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NIU students enjoy a fall day on campus.
Interested in helping first-year students learn how to succeed at NIU? Apply to become a UNIV 101/201 instructor for fall 2014. UNIV 101 is a one-credit, 12-week course focused on helping first-year students develop the essential academic and social skills needed to make an enjoyable and successful transition to NIU. UNIV 201 is a similar...
Angélica Mendoza
Through the Latino Resource Center, Northern Illinois University is offering a specialized, one-credit-hour UNIV 101 course that focuses on getting freshman students familiar with college life. The Latino Experience is geared specifically toward Latino students and issues related to their college experience, and it is designed to help identify and prevent common pitfalls, giving students...
The UNIV 101 class of Andy Small and Connie Storey gathers ouside the Center for Black Studies last fall.
First-Year Experience invites all NIU staff, faculty and graduate students to attend the morning of the UNIV 101/201 Instructor Development Conference, scheduled Friday, May 17, in Barsema Hall 300. The day will kick off at 9:30 a.m. with a presentation by Vice Provost Anne Birberick on “Factors Influencing Academic Achievement for NIU Students.” Kevin Clarke,...
NIU students enjoy a fall day on campus.
Interested in helping first-year students learn how to succeed at NIU? Apply to become a UNIV 101/201 instructor for fall 2013. UNIV 101 is a one-credit, 12-week course focused on helping first-year students develop the essential academic and social skills needed to make an enjoyable and successful transition to NIU. UNIV 201 is a similar...
Book cover of "This I Believe II"
NIU faculty, administrators, staff and returning students are encouraged to “Get the Book, Read the Book and Donate the Book” as part of the First-Year Common Reading Experience (CRE) this fall. For the second year, NIU’s book selection is This I Believe II, a collection of seventy-five 500-word essays written by a variety of Americans...
Book cover of "This I Believe II"
If you were asked to write a 350- to 500-word essay about a strongly held belief, what would you say? Would it look the same as another person who hails from the NIU community? We all might have a connection to NIU, but our experiences at NIU might have a different impact on each of...
NIU President John Peters leads a discussion with students in his UNIV 101 class during the fall semester of 2009.
Interested in helping first-year students learn how to succeed at NIU? Apply to become a UNIV 101/201 instructor for fall 2012. UNIV 101 is a one-credit, 12-week course focused on helping first-year students develop the essential academic and social skills needed to make an enjoyable and successful transition to NIU. UNIV 201 is a similar...
Photo of a microphone
What do you believe? Could you say it in 500 words or less? From 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26, First-Year Connections invites the campus to grab some free pizza, speak and hear others speak about personal beliefs at an open mic event. All are welcome. The event, which will take place in the...
Future Huskies explore campus during a June orientation tour.
A record number of new NIU students has requested during summer orientation sessions to be paired with faculty or staff mentors. As a result, First-Year Connections (FYC) is seeking NIU faculty and Supportive Professional Staff who are interested in volunteering to mentor new students during their transition to NIU. The Student-Faculty Links mentoring program is a component...
Photo of college graduate reaching toward the word "Success" written in the clouds
First-Year Connections (FYC) is looking for NIU faculty and Supportive Professional Staff who are interested in volunteering their time to mentor new students during their transition to NIU. The Student-Faculty Links mentoring program, a component of Orientation & First-Year Experience, gives NIU faculty and supportive professional staff a unique opportunity to reach out and make...
Book cover of "This I Believe II"
If you were asked to write a 500-word essay about a strongly held belief, what would you say?  New NIU students will have the opportunity to answer that question next fall when the book “This I Believe II,” edited by Jay Allison and Dan Gediman, is part of the curriculum in some first-year course sections. The...
Denise L. Rode
The National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition and Cengage Learning have named NIU’s Denise L. Rode among 10 recipients of this year’s “Outstanding First-Year Student Advocates.” Rode, director of Orienation & First-Year Experience at NIU, was chosen from a group of 128 educators whose efforts on their own campuses made the review and...
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