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Cover of Washington Monthly magazine
When it comes to ranking colleges, academic excellence is important, but is hardly the only measure that matters. So say the publishers of Washington Monthly’s College Guide and Rankings. They choose to rank colleges not solely upon how well they educate students, but rather upon how well they serve society. NIU ranked 143rd – with...
Mary Robinette Kowal
The Friends of NIU Libraries group invites the public to attend a presentation by Hugo Award-winning author Mary Robinette Kowal, a novelist and professional puppeteer. Kowal will discuss “the intersection of puppetry and science fiction” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, in the staff lounge on the lower level of Founders Memorial Library. A Chicago...
Logo of the Carlson School of Management-University of Minnesota
NIU-SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) will host guest speaker Anne Obst from 5 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2, in Barsema Hall 127. Obst is the external relations coordinator for the Center for Human Resources and Labor Studies, part of the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. She will speak on...
NIU sociologist Jeffrey Kidder during his days as a bicycle messenger.
The growing sport of parkour, which might be described as a sort of street gymnastics, provides a concrete example of how people are merging the virtual worlds of online life with their actual physical practices. So says NIU sociologist Jeffrey Kidder. The relatively new, noncompetitive sport, also described as a physical discipline, originated in France and...
Ellington’s, the student-run restaurant located in Holmes Student Center, opens Tuesday, Oct. 2, for the fall semester. Menus are posted online. Students of FCNS 320 Quantity Food Production plan, prepare and serve delicious three course meals with a theme at Ellington’s as part of their course requirements in the areas of Nutrition and Dietetics and...
Film poster for “Telling Amy’s Story”
“Telling Amy’s Story” is a film about Amy Homan-McGee, a 33-year-old mother of two and Verizon Wireless employee who was killed by her husband in 2001 when she decided to leave him after suffering years of abuse. Created by Penn State Public Broadcasting and aired on public television stations nationwide, “Telling Amy’s Story” has been...
NIU’s Interdisciplinary Certificate of Graduate Study in Museum Studies continues to receive critical acclaim from the Illinois Association of Museums (IAM). The Jack Olson Gallery earned an IAM Superior Achievement Award in the exhibitions category for “Inked: Tattoo Imagery in Contemporary Art.” The exhibition was co-curated by Peter Van Ael, Olson Gallery/Museum Studies program coordinator,...
Diana Robinson
Diana Robinson has been named director of the NIU Center for Governmental Studies (CGS), a highly respected public policy, technical assistance and public service unit in the university. Robinson brings many years of experience in public policy analysis, economic development and workforce development to the position, including a decade of increasingly responsible positions at CGS....
The Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s fall concert, “French Impressions Redux,” is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall of the NIU Music Building. KSO musicians will celebrate two of the great composers of French Impressionist music, performing the “Mother Goose Suite” and “Pavane for a Dead Princess” by Maurice Ravel...
Psychology Professor Angela Grippo in her laboratory with undergraduate student researcher Wil Colburn.
In the laboratory of award-winning researcher Angela Grippo, mouse-like creatures known as prairie voles are getting an extreme makeover – habitat edition. Nothing too fancy, mind you – a running wheel, chewy toys, tinfoil balls and furnishings that include a paper towel roll and miniature igloo for cozy hiding places. By enriching the living environment...
October is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) History Month, and NIU’s LGBT Resource Center will celebrate by hosting and co-sponsoring several events. Events begin Tuesday, Oct. 2, with the the fourth annual “You-Are-Loved” campus-wide chalking campaign. Uplifting messages aimed at combating hateful language used to discriminate against the LGBTQ community will be displayed. “Trans...
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All those who use the Blackboard course management system to teach at NIU might notice that a new item has been added to their “My Courses” module. In addition to a listing of courses taught, a new resource has been added to help ensure online courses are more accessible to students. This resource is a...
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