IN BRIEF

Faculty invited to become
UNIV 101/102 instructors

What's cooking at Ellington's?

Music faculty to perform songs
of Spain, South America, Brazil

Alumni, Women's Studies
to host event in Chicago

Northern Public Radio seeks
volunteers for spring campaign

Wellness Fair '09 announces
'e-waste' recycling initiative

Faculty Senate invites nominations
for faculty/SPS personnel adviser

Raymond Grant proposals sought

Educational psychologist to speak
at graduate research conference

Southeast Asian Studies to host
'Islam at the Edges' colloquium

NIU to host 'green' expo in July
for meeting, event planners

Baccalaureate Review group
schedules three open forums

Speaker to talk Korean culture
at Women's Day luncheon

Speaker to address 'expectations,
experiences' of students of color

University Bookstore to close
for annual spring inventory

KUDOS

Robert Sims to sing at Carengie Hall

Roland Winkler invited to institute

FOUNDATIONS
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Northern Today - March 2, 2009

Chemistry professor’s teaching experiment
leads students to important discovery

Great teaching often leads to discovery – as in the “aha moment” that a student experiences when a complex lesson clicks.

But in the case of an organic chemistry class taught last spring by NIU Professor Douglas Klumpp, an extraordinary teaching effort actually led to a discovery that might help fight cancer.

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Anthropologist Russell wins national award
for contributions to international education

Phi Beta Delta, the honor society for international scholars, will present its 2009 Faculty Award for Outstanding Contribution to International Education to NIU’s Susan Russell.

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Annual Empty Bowls fundraiser
to benefit Hope Haven shelter

NIU students have a way to feed you and the hungry in our community at the same time.

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Northern Star adds five new members
to student newspaper’s Hall of Fame

Membership in the Northern Star Hall of Fame grew to 63 over the weekend with the induction of four new alums and a friend of the student-run newspaper.

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International Programs hopes workshop will build on success stories of student Fulbrights

International Programs is hoping for a repeat performance.

The division is sponsoring a Student Fulbright Interest Workshop for NIU students who would like to learn more about the prestigious international exchange program.

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Forums to introduce hopefuls for deanship
in College of Visual and Performing Arts

A percussionist, a singer and a trombonist are the three finalists for
the dean’s job in the NIU College of Visual and Performing Arts. A series of open forums begins this week.

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