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Wayne Duerkes has a little more life experience than your average college undergraduate. Duerkes is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, having served as an air defense controller during the Gulf War in the early 1990s. He and his wife, Jennifer, are raising three children. He spent years building up a successful newspaper distribution...
Northern Illinois University has been named to Victory Media’s coveted Military Friendly Schools® list. The 2013 Military Friendly Schools® list honors the top 15 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools that are doing the most to embrace America’s military service members, veterans, and spouses as students and ensure their success on campus. “It is...
The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs (IDVA) today honored Steven Kreitzer, a May graduate of NIU and veteran of the U.S. Army, at its June 2012 “Veteran of the Month.” “Steven Kreitzer is an exceptional veteran who continues to devote his time, energy and creativity to serving fellow veterans and their families,” said IDVA Director...
In Springfield … The majority of activity in both the Illinois Senate and Illinois House of Representatives last week and again this week will involve trying to move substantive bills through committees The deadline to get bills out of committee is Friday, May 4. House Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 49 (HJRCA 49), sponsored by Speaker...
Nathan LaForte served eight years in active duty with the U.S. Marine Corps and one year in the reserves, working as a mechanic and a journalist. Other Marines showed him those ropes. “They always had me do the on-the-job training,” says LaForte, who received his undergraduate degree in psychology from NIU in May of 2011,...
VetConnect, a personal and professional development half-day conference open to all veteran and military students, will take place in the Holmes Student Center from 1 to 4:309 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3. The free conference will include a keynote address at 1:30 p.m. by Barbara Johnson, chair of the Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education in the College...
NIU’s Army ROTC program will conduct on-campus training from 2 to 4:45 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25. The training will consist of a challenge course which covers ground from the Chick Evans Field House to the East Lagoon area. One of the events is a simulated wounded-soldier carry using stretchers. There are no actual casualties nor...
Military Student Services will host an open house from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 24, on the lawn of Adams Hall at the southeast corner of Lucinda Avenue and Normal Road. Staff members will celebrate their new location while they welcome all the military students to campus. The celebration will include BBQ food,...
DeKalb County Clerk and Recorder John Acardo will induct 10 new members to the DeKalb County Veterans Honor Roll this week during the on Kishwaukee Fest USO Tribute Concert. The induction ceremony will take place during intermission of the concert, which begins at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 28, at the Hopkins Park band shell. The...
Military Student Services (MSS) is seeking staff and faculty who have served in the military to help new veteran students starting at NIU. Specifically, MSS is gathering basic contact information, branch of service and years of service to create a database of faculty and staff veterans that will act as a resource to both the...
