LaBrian Carrington, academic counselor for Student Support Services, talks about plans to rejuvenate Mentoring Valuable Peers (MVP) at the TRiO Scholars leadership conference at the Courtyard Marriot Hotel in Secaucus, N.J. MVP is the big brother of two...
Toni Keller’s garden at Neptune North was planted in the spring of 2012. The grounds crew at NIU work to keep the plants growing. The sunflower was Keller’s favorite flower and has become a symbol for her sunny personality, though recently the sunflowers...
As part of the ongoing campus improvements, the Human Resource Services parking lot at West Lincoln Highway will close at 7 a.m. Thursday, according to an NIU Today article. On-campus employees are encouraged to use the Human Resource Service located...
Students volunteering at Barb City Manor (BCM), 680 Haish Blvd., can expect to do a variety of activities with the residents while learning more about the senior population. Various student groups at NIU host special volunteer sessions at the retirement...
A six-year tradition was continued Wednesday at the Women’s Resource Center on the corner of Lincoln Highway and Normal Road. The Women’s Resource Center’s Welcome Back BBQ, formerly known as Grills, Games and Girls, was held to greet students and...
The new ombudsperson for NIU will be Sarah Klaper, according to an NIU Today. Before beginning work at NIU, Klaper previously worked at DePaul University in Chicago for the College of Law, according to the NIU Today article. She taught courses in school...
(From left to right) Jake Gancarczyk, David Reczynski, Larry Alcaraz, Jake Lytle and Garrett Heidkamp, members of the Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity on Greek Row, celebrate the new school year. SAM set up a Slip ’N Slide party with freshmen for their hosted...
The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or from DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. Aug. 28, 2012 At 10:12 a.m., Michael Randle, 21, turned...
Communications professor Arthur Paul Doederlein died at the age of 70 last Friday, an NIU Today article stated. Doederlein, who retired in 2010, served as an undergraduate studies director for the communications department for 30 years. He advised thousands...
Schnucks, 975 S. Annie Glidden Road, will host its annual Student Night from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Everyone is invited to attend. “It’s a very energetic, fun-filled night for families and people of all ages,” said Shnucks seafood manager Laurie...
The Illinois State Police (ISP) is reviewing the case of alleged misconduct by Northern Illinois University employees, said ISP spokesperson Monique Bond. The ISP has not made a decision as to whether or not they will look into the case of the alleged...
The Center for Access-Ability Resources has changed its name to the Disability Resource Center, according to an NIU Today article. The center changed its name in response to the growing number of students with a disability, the article stated. The name...
