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“When Joe Walker was looking for an MBA program he wanted one that would get him back into the workforce quickly and that would challenge him enough to prepare him for a management job. Walker believes he found the perfect program in Northern Illinois University’s new Fast-Trak MBA program.” So begins an article in the...
NIU’s Jack Olson Gallery earned top awards at the 2010 Illinois Association of Museums (IAM) conference, held Nov. 3 to Nov. 5 in Naperville. The gallery earned two Superior Achievement Awards tied to the “Crafting Maya Identity” exhibition. The Superior Achievement Awards goes to projects that are a model for the profession and reach a greater audience...
As the Internet and its applications continue to evolve at a dizzying speed, most websites now offer a veritable smorgasbord of tiny icons that link users to various social media pages. NIU now has risen above the din of square-shaped logos clamoring for attention. The university’s Web Communications Team this morning launched smashup.niu.edu, a one-stop...
For the third straight year, Northern Illinois Athletics hit the mark – the 80 percent mark, that is – as Huskie Athletics continues to graduate its student-athletes at a rate which ranks above the national average, according to data released Wednesday by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Huskies’ overall Graduation Success Rate (GSR)...
It seems only fitting that Northern Illinois senior defensive end Jake Coffman (German Valley, Ill./Forreston HS), the 27-year-old Marine Corps veteran who elected to return to the Huskie football team in order to play his final season of college football, on Wednesday was named one of 10 finalists for the 2010 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award....
The NIU College of Law’s Zeke Giorgi Legal Clinic received the 2010 Partner in Peace Award bestowed by the Violence Prevention Collaborative in honor of the clinic’s dedication, leadership, collaboration, commitment, and innovation in violence prevention efforts. Dedicated to providing high quality legal services to persons who have limited access to legal representation, the Zeke...
NIU’s College of Law was ranked among the Top 10 law schools for having the most diverse faculty by the Princeton Review, as published in its 2011 edition of Best 172 Law Schools released this month. Ranked No. 9 in the nation, this is the sixth year since 2005 that NIU Law has been named...
Two alums of the NIU Department of Mathematical Sciences — Sean Nank and Nicola Wethall — have received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). The awards are the nation’s highest honors for teachers of mathematics and science. They recognize outstanding K-12 teachers for their contributions in the classroom and to their...
When most people think of college rankings lists, they think only of the 600-pound gorilla of that category — the list published by U.S. News and World Report. However, when it comes to ranking institutions as numerous and as varied as colleges and universities, one size hardly fits all. “The mission at Princeton is different...
NIU’s Alumni Association has announced the election of new members to its board of directors and executive committee. The new board members are Wheeler G. Coleman, vice president and chief technology officer at Health Care Service Corporation; Linda J. Deering, executive vice president, chief operating officer, and chief nursing officer at Sherman Health; Robert J....
NIU School of Art alumna Deanne Mroz won the grand prize in this summer’s Kindle Commercial Contest, amazon.com has announced. Mroz, who completed her bachelor of fine arts degree in visual communication in May 2005, wins a $15,000 amazon.com gift card. Her winning commercial is online. Mroz has expressed how significant her primary professor, Steve Quinn, was...
The Northern Illinois University College of Law was ranked among the Top 20 law schools in the nation based on value by preLaw magazine, sister publication of the National Jurist, as part of its 2010 Best Value Law Schools study. As the only public school in the Chicago metropolitan area to make the Top 20, the...
