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Transfer students from community colleges will get the financial assistance that they need to complete their degrees, thanks to a generous $500,000 donation from the CME Group Foundation. Over the next two years, the funds will support 13 Northern Illinois University students who are accepted into a field of study that leads to a financial...

Orientation & Family Connections, part of the Division of Student Affairs & Enrollment Management, will share an overview of campus-wide orientation programs for incoming students during a preview event at 2 p.m. Monday, June 6. All traditionally admitted freshmen and transfer students must attend orientation programs prior to registering for fall 2016 classes. New freshmen...

Students are invited from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, to attend the “Transfer 2 Transfer Tips” event in the North Fishbowl of the Stevenson (C/D) Tower. Panel and small-group discussions are planned about the transfer experience and campus resources. Transfer students will share their experiences about their campus involvement and adjustment to NIU....

A new agreement between Morton College and NIU will make it easier for Morton College students to earn college degrees that will set them on the path to career success. In a ceremony Tuesday, the two institutions signed a new reverse transfer agreement that will allow NIU students who previously attended Morton College to apply...

NIU’s Office of Student Engagement and Experiential Learning is currently accepting site supervisor applications for the Huskie Service Scholars (HSS) program for the 2016-2017 academic year. The deadline is Sunday, Jan. 31. Registration is available online. HSS provides opportunities for first-generation or low-income freshmen or first-semester transfer students to engage on campus and in the...

All incoming new students – freshmen and transfers – must complete mandatory online education designed to improve their understanding of the critical issues regarding sexual assault, interpersonal violence, stalking and bystander intervention, as well as the prevention of alcohol misuse. With the 2013 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and the 2014 Campus...

Northern Illinois University and five northwest suburban community colleges have teamed up to offer a new path for students seeking degrees in business administration. The agreement was unveiled Friday at NIU-Hoffman Estates with representatives from NIU, Elgin Community College, William Rainey Harper College, College of Lake County, McHenry County College and Oakton Community College on...

Orientation & Family Connections soon will welcome all traditionally admitted incoming freshmen and transfer students and their families to NIU. Orientation sessions take place from Wednesday, June 10, through Friday, July 17. Two additional orientation programs for transfers, and one for freshmen, will take place in August. During orientation – a two-day program for freshmen...

Prospective transfer students were invited to campus March 20 and 21 to partake in the “Transfer Overnight Experience.” Bus transportation was available for students who wanted to ride to campus. Activities included: Meeting current NIU students Free tickets to the Billy Currington concert at the Convocation Center Overnight stay in Stevenson A Tower Breakfast and dinner...

If you’re on the fence regarding where to go to college, who better to help influence your decision than real college students sharing their university experiences? Since June 2013, employees from Northern Illinois University Admissions and the Division of Marketing and Communications have been partnering with students to create a new campaign focused on taking...

NIU has been a top destination for community college transfer students in the state of Illinois for many years. Those transfer students perform well when they get to NIU and ultimately have strong graduation rates. To build on these strengths, our academic and enrollment management staff members are examining opportunities to further enhance our partnerships....

Results from NIU’s Fall 2012 Transfer Student Survey show that approximately 90 percent of NIU on-campus transfer students found the process of transferring to NIU to be “manageable,” “easy” or “very easy.” The majority of transfer students also reported that they were “well prepared” or “extremely well prepared” by their community college to transition to...