Tag: John G. Peters
The NIU Board of Trustees on Thursday, Oct. 21, approved the sale of Build America Bonds to provide $112 million to fund improvement projects across campus. Revenue from the bond sale will help the university improve parking for commuter students, create a state-of-the-art intramural athletic complex, modernize residence halls and pay to repair and remodel one of...
Join NIU alumni and friends Saturday, Oct. 16, at the NIU Alumni Association’s Homecoming party. Pre-game festivities will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Alumni Village, located adjacent to the Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center (BAVC) on Annie Glidden Road. Enjoy a performance by the Huskie Marching Band, meet NIU President John...
A Presidential Engagement Professorship and three other initiatives represent the newest activities related to the Engaged University designation awarded to NIU last year by the Carnegie Foundation. The Engagement Professorship joins two other presidential awards for senior NIU faculty: the Presidential Research Professorship and the Presidential Teaching Professorship. Other Fall 2010 engagement activities include an...
NIU President John G. Peters will deliver his annual State of the University Address at 3 p.m. today in the Altgeld Hall auditorium. The speech is open to the public and will be streamed live here at NIU Today. University release time policies pertain to employee attendance at this event subject to operational needs. Hourly Operating...
The Academic Convocation took place on Friday, August 20 at the NIU Convocation Center. Academic Convocation is a formal ceremony to officially welcome and celebrate incoming students to Northern Illinois University. Students learned about the many academic opportunities and campus traditions of NIU. President John G. Peters and members of the faculty and staff celebrated...
