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NIU’s Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education has revised its moniker to better reflect its mission. Meanwhile, this fall will mark the launch of a new minor expected to enroll large numbers of undergraduates. “The big news for the department is the name change. We’re dropping the word ‘adult,’” says Suzanne Degges-White, chair of what is becoming the...
The College of Engineering and Engineering Technology (CEET) held its inaugural Senior Design Demonstration Day on May 3 at the NIU Convocation Center. More than 200 seniors representing nearly 80 teams showcased the capstone projects they’ve been working on all year that aim to solve real-life problems. Each year, CEET seniors form teams and compete...
Renowned jazz guitarist Bobby Broom has been appointed assistant professor of music in the Northern Illinois University School of Music. He will teach jazz guitar and improvisation in the school’s Jazz Studies Program. Born on New York City’s Upper West Side, Broom took up guitar at the age of 12 and just five years later...
Following the end of the 2019 spring semester at Northern Illinois University, marked officially by four graduation ceremonies at the NIU Convocation Center in early May, a relative sense of calm has settled over the DeKalb campus. Classrooms are quiet, foot traffic is practically non-existent and normally packed parking lots are empty. While the rest of...
Andrew Glendening, currently the dean of the School of Music and professor of music at University of Redlands in Redlands, Calif., has been selected as the next director of the School of Music at Northern Illinois University. Glendening will begin his new post on July 1. Eric Johnson, professor of music and coordinator of choral...
