Kymberly Messersmith, ’88, was always interested in government. One might even say it was in her blood. “My father (Frank Messersmith) was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in my final years of high school, and I would spend time in
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NIU President Lisa C. Freeman and the student organization, Dream Action NIU are the recipients of this year’s Eychaner Award, the longest standing LGBTQ+ advocacy award given at the university. Established in 1995 to honor its namesakes, Milly Eychaner a 1941 graduate
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The Missionary Innovative Robust (M.I.R.) Lunar Team poses for a group photo prior to submitting their proposal to the NASA 2020 BIG Idea Challenge in fall 2019. Four team members won scholarships this month from the Illinois Space Grant Consortium: mechatronics majors
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Celine Taylor wanted to distribute more surveys investigating the distracted driving habits and traffic-related injuries of motorcycle riders in Myanmar. Isabella Guizzetti hoped to return to an NIU lab after Spring Break to repeat some of her experiments on hepatocellular carcinoma cell
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In a normal May, NIU calendars fill with ceremonies in honor of soon-to-be Huskie graduates. COVID-19 canceled those events this year, of course, but the virus could not stop the power of technology and social media to continue the springtime traditions in
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The Illinois Board of Higher Education has selected Northern Illinois University President Dr. Lisa C. Freeman to serve on a committee that will help shape how campuses across the state reopen safely this fall amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “Higher education leaders,
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Leaders of the NIU Graduate School’s Career and Professional Development Office regarded the arrival of COVID-19 as a call to action. Several workshops planned for April would indeed go on as scheduled, albeit virtually – and, to the great delight of Dean
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Think back to your first days at a new job. How many times did you ask one of your new co-workers where to locate something, what form you needed to fill out or who you needed to ask? Now, picture yourself starting
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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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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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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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