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Altgeld Hall in winter
2012 was a busy year on campus. NIU Today spent most of December counting down the top 25 stories of 2012, topped by the Huskie football team’s historic bid to the Discover Orange Bowl. The list also included the October announcement from NIU President John Peters that he plans to step aside in June. We...
Cole Hall exterior
As 2012 draws to a close, NIU Today is offering a look back at 25 of the top stories from the year. No. 4 The start of the second semester saw the reopening of Cole Hall. What had been one of the university’s most outdated facilities is now among the most forward-thinking. The 1960s-era building,...
As 2012 draws to a close, NIU Today is offering a look back at 25 of the top stories from the year. No. 5 The U.S. News and World Report college rankings held good news for Northern Illinois University this year, climbing to 189, out of more than 1,500 schools considered for ranking. NIU climbed...
As 2012 draws to a close, NIU Today is offering a look back at 25 of the top stories from the year. No. 6 Northern Illinois University welcomed its largest freshman class in several years, up 2.9 percent compared to 2011to 2,664. Just as important as the number of new students enrolled was the academic...
GoDaddy.com Bowl logo
As 2012 draws to a close, NIU Today is offering a look back at 25 of the top stories from the year. No. 7 The NIU Huskies won in convincing fashion at midnight Jan. 8 at the GoDaddy.com Bowl, beating the Red Wolves of Arkansas State University 38-20. For first-year head coach Dave Doeren, quarterback Chandler Harnish and...
Cover of Washington Monthly magazine
As 2012 draws to a close, NIU Today is offering a look back at 25 of the top stories from the year. No. 8 When it comes to ranking colleges, academic excellence is important – but is hardly the only measure that matters. So say the publishers of Washington Monthly’s College Guide and Rankings. They choose to...
Light Up Africa logo
As 2012 draws to a close, NIU Today is offering a look back at 25 of the top stories from the year. No. 9 In late 2011, a team of NIU engineering and business students, operating under the banner of Team Light Up Africa , teamed up to win a business plan contest that was...
Don Kluemper
As 2012 draws to a close, NIU Today is offering a look back at 25 of the top stories from the year. No. 10 NIU Department of Management professor Don Kluemper was a bit of a Facebook sensation in February and March, when his research about using Facebook in the hiring process went viral. Kluemper, and...
Artist’s rendering of Outdoor Recreation Sports Complex
As 2012 draws to a close, NIU Today is offering a look back at 25 of the top stories from the year. No. 11 In October, NIU broke ground on a new Outdoor Recreation Sports Complex. The facility, being built to the north of the Convocation Center, is a key component of the “New Northern Lifestyle”...
Bloomberg Businesweek: The Best Undergraduate B-Schools 2012 badge
As 2012 draws to a close, NIU Today is offering a look back at 25 of the top stories from the year. No. 12 Businessweek magazine ranked the NIU College of Business second in the nation for its ability to weave the teaching of ethics into a solid business school education. The college, and its acclaimed BELIEF Initiative,...
Ryan Neir
As 2012 draws to a close, NIU Today is offering a look back at 25 of the top stories from the year. No. 13 It was a great year for Huskie athletes on the field and in the classroom. Three Huskie football players were named to the Capital One Academic All-America© Division I Football Team...
Photo of a rocket launch
As 2012 draws to a close, NIU Today is offering a look back at 25 of the top stories from the year. No. 14 A grant totaling $2.4 million was awarded to a collaborative made up of Northern Illinois University, Rock Valley College, the Rockford Area Economic Development Council and EIGERlab to accelerate job creation...
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