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NIU President John G. Peters
NIU President John Peters led a ceremony this afternoon to mark the fifth anniversary of the Feb. 14, 2008, tragedy inside Cole Hall. Below are his remarks. By most measures, five years is a fleetingly brief time. On a college campus, however, that span approximates a generation. So it is that as we come together today,...
Caitlin Cavannaugh, Sarah Pollack, Evan Wittke, Taylor Bogan and Guadalupe Lopez
Five Northern Illinois University students who excel in their academic and humanitarian pursuits have been chosen to receive the 2013 Forward, Together Forward Scholarships. The recipients – Taylor Bogan, Caitlin Cavannaugh, Guadalupe Lopez, Sarah Pollack and Evan Wittke – each will receive a one-time scholarship of $4,000 for the 2013-14 academic year. “As educators, we are...
Photo of a red-and-white electric bass guitar
NIU’s chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) will host its annual benefit concert, “Rock Forward, Together,”  at 8 p.m. Friday, May 4 The event, previously known as “Rock 4 Life,” takes place at Fatty’s Pub & Grille, 1312 W. Lincoln Hwy. in DeKalb. Funds raised go to NIU’s “Forward, Together, Forward” scholarship....
NIU Remembers: A Day of Reflection
NIU President John G. Peters offered these words today at the 3 p.m. Presentation of Memorial Wreaths: We gather today to honor the lives of five students, mark the beginning of a new chapter and demonstrate the resilience and character of our university. Listen and remember as I say the names of our cherished “five”...
Applications are now available for the 2012-12 Forward, Together Forward Scholarship. Up to five students will be selected to receive the prestigious honor of being named a Forward, Together Forward Scholar, along with a $4,000 scholarship for the 2012-2013 academic year. The Forward, Together Forward Scholarship endowment was created through the generosity of more than...
NIU President John G. Peters speaks Monday, Feb. 14, at the Presentation of the Memorial Wreaths.
NIU President John G. Peters offered these comments Monday, Feb. 14, 2011, at the Presentation of the Memorial Wreaths. Thank you, family, friends and neighbors of Northern Illinois University for gathering today at this memorial garden, for a moment of reflection and meditation. As you can see, the rejuvenation of Cole Hall began last month. We...
Bruce Niemi's "Remembered" sculpture in the Memorial Garden
Five Northern Illinois University students who excel in and out of the classroom have been selected as recipients of the 2011 Forward, Together Forward Scholarships. The recipients – Kelsey Borg, Mayra Diaz, Jasmine Land, Justin Larsen and Reneka Turner – will each receive a one-time scholarship of $4,000 for the 2011-12 academic year. “Honoring the...
Near the end of his annual State of the University Address in 2009, NIU President John Peters caused his Altgeld Hall audience to erupt with several minutes of thunderous applause and cheers. All it took was the introduction of a man seated humbly in the front row – a man whom the president called “a...
The NIU community was forever changed Feb. 14, 2008. Students, faculty, staff, alumni and supporters from near and far banded together to move “Forward, Together Forward.” The Forward, Together Forward Scholarship Endowment was created through the generosity of more than 1,770 donors to honor the five Huskies whose lives were lost: Gayle Dubowski, Catalina Garcia, Julianna Gehant,...
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