Attorney Jeffrey W. Brend will present “The Witness Stand: How to Survive the Secret Techniques of Trial Lawyers” at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 28, at the NIU Chicago Office, 33 N. LaSalle St., Suite 1700. An NIU alumnus and partner at Levin &
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Student development team sought for innovative, 3-D virtual exhibition of ‘Lady in Red and Black’
The NIU Digital Convergence Lab is recruiting students for a spring 2011 project that will create an interactive, online exhibition of vintage fashions that tells about NIU’s history and culture in the 20th century. The team will include six undergraduate and graduate
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Schools of Art, Music to present multimedia show ‘Chinet’ by Shotguns To Daylight Tuesday, Nov. 9
“If you ordered lasagna at a Chinese restaurant, it would look like this.” Such is Jim Phelps‘ description of “Chinet,” a multimedia program to be presented at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 9, by Shotguns To Daylight, an art duo comprised of Phelps and
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Trustees approve bond sale
The NIU Board of Trustees on Thursday, Oct. 21, approved the sale of Build America Bonds to provide $112 million to fund improvement projects across campus. Revenue from the bond sale will help the university improve parking for commuter students, create a state-of-the-art intramural
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Ambassador addresses democracy in Indonesia
The Capitol Room at the Holmes Student Center was nearly full late afternoon Monday, Oct. 18, as more than 150 students, faculty and others gathered to hear an address by Dino Patti Djalal, the newly appointed Indonesian ambassador to the United States.
Read moreNIU students see importance of STEMfest
NIU’s Convocation Center will host its first-ever Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23. The event, an expansion of the popular Spooky Science Saturday, is intended to increase awareness of STEM fields and
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NIU community can help find Toni Keller through distributing fliers, making cards, ribbons
As the search continues for missing NIU student Antinette “Toni” Keller, students who want to help learned Tuesday afternoon from NIU officials about three ways they can make a difference. They were also updated about the investigation into Keller’s disappearance, given words
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College of Liberal Arts and Sciences honors notable alumni, faculty, staff at Homecoming
NIU’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences held its first Distinguished Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Awards dinner Friday, Oct. 15, in Altgeld Auditorium. Eleven honorees were selected from the many nominations submitted by fellow faculty, staff, alumni and friends of the college. Eight
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Supportive Professional Staff seeks nominations for annual Presidential Awards for Excellence
The Supportive Professional Staff Council is requesting nominations for the Supportive Professional Staff Presidential Award for Excellence. This award recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the university. All Supportive Professional Staff are eligible. If you have previously nominated an individual, please consider re-nominating
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Zeke Giorgi Legal Clinic receives ‘Peace’ 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
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Princeton Review ranks NIU College of Law among nation’s Top 10 for faculty diversity
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,
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GroupWise password change coming Wednesday
Effective at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20, GroupWise will requires users to input their NIU network passwords. Users no longer can set unique passwords to access their accounts. For best results, users should shut down GroupWise and Notify on Wednesday. Then, users should restart GroupWise using their
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