Category: Applause
Courtney is the go-to person for information about policies and procedures related to NIU students’ transfer credit from other institutions. Her calm approach to problem solving is unmatched in the department. She goes above and beyond in the pursuit of accuracy and timeliness.
Ollie is extremely knowledgeable, efficient and resourceful. In biology, ultra low freezers are critical for storing valuable research samples and expensive reagents. Ollie is able to diagnose and repair these units when they malfunction. He has saved numerous experiments and loss of research materials. He communicates well with other departments and keeps our equipment working...
Jen Koop is an amazing colleague whose dedication and hard work improve the lives and experiences of students, faculty and staff in the Department of Biological Sciences. For example, she graciously accepted an invitation to lend herself and her expertise to lead a lecture and activity on evolution for the introductory course. She did so...
Melody, the Chief of Staff for the Dean of the College of Law organizes and implements so much of the work that goes on throughout the law school and much of it is not visible on the surface. She plays many roles and has gone the extra mile in making me feel welcome since I...
Tami works in the ILBOE office at NIU Naperville. She carries the weight of her administrative duties full time and part-time in the evaluation department with me. I see how she handles a multiple load of phone calls, filing, email, handling transcripts, matching files, making new folders and more. Tami is a hard worker and...
I have been throwing proposal curveballs at Kellie for the better part of two months now and she has been hitting them out of the park! First we had a collaborative proposal with another institution that she helped us figure out a way to get through on a really tight deadline and then after I...
I was so behind when the semester started that I only gave SPA less than a week to submit a supplement to my grant proposal. Dana ended up being assigned the project and she was diligent, reassuring and efficient! It was such a pleasure to work with her and see that proposal get submitted on...
Dawn provided valuable feedback to me. She went above and beyond. She really helped me in my time of need.
Donald Peterson is an amazing engineer, teacher, dean and maybe most importantly an outstanding person. Dean Peterson’s ability to help me problem solve and develop my skills are greatly appreciated. He is never too busy to take five minutes and help me when I need it. He has so much knowledge to share, and he...
Theresa is a joy to work with. She is always available to help offer suggestions and next steps when solving various problems. Theresa consistently goes above and beyond for me and my college. She is always ready to help me and if she can’t, she’ll direct me to the right person. She always keeps me...
I just want to give a shout out to the building maintenance folks who manage the work orders for heating issues. I came back to campus on Monday and my office in the Music Building was very hot and my thermostat was broken. I submitted the request, and within 4 hours someone came and looked...
Martha and Kara were a big help with HRS’s move to Lowden Hall. Without them we would not have been able to have an organized office in such a small timeframe.
