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 Shortly before Rod Angotti became chair of the Department of Computer Science, nearly the entire faculty resigned.
But things have turned out quite well for Angotti, who retired July 1 and leaves behind as his legacy one of the most highly respected mainframe computing programs in the country.
Angotti, who until now was the only chair in the history of the program, was replaced by Raimund K. Ege, who comes to NIU from Florida International University where he served as director of graduate studies.
Angotti arrived at NIU in 1967 as a member of the faculty in the Math Department, became assistant chair of the newly created Department of Mathematical Sciences in 1968 and three years later was appointed assistant dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
In 1982, he was appointed acting chair of the new Department of Computer Science, and immediately faced a crisis.
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 Work is under way to reconstruct and reconfigure the parking lot on the east side of the Chick Evans Field House.
“That is an extremely important central parking lot,” said Parking and Traffic Coordinator Laura Lundelius. “Not only will this project upgrade a parking lot that is in terrible shape, it will also allow us to address a number of safety issues as well.”
The parking lot was closed for business June 29, with demolition beginning June 30. The goal is to have the work completed before students return in August.
Among the biggest concerns addressed in the new design will be pedestrian safety.
As currently configured, the parking lot is a favorite shortcut for students coming from residence halls on the West Campus to classrooms on Central Campus. In the new configuration, a wide raised sidewalk will diagonally bisect the parking lot from Lucinda Avenue to the University Circle bus turnaround, keeping pedestrians out of harm’s way.
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 Read good news about – and send congratulations to – Robert Chappell and Ron Carter.
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Join the Friends of NIU Libraries for an afternoon of ice cream from 3:30 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 12, in the Staff Lounge located on the lower level of Founders Memorial Library. The ice cream social will be followed by a Friends business meeting. All are invited.
A limited number of parking passes will be available to the general public so please call 753-8091 to make a request. A campus map is available online. Call (815) 753-8091 or e-mail aschroeder@niu.edu for more information.
LEGO/KNEX Construction Camps are being offered by GreenApple Camps and hosted by NIU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences External Programming. GreenApple Camps offers NIU staff a $20 discount per camper per camp for summer LEGO/KNEX Construction Camps. -- more
The John and Lili LaTourette International Studies Scholarship makes available one $300 scholarship to be awarded each of the fall 2006 and spring 2007 semesters to an NIU junior or senior student.
Application deadlines are Aug. 1 (fall or academic year study abroad participants) and Nov, 1 (spring study abroad participants). Complete eligibility and application requirements are available on the Study Abroad Web site. Faculty and advisers are encouraged to share this information with their students.
The State of Illinois has increased the mileage reimbursement rate for the use of personal vehicles on official NIU business from 40.5 cents per mile to 44.5 cents per mile. This applies to travel that takes place on or after July 1, 2006. The NIU travel voucher form has been updated to reflect this change.
The Graduate Colloquium Series presents a panel seminar on “Cochlear Implants” fropm 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday, July 26, in Wirtz Hall Room 110. The panel features Wendy Ban, Tina Leman, Anna Polys and Nichole Suss of the UIC Cochlear Implant Team. This event is co-sponsored by the Department of Communicative Disorders. For more information, call (815) 753-5472.
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