Jon Briscoe has accepted the role as the new Chair of the Department of Management, taking on Sarah Marsh’s substantial achievements as she steps down from the role and opts to return to her first love of teaching. Jon began his tenure as chair
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When Cymone King, ’15, was on campus, earning her industrial management and technology degree, she seized the day, taking advantage of opportunities in her area of study wherever she could. Making contacts and learning industry best practices allowed King to eventually land
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The cancellation of the season’s final performances in the College of Visual and Performing Arts had an impact on all students, but for senior dance performance majors Chloe McCoy and Katie Meyer it not only wiped out their final dance performance, but
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The University Honors Program is going places, and Andrea Radasanu is eager to lead the way. Advancing from acting director to newly appointed director, Radasanu bursts with excitement about all the program has to offer students, especially when it comes to new
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Gina Nicolosi, whose current term as Chair of the Department of Finance ends at the close of June, has enthusiastically agreed to extend her role into a new term. Gina’s achievements as the Chair of Finance are many and varied. Under her leadership, the
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Adam Carter COVID-19 changed abruptly from just a concerning topic in the news to a crushing force that isolated and locked down schools, communities and economies. The pandemic continues to claim a heartbreaking inventory of victims, from small businesses and gainful employment
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Plan developed by department’s Diversity Integration Group (DIG) engages student-athletes, staff With issues of race relations and social justice rising to the forefront of national and international consciousness, Northern Illinois University Athletics has enacted an aggressive social justice education plan for student-athletes,
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When COVID sent us to a virtual environment in the spring, did your laptop require a gazillion updates? Did you struggle to access the internet at home? Did you write an entire class assignment on your phone? Tell us about it. Really.
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With economists speculating a recession looming due to the COVID-19 pandemic, resourceful companies are looking for ways to do more with less now more than ever before. Whether it’s trying to produce more with fewer staff, managing profit in the midst of
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For the past five years, Vernese Edghill-Walden has led the strategic efforts to make the NIU campus and community a more diverse and inclusive place for all to live, learn and work. In recognition of her success, the NIU Board of Trustees
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Kweli Kwaza’s goal is simple—to push Chicago’s inner-city youth beyond their imaginations. Kwaza, ’87, is the founder and executive director of the Talented 10th college prep and career mentoring organization in Chicago, and the NIU Alumni Association is honoring his work
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For the first time in the history of CEET, four of the Senior Design teams in this year’s program had students from the School of Art and Design in the College of Visual and Performing Arts on their teams to help the engineering teams with
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