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A look back at NIU’s summer

August 24, 2009

Here are links to Northern Today stories published during the summer months.

May 18

• Project Success begins Summer Academy
• Singh named dean of business at St. Mary’s University in Texas
• Scholarship Office urges prompt selection of recipients, spells out submission policies

May 26

• Summer repair work revs up on campus
• Entrepreneurs will pitch ideas to win cash

June 1

• Walking backward, looking ahead: Orientation gears up for busy summer
• Southeast Asian Studies reaps benefits from $110,000 Thai government grant
• Baccalaureate Review group begins drafting report, planning for next stage
• Rural Health Careers Camp returns June 11

June 9

• Public Affairs wins nation’s top PR award for handling for 2008 campus tragedy
• Project REAL camp returns for fifth year
• In new book, NIU professor warns parents to ‘watch it’ on kids’ TV, video game time
• NIU will screen documentary on 1960s purge in Indonesia

June 10

• Police to conduct training exercise at Gilbert Hall
• Undergraduate Admissions open on Fridays

June 15

• Engineering honors faculty, staff
• Students land summer internships in Hollywood movie industry

June 22

• Kempton named Honors director
• Two new graduates headed abroad of Fulbright fellowships
• Center for Southeast Asian Studies to boost publishing repute with NIU Press partnership
• School of Theatre and Dance announces 2009-2010 season

June 29

• Rockford executive Marc J. Strauss elected chair of NIU Board of Trustees
• Reorganization focuses on student recruitment, success
• NIU involving high school teachers in cutting-edge physics research
• NIUNet reaches Hoffman Estates, Rockford
• SciCamp: The next generation

July 13

• New master’s degree in teaching will turn professionals into certified teachers

July 21

• Capital bill to provide nearly $40 million for construction, maintenance projects
• McCord, Collins traveling to Indonesia with U.S. higher education delegation
• Sights, sounds, people of Tanzania leave indelible mark on NIU students
• Bond, Watson attend Engagement Academy
• NIU helping Chicago-area students sharpen math skills before they reach campus
• NIU history professor, wife meet with Cambodia’s former king

August 3

• NIU leads international collaboration to expand Southeast Asia Digital Library
• Digital Convergence Lab offers video game degisn camp for teens
• NIU, Elgin Community College partner to offer degree completion for area RNs
• Mathematical Sciences to host international conference on algebra
• Recent DeKalb High School alum chooses retired professor for ‘Lincolnland Legend’

August 10

• NIU to open Center for P-20 Engagement, Lemuel Watson named executive director

August 17

• Welcome Days 2009: Campus prepares for student arrival
• Several projects completed during summer construction

 

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