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Curt Baker, CEO and general manager of Ivy Inns Inc.,which provides consulting services related to operational expertise, quality service, service marketing, social media, hotels, tourism and more.
After months of communicating by email, students who are studying organizational behavior in the NIU College of Business finally got to meet face-to-face with mentors who helped guide them through the class. It was difficult to say who was more excited for the opportunity. On one side of the equation, students were bubbling with gratitude...
Karen, Carl and daughter Rachel
After graduating from NIU in December 1985 with a bachelor’s degree in marketing, Karen Joens worked in advertising, radio and other jobs while most of her college friends were pursuing careers, getting married and starting families. The Lombard native decided to take a leap of faith and leave Illinois. “I just thought it would be...
Anne Marie Guara
The DeKalb City Council unanimously approved the selection of NIU graduate Anne Marie Gaura as its next city manager during its Dec. 9 council meeting. She will begin serving in this capacity Jan. 21, 2014. Gaura, who has a Master of Public Administration (MPA) and a bachelor’s degree in communication – both from NIU – told...
Northern Now cover
What do a free app, a sports practice center, and the oldest intact primate skeleton have in common? They all have an NIU connection and are highlighted in the winter issue of Northern Now. The Northern Now mobile app is designed to make your life easier. Enjoy all the content from the print edition of...
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NIU’s College of Engineering and Engineering Technology honored seven prestigious alumni and several scholarship recipients for the 2013-14 school year at the Scholarship and Award Banquet The banquet took place Thursday, Nov. 7, and featured a jazz band, appetizers and dinner, followed by speeches, presentations of the winners and dessert. Each department awarded a winner,...
Kaitlin Barclay
NIU’s College of Law has received a matching gift challenge from an anonymous donor to match up to $25,000 in new and increased gifts made by Tuesday, Dec. 31, Dean Jennifer Rosato has announced. Donations raised in this campaign will be used for key efforts to increase student success. “Student success continues to be a...
Melissa Leisner. Photo courtesy of Milken Family Foundation.
NIU alumna Melissa Leisner, a seventh-grade English and reading teacher at Prairie Knolls Middle School in Elgin, has won the prestigious Milken National Educator Award. The honor, which includes an unrestricted cash prize of $25,000, was dubbed “The Oscars of Teaching” by Teacher Magazine. Joining Illinois Superintendent of Education Christopher Koch to present the state’s 2013...
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Have you ever wanted to know what it was like to work in a particular career? What it means to be “on the job, all day, every day?” Here is your chance. University Honors, in partnership with the NIU Alumni Association, is offering NIU Honors students an exclusive opportunity to shadow an NIU alumnus for...
Barsema Hall, home of the NIU College of Business
Successful alumni give back to NIU by getting involved in the “Executive in Residence” program through the College of Business. The program encourages successful alumni and friends to share their experiences in the business environment with students in the College of Business – “Where the Classroom Meets the Business World.” Enthusiastic and talented alumni tell...
Winners of the Acura College Alumni Team Championship are (from left) Derek Schoonhoven, John Larson, Jason Samuelian, and Jim Arvanetes.
NIU alumni golfers beat 63 other college teams in the bracket competition during the Acura College Alumni Team Championship, held last weekend at the renowned Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina. Jim Arvanetes of Chicago and John Larson of Caledonia both made birdies to win the one-hole playoff in the final match against the University of...
Photo of “business people” climbing the corporate ladder.
Cardinal & Black and Legacy members of the NIU Alumni Association have been enjoying a new online career enhancement series. The series of monthly webinars focuses on career skills and delivers the nation’s top career authors and experts right to your computer. Webinars are held on the first Wednesday of each month and are subsequently...
Photo of a suitcase with international travel stickers
Join alumni and friends on an exciting travel adventure to one of these fascinating destinations. The NIU Alumni Association will guide travelers along the way, provide pre-trip assistance, send informational packets and offer an enjoyable, worry-free travel experience. All prices are per person based on double occupancy; a limited number of single supplements are available....
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