Northern Illinois University

Liberal Arts & Sciences External Programming

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Academic Fairs

Our academic fairs are an educational opportunity for students to share their research with each other and the community.

These fairs are needed to help students keep up with a fast changing environment. Technological breakthroughs, an explosion of information and global economies are just a few of the conditions that have changed dramatically in the past decade. To be successful in a world characterized by change, students will need to learn the basics, but the basics of the 1990s and the new century to come go far beyond the basics of the 1960s, 1970s or 1980s. In addition to basic knowledge and skills, students will need to acquire new ways to learn that will serve them throughout their lives.

Source:http://www.isbe.net/ils/pdf/ils_introduction.pdf