Category: Law
If you were asked to write a 500-word essay about a strongly held belief, what would you say? New NIU students will have the opportunity to answer that question next fall when the book “This I Believe II,” edited by Jay Allison and Dan Gediman, is part of the curriculum in some first-year course sections. The...
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has announced four appointments to the governing board of Northern Illinois University. Newcomers Anthony A. Iosco and Robert T. Marshall Jr. begin new terms, while veteran trustees Marc J. Strauss and Cherilyn G. Murer were reappointed to the board. The appointments to six-year terms are effective immediately and will require Illinois...
Every spring, the NIU Alumni Association recognizes the achievements of exemplary alumni through a series of prestigious awards. Winners of the Outstanding Alumni Awards for each of NIU’s academic colleges join recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Award, the F. R. Geigle Service Award and the Outstanding Young Alumni Award. Recipients are selected based on professional and personal...
The 2011 Outstanding Women Student Awards have been presented to 48 women from across all disciplines at Northern Illinois University and representing undergraduates, graduate students and law students. NIU’s Presidential Commission on the Status of Women gave out the awards during its April 17 reception on campus. The recognition program was created in 1980 and is held annually to:...
The Environmental Law Society of NIU’s College of Law is sponsoring a used cell phone drive. Students who have old cell phones and would like to discard them can donate them to the club with no questions asked. All phones that are collected and in working condition will be donated to The Crisis Center for South Suburbia, a...
NIU Trustee Cherilyn G. Murer (’78), president and CEO of Murer Consultants, Inc., will present the 18th Annual Francis X. Riley Lecture on Professionalism at 3 p.m. Friday, April 1. Murer will present her lecture in the Francis X. Riley Courtroom at the NIU College of Law, Swen Parson Hall. Her lecture, titled “Recalibrating the Compass...
Twenty-four NIU faculty members will spend part of their summer transforming their classes to make them more inclusive of race, class, gender and other forms of diversity. The Multicultural Curriculum Transformation Institute, to be held from May 16 to May 20, is designed to assist faculty, instructors and Supportive Professional Staff in revising or developing...
The NIU College of Law will host “Immigration Enforcement: Laws and ‘Outlaws'” from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, March 3, in the Francis X. Riley Courtroom of Swen Parson Hall. This timely symposium on immigration and homeland security law will feature presentations from a distinguished panel of leading experts on a breadth of topics including:...
Women who are considering law school, whether already admitted or just thinking about the LSAT, are invited to attend “Demystifying the Female Super Lawyer: Perspectives on Managing a Career, Family & Life” from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 9. The event will take place in Swen Parson Hall. Sponsors include the Office of Admissions...
The non-profit Council on Legal Education Opportunity (CLEO) will present “Test In Test Out” from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, to help minority and/or low-income students who are considering law school. The event co-sponsored by the NIU College of Law and NIU Student Support Services takes place in Swen Parson Hall Room...
The NIU College of Law‘s Office of Admission and Financial Aid will host a “Mock Law Day” from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.Saturday, Nov. 6. Check in starts at 10 a.m. in Room 151 of Swen Parson Hall. The program will include an informational presentation of the College of Law, a mock law class that simulates...
NIU’s College of Law and Career Services will host “How to Look Good on Paper: Tips on Writing a Winning Personal Statement and Obtaining a Good Letter of Recommendation” from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 3 in Swen Parson Hall Room 188. This is the second workshop in the “Applying to Law Schools” series of...
