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December 2005 |
| 12/21/05 |
Legendary NIU Jazz Ensemble to perform at Chicago’s Jazz Showcase for CD release party |
| 12/21/05 |
NIU mourns the death of Professor Emeritus Michael Salovesh |
| 12/20/05 |
Carnes leaves NIU for dean’s post at Lipscomb |
| 12/20/05 |
Gerald Blazey named American Physical Society fellow |
| 12/16/05 |
NIU doctoral student honored among 'American Stars of Teaching' |
| 12/15/05 |
NIU, Chicago museum will document stories from survivors of Cambodia's 'killing fields' |
| 12/14/05 |
NIU's Vermeer Quartet earns Grammy nomination for recording of Bartók string quartets |
| 12/9/05 |
NIU invites community to Altgeld Hall for holiday open house Dec. 16 |
| 12/8/05 |
Three NIU faculty members win Fulbright awards |
| 12/8/05 |
NIU report finds buying power shrinking |
| 12/6/05 |
Fashion Institute of Technology donates pieces to build historic costume collection at NIU |
| 12/5/05 |
Altgeld Hall named top restoration project of 2005 |
| 12/2/05 |
NIU Commencement Sunday, December 11 |
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November 2005 |
| 11/30/05 |
Katrina survivor's tale is one for the books at NIU |
| 11/28/05 |
Rockford Jefferson High School students pave own road to NIU through club |
| 11/28/05 |
NIU Board of Trustees to meet Thursday, Dec. 1 |
| 11/22/05 |
NIU to host informational meeting on earning bachelor's degree in clinical laboratory sciences |
| 11/22/05 |
Illinois CPA Society calls NIU's Hopkins woman 'to watch' |
| 11/22/05 |
'Angels We Have Heard on High' named 2005 Carol of the Year |
| 11/22/05 |
DeKalb County Community Foundation grants money to rehabilitate NIU mobile health trailer |
| 11/17/05 |
Awards recognize NIU faculty, departments for contributions to international education |
| 11/9/05 |
NIU Veterans Club to host Nov. 11 ceremony in honor of Veterans Day |
| 11/9/05 |
Fadden named NIU Rockford Alumnus of the Year |
| 11/8/05 |
NIU's Interactive Illinois Report Card improves schools by helping teachers, parents view trends, understand assessment data |
| 11/7/05 |
Jack Olson Gallery's 'Black Box' to benefit hurricane relief efforts |
| 11/7/05 |
NIU racers get gift from Caterpillar |
| 11/7/05 |
Board of Trustees to meet Nov. 10 |
| 11/3/05 |
NIU teacher-training programs earn high marks in survey of first-year teachers |
| 11/3/05 |
Delegation from Thailand, Philippines to visit NIU |
| 11/3/05 |
NIU plans activities for International Education Week |
| 11/2/05 |
Glassblowing demonstration, sale set for Nov. 15 |
| 11/2/05 |
More NIU scientists named to Antarctic geologic drilling program |
| 11/1/05 |
NIU-BIS Coalition for Manufacturers presents "Best Run Manufacturing Companies Award" |
| 11/1/05 |
NIU announces Deaf Awareness Week 2005 |
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October 2005 |
| 10/31/05 |
NIU School of Music alums to perform with The Redwalls on NBC's 'Tonight Show' |
| 10/31/05 |
Noted author David Bleich will visit NIU for lecture, workshop |
| 10/27/05 |
NIU hosts open house November 11 |
| 10/25/05 |
New website helps NIU students find scholarships |
| 10/25/05 |
Non-traditional student finds new life in NIU's Programs in Vision |
| 10/24/05 |
New Orleans timpanist Jim Atwood visits NIU School of Music |
| 10/20/05 |
Moline native Michelle Garrison named 2006 NIU Student Lincoln Laureate |
| 10/19/05 |
With matching donor waiting in the wings, University Libraries resumes penny drive |
| 10/19/05 |
Pinter's Nobel Prize shines light on work of NIU researcher |
| 10/19/05 |
State board cites NIU Nursing outreach, high-speed network among Illinois' best practices |
| 10/17/05 |
NIU physicists played roles in discovery of elusive top quark |
| 10/12/05 |
DeKalb, Aurora elementary school children learn to 'ROAR' with NIU Literacy Education students |
| 10/12/05 |
Student leadership awards program named for late student leader |
| 10/11/05 |
NIU police to stage mock DUI crash |
| 10/11/05 |
NIU Faculty Development wins third federal grant to promote responsible conduct in academic research |
| 10/7/05 |
NIU 2005 enrollment meets goal |
| 10/5/05 |
MEDIA ALERT: NIU President John Peters to deliver annual State of the University Address inside historic Altgeld Hall |
| 10/4/05 |
Memorial scholarship will honor the life of NIU Professor Carol Feltz |
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September 2005 |
| 9/29/05 |
New coordinator of NIU's Jack Olson Gallery endeavors to raise its profile over time |
| 9/28/05 |
NIU faculty will lend expertise to boost history lessons in northwest Illinois |
| 9/27/05 |
NIU course 'Disability in Society' exposes prejudice, poses challenges |
| 9/27/05 |
Professor to encourage new theory: teachers as playwrights, students as actors |
| 9/27/05 |
Alumni of NIU student newspaper to reunite after four decades away from campus |
| 9/26/05 |
Waukegan native, NIU alum Justin Mentell to debut Tuesday on ABC's 'Boston Legal' |
| 9/26/05 |
Curators will discuss exhibit on 'The Art of Burma' at NIU museum gallery in Chicago |
| 9/20/05 |
'Journal of College Orientation and Transition' finds new home at NIU |
| 9/19/05 |
Alumnus gives gift of American flag that played role in liberation of Afghanistan |
| 9/16/05 |
Hundreds of school children to participate in Parade of Flags |
| 9/15/05 |
Burpee-NIU expeditions find tantalizing evidence of more dinosaurs |
| 9/14/05 |
NIU's Haunted Physics Laboratory hits the road |
| 9/14/05 |
Chair of NIU Department of Literacy Education elected president of National Reading Conference |
| 9/14/05 |
Fall internship, job fairs at NIU scheduled for Sept. 28, Oct. 5 |
| 9/13/05 |
NIU Steel Band leaders Teague, Alexis, share honors, dream big about steelpan's place in music world |
| 9/9/05 |
NIU Board of Trustees to meet Sept. 15 |
| 9/7/05 |
NIU teams up with Burpee Museum to bring world's top dinosaur hunters to Rockford |
| 9/2/05 |
NIU offers help to Illinois residents enrolled at hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast colleges |
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August 2005 |
| 8/31/05 |
NIU professor works to close reading achievement gap for African-American adolescent males |
| 8/31/05 |
Pat and Manny Sanchez give $100,000 boost to Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center |
| 8/30/05 |
NIU partners in Transition to Teaching program to recruit, train bilingual teachers |
| 8/30/05 |
Kinesiology professor to target physical inactivity during presidency of new national association |
| 8/29/05 |
NIU conference aims to introduce female high school students to college, careers |
| 8/29/05 |
NIU will lead international collaboration in building virtual library on Southeast Asia |
| 8/26/05 |
BOT committees to meet Sept. 1 |
| 8/24/05 |
NIU Study Abroad Fair set for Sept. 15 |
| 8/17/05 |
NIU geology student spends summer on top of the world |
| 8/16/05 |
NIU Weather launches on cable Channel 26 |
| 8/15/05 |
New director of NIU's Huskie Band ready to 'take the field' for football fans |
| 8/12/05 |
Board committee to meet Friday, Aug. 19 |
| 8/10/05 |
NIU receives $8.32 million in new federal transportation bill |
| 8/9/05 |
$12.9 million ANDRILL grant to fund U.S. Antarctic research efforts |
| 8/2/05 |
NIU College of Engineering welcomes students from S. Korea 's Kyungnam University |
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July 2005 |
| 7/19/05 |
NIU professor helps historical-genealogical society with book on DeKalb County's one-room schoolhouses |
| 7/19/05 |
New book touts ways to counteract ‘what makes new teachers cry'
complete press kit |
| 7/12/05 |
NIU expert says Congress should revisit ‘life tenure' of Supreme Court justices |
| 7/6/05 |
NIU appoints interim, acting deans in colleges of Business, Liberal Arts and Sciences |
| 7/6/05 |
NIU School of Theatre and Dance announces productions for 2005-06 season |
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June 2005 |
| 6/28/05 |
Chinese educators visit NIU College of Education for glimpse at trends in technology, curriculum |
| 6/27/05 |
NIU Professional Sales Program forges partnerships with industry leaders |
| 6/23/05 |
Hinckley Lions Club donates $5,400 to NIU's Programs in Vision for equipment |
| 6/23/05 |
Band directors to learn jazz techniques at NIU during Jazz at Lincoln Center's Band Director Academy |
| 6/20/05 |
Rockford native to lead NIU governing board |
| 6/16/05 |
NIU Board of Trustees approves 2005-06 tuition rates |
| 6/16/05 |
Nelms sworn in as NIU Student Trustee |
| 6/16/05 |
Vohra named dean of NIU College of Engineering and Engineering Technology |
| 6/16/05 |
Steven Ralston will take Department of Communication reins |
| 6/16/05 |
NIU scholar sees place among literary giants for author of ‘Little Women' |
| 6/15/05 |
Field trip is golden for student archaeologists |
| 6/13/05 |
Former NIU wrestler pins dream on movie |
| 6/13/05 |
NIU Board of Trustees to meet June 16 |
| 6/8/05 |
NIU School of Nursing partners with Kishwaukee College to help area nurses complete bachelor's degrees |
| 6/6/05 |
NIU to host high school sophomores interested in rural health careers |
| 6/6/05 |
NIU professor Moses Mutuku returns to Kenya with colleagues to narrow rural-urban gap |
| 6/3/05 |
Top Vietnamese scholars will study at NIU |
| 6/3/05 |
DeKalb County Community Foundation boosts NIU community-outreach projects |
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May 2005 |
| 5/31/05 |
BOT meetings scheduled for June 1 |
| 5/25/05 |
American Bar Association president to speak at NIU College of Law commencement |
| 5/23/05 |
Fire damages Engineering Building lab |
| 5/18/05 |
NIU aids launch of high-tech sensor company |
| 5/16/05 |
Good Shepherd nurses nearly NIU graduates, receive certificates toward bachelor's degrees |
| 5/11/05 |
NIU Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic offers free hearing screenings, hearing aid demonstrations |
| 5/10/05 |
Governor appoints four to NIU Board of Trustees |
| 5/9/05 |
Performance masks of Southeast Asia on display at Anthropology Museum |
| 5/6/05 |
Second International Ramayana Conference slated for June 4-5 |
| 5/4/05 |
NIU Commencement Saturday, May 14 |
| 5/4/05 |
NIU mourns loss of Dean Frederick Kitterle |
| 5/3/05 |
Northern Illinois University will host First International Conference on Lao Studies |
| 5/3/05 |
Anonymous donor gives NIU a gift of $450,000 to create endowment for scholarships |
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April 2005 |
| 4/28/05 |
Verizon gift helps NIU introduce young students to careers in engineering |
| 4/28/05 |
NIU Foundation announces 2005 Venture Grant awards |
| 4/27/05 |
On to Alaska: NIU art professor to join brother on summer bike trip starting in Lombard |
| 4/26/05 |
University pays tribute to Monat with building named in his honor |
| 4/26/05 |
NIU, DeKalb Area Women's Center to host Venezuelan Culture Day |
| 4/25/05 |
NIU honors Hillery, Shumow, Zollman for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching |
| 4/25/05 |
Conference to focus on deriving energy from agriculture |
| 4/22/05 |
Communication strategies can reduce number of drunk drivers, NIU researcher says |
| 4/21/05 |
University to honor Monat April 26 |
| 4/19/05 |
Corwin, Martin and Richgels named 2005 Presidential Research Professors |
| 4/19/05 |
NIU-produced Lincoln documentary, local history Web site debut April 28 |
| 4/12/05 |
NIU names Chown, Koehler, Payvar 2005 Presidential Teaching Professors |
| 4/12/05 |
Susan Stephens' work inspires New Yorker article; WNIJ news director happiest telling stories |
| 4/11/05 |
NIU Operating Staff announces 2005 Outstanding Service Award recipients |
| 4/4/05 |
Gerontology Student Organization hosts 'Careers in Aging' week April 11 to 14 |
| 4/4/05 |
NIU professor involved in national campaign to reduce risk of fall-related injuries to elderly |
| 4/1/05 |
Students to curate exhibit at DeKalb Area Women's Center |
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March 2005 |
| 3/31/05 |
New parking fees announced |
| 3/29/05 |
NIU taps professor with national visibility to serve as English chair |
| 3/28/05 |
Department of State bolsters NIU peace effort in Philippines |
| 3/28/05 |
Web site on theater production provides look 'Behind the Curtain' |
| 3/25/05 |
NIU to host international Thai conference |
| 3/24/05 |
Noted writer of books about books to speak at library's 2 millionth volume celebration |
| 3/24/05 |
Reality Bytes fest features student documentaries |
| 3/23/05 |
Motley Fools to visit NIU April 7 |
| 3/22/05 |
NIU College of Education professor to teach environmental education in Namibia |
| 3/21/05 |
NIU's 'virtual tour' expands, will change hands to Public Affairs |
| 3/21/05 |
NIU's Multicultural Curriculum Transformation Institute to include instructors, keynote speaker Paula Rothenberg |
| 3/21/05 |
NIU celebrates annual LGBT Awareness Month |
| 3/21/05 |
Board of Trustees to meet March 24 |
| 3/18/05 |
NIU Chemistry puts on a ‘festival of lights' |
| 3/15/05 |
NIU among top 10 in CPA pass rate |
| 3/15/05 |
Toronto art history professor to address German medieval art during NIU visit |
| 3/14/05 |
BOT Legislation, Audit and External Affairs Committee to meet March 18 |
| 3/10/05 |
Santacaterina honored for dedication to NIU forensics |
| 3/10/05 |
NIU hosts open house March 25 |
| 3/9/05 |
NIU seeks host families for brief international exchange |
| 3/9/05 |
Geneticist to launch Layman Lecture Series |
| 3/7/05 |
NIU poll finds Illinois favors assault weapon ban |
| 3/7/05 |
NIU and Ingersoll Cutting Tools partner to study “green manufacturing” |
| 3/7/05 |
Physics outreach program eyes new frontier |
| 3/3/05 |
NIU study gives public schools prescription for academic success despite all odds |
| 3/2/05 |
NIU student newspaper inducts nine into Northern Star Hall of Fame |
| 3/1/05 |
NIU honors four Supportive Professional Staff with Presidential Awards for Excellence |
| 3/1/05 |
NIU's annual Empty Bowls fundraiser to benefit Hope Haven shelter |
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February 2005 |
| 2/28/05 |
NIU's Liberace Jazztet bound for Big Apple to play Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, 'Fame' school |
| 2/25/05 |
Carnegie Museum paleontologist to lecture at NIU |
| 2/24/05 |
History chair wins prestigious book prize |
| 2/24/05 |
Public Notice: Board of Trustees committee meetings scheduled for March 3 |
| 2/23/05 |
25 events highlight Women's History Month |
| 2/22/05 |
World renowned clarinetist Karl Leister to perform during NIU's Clarinet Cornucopia |
| 2/21/05 |
Yale art professor to speak at NIU on 'The Maya Body' |
| 2/18/05 |
Education tops list of concerns in Illinois, more spending wanted |
| 2/17/05 |
NIU music professor Robert Sims makes Carnegie Hall debut |
| 2/17/05 |
Two-thirds of Illinois favors rights for same-sex couples |
| 2/17/05 |
NIU Faculty Development center working on second Responsible Conduct in Research grant |
| 2/17/05 |
NIU faculty embrace Web-based 'Blackboard' in growing numbers, statistics show |
| 2/16/05 |
NIU to purchase Monsanto property |
| 2/15/05 |
NIU to merge summer and fall commencement ceremonies |
| 2/14/05 |
Media Advisory: Northern Star to host DeKalb mayoral debate |
| 2/14/05 |
Public Notice: Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees Feb. 16 |
| 2/10/05 |
NIU hosts open house February 21 |
| 2/9/05 |
Illinois residents fear losing jobs to overseas competition |
| 2/9/05 |
Vatican lacks formal procedures for papal retirement |
| 2/9/05 |
Penny drive marks acquisition of library's 2 millionth volume |
| 2/8/05 |
NIU to host safety conference |
| 2/8/05 |
NIU professors of counseling education work to help Honduran AIDS crisis |
| 2/3/05 |
NIU announces Alcohol Education Task Force |
| 2/3/05 |
NIU alumna to exhibit artwork at DeKalb Area Women's Center |
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January 2005 |
| 1/31/05 |
Honest Abe still has lessons for history teachers |
| 1/25/05 |
Former collegiate wrestler prepares for career teaching children with visual impairments |
| 1/14/05 |
Chicago musical 'Menopause' to benefit NIU College of Visual and Performing Arts fund |
| 1/14/05 |
World renowned artist Tommy Simpson returns to alma mater NIU for exhibition |
| 1/7/05 |
NIU survey says support for I-PASS structure is weak |
| 1/7/05 |
NIU survey finds Illinois residents support medical malpractice reform |
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