Return of students in August
brings Academic Convocation
Alumni Association plans trip
for New Year's Eve in London
Friends of NIU Libraries invities visitors to see press
Oktoberfest in Germany trip planned
Murer elected chair of NIU governing boardSuburban health care executive and NIU alumna Cherilyn G. Murer has been elected chair of the NIU Board of Trustees. Murer is a resident of Homer Glen and president and CEO of The Murer Group
Provost, two deans visit ChinaOn a recent visit to the Far East, Provost Raymond Alden and deans Denise Schoenbachler and Promod Vohra met with peers in China to begin investigating the creation of graduate-level programs at NIU.
Anderson named interim dean of University LibrariesProfessor Byron Anderson has been named interim dean of NIU Libraries, effective Aug. 1. He replaces Mary Munroe, who is retiring.
Anderson is a veteran of NIU, having spent his entire 22-year career with University Libraries.
Minnesota educator Charles Howell namedThe new chair of NIU’s Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations brings a unique perspective to the efforts of the faculty.
Charles Howell is the father of two home-schooled children: 16-year-old daughter Elizabeth, who is transferring to NIU, and 18-year-old son Nick, a math and physics major at the University of Minnesota.
North Boone School District borrowsJoe Saban, a professor of educational leadership in the NIU College of Education, has found short-term headquarters at the Poplar Grove office of the North Boone School District.
Disney seminar proves magic for NIUWhat can NIU learn from Mickey Mouse? When the topic is customer service, plenty.
Disney employees provided NIU with insight into the best practices that the entertainment giant has developed.