NIU’s College of Engineering and Engineering Technology is searching for a new dean following the retirement of its founding dean in June of 2003. Romualdas Kasuba, who was dean from 1986 to 2003, assembled the faculty and staff of the college and within...

NIU’s Career Planning and Placement Center is sponsoring the annual Spring Job Fair to be held tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Convocation Center. "Every year, we invite all sorts of companies to our job fairs," said Ron Short, executive director...

The 10 most popular majors with undergraduates at NIU are not reflective of the national figures compiled by The Princeton Review. Nationwide, the most popular majors are business administration, psychology, elementary education, biology, nursing, education,...

NIU does not recognize religious holidays, but students can request the holiday off to celebrate. Brian Hemphill, vice president of student affairs, said students who want a holiday off should request accommodation from their professor or administrator....

My name is Sara Dolan. I am a journalism major and a graduating senior. Like my classmates I will walk down the aisle this May 14. Unlike them, I will not wear a cap and gown or collect my diploma (cover). Instead, my tuxedo clad 60-year-old father will...

New Year's came and went and you vowed to make a change. "No more snacking and fast food," you said. "And I'm hitting the Rec too!" Nice job for making a New Year's resolution like so many other Americans to lose weight and eat healthy. But it's February...

NIU got a little bit punk Thursday night when the Epitaph 2005 Tour rolled into the Duke Ellington Ballroom. Four up-and-coming bands from the Epitaph label - Matchbook Romance, Motion City Soundtrack, From First to Last and the Matches - performed in...

Although core values have been showing up in schools and businesses for many years, the study of core values has been ongoing for at least 30 years, said Luis Flores, associate professor of management. "It kind of faded away, and now it is coming back...

The early riser usually gets the parking spot on NIU’s campus. Parking services traditionally issue more brown and yellow parking passes than they have spaces for because of varying student schedules, said Laura Lundelius, coordinator of parking and...

The NIU Lifelong Learning Institute (LLI) developed a variety of programs that offer information without the hassle of homework, credits or grades. The LLI, open to anyone 55 years and older, is a volunteer organization funded by its members. An affiliate...

The February job and internship fairs are almost upon NIU students, many of whom are unprepared. "A vast majority of seniors wait until the last minute to prepare themselves for the job fairs," said Rick Clark, director of campus relations. "Students...

Myron Kuropas has worn many hats in life-teacher, middle school principal, author and even assistant to President Gerald Ford. But now Kuropas, NIU adjunct professor of education, can add one more hat to his collection-that of election delegate. Kuropas...