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Staci Hoste, named director and general manager of Northern Public Radio exactly one year ago, was honored Thursday night as one of the Rockford Chamber of Commerce’s “Twenty People You Should Know.” Hoste and the 19 others “contribute to the civic, economic and cultural vitality of the Rockford area,” according to the chamber. “These are...
What do NIU College of Law Dean Jennifer L. Rosato and pop star Selena Gomez have in common? Both are on the 2013 HispanicBusiness 50 Influentials list. which showcases the diversity that characterizes the American socioeconomic landscape. Hispanics now make up 17 percent of the U.S. population, or 53 million in all, according to the...
Northern Illinois University is among the inaugural 16 institutions nationwide designated as an “Innovation and Economic Prosperity University” by the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU). The designation, announced last week, acknowledges universities working with public and private sector partners in their states and regions to support economic development through innovation and entrepreneurship, technology...
NIU’s Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center has been recognized yet again for being a leader in online teaching support. Jason Rhode and Stephanie Richter were two of only six recipients of Blackboard’s inaugural Key to the Community Award. This prestigious award recognizes Blackboard clients who go above and beyond the call of duty to...
The NIU College of Law was ranked among the top public law schools in the nation based on value by the National Jurist magazine. As part of the 2013 Best Value Law Schools study, NIU Law was named among the top 45 public schools featured on the list, receiving a B+ as the overall rating...
The American Institute of CPAs has honored the NIU Department of Accountancy for its innovative efforts to teach students that success in the field today requires more than just a knack for crunching numbers. Faculty Jennifer Butler Ellis, Mark Riley and Rebecca Shortridge were named recipients of the 2013 Mark Chain/FSA Innovation in Graduate Teaching...
The NIU College of Law team of Manar Zayed and Kathryn Guensburg placed second at the national moot court competition, held Sept. 26 and 27 as part of the 17th annual National Latina/o Law Student Association (NLLSA) conference in New Mexico. Zayed and Guensburg also were awarded Best Respondent’s Brief; Guensburg was honored as the...
Northern Illinois offensive tackle Matt Krempel (Columbus, Ind./Columbus North HS) has been named one of 170 candidates for the 2013 National Football Foundation (NFF) National Scholar-Athlete Awards, presented by Fidelity Investments. With the nomination, Krempel is also a semifinalist for the 2013 William V. Campbell Trophy, endowed by HealthSouth, which recognizes one individual (from any...
NIU alumna Karen Horting, deputy executive director of the Society of Women Engineers, will lead the world’s premiere organization for women engineers as its executive director and CEO beginning Jan. 1, 2014. “Karen will bring fresh ideas and a new perspective to the role of executive director and CEO while at the same time, maintaining...
NIU College of Law Dean Jennifer Rosato was presented with the Distinguished Leadership Award from Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White. She was honored Wednesday, Sept. 25, during the Illinois Secretary of State’s 2013 National Hispanic Heritage Month celebration for her career in law and in legal education, her legacy as a professor and scholar...
NIU’s accountancy program continues to stake its claim as one of the best programs in the country, checking in at No. 16 on the Public Accounting Report’s annual ranking of best accounting programs. The program has been a mainstay on the list since the publication began ranking programs 32 years ago. The annual asks accountancy...
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced that NIU will receive $2.4 million to develop tools for process control and qualifying parts made with layer-by-layer additive-manufacturing processes. Benefits of additive manufacturing include producing goods quickly and on-demand, with greater customization and complexity and less material waste. “It is...
