Farewell reception scheduled
for Graduate School dean
Community School sponsors
spring musical performances
Community School opens
registration for summer programs
Founders extends hours
during spring final exams
Reception will appreciate,
thank NIU 'communiversity'
Retirement reception scheduled
for Honors Program's Michael Martin
Faculty, staff encouraged
to participate in Convocation
Retirement reception planned
for bookstore's Diane Schlosser
CEET presentation to cover
natural winds, traffic safety
Founders Library holds
book drive for Uganda
Faculty, staff can obtain
new-look NIU OneCards
New women's chorus open
to faculty, staff, alumni singers
NIU Alumni Association plans
summer trips to Alaska, Russia
Steam outage planned this month
HHS professor emeritus pens
new textbook in epidemiology
Junior Kerri Simmons named
national oratory champion
Accounting sets FY08 cut-off dates
Q&A with David KyvigOnce a little understood tool of last resort, impeachment has become a political weapon of choice in recent decades, and one that is leading to an increasingly toxic culture in American politics.
So says Northern Illinois University’s prize-winning historian David Kyvig. His new book, “The Age of Impeachment: American Constitutional Culture Since 1960” (University of Kansas Press), chronicles the rise of a culture of impeachment that extends well beyond the infamous scandals surrounding Presidents Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton.
Literacy Ed’s Pam Nelson closes bookPam Nelson was assigned to the hospitality committee when she first became involved with the Northern Illinois Reading Council in the early 1980s.
Among her responsibilities: storing and transporting the plastic water pitchers used at meetings and conferences in a giant trash bag. She eventually served as the group’s president.
Summer construction season begins While the installation of chilled water lines beneath Normal Road will likely be the most disruptive construction project on campus this summer, many other projects will take place the next few months.
Northern Today provides a glance at the work.
Is it live, or is it Internet? Hard to tellThe School of Music in the NIU College of Visual and Performing Arts is accustomed to taking bows for its excellence in areas such as jazz, steel drum and classical music. More recently, however, the school also has received kudos for its work in high bandwidth internet technology.
Housing and Dining recruitingNIU Housing and Dining is recruiting volunteers to welcome students back to campus on Opening Day, scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 21.