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Students spend spring break
with Habitat for Humanity
Secretary of State brings
mobile site to campus today
HSC roof repairs to limit
access to bus turnaround
Spring 'Multiculturalist' online
Christian faculty-staff group
to meet Tuesday for prayer
What's cooking at Ellington's?
Second District Appellate Court
to convene at College of Law
International Programs hosts
series of brown bag lunches
Community School offers
drawing classes for youth
Tournees Film Festival to begin
March 25 at Egyptian Theatre
Graduate students plan
research conference
Discount tickets available
for McBride, Adkins show
Teens invited to workshop
on documentary photography
CISLL asks faculty, students
to participate in poster day
Registration encouraged now
for Spring Family Weekend
Convo Center seeks sellers
for 'Colossal Clean Sweep'
Program will urge freshmen
to gain research experience
Athletics seeks volunteers
for two April track meets
Geology hosts spring colloquia
Sheryl Frye wins counseling award
Peters honored with NASPA awardNIU President John G. Peters was honored March 9 with the NASPA President’s Award at the annual awards luncheon held during the 2010 NASPA Annual Conference.
Peters issues statement on state budget President Peters issued the following statement Wednesday, March 10, after Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn’s noon budget message. It originally was published that afternoon in Northern Today Extra.
The budget proposal set forth by Gov. Quinn today foreshadows another difficult and challenging year for higher education in Illinois.
Under this budget plan, appropriations for higher education will be rolled back to pre-2006 levels. For NIU, this represents a reduction of more than $6.7 million, or 6.2 percent.
NIU taps veteran NGO leader to headFor nearly 17 years, Judith Hermanson served as second in command of CHF International, helping grow the non-governmental organization (NGO) into a $400 million annual relief and development operation and powerful catalyst for positive change in communities worldwide.
Baccalaureate Review group drafts purpose statement, awaits presentation on learning goals Leaders of NIU’s initiative to revitalize undergraduate education will hear reports next week from faculty who are further developing the university’s goals for bachelor’s degree recipients.
Annual Assessment Expo to examineAs NIU contemplates the undergraduate experience through four lenses – critical thinking, communication, creativity and context – the third annual Assessment Expo will explore those exact concepts.
NIU counts sign language toward foreign language requirementEven packed with students and a professor, the Wirtz Hall classroom is quieter than a library.
Steelband to perform with Jazz Ensemble,Liam Teague and Cliff Alexis will come out “swinging” this week in their life’s mission to prove that the steelpan is about much more than Caribbean cruises.
Workshops will teach female studentsNIU Presidential Research Professor Winifred Creamer and Alice Ralph, a retired NIU administrator, are teaming up to ensure that NIU’s female students are paid fairly when they enter the workforce.
Director of Illinois Women Artists ProjectIllinois author Channy Lyons will deliver a public lecture at NIU on the Illinois Women Artists (IWA) Project as part of NIU’s celebration of Women’s History Month.
Chemistry Club turns copper into goldNIU’s Chemistry Club invites the public to its St. Patrick’s Chem Demo Night.
The magical evening of chemistry demonstrations will begin at 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 16, in Faraday Hall 143.
Annual Empty Bowls fundraiserNIU students have a way to feed you and the hungry in our community at the same time.
The 12th annual “Empty Bowls” project is scheduled for Wednesday, March 24, in the Chandelier Dining Room, 143 Adams Hall.