NIU Admissions has nimbly shifted into the virtual space this spring — offering online visits, info sessions, appointments, tours and other resources to help interested students explore the Huskie experience from home. With successful Virtual Admitted Student Day events added to the
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The Graduate School typically hosts an awards ceremony in April to recognize and celebrate the outstanding accomplishments of NIU’s graduate students. These students are nominated for recognition by their academic departments, are fellowship recipients, or are dissertation and thesis prize winners. “The annual
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A week at summer camp can be life-changing for a young person. Campers have the chance to build friendships, gain confidence, develop their academic or artistic skills, and explore career pathways. So when camp directors across the university learned that in-person summer
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Rena Cotsones has been tapped to lead the Division of Outreach, Engagement and Regional Development following the retirement in June of long-time administrator Anne Kaplan. Cotsones will be the first to hold the new title of Chief Engagement Officer. As Kaplan’s successor,
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NIU’s future Huskies have started preparing to join the pack this fall, and an innovative orientation approach is helping them feel confident about continuing their education. By rolling out a previously announced transition to a virtual format online, Orientation and First Year
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Growing up, near Rockford, Morgan Kolkmeyer loved to watch the Midwest weather rolling on the horizon. Years later, Kolkmeyer was on vacation and in the eye of Hurricane Charley in 2004. Her family made a trip to the beach to see the
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While most people began preparing in mid-March to shelter-in-place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, NIU Alumnus Ryan Dowd (JD and MPA ’03) made a different decision. He left his home and moved into Hesed House, the second largest homeless shelter in Illinois, located
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Northern Illinois University College of Law announce the addition of two new faculty members for its upcoming fall semester: Andrew Mamo and Jeffrey Omari. “Our two new professors bring a wealth of experience combined with impressive academic backgrounds,” said NIU Law Interim
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WNIJ is thrilled to announce the addition of two new reporters to their news team: Yvonne Boose and Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco. Community reporter Yvonne Boose will cover artistic, cultural, and spiritual expressions in the COVID-19 era. Social justice reporter Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco will cover substandard housing
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Retiring after 46 years of service There’s a reason why Anne Kaplan has been involved in nearly every major NIU development over the past 40+ years: she’s the person everyone wants to have at the table. They know she’ll bring good judgement.
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NIU has a commitment to the efficient and reliable maintenance of its records, and a program that ensures valuable records are identified, preserved, easy to locate and retrieve when needed. “Basically, it is knowing what you have, where you have it and how
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The Presidential Commission on the Status of Women recognizes the vital role of university women and the many contributions they make to the Huskie community during an annual awards ceremony. While the awards ceremony planned for April was canceled due to the
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