At NIU, the power of opportunity is visible everywhere.
We see it in our labs, where undergraduates get a chance to work with full professors on groundbreaking discoveries. It’s in classrooms throughout our region, where student teachers experience the challenge, and reward, of working with young minds. We see it in internships, team-learning on the corporate model, and in groups of undergraduates working on real-life solutions for organizations like Caterpillar, Nicor, and Opportunity International.
We believe opportunities lie at the intersection of
a person’s dream and a need in society.
The people whose stories you’ve read on this Website have stood at that intersection:
Ryan Cumpston… Rich Ryan… Tom Near. . . Joyce Marcus… Ray and Pat Smerge…
These people are changing the world with their energy, hard work, and through their gifts to others. They are defining the NIU of the 21st century. But they are just a small sampling of the incredible people who are NIU today. There are many more like them, ready to seize their opportunity.
How can you help change the world?
Start by changing a student’s life.
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