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Research opportunities available to undergrads on campus

By Julia Layton | September 5, 2012

Ready? Set. Research! Students interested in undergraduate research don’t have to visit specific colleges on campus, said Julia Spears, director of student engagement and experiential learning. Student Engagement and Experiential Learning has centralized...

Summer makes class ‘easy’

By Julia Layton | July 24, 2012

DeKALB | Both students and professors find there are advantages and disadvantages to summer school at NIU. For Joe Cerniglia, junior public safety management major, going to summer school can make it easier for students to get their college degree more...

James McCarter | Northern Star A white cross and items gathered by loved ones of Toni Keller serve as a memorial for the slain Huskie. Family and friends of Keller hope to one day raise enough money to purchase Keller a true memorial.

Keller bench donations underway

By Lauren Dielman | July 24, 2012

  DeKALB | Antinette “Toni” Keller supporters are currently accepting donations to buy and install a sunflower-shaped bench as a memorial of her to put on the Elks Club property, 209 S. Annie Glidden Road in DeKalb. Keller, a freshman at NIU, was...

Office Manager Pat Siebrasse looks up forms for a faculty member at the School of Family, Consumer and Nutrition Sciences in Wirtz Hall.

Longest-serving employee retiring, rewarded

By Julia Layton | July 9, 2012

Pat Siebrasse is retiring after 50 years at NIU. Siebrasse is the longest-serving employee at NIU and did all of her work in the school of family, consumer and nutrition sciences as an Office Manager. She said she remembers the Holmes Student Center was...

Classes unaffected by wide-scale retirements

By Julia Layton | July 1, 2012

The increased retirement rate at NIU may not be a cause of concern for students needing courses for their major or minor. Paul Palian, director of media and public relations, said while NIU has seen an increase in retirements this year, he is not aware...