Category: Faculty & Staff
Two University Honors students – Kaitlynn Carter (political science) and Gary Timmins (political science and psychology – served as NIU’s delegates to a prestigious undergraduate conference in early November. Carter and Timmins participated in the 63rd Student Conference on United States Affairs (SCUSA) at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The purpose of the...
MyNIU is getting a new look! The MyNIU portal has been in beta testing since May of this year and is now ready for prime time. In early January 2012, users who visit myniu.niu.edu will be prompted to log into the new MyNIU portal. Previously, the name “MyNIU” had only been linked to the NIU...
As with many associate professors, Teresa Wasonga in the Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations in the College of Education leads a busy professional life, with a full slate of teaching, research and service commitments. During the spring and summer of 2011, she traveled to her native country of Kenya to conduct research for...
Nathan LaForte served eight years in active duty with the U.S. Marine Corps and one year in the reserves, working as a mechanic and a journalist. Other Marines showed him those ropes. “They always had me do the on-the-job training,” says LaForte, who received his undergraduate degree in psychology from NIU in May of 2011,...
Undergraduate Special Opportunities in Artistry and Research (USOAR) is now accepting proposals from current undergraduates who are interested in performing independent artistry or research projects in 2012. Each interested students first must share his or her idea for a research or artistry project with a faculty member. If the idea is validated, each student must...
Alan Zollman, an NIU professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences, has received the Outstanding Leadership Award from the international School Science and Mathematics Association (SSMA). The award was presented earlier this month during the organization’s 110th annual convention in Colorado Springs, Colo. Begun in 1901, the SSMA is a professional community of researchers and...
Imagine buying a new Toyota Corolla each year for the next four years. That’s how much it costs to finance a college education today. That’s no surprise to accountancy major Jocelyn Lombardozzi, who pays as much for books each year as her fellow Huskies paid for room, board, tuition and books combined in the ’60s....
Do you use the NIU Communiversity phone book? Staff at ITS Telecommunications want to know how faculty and staff use this directory, and whether the book is a valuable resource for certain information. All faculty and staff are encouraged to log on to an online survey and answer a few short questions; it takes about...
At age 60, John “Jack” Elsner, has finally broken down and purchased his first-ever cell phone: It is a necessary accessory for his new job as the chief judge of the 18th Judicial Circuit. Elsner, a member of the first graduating class from the NIU College of Law in 1978, will be installed in his...
The NIU Art Museum will present “A Private Haiku: Ceramic Work of Helen Merritt” from Tuesday, Nov. 29, through Friday, Dec. 16. This intimate memorial exhibition features some of the ceramic figurines, wall pieces, monumental vases and simple functional pots that the late Helen Merritt made over the years. “A Private Haiku: Ceramic Work of Helen...
NIU’s Avalon String Quartet will continue its complete Beethoven cycle at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall. The Avalon will perform quartets Op. 18, No. 2 in G Major, No. 5 in A Major and No. 1 in F major. The concert is free and open to the public, and...
Traditional holiday carols and a guest organist, pannist and soloists combine for the NIU School of Music’s 14th annual Holiday Concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4. The concert will be held in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the Music Building. Sold-out audiences in past years suggest that this event has become a holiday...