A new tourist attraction in Woodstock, Illinois, is a tribute both to the town and the talents of some Northern Illinois University alumni. A 1971 graduate, Michael Stanard designed a mural, while 1993 graduate Bobby Jo Scribner created a sculpture for the
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The College of Health and Human Sciences, School of Health Studies has its first chair. Jeanne M. Isabel, an award-winning educator, and former NIU Medical Laboratory Sciences program director took over the role on Friday, June 1. “Dr. Isabel is a respected
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During the spring semester, the Division of Intercollegiate Athletics hosted its fifth Jobs PLUS event. This event continues a partnership that began with an initial conversation in the summer of 2016 that focused on the use of the Convocation Center as a
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More than two decades after earning their Round Lake High School diplomas together, NIU’s director of Campus Child Care Kristin Schulz and her longtime friend Mike Lannon can call themselves fellow graduates again. Both graduated Friday, May 11, with master’s degrees from
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She might tell you otherwise, but recognition for Dana Hughes was long overdue. Hughes, administrative assistant in the Graduate School, recently received the 2018 Patricia S. Siebrasse Administrative Professionals Award for Excellence. The award goes to someone who demonstrates continued commitment and
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NIU’s Jill Zambito has become the first collegiate representative on the Illinois Commission to End Hunger as the Huskie Food Pantry she oversees for NIU students gains recognition. Zambito, director of Student Involvement and Leadership Development in the Division of Student Affairs,
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Students participating in the Trans Action Task Force (TATF)—comprised of transgender, non-conforming and non-binary students—are responsible for advising NIU administrators on policies and practices that can be more inclusive for these students. Coming to the table with administrators since its 2016 inception,
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At least 20 children are headed this June to NIU’s chapter of Camp Kesem, a free summer camp in Fredonia, Wisconsin, designed to support children whose parents are battling cancer. The NIU students behind the chapter aim to provide a utopic place
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Recreation and Wellness invites you to join in two long-standing lunchtime activities. Move your lunch to the Student Recreation Center to get active and meet new people! But don’t take Recreation and Wellness’ word for it; recently, the RecWell interviewed Cooky Ikeler
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A major gift from four alumni has established the Jones Diedrich Mennie Endowed Professorship in Finance. Paul Jones (B.S., finance, ’76), William J. Jones (B.S., finance, ’79), John C. Diedrich (B.S., accountancy, ’76) and Douglas U. Mennie (B.S., industry and technology, ’78) created
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Looking to challenge her students, NIU Accountancy Professor Chih-Chen Lee took two teams to a new Audit Analytic Case Competition hosted by DePaul University. Her students were up for the test. Out of four participating teams from three different schools, NIU’s two
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On Thursday, May 3, the best and brightest history students in Illinois competed in the Illinois History Day contest in Springfield. Among the students were top participants in the northern Illinois regional competition, held on Saturday, Feb. 24, at Northern Illinois University.
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