Abu Bah, an associate professor in the Department of Sociology, has been selected as the recipient of NIU’s 2015 Outstanding International Educator Award. The announcement was made during the annual International Recognition Reception, one of many events on campus marking International Education
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Nancy Hanlon Harrison, president and executive director of Econ Illinois, is this year’s recipient of the Terry Savage Financial Literacy Award. Harrison was honored for her contributions to the advancement of financial literacy by Illinois Jump$tart Coalition (ILJ$), an affiliate of the
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NIU’s Adam White recently was named “Outstanding New Professional” by NODA, the national association for professionals who work in the fields of orientation, transition and retention in higher education. “I was completely shocked,” said White, NIU’s associate director of Orientation and Family
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The Supportive Professional Staff Council is requesting nominations for the Presidential Supportive Professional Staff Award for Excellence. This award recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the university. All Supportive Professional Staff are eligible. Individuals who were nominated previously but did
Read moreMelissa Henriksen, research associate for NIU’s Center for Governmental Studies, was granted the Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network’s highest award for service during ceremonies held Nov. 11 and 12 at ICAHN’s Annual CAH Conference at The Crowne Plaza in Springfield. “There is
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The NIU Community School of the Arts has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the Farny R. Wurlitzer Foundation Fund, administered by the DeKalb County Community Foundation. Wurlitzer Foundation grants provide financial assistance to further music education, music appreciation and performance to
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The Outstanding Service Award is presented each year to up to four NIU Civil Service employees. The objective of this award program is to recognize individual Civil Service employees who have demonstrated outstanding service and have made significant contributions to the university
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NIU’s Presidential Commission on the Status of Women is accepting nominations for its 2016 student, faculty and staff awards. Nominations for the Outstanding Women Student Awards, created in 1980, are due Friday, Dec. 18. The annual awards encourage the full participation of
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Northern Illinois University will recognize the winners of the Unity in Diversity student essay contest during a reception on Wednesday, November 11, 2015. The event will take place at 3:30 p.m. in the Chandelier Room in Adams Hall. The event is open
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Northern Illinois University recently was named winner of the 2015 Colleges and Universities Scholarship Provider of the Year from the Colorado-based National Scholarship Providers Association (NSPA). “It is such an honor to be recognized for all of the work that we do,”
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NIU’s Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Week committee is now accepting nominations for the Dr. MLK Jr. Awards. The award winners will be announced Friday, Jan. 22, at the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. NIU Presidential Breakfast. Members of
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The Society of Research Administrators International (SRAI) has recognized NIU’s Dara Little with its Distinguished Faculty designation. Little serves as NIU’s assistant vice president for research and sponsored programs. She was honored with the award earlier this month at the 2015 SRA
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