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Northern Today - January 28, 2008

NIU President John G. PetersPresident writes to campus about surveys
meant to improve students’ NIU experience

Dear students and colleagues,

Every successful university realizes the incalculable value of feedback from all members of its campus community. To that end, NIU is about to embark on a series of surveys designed to tell us how we are doing and where we need to focus resources and efforts in the years ahead. 

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We want your opinions!NIU to survey campus climate

NIU administrators want to know what students, faculty and staff think of the place where they live, learn and work.

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Karen BaldwinIBHE honors NIU’s Karen Baldwin
with Nurse Educator Fellowship Award

Another nursing professor from NIU has received a prestigious Nurse Educator Fellowship Award from the Illinois Board of Higher Education.

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NIU's 'Chipotle' video teamProfessor to students:
‘You’re going to Hollywood’

Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson haven’t cornered the market on the catchphrase, “You’re going to Hollywood!”

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Photo of a compact discRuckus music service catching on

During the past two-and-a-half years, NIU students have downloaded more than 3.2 million songs to their computers … and there was nothing illegal about it.

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Photo of international flagsStudy Abroad Office launches
five new faculty-directed programs

NIU’s Study Abroad Office is offering five new faculty-directed study-abroad programs for the upcoming summer term.

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