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Category: Campus Highlights
As crews begin transforming the southern side of the Holmes Student Center next week, the bust of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be temporarily removed from the commons that bear the name of the American Civil Rights leader. When completed, the concrete wall between the existing south entrance and the hotel tower will be...
At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, the noise of the geese in NIU’s East Lagoon was drowned out by the clear notes of a bugle as the American flag was raised to the top of the flagpole in front of Still Hall. Friday’s Veterans Day ceremony was organized by...
welcome mat
NIU’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will begin the 2016-17 academic year with new leadership in eight of its units. Carl Campbell is returning as the chair of economics, a position he held from 2009-2012. Before coming to Northern Illinois University in 1999, Professor Campbell taught at Mount Holyoke College, Colgate University, Dartmouth College...
Judith Lukaszuk
NIU nutrition and dietetics professor Judith Lukaszuk wanted to find out if eliminating certain foods from a diet could affect chronic inflammation – the kind related to diabetes, heart disease and obesity. So she embarked on a study to prove it. The results were dramatic. At the study’s beginning, one participant reported his whole body ached,...
The July 29 issue of Chicago Daily Law Bulletin features Eric Dannenmaier, the new dean of the NIU College of Law. Dannenmaier “pursued the position of dean at NIU because it seemed like a natural fit,” the article states. “For me,” the story quotes Dannenmaier, “it was about the opportunity to contribute to an educational...
Shyree Sanan
Shyree Sanan has been named controller at NIU, effective July 1, 2016. Sanan reports to Associate Vice President for Finance and Budget Larry Pinkelton. She is responsible for management of the Controller’s Office, which includes Financial Reporting, Accounts Payable, General Ledger and Treasury Operations. Sanan brings more than 15 years of experience effectively managing accounting...
Yolanda King
NIU College of Law Professor Yolanda M. King presented her book chapter, “Pushing the Body Beyond its Limits: Copyright Protection of Body Art” at the 10th annual Lutie A. Lytle Black Women Law Faculty Writing Workshop. The workshop took place from July 6 to July 12 at the University of Iowa College of Law in...
Paul J. Cain
NIU College of Law Clinical Professor Paul J. Cain testified on July 8, 2016 at a public hearing before the Illinois Supreme Court Rules Committee in support of Proposal 15-05, which would modify Supreme Court Rule 941 and create Supreme Court Rule 943 (Use of Restraints on a Minor in Delinquency Proceedings Arising Under the...
The NIU Police Department received a bullet/stab-proof vest July 11 thanks to Julie Castile and her family and their generous donation to Vesting America’s Police K-9’s. The vest was donated to Explosive Odor Detection (EOD) K-9 Miley and her handler, Officer EB Slouka. K-9 Miley, a 6-year-old Belgium Malinois, began working with Officer Slouka and...
Swen Parson Hall, home of NIU Law
The NIU College of Law has been recognized by the National Law Journal as one of the nation’s top law schools – eighth on the list of top 20 schools – for delivering graduates into government and public interest careers. The National Law Journal ranking was based on employment data collected by the American Bar...
The NIU administration invites all Operating Staff to the 17th annual StaffFest, scheduled from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center. Invitations to the 2016 StaffFest were previously announced via email or through campus mail. RSVP your reservation by Friday, July 15, to Karen...
Aleksandra (“Ally”) B. Zimmerman
Aleksandra (“Ally”) B. Zimmerman, who this fall joins the nationally ranked NIU Department of Accountancy as an assistant professor, received the 2016 Doctoral Dissertation Award for Innovation in Accounting Education from the American Accounting Association. Her study examined the impact of audit partner Big 4 experience on audit pricing in the non-Big 4 firm audit...
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