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The University Honors Program (UHP) won one of three distinguished program awards at Suitable’s annual Pathways to Student Development conference in late July. The Distinguished Program Award recognizes programs that have demonstrated overall excellence in using Suitable to best serve their student population while supporting their mission and vision. Honors Engaged, University Honors’ co-curricular program,...
Spend a few minutes reviewing materials supporting English Professor Timothy Crowley’s nomination for the University Honors Program’s Great Professor Award and you’ll see the passion he brings out both in his students and his colleagues. Writing on behalf of her colleagues in the English Department, Melissa Adams-Campbell, Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies, noted...
Honors students chose the theme of “creation/destruction” for Honors seminars next academic year. This evocative pair of concepts speaks to students’ interest in confronting change and finitude with an eye to renewal, progress, imagination, and resilience. Faculty were inspired by this call and proposed innovative and engaging seminars. Many of the seminars selected also meet...
NIU’s University Honors Program has joined a nationwide collaborative investigating innovative ways to develop the future workforce in the fields of food, agriculture, natural and human sciences (FANH) by leveraging the nimble and innovative framework of honors education. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture recently announced members of the collaborative...
The University Honors Program (UHP) is excited to announce the 2023-2024 Honors Faculty Fellowship call for proposals, which is centered upon the theme of creation and destruction. Faculty selected to teach Honors seminars are recognized as Honors Faculty Fellows during the year in which they teach their Honors seminar. The Honors Faculty Fellowship program began in the...
Melissa Fickling Thirty months after the world abruptly stopped to grapple with COVID-19, the mechanisms of that response continue to upend life. For many, the work-from-home mandates that early period evolved into work-from-home options. Others eventually encountered a directive of “return, or else” – and, for some of those employees, the once-welcoming landscape of their...
An outstanding senior from each of the four-year degree-granting institutions of higher learning in Illinois is chosen every year to receive the prestigious Lincoln Academy Student Laureate Award. Nominations are now open for departments to nominate a senior graduating from NIU during the 2021-2022 school year (August 2021, December 2021 or May 2022). Lincoln Student Laureates...
A group of NIU students enjoyed more than a victory when the Chicago Bulls took on the Washington Wizards last Wednesday, March 20, at the United Center.  About a hundred students and faculty from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education in the College of Education and the University Honors program traveled to the Windy...
State Representative Bob Pritchard (R) returned to NIU for a meet-and-greet event with University Honors students. Pritchard, who visited NIU last March (2017) for a similar function, was invited back by the University Honors Program to host an Honors Engaged workshop session and get face time with interested Huskies. Over breakfast muffins and pie charts,...
Warm days, sunny skies, blooming trees … summer’s nearly here. But first, finals. And while important tests can bring about stress, students can take some measure of comfort in pre-finals activities happening around campus. If you need some extra help, a quiet spot to study or are looking for ways to de-stress, here are some links to...
Faculty and Supportive Professional Staff with 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 40 years of service to NIU were honored at a luncheon and program in the Holmes Student Center on Wednesday, April 19. “One of the main things that motivates me to come to work every day is the incredible people I get...
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