President John Peters to deliver
State of the University Address
Register cell phones for NIU alerts
Founders library to host
'Papers and Pastries' event
Geology announces colloquia dates
Women's Resource Center
to show volunteer opportunities
Conference will introduce
young women to careers
Campus Child Care Center
to celebrate 30 years of service
Assessment Services posts
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all issue of 'Toolkit' newsletter
Conference on 'first year'
scheduled for Oct. 24 at HSC
Peace Corps recruiter to visit
President writes letter to campusNIU President John Peters sent this letter
to the campus community Tuesday, Sept. 9.
Dear Colleagues,
On behalf of the entire campus community, I want to take this opportunity to welcome everyone back to a challenging but exciting fall semester. The campus to which we have returned is healthy and robust, brightened by the enthusiasm of new students and inspired by the many acts of kindness that have characterized our healing process.
Throughout the past seven months, we have shown the world a university with clear purpose and unshakeable resolve.
Castle named interim Honors director Nancy Castle’s appointment as interim director of the Honors Program demands more than keeping the ship afloat for the next year or so.
Graduate students now must submitBeginning this semester, graduate students at NIU will be required to submit their theses and dissertations electronically.
Professor to address educational aspirationsLaura Ruth Johnson spent five years as the director of the Family Literacy Center in Paseo Boricua, a Puerto Rican community located in Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood.
Student proton-therapy researcher winsKent Wong, a graduate student in physics, was recognized recently at an international conference for his research on the development of a new device that would use proton beams to generate medical images.
Young and old alike can experienceWitches, Wizards, Squibs and Muggles – both young and old alike – are all invited to attend an upcoming Harry Potter conference at NIU.