Each year, Student Involvement and Leadership Development (SILD) has the honor of recognizing distinguished student leaders at its annual Kevin D. Knight Leadership Awards ceremony. The Kevin D. Knight Leadership Awards ceremony commemorates the life of Kevin D. Knight, an NIU alumnus
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The depth and scope of contributions to NIU and the community by the four members of NIU’s Supportive Professional Staff selected as honorees of this year’s Presidential Awards for Excellence span all facets of the university’s operations and demonstrate deep ties to
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On Friday, April 21 the NIU community is invited to come together in celebration as the Presidential Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity hosts the 23rd Annual Pride Awards Dinner. This banquet is convened every year to honor NIU students, faculty,
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The Spring 2017 Board of Trustees Professor Seminar – Science and the Public: Seeing Eye to Eye – will take place Monday, April 10, 2017, in the Capitol Room of the Holmes Student Center. Refreshments will be provided from 11:30 a.m. to
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NIU’s Doug Boughton has added another national recognition to his growing list of accolades for his leadership and excellence in art education. This month, the National Art Education Association (NAEA) named him the 2017 National Higher Education Art Educator. The prestigious award
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The Graduate School invites faculty, staff and students to join in celebrating the outstanding accomplishments of NIU’s graduate students. A reception will be held at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, April 25, in the Altgeld Auditorium. Presentation of awards will begin at 3:30
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Do you have a talent for storytelling? Put that talent to good use to get published and earn money for educational expenses. The Department of English is accepting literary fiction submissions through Feb. 1 as part of the Mike and Anne Malone
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Professors Walker Ashley in geography and Mark Frank in geology have been named the inaugural winners of the Distinguished Graduate Faculty Award. Established this year, the award recognizes outstanding scholarly achievements and contributions to graduate education at NIU. Each award recipient will
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“Fundraiser A: My Fight for Freedom and Justice” (NIU Press, 2015) by Robert Blagojevich has been named the winner of the 2016 Best Book Award in the law category. The Best Book Awards are sponsored by the i310 Media Group. Jeffrey Keen,
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The National Latina/o Law Student Association (NLLSA) alumni group recognized NIU College of Law Professor Robert L. Jones with the Outstanding Coach and Mentor award at its annual meeting in Boston, Massachusetts, in October. The 2016 NLLSA meeting focused on the role
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If there were Academy Awards for museum professionals in Illinois, Northern Illinois University would have earned plenty of Oscars. During the 2016 Illinois Association of Museum (IAM) conference held last month in Oak Park, NIU museum studies students, alumni, faculty and staff
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For a half-century, Jerry Johns has been a teacher of teachers. A renowned reading professor, Johns taught 6,000 students over 30 years on the faculty at Northern Illinois University. They, in turn, have touched the lives of thousands of students globally. Every
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