According to a report released by the World Economic Forum, by 2020, creativity will be one of the three most important and in-demand skills in the workplace. To help build their creative confidence, undergraduate students from across NIU will have the opportunity to participate in a JobsPLUS workshop titled “Unlocking your Creativity at Work” with Dr....

Those looking to enjoy the benefits of a book club can do so with a click thanks to a new program launched this month by NIU College of Business Alumni Relations. Nearly 200 former Huskies have already joined the College of Business online book club, delving into the New York Time bestseller “The Power of...

Emma Stettner and Cordnei Gibson are helping fellow Huskies dress for success. The NIU College of Business students are the co-founders of Barsema’s Closet, a new campus source for gently used business attire that will open its doors for business on Wednesday, Feb. 13. “This project is important to me because I believe that all...

Seventeen NIU Professional Sales students hit the road on a Huskie bus last month to jump-start their sales career. This intersession class – Professional Sales in the Field, otherwise affectionately known as “Sales on Wheels” – provided firsthand exposure to five companies, all partnering organizations with NIU’s sales program. The sales program offers the class...

Steven Howell (associate professor of Kinesiology and Physical Education), Vijaykumar Krishnan Palghat (associate professor and chair of Marketing) and Alicia Schatteman (associate professor of Public and Global Affairs) have been selected as Program Fellows to participate in the second year of the Mid-American Conference’s (MAC) Academic Leadership Development Program. The goal of the MAC Academic...

The list, as always, is impressive. A visual artist who combines traditional and digital techniques. A chemist from Moscow with interest in the promise of functional organic materials to replace traditionally used materials with cheaper and better-performing new ones. A veteran teacher-educator who plans to make NIU into the best teacher-training program in the country....

It’s safe to say David Herrera means business. A senior majoring in marketing, Herrera was one of six Huskies who put their business acumen to the test during a sales management trainee summer internship program at Enterprise Holdings. “I have gained an inside experience on sales and customer service along with tips on running a...

NIU’s newly-created Master of Science in Digital Marketing (M.S.D.M.) degree, offered by the College of Business, will launch as a fully online program in fall 2018. This Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) accredited degree is designed for the speed of life, giving M.S.D.M. students the flexibility to balance work and family commitments...

A major gift from four alumni has established the Jones Diedrich Mennie Endowed Professorship in Finance. Paul Jones (B.S., finance, ’76), William J. Jones (B.S., finance, ’79), John C. Diedrich (B.S.,  accountancy, ’76) and Douglas U. Mennie (B.S., industry and technology, ’78) created this professorship to assist the NIU Department of Finance in retaining excellent faculty and...