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College of Education Dean La Vonne I. Neal
As 2012 draws to a close, NIU Today is offering a look back at 25 of the top stories from the year. No. 20 When NIU was founded in 1895 it was the “Castle on the Hill” drawing students from across the region to DeKalb to learn how to become teachers. Today, the NIU College of...
NIU Veterans Day ceremony 2011
NIU’s reputation as a great college choice for military veterans continues to climb. Military Times ranks NIU at No. 28 in its 2013 Best for Vets: Colleges survey. The survey demonstrates widespread efforts by colleges and universities to accommodate veterans and active-duty service members. It is the second external recognition this fall of NIU’s support...
A group of Illinois university professors and administrators has released a plan to reform the retirement system for university employees. An Institute of Government and Public Affairs proposal released Monday recommends letting workers trade a portion of their guaranteed benefits for a lump-sum payment which would go into a self-managed retirement account. “Consideration of a...
World Collegiate Sales Open logo
As 2012 draws to a close, NIU Today is offering a look back at 25 of the top stories from the year. No. 21 In February, the NIU College of Business played host to the second annual World Collegiate Sales Open. The contest was coordinated by the faculty of NIU’s Professional Sales Program, which has been...
Tao Xu
As 2012 draws to a close, NIU Today is offering a look back at 25 of the top stories from the year. No. 22 NIU professor Tao Xu, in February received a prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) grant of $400,000 to support his research and teaching efforts. Xu, a professor of chemistry and biochemistry, has...
Clyde Kimball (front) and Nicholas Karonis with NIU’s new computer cluster.
As 2012 draws to a close, NIU Today is offering a look back at 25 of the top stories from the year. No. 23 Computing power at NIU took a quantum leap forward with the unveiling of a new computer cluster that can handle 30 trillion calculations per second. It will create opportunities for students...
Mischelle Nelson
NIU senior biological sciences major Mischelle Nelson recently won a Presentation Award at the 2012 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) in San Jose, Calif. Nelson attended the conference to present research she conducted in the laboratory of Narayan Hosmane, a Board of Trustees Professor of chemistry at NIU. “I gave a poster...
Jennifer L. Rosato
As 2012 draws to a close, NIU Today is offering a look back at 25 of the top stories from the year. No. 24 Northern Illinois University earned its share of national rankings, including the NIU College of Law, which was ranked among the top 20 schools in the nation for students interested in pursuing...
Jordon Mitzelfelt
What does it mean to graduate with honors? Sure, you get a special sash to wear at commencement and an impressive line on your resume
Anthonie Tumpag
Anthropology graduate student Anthonie Tumpag grew up  in the rural South, but at a young age he became interested in cultural objects from Southeast Asia, Madagascar, Taiwan and the Pacific. “I have been collecting objects from this region since I was young as a means to find and connect with my identity as a Filipino...
NIU College of Health and Human Sciences graduates at their May 2012 commencement ceremony.
NIU will hold commencement ceremonies Saturday, Dec. 15, and Sunday, Dec. 16, inside the NIU Convocation Center, 1525 W. Lincoln Hwy. Participants in the ceremonies should assemble in Victor E. Court at least one hour before each ceremony begins. Late arrivals are not guaranteed participation in their ceremony. Saturday, Dec. 15 – 4 p.m. Graduate...
Alan Baxter
A season of “firsts” for the Northern Illinois football program continued Thursday as for the first time in NIU history, three Huskie football players were named to the Capital One Academic All-America© Division I Football Team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America. The selection of defensive end Alan Baxter to the...
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