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NIU is looking for dedicated and motivated students interested in having fun this summer and learning about global leadership and philanthropy. A new opportunity this year – the Global Leadership and Philanthropy Camp – will provide a quality college learning experience to a select group of students. Scheduled from Sunday, July 15, through Friday, July 20,...
NIU’s international population will swell by 10 percent Monday, June 4, when 64 prominent Chinese university officials visit. The delegation, coordinated by the U.S. Embassy in Beijing and the China Education Association for International Exchange (CEAIE), includes representatives from 21 Chinese universities, CEAIE and the Ministry of Education. The visitors will tour campus and meet...
Residents of Illinois in 2011 worried about paying their mortgages and keeping their jobs, and had few good things to say about lawmakers. Those findings were among the results of the 28th annual Illinois Policy Survey published last week. Conducted annually each fall, the survey is designed to provide citizens and state leaders with systematic...
Students taking an advertising course taught by NIU professor David Henningsen are hoping their class projects will give a major boost to a local nonprofit organization. Students in two sections of the upper-level course (COMS 370) were divided into small teams, or mini-advertising agencies, and competed to land a promotional campaign for DeKalb County RAMP....
University and other state employees could be on the verge of losing the free health insurance received in retirement, as legislation to end the benefit was approved 31-20 in the state Senate and will go to Gov. Pat Quinn. Under the new plan contained within Senate Bill 1313, retired state employees, legislators, judges and university...
Gerould W. Kern, senior vice president and editor of the Chicago Tribune, was named Illinois Journalist of the Year at the NIU Journalism Banquet, held April 27. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences’ journalism program in the Department of Communication also named Eileen Norris as the recipient of the 2012 Donald R. Grubb Distinguished...
No one wants to see school children become so frustrated that they give up on learning. More individualized instruction could help, but customizing for the large numbers of students in today’s classrooms presents a challenge to teachers. Now, an interactive, web-based program from NIU will assist teachers in addressing the learning needs of all children....
Supporters of NIU women’s golf can give to the Huskies and say goodbye to its longtime head coach as the team hosts a weekend of festivities. The weekend begins on Saturday, May 19, with a retirement dinner at Kishwaukee Country Club for NIU head coach Pam Tyska, who is retiring after 26 years of service...
Tickets to Soldier Field Showdown III, the Labor Day Weekend college football match-up between Northern Illinois and Iowa at Chicago’s landmark stadium, are now on sale. Members of the general public can purchase tickets to the Sept. 1 game through Ticketmaster as well as the NIU Athletics Ticket Office. Fans can order tickets online, over...
Members of the Illinois House Executive Committee have approved SB 1313, which will move the legislation to the House floor for consideration. House Amendment 6 was filed on the bill last week, with House Speaker Michael Madigan picking up sponsorship. This amendment would do away with a state statute that has guaranteed government subsidies for...
The 2012 Memorial Day Mobilization for Illinois law enforcement is scheduled from Friday, May 11, through Monday, May 28. Provisional numbers show that during the 2011 Memorial Day holiday weekend, 13 people lost their lives in motor vehicle traffic crashes – six of those deaths involved alcohol. More than 700 were injured. Late-night hours are...
WNIJ/WNIU (Northern Public Radio) will host a “Business After Hours” in conjunction with both the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce and the Sycamore Chamber of Commerce. The event will take place from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 10, at the NIU Broadcast Center, 801 N. First St. in DeKalb. Plans include studio tours, door prizes,...
