Category: Faculty & Staff
For the first time in school history, the Northern Illinois women’s cross country program has earned a Public Recognition Award from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for achieving an Academic Progress Rate (APR) that ranks in the Top 10 percent of all NCAA women’s cross country teams this year. The NCAA released its list...
Ordinarily, the topic of accounting wouldn’t stimulate an exciting discussion for most. However, the way that professor Tim West teaches his Accounting 679 class makes it a topic worthy of debate. In an effort to “better help students develop an ability to think on their feet,” West created a learning experience that simulates the climate...
Through the Latino Resource Center, Northern Illinois University is offering a specialized, one-credit-hour UNIV 101 course that focuses on getting freshman students familiar with college life. The Latino Experience is geared specifically toward Latino students and issues related to their college experience, and it is designed to help identify and prevent common pitfalls, giving students...
A farewell party is planned from 3 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 11, for M Cecil Smith. Smith, a professor in the Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations, has taught at NIU for 25 years. He is the faculty adviser to the NIU Graduate Student Research Association and co-founder and faculty associate of the...
Wayne Duerkes and Anastasia Kocher – NIU’s inaugural University Honors Scholars – delivered the findings of their Honors Capstone projects at a public presentation and reception hosted April 25 by the University Honors Program. In attendance? The 2013 University Honors Summer Scholars: Octavio Escalante-Aguirre, Elliott Ihm and Lauren Nale. Provost Ray Alden and about 50...
The NIU College of Law conferred 116 graduates with juris doctorate degrees Saturday, May 25, at its commencement exercises at the Convocation Center. Former Illinois Gov. James Thompson gave the commencement address and received an honorary degree from the law school for his distinguished record of achievement in law and public service. During his address, Thompson...
ITS will enhance two key services while reducing their cost: Network Connections and Virtual Servers. Network Connections Effective Monday, July 1, 100 MB will be the new standard for network connections. No more 10 MB connections will be installed. The cost of existing and new 100 MB connectivity will be reduced from $15 to $11...
Beverly Henry, an associate professor in the School of Family, Consumer and Nutrition Sciences, is the new associate dean for academic affairs in the NIU College of Health and Human Sciences. An NIU alumna, Henry earned her bachelor’s degree from NIU’s Dietetics, Nutrition and Food Science program in 1983. She received her Master of Science...
Northern Illinois senior Jenelle McCalla (Whitby, Ontario/Father Leo J. Austin Secondary School) and junior Juliane Totzke (Graefenroda, Germany/Carl Zeiss Gymnasium) were both named to the Mid-American Conference’s Outdoor Track & Field Academic All-Conference Team, the league office announced Thursday. Additionally, Totzke was named Second Team Academic All-District by the College Sports Information Directors of America...
The ranks of the visually impaired are expected to rise dramatically in the United States during the next few decades. According to a 2008 Centers for Disease Control study, some 3.4 million Americans are either legally blind or visually impaired. The National Eye Institute projects that by 2030 that number will more than double, to...
The Northern Illinois University College of Business has again been recognized as among the best in the nation at providing students with a strong foundation in ethics. NIU ranked third in Bloomberg Businessweek’s listing of best undergraduate business schools in the nation for teaching ethics. NIU has placed among the top three on the list...
Candidates for the position of associate director for the NIU Center for Black Studies will take questions at a series of open forums planned Monday, June 3, through Wednesday, June 5. Finalists are Joy Coates, Nicholas Creary and Toni Sims Muhammad. The center is an interdisciplinary academic program that offers undergraduate courses relating to African...
