NIU’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is “Turning Fellows into Faculty,” with a third annual conference drawing at least 56 doctoral students of color to campus this weekend. The Preparing Future Faculty Conference will offer the recipients of the state’s Diversifying
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Results from the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) were presented to a mid-sized crowd of NIU faculty, staff and students by Renique Kersh, associate vice provost for student engagement and success, and Brandon Lagana, director of career services planning and assessment, on Thursday, Feb.
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Five Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education students will spend their Spring Break in Belize this March as part of a new Engage Global initiative called Alternative Spring BAE. Two master’s students and three undergraduates will train about 50 Belizean coaches, teachers and sport administrators in topics
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This fall, a project kicked off to align one of the university’s most valuable resources, space, with its mission and goals. Departments that will participate in the next phase of the survey are currently being finalized with the Provost’s Office. The survey
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There is so much more than football that could explain the love and regard new NIU head football coach Thomas Hammock, ’02, has for his alma mater. “[NIU] has always been a special place for me in my development as a man,”
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Lorena Flores glimpsed how just one NIU Department of Curriculum and Instruction class in multiculturalism could influence the beliefs of the students who had come before her in Gabel Hall. Gisela Lopez-Lauderdale learned how P-12 schools can best engage Latino families of children with
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The School of Theatre and Dance at NIU presents, The Revolutionists, with performances nightly through Saturday, February 9 at 7:30 p.m. and with matinees at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 9 and Sunday, February 10 in the O’Connell Theatre. Tickets are available online or at the
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Organizers of the Professor Jean W. Pierce Educational Studies Colloquium Series are hoping to expand the audience across campus. Daryl Dugas and Kelly Summers, members of the faculty in the Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations, have scheduled faculty from both the College of
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Emma Stettner and Cordnei Gibson are helping fellow Huskies dress for success. The NIU College of Business students are the co-founders of Barsema’s Closet, a new campus source for gently used business attire that will open its doors for business on Wednesday,
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Thomas Bough, Professor of Music, Director of Bands, and Wind Symphony Conductor at Northern Illinois University is presenting six different sessions at state music education association events around the country early this year. Bough presented “Adulting 201: Stuff (Young) Music Educators Need
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Cliff Alexis, co-founder of NIU’s world-renowned steelpan studies program has passed away at 82. He was an invaluable part of the School of Music for more than 30 years even after his retirement from NIU in 2017. A Memorial Visitation will be held
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Members of the Northern Illinois University community are partners with NIU leadership in creating a positive NIU experience. With that in mind, President Freeman invites NIU faculty, staff, students, alumni and community members, to meet with her during newly scheduled office hours.
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