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U.S. Capitol
NIU students will have the opportunity to test their political acumen on Capitol Hill this summer as part of NIU’s Washington D.C. Congressional Internship program. Four students were selected as interns for Illinois representatives in their D.C. congressional offices, and will live, learn and work in the nation’s capital. Kiranjit Gill, a senior majoring in...
Research Rookies
The Office of Student Engagement and Experiential Learning is now accepting applications for the Research Rookies Program for the 2015-16 academic year. What is the Research Rookies Program? Research Rookies pairs freshmen, sophomores and first-semester transfer students with faculty mentors to complete one-year research projects. Together, each team will write a formal research proposal, conduct...
Lincoln Memorial
Three NIU students will take on Washington D. C. this summer as part of an innovative internship program sponsored by The Washington Center, the largest academic internship program in the country. Since 1975, more than 50,000 students have benefited from the unique living, working and learning program in the nation’s capital. NIU students Daejzonna Muschamp,...
Undergraduate Research and Artistry Day 2014
NIU’s Office of Student Engagement and Experiential Learning will host the sixth annual Undergraduate Research and Artistry Day (URAD) from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center. Undergraduate students who have participated in faculty-mentored research or artistry projects will showcase their work at URAD....
Some are community advisers and dining hall managers in the residence halls. Some are tutors at ACCESS. Some are employed at Career Services. Two students are working this semester as web application developers for Housing & Dining – and, like several of their fellow Huskies, earning internship credit or transcript notations along the way. And...
Northern Illinois University President Doug Baker and Elgin Community College President David Sam signed an innovative reverse transfer agreement during a Tuesday afternoon ceremony in Elgin. The agreement allows eligible NIU students who transferred from ECC without associate degrees to earn the two-year degree using credit from NIU courses. “Postsecondary education is a powerful force...
URAD judge
NIU faculty, staff and alumni are needed Tuesday, April 21, to serve as judges for the sixth annual Undergraduate Research & Artistry Day in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center. New this year: Undergraduate students can sign up to give oral presentations (10 to 12 minutes) in addition to the traditional poster, exhibit or...
Undergraduate Research and Artistry Day
As the NIU campus gears up for the sixth annual Undergraduate Research & Artistry Day (URAD), the Office of Student Engagement & Experiential Learning (OSEEL) is offering 10 poster design workshops to assist student presenters with designing their poster for the event. The workshops, which will guide students through the design process, will be held...
2014 SROP students visit FermiLab with Julia Spears and Stephanie Zobac.
Calling all highly motivated sophomores, juniors and seniors who are not graduating this spring or summer: Applications for Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP) are now open. The application deadline is Friday, Feb. 27. Applications are available online near the top right of the screen (under “Program Info”). SROP gives NIU students the chance to conduct...
NIU Career Fairs
Career Services will host Practice Interview Week for juniors and seniors from Monday, Jan. 26, through Thursday, Jan. 29. Registration is available online. The 30-minute interviews will be conducted by professional corporate recruiters and Career Services staff in Room 260 of the Campus Life Building. Each student will receive feedback on strengths and areas for...
Robert M. Peterson, associate professor and White Lodging Professor of Sales at NIU, hands out NIU fleeces to students boarding the #NIUSalesBus.
Updates: Days 1 and 2 on the #NIUSalesBus Days 3 and 4 on the #NIUSalesBus   On a blustery December morning, when most of their classmates were experiencing the joys of sleeping late on the first day of Winter Break, 24 students from the NIU College of Business were boarding a bus for a whirlwind...
Undergraduate Research Assistantships
Looking for an on-campus job that aligns directly with student career success goals? Interested in conducting research on tornadoes, X-rays, fashion or personal relationships? Those are just a few of the options available to students who apply to work as an Undergraduate Research Assistant. The Undergraduate Research Assistantship (URA) program provides opportunities for students to...
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