Jeff Maveus had spent his professional years at DeKalb Genetics, feeling secure and content in his position with the Corporate Services Department. That changed when Monsanto purchased the company in 1998. “I knew it was just a matter of time before I
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The NIU Robotics team is flying high after securing its first-ever first-place finish at the Midwestern Robotics Design Competition (MRDC), beating out such competitors as the University of Illinois and Northwestern. “I am incredibly proud of NIU Robotics and the hard work
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Thirty-nine early childhood education students from NIU recently enjoyed inside looks at a Montessori school. Donations to the NIU College of Education from alumni Anthony L. Kambich (B.S. ’59, Physical Education) and Carolyn A. Kambich (B.S. ’60, Elementary Education), founders of North
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The NIU Chemistry Club invites the public to its spring 2018 Chemistry Demo Night at 6:30 p.m. Friday, March 30, in the Carl Sandburg Auditorium of the Holmes Student Center. The theme will be “Chem-Olympics,” in honor of the recent Winter Olympics,
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For 25 years as a police officer at Northern Illinois University, Bob Phifer protected hundreds of thousands of people, most of whom never knew that he was a pioneer. When Phifer, now 72, joined the force in 1968, he became the first
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Illinois’ most creative young problem-solvers will arrive at NIU in 120 teams from throughout the state for the Illinois Destination Imagination Affiliate Tournament on Saturday, March 24. This statewide competition allows the top elementary, junior high and high school aged teams from
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Jobs PLUS will travel to DeKalb High School on Thursday, March 29, for the 2018 Community Expo hosted by the DeKalb and Sycamore Chambers of Commerce. The Jobs PLUS event, “The Lost Art of Good Networking: The Importance of Active Listening,” will provide
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Michael “The Burner” Turner, one of the most famous names in Northern Illinois University’s football history, whose powerful running style made him an All-American tailback at NIU and an All-Pro in the National Football League, will be inducted into the Mid-American Conference
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Faculty and student research endeavors in chemistry, biology, geology, physics, engineering, health sciences and other fields at NIU will receive a major boost with the addition of $2.5 million in state-of-the-art scientific instrumentation in the coming years. The Division of Research and
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State Representative Bob Pritchard (R) returned to NIU for a meet-and-greet event with University Honors students. Pritchard, who visited NIU last March (2017) for a similar function, was invited back by the University Honors Program to host an Honors Engaged workshop session
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Engaged learning is music to ears. Associate Professor Jamie Mayer knows first-hand that students and the broader community benefit from partnerships and that’s why her colleagues from the Department of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders nominated her to be recognized as an engaged learning exemplar for
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NIU Senior Associate Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer Vernese Edghill-Walden will facilitate a Jobs PLUS event on Friday, March 9, from 10 – 11:30 a.m. in Campus Life 100 using the Blind Spots educational resources from PwC offered through CEO Action for Diversity
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