| Accountancy
earns highest rankings
 The
Department of Accountancy in the NIU College of Business has secured
its highest-ever rankings in the annual Professor’s Survey
conducted by the Public Accounting Report.
For the second
straight year, accounting professors across the country rated NIU’s
undergraduate program seventh in the nation, tying last year’s
all-time high rank for the program. Among graduate programs, NIU
placed 10th, moving up six spots from the previous poll.
“These
are tremendous honors, and well-deserved for the members of our
outstanding faculty who have worked so diligently to uphold our
program’s longstanding reputation for excellence,” said
Greg Carnes, chair of accountancy.
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Three NIU professors win Fulbright awards
 A
trio of NIU professors are recipients of prestigious Fulbright Scholar
Awards for 2003-2004 year.
The three are Kenton Clymer, who will chair the
Department of History beginning next summer; Rebecca Houze, assistant
professor in the School of Art; and Lemuel W. Watson, chair of the
Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education.
Clymer, Houze and Watson are three of about 800
U.S. faculty and professional who will travel abroad to some 140
countries for the 2003-2004 academic year through the Fulbright
Scholar Program. Established in 1946 under legislation introduced
by the late Sen. J. William Fulbright of Arkansas, the program’s
purpose is to build mutual understanding between the people of the
United Stages and other countries.
The Fulbright Program, America’s flagship international
educational exchange activity, is sponsored by the U.S. Department
of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
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FCNS report on ‘food security’
touches on nutritional disparity
As most Americans gather this month for abundant
amounts of turkey, ham, chocolate and perhaps even fruitcake, many
in the northern Illinois region will face a more sparse plate.
Such a statement is common knowledge – and heard
frequently at this time of year – but the nutritional issues of
the low-income population go far beyond simple hunger.
Many have “food insecurity,” a sense that they are
unable to provide adequate food for themselves and family. Food
insecurity can lead them to go without food, to eat too much food,
to make unhealthy food choices or to force unwise food behaviors
on their children. Furthermore, many of the food insecure lack the
knowledge necessary to change or even where to seek information
and help.
Faculty in the School of Family, Consumer and Nutrition
Sciences have conducted an assessment of the nutritional education
needs of low-income residents in NIU’s 17-county service region.
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Nat’l
Art Education Association
awards Madeja year’s top honor  Stan
Madeja, a professor in the NIU School of Art, found his life’s calling
as an undergrad at the University of Minnesota.
Madeja started
toward an engineering career – a metal smith, he long had loved
simply making things – but stumbled into art during his liberal
arts classes. An art professor named Reid Hastie then encouraged
the young artist to pursue teaching as well. Hastie became Madeja’s
mentor as he eventually went on to earn three degrees and, in 1956,
began teaching art in secondary schools.
Forty-seven
years later, as Madeja looks forward to a spring retirement, he
is being named the National Higher Education Art Educator of the
Year by the National Art Education Association.
He will receive
the award April 17 at the 2004 NAEA Convention in Denver.
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Operating
Staff Council presents
open forum with SURS director
NIU’s Operating
Staff Council will sponsor a public forum with Tom Morelock, State
University Civil Service System (SUCSS) executive director, and
his staff from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, in the Carl
Sandburg Auditorium of Holmes Student Center. --
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Alumni
Association seeks
annual award nominations
NIU’s Alumni
Association is seeking nominations for its 2004 Alumni Awards Program.
The program
recognizes graduates who have achieved national, regional or statewide
prominence either in their professional fields or through their
involvement in civic, cultural or charitable activities. The nomination
deadline is Friday, Dec. 12. --
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DeKalb
to host
walkers for peace
Members of Steps
for Peace are coming through DeKalb and welcome the community to
meet them at 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, and hear their message for
global peace. --
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SPS
council seeks nominations
for annual awards for excellence
The Supportive
Professional Staff Council is requesting nominations for the Presidential
Supportive Professional Staff Award for Excellence.
The award is
to recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions
to the university. All Supportive Professional Staff are eligible.
If you have previously nominated an individual, please consider
re-nominating them. Four awards will be presented, and each award
will be $1,000. In addition, each awardee will receive a plaque
in recognition of the accomplishment. --
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Nominations
sought for
NIU’s outstanding women
NIU’s Presidential
Commission on the Status of Women will recognize the achievements
of outstanding women who will graduate from NIU in 2004.
In cooperation
with the Office of the President, the Division of Academic and Student
Affairs, Women’s Studies Program and the Office of University Resources,
the awards honor a select group of senior women, graduate students
and third-year law students for their contributions to the university
through leadership, community involvement, volunteer service and
scholarship.
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NIU accountancy students write
honor pledge, code of conduct As
the accounting profession continues to mend a reputation damaged
by recent scandals at Arthur Andersen, Enron, WorldCom and other
companies, students in the NIU Department of Accountancy have struck
a small blow for professional ethics by writing their own honor
pledge and code of conduct.
“It seemed like
something that was needed, since after graduation any student that
becomes a CPA will be required to adhere to a number of ethical
codes,” said Ryan Cleary, 22, of Mt. Prospect.
Now a graduate
student in the program, Cleary was instrumental in the creation
of the code while he was an undergraduate.
The idea for
the code was suggested at the start of Cleary’s junior year, when
all students in the nationally respected program (ranked 26th in
the latest rankings by U.S. News and World Report) are introduced
to the topic of professional ethics.
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New
online course delves
into Catholic Church history
 NIU
is offering a new online course focusing on the history of the Roman
Catholic Church.
Distinguished
Research Professor Stephen Haliczer will lead the course, which
begins Jan. 31. The author of six books, Haliczer is a renowned
expert on Catholic Church history and is considered one of the world’s
leading authorities on the Spanish Inquisition.
The course will
explore the evolution of the Roman Catholic Church from the period
of the Council of Trent (1545-1563) to the present. The course is
geared toward traditional students, working adults, seniors or anyone
interested in the topic.
“Although the
course will discuss the beginnings of Christianity, and how it evolved
within the religious framework of the ancient world, it is not really
about religion,” Haliczer said. “Instead, the class deals fundamentally
with the Roman Catholic Church as an institution.”
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DeKalb County Community Foundation
partners with NIU for Golden Years Plaza  The
DeKalb County Community Foundation has funded two projects through
the gerontology program in the NIU College of Health and Human Sciences
that benefit seniors at Golden Years Plaza.
The foundation’s
check for $1,235 will purchase exercise equipment for the plaza,
located on Taylor Street, as well as books and tapes to train students
who volunteer to befriend the seniors.
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COMD offers virtual seminar  The
NIU College of Health and Human Sciences and its Department of Communicative
Disorders recently invited area professionals to participate in
a virtual seminar broadcast by the American Academy of Audiology.
This continuing education opportunity spoke to the importance of
monitoring, intervention and educational issues for children with
unilateral hearing loss.
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Scholarship honors memory of Sally Saksa
 A
scholarship has been established honoring the memory of Sally Saksa,
a 37-year NIU employee and former administrative secretary in the
Division of International Programs. Saksa died Nov. 4 after a long
battle with cancer.
The Sally Saksa
Study Abroad Scholarship will assist NIU students planning to study
overseas. Saksa was known for her dedication to International Programs
and as a mentor to many students.
“Sally Saksa’s
life was focused on care and concern for others,” said Sally Stevens,
longtime presidential secretary. “Since Sally was employed in the
Division of International Programs, it is natural for friends and
colleagues to support a scholarship endeavor that will give financial
care and concern to study-abroad students.”
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Kudos NIU
School of Music Professor Gregory Barrett, NIU Marketing Department
Professor Tanuja Singh and employees of the NIU Heating Plant all
earn honors.
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