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Students taking an advertising course taught by NIU professor David Henningsen are hoping their class projects will give a major boost to a local nonprofit organization. Students in two sections of the upper-level course (COMS 370) were divided into small teams, or mini-advertising agencies, and competed to land a promotional campaign for DeKalb County RAMP....
Amanda Schwab
The Northern Illinois track and field team kicked off their weekend Thursday at the Mid-American Conference Outdoor Championships in Mt. Pleasant, Mich. Two Huskies, Amanda Schwab and Juliane Totzke, competed on the light first day of competition, while the team sits in 10th place through day one. “The ladies competing today were ready, but could...
John Mravik’s life is like a book filled with a series of tragic – and even near-death – chapters, along with a few joyous ones. One of those joyous chapters will be written Friday evening when the Elgin resident accepts his  master’s of arts degree during the graduate school commencement. He’ll receive his diploma while...
"NIU First-Year residence Hall"
Northern Illinois University announced plans to implement a second-year residency requirement beginning with the Fall 2015 entering class. Plans were unveiled during a presentation at the May 10 Board of Trustees meeting. Student academic success and matriculation are key to the university’s Vision 2020 goals, and factors impacting sophomore success have been shown to directly...
Joanne Ganshirt
With the NIU Honors Program moving into the new residence hall, program alumni were invited April 28 to pay the Douglas Hall honors floors one last visit as part of a “Saturday with the Honors Alumni Council.” The event was followed by an awards celebration honoring office manager Joanne Ganshirt for 25 years outstanding service...
Roneisha Frye
The Northern Illinois track and field team will open up their 2012 postseason this weekend when they travel to Central Michigan for the Mid-American Conference Outdoor Championships. The meet, which will take place at Lyle Bennett Track in Mt. Pleasant, Mich., begins at 9 a.m. CT Thursday, May 10, with the heptathlon. Competition continues Friday...
Brad Dieckhaus
Northern Illinois senior Brad Dieckhaus was selected to the National Wrestling Coaches Association’s 2012 All-Academic Team, the association announced Tuesday. Dieckhaus was one of 87 wrestlers in the country to earn the honor, which is given to individuals who boast at least a 3.3 GPA and either advance to the NCAA Championships or sport an...
Dani Parrish
A trio of Northern Illinois University softball players garnered all conference honors from league coaches as the Mid-American Conference announced its annual awards Tuesday. Senior Dani Parrish (Plainfield, Ind./Plainfield) and sophomore Nicole Gremillion (Missouri City, Texas/Elkins) earned first team All-MAC honors as outfielders, while Jennifer Barnett (Indianapolis, Ind./Roncalli) took second-team accolades as a utility non-pitcher....
NIU commencement: Spring 2011
Soon-to-be alumni of NIU will gather this weekend with each other – and with their loved ones – to celebrate their academic accomplishments. Commencement ceremonies are planned Friday and Saturday at the NIU Convocation Center 1525 W. Lincoln Hwy. The Graduate School ceremony begins at 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 11. Doors open at 5 p.m. Undergraduate ceremonies...
Photo of Soldier Field with “HUSKIES” painted in the end zone
Tickets to Soldier Field Showdown III, the Labor Day Weekend college football match-up between Northern Illinois and Iowa at Chicago’s landmark stadium, are now on sale. Members of the general public can purchase tickets to the Sept. 1 game through Ticketmaster as well as the NIU Athletics Ticket Office. Fans can order tickets online, over...
President Peters and Rebecca Houze
Rebecca Houze, associate professor and head of the Art History Division in NIU’s School of Art, is the recipient of the 2012 University Honors Great Professor Award. This university-wide award, which was established in 2001, recognizes a faculty or staff member who has, over time, contributed significantly to honors education at NIU through teaching as...
An NIU Honors student looks for a book at Founders Memorial Library.
Bolstered by a set of new recruitment efforts, Vision 2020 initiatives and the new Honors House that will open in August, the Northern Illinois University Honors Program is building major momentum heading into the 2012-13 academic year. University Honors’ May graduating class will be a record setter at 166 students, compared to 104 in 2011,...
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