deb Brucker (B.S. management) is vice president of Design & Value Generation Learning for American Express. Brucker was appointed to this role when she joined the company in November 2019. As part of the Global Services Learning Network (GSLN) organization, Brucker is
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The NIU community is invited to attend What’s Next, an inaugural event that takes an in-depth look into what students can expect after graduating from NIU and enter the workforce. Sponsored by JobsPLUS in partnership with NIU Athletics and Student-Athlete Academic Support
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