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John Elsner
At age 60, John “Jack”  Elsner, has finally broken down and purchased his first-ever cell phone: It is a necessary accessory for his new job as the chief judge of the 18th Judicial Circuit. Elsner, a member of the first graduating class from the NIU College of Law in 1978, will be installed in his...
NIU Career Fairs
Career Services has good news for NIU students looking for good jobs after graduation: The number of employers attending the semiannual career fairs is on the rise. Top employers throughout Chicago, Illinois and beyond hire NIU students for top careers and internships in management and leadership positions. Employers look to NIU students and graduates, posting...
NIU’s Zeke Giorgi Legal Clinic is a shining example of a “crazy idea that worked.” So said LeRoy Pernell, former dean of the NIU College of  Law, to a crowd of nearly 100 faculty, staff, alumni and supporters who gathered Wednesday, Nov. 16, to mark the clinic’s first decade of service to the Rockford community....
NIU College of Law students stand outside the doors of the Zeke Giorgi Legal Clinic in downtown Rockford.
The NIU College of Law’s Zeke Giorgi Legal Clinic has been changing lives for a decade, both for the clients it serves and the students who work there. The clinic marked its 10th anniversary by hosting an event Wednesday, Nov. 16, that included Mike Madigan, speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. Madigan was a protégé of...
From left: Ed Dalton, Patrick Dalton and Kelsey (Dalton) Thompson
Albinism. Some have heard the word before, but few people fully understand the difficulties a person with albinism faces. Individuals with albinism lack pigmentation, usually in the hair, skin and eyes. The lack of pigmentation in the eyes causes visual impairments and can also cause nystagmus (involuntary movements of the eyes). While these impairments can...
NIU has completed the installation of two high-definition robotic cameras at Huskie Stadium, eliminating the hazardous use of aerial lifts and platforms for filming football practices. Aerial lifts have been used on college campuses to provide video support to coaches since the early 1990s. Following the 2010 death of Declan Sullivan, a University of Notre...
Chandler Harnish
As the NIU Huskies ride their five-game winning streak Tuesday night to Huskie Stadium, senior quarterback Chandler Harnish is leading one of the most explosive offenses (41.6 points per game) in the country in 2011. “They’re playing at a high level. When you go five games in a row without giving up a sack, that...
Nabal Jefferson
NIU football defensive lineman Nabal Jefferson (Chicago, Ill./Marist) earned Capital One Academic All-District 5 first team accolades, the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced Thursday. Jefferson, a junior, boasts a 3.91 grade point average in accountancy and is in the midst of a career year. The 5-11, 280-pound nose guard has a career-high...
Kristin Hoffman, Allison McGlaughlin and Lauren Wicinski
Northern Illinois volleyball seniors Kristin Hoffman (Batavia, Ill./Batavia) and Allison McGlaughlin (Morton, Ill./Morton) and sophomore Lauren Wicinski (Geneva, Ill./Geneva) earned Capital One Academic All-District 5 recognition, the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced Thursday. Both Hoffman and McGlaughlin were named to the first team, while Wicinski garnered a second team selection. Last season,...
Kristin Stanford
For those who didn’t get enough thrills and chills on Halloween, NIU researcher and Ph.D. student Kristin Stanford, aka the “Island Snake Lady” of Ohio’s Put-in-Bay Harbor, will be featured tonight on San Fransisco PBS station KQED. Fortunately, you don’t have to live in the city by the bay to check out the video, which...
Due East: Erin Lesser and Greg Beyer
NIU School of Music percussion professor Greg Beyer and his wife, flautist Erin Lesser, who collaborate musically as Due East, are about to release their second CD. New Amsterdam Records, whose name has become synonymous with the sweeping array of quality music across classical’s burgeoning independent scene, will issue the deeply expressive “drawn only once”...
Celebrate 60! 1951-2011 logo
The Great Recession of 2008 lingers on, with daily reminders that our economy is a fragile entity which we ignore at our own peril. Yet the study of economics and the basic principles of financial literacy remain on the periphery of public education at all levels. For 60 years, NIU-housed organization Econ Illinois has worked...
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