Category: Faculty & Staff
Northern Illinois noseguard Nabal Jefferson (Chicago, Ill./Marist HS) has been named one of 15 winners of the 2012 National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Award, presented by Fidelity Investments, and is a candidate for the 2012 William V. Campbell Trophy, endowed by HealthSouth, the NFF announced Wednesday. Jefferson is the second Huskie player to win the award...
Two NIU broadcast students spent this past summer preparing for their future careers by interning with professionals at ABC 7 Chicago (WLS-TV). One student, senior Jorge Rodas, spent 11 weeks shadowing reporter Evelyn Holmes and even got a chance to record an anchor reel as though he were doing a live broadcast. Although it never...
Join the Women’s Resource Center for engaging dialogue on hot-button topics that affect today’s college students. On Oct. 30, Victim Advocacy Services will be speaking about the impact of domestic violence in the media, in recognition of October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The Women’s Resource Center is seeking the thoughts, perspectives and opinions of...
The NIU Department of Geography is hosting the annual meeting of the West Lakes Division of the Association of American Geographers. This year’s meeting will be held jointly with the East Lakes Division. The meeting begins with an evening reception on Thursday, Oct. 25, and concludes with afternoon field trips on Saturday, Oct. 27. “Based...
Take a break from pre-election madness this week and journey back in time to November 2008, when the first Vietnamese-American, Anh “Joseph” Cao, was elected as a U.S. Representative to the 111th Congress – a Republican in a heavily Democratic district in New Orleans and the first Republican to represent the district since 1890. Mr....
Chicago Tribune political reporter Rick Pearson will visit campus to deliver a talk on the 2012 election. Sponsored by the Friends of NIU Libraries,the event will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, in the staff lounge on the lower level of Founders Memorial Library. The event is open to the public. Pearson’s talk...
Northern Illinois University’s Common Reading Experience, Orientation & First-Year Experience and the Student Association are collaborating to sponsor “This I Believe about POLITICS,” an event centered around expressing beliefs related to government, laws, rights, leadership and other issues connected to the upcoming election. The event will take place in the Sky Room of the Holmes...
The Center for Non-Governmental Organization Leadership and Development (NGOLD) and the DeKalb County Nonprofit Partnership (DCNP) are co-sponsoring a presentation about how the upcoming presidential election might impact the nonprofit sector. The free event is open to faculty, staff, students and the community. It will be held from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30, ...
Just in time for the height of election season, NIU History Professor Beatrix Hoffman has a new book out that takes a fresh and intriguing look at the history of health care rights in the United States. Hoffman will deliver a talk on the book – titled “Health Care for Some: Rights and Rationing in...
The Pleiades chapter at NIU was among the outstanding Mortar Board chapters recognized at the 2012 Mortar Board National Conference, held in Chicago in late July. NIU’s Pleiades chapter received the Silver Torch Award. This honor is presented to chapters executing timeliness and dedication while exemplifying the ideals of scholarship, leadership and service. Silver Torch...
John R. Nay, U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Suriname, will visit NIU at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, to talk to students about international internships, fellowships and careers. Nay will speak in Neptune Central Meeting Room 109 about U.S. Department of State-sponsored opportunities for students that can lead to promising international careers. Programs offer...
Simply waiting for something can be tedious. The premise of the next theatrical production of the NIU School of Theatre and Dance is that waiting for something can also be all about facing the unknown. Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot” runs from Wednesday, Oct. 31, through Sunday, Nov. 4, in the Stevens Building Corner Theatre...
