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Chief Justice Thomas L. Kilbride, Justice Robert R. Thomas, Chief Judge Michael J. Sullivan and NIU College of Law Dean Jennifer L. Rosato will host the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice Listening Conference at NIU. The conference is scheduled from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, at the Riley Courtroom (Swen...

The Division of Research and Graduate Studies will celebrate the outstanding accomplishments of NIU’s graduate students at 3 p.m. today in the Altgeld Hall Auditorium. The awards presentation beings at 3:30 p.m. Awards being given out today include: Outstanding Graduate Student Award Carter G. Woodson Fellowship Jeffrey T. Lunsford Fellowship Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in...

Northern Illinois University women’s basketball player Amanda Corral was named to the 2012-13 Women’s Basketball Academic All Mid-American Conference Team, the league announced Monday. “As hard as she plays on the court and how driven she is, she’s the same way in the classroom,” said NIU head coach Kathi Bennett. “She’s somewhat of a perfectionist....

In conjunction with the Mapping Exhibition Suite, the Northern Illinois University Art Museum has announced programming for the month of May continuing into June. Exhibitions from this suite will be on display until Friday, May 24. Rare Books – Map Viewing Thursday, May 2 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. Founders Memorial Library, Fourth Floor Join us for...

NIU’s Center for Non-Governmental Organization Leadership and Development (NGOLD) will present a Non-Profit Technology Conference from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 3, in the Holmes Student Center. There is no cost for nonprofit workers and volunteers, although registration is required: e-mail NIUnonprofitTechCon@gmail.com. The conference has been organized by Alicia Schatteman, assistant professor of nonprofit...

Northern Illinois senior Jenelle McCalla (Whitby, Ontario, Canada/Father Leo J. Austin Secondary School) was awarded the inaugural Outstanding Student-Athlete Award from NIU’s University Honors Program in a program Sunday night. The award is given to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade point average among all other student-athletes in the University Honors Program. “It means...

Mechanical Engineering undergraduate Justin Whiting received the ASM Chicago Regional Chapter Award, given to only one student a year. Facing competition from students representing other engineering schools in the Chicago area, it is a great honor for Whiting. According to the American Society of Metals, “the Chicago Regional Chapter Award recognizes and encourages students to...

The Philippine Madrigal Singers will perform at 7 p.m. Sunday, April 28, in NIU’s Boutell Memorial Concert Hall. This event is free and open to the public, and the auditorium is accessible to all. Composed of students, faculty and alumni from the different colleges of the University of the Philippines, this 22-member choir is one...

The NIU College of Education’s Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education (KNPE) will host a Try SCUBA training program Saturday, April 27, for persons with disabilities and their families. Try SCUBA is presented by the Freedom Divers International Foundation (FDI). The event is free and open to the community. It will take place from 10:30...

The Alumni Association of Northern Illinois University recognizes the achievements of exemplary alumni by awarding the following each year: the Distinguished Alumni Award, the F. R. Geigle Service Award, the Outstanding Young Alumni Award, and Outstanding Alumni Awards for each of NIU’s academic colleges. Recipients are selected based on professional and personal achievements as well...

Timothy Aurand could have had his choice of careers in business, but growing up in the small town of Lena, Ill., he always saw himself working in one of two related fields – automotive or education. He ended up doing both. Immediately after graduate school, Aurand went to work for Caterpillar. His thirst for professional...

Like many kids, Rebecca Hannagan had a laundry list of dream jobs that intrigued her as a child, including astronaut and fighter pilot. While teaching runs in the family – her father was a social studies teacher – it wasn’t until she was introduced to politics as an undergraduate at College of Saint Benedict that...