NIU’s Division of Student Affairs & Enrollment Managment has welcomed Eric Armstrong as the new director of Military & Post-Traditional Student Services (formerly Military Student Services and Off-Campus & Non-Traditional Student Services). A native of Chicago, Armstrong earned a bachelor’s degree in
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Being the first person in your family to attend college can be a stressful experience. Family might not be able to provide guidance about successfully navigating campus life. There might be a sense of pressure or responsibility to do well. It might
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In appreciation for the effort and involvement of non-traditional, off-campus, and military student populations, Off-Campus and Non-Traditional Student Services and Military Student Services will host several events during the week of April 20. Town Hall Meeting Monday, April 20, 10 to 11
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Students who identify as non-traditional have unique and individualized needs while they provide a wide range of diversity to the NIU student population. Non-traditional students at NIU often identify with multiple titles such as transfer students, commuters, parents, older than 24, living
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Military Student Services and Off-Campus & Non-Traditional Student Services are working to collect information from faculty, staff and community partners who are currently serving, have prior military experience or are supporters of service men and women. With more than 800 military students
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Off-Campus & Non-Traditional Student Services will host its annual Appreciation Week from Monday, April 14, through Thursday, April 17. This week is designed specifically to recognize students who identify as one or more of the following populations: living off-campus, transfer students, student
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Jarvis Purnell, director of Off-Campus & Non-Traditional Student Services since the spring of 2012, has been named director of Military Student Services. Purnell will oversee both departments, as he has done since last fall, when he became the acting director of Military Student
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Miss the bus to Miami? Can’t afford to drive alone or pay for the airfare? Fret not! Students (and staff) who were unable to secure seats on the Sunshine State-bound buses for NIU’s historical New Year’s Day appearance in the Discover Orange Bowl
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NIU alum Jarvis Purnell has taken the reins as director of Off-Campus and Non-Traditional Student Services this fall. “Being an NIU native and having been a non-traditional student at one point, I intrinsically understand many of the barriers that non-traditional students face,”
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Every Tuesday at Northern Illinois University is a special day for students ready to complete their bachelor’s degrees at a four-year university. Transfer Tuesdays at NIU offer prospective students a great opportunity to learn about the NIU community, the transfer admission process
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NIU’s Off-Campus & Non-Traditional Student Services and the Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center will host a workshop on “Communicating With Your Professor” from 5 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31. This workshop will share effective strategies that students can put into
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The Off-Campus Housing Fair will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25, in the Capitol Room of the Holmes Student Center. As the season for signing leases for next fall is quickly approaching, this is a great opportunity
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