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NIU announced today that Katy Saalfeld, currently senior associate director for recruitment and outreach, will take on the role of acting director of admissions on February 1, succeeding Dani Rollins, who is moving on to become chief enrollment officer and director of undergraduate admissions at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Saalfeld will take on all admissions-related...

Northern Illinois University earned top honors in the 30th annual Educational Advertising Awards, sponsored by the Higher Education Marketing Report. The university won a gold award for the 2014-2015 NIU undergraduate admissions viewbook titled “your future, our focus.” “The NIU undergraduate admissions viewbook was a collaborative effort between the Media and Creative Services and the...

The Admitted Student Day event scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014, has been canceled due to impending inclement weather. The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a Winter Storm Warning from 9 p.m. Friday through 6 p.m. Saturday. Students who were registered for the event are invited to attend the next Admitted Student Day...

NIU’s Office of Admissions will host two Admitted Student Days in February. The purpose of these events – Saturday, Feb. 1, and Monday, Feb. 17 – is to allow prospective students admitted to NIU for Fall 2014 the opportunity: to meet NIU faculty, staff, students and alumni; to tour the campus; and to visit the...

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The successful implementation of several key recruitment tactics, data-driven decision making, collaborative efforts with Academic Affairs, increased strategic marketing led by University Relations and early planning have resulted in more than 18,000 freshman applications for fall 2013 recruitment to date. In the enrollment management “funnel” – where the top of the funnel represents all prospective...

If you’re a new transfer student looking for some affordable digs upon your NIU arrival, the Undergraduate Admissions Office might have a valuable housing opportunity for you. Admitted transfer students joining the Huskie community in Fall 2013 will be eligible for the Transfer Center Residential Scholar Award, a scholarship providing 20 students with free housing...

Students seeking to complete their bachelor’s degrees at a four-year university have a good reason to look forward to Fridays at Northern Illinois University. NIU will roll out the red carpet to all prospective and admitted transfer students Friday, Feb. 8, and Friday, March 22, in celebration of TGIF: “Transfers Get Information Friday.” Joining the...

Northern Illinois University’s new residential complex opened this fall to rave reviews. Next fall, the new NIU Outdoor Recreational Sports Complex and Chessick Practice Center and two newly renovated residence halls – Gilbert Hall and Grant North D Tower – will come online. With that in mind, Northern Illinois University invites prospective students to see “the new...

NIU’s Office of Admissions invites volunteers from the university community to assist Thursday, Oct. 4, with Discover NIU Day. This invitation-only event is directed to seniors enrolled in the high schools that comprise the DeKalb County school system: DeKalb, Genoa-Kingston, Hinckley-Big Rock, Kaneland, Sandwich, Somonauk and Sycamore. The purpose of the event is to show...

For those with college in their future, Northern Illinois University will host an undergraduate admissions information session at the NIU Naperville Education and Conference Center from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25. Kimberley Buster-Williams, director of admissions at NIU, says this is a tremendous opportunity for students considering enrolling in a quality, major comprehensive...

The college a student chooses to attend should reflect that student’s goals and aspirations as well as personality. With that in mind, Northern Illinois University is hosting an open house Thursday, July 26, to help prospective freshmen and transfer students find the right fit. “The open house is a perfect opportunity to explore not only...