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Advice for students seeking employment on and off-campus

By Megan Healy | September 12, 2011

The NIU Career Services Office and local businesses offer advice to students on how to land a job both on and off campus. When to look for jobs: "The best time to look for a job on campus is the beginning of each semester. This is normally when most of...

NIU offers employment and recruiting for students

By Dave Gong | August 23, 2011

Students seeking both on-campus and off-campus employment have several resources at their disposal.Steve Cunningham, vice president of Administration and Human Resources , said the most efficient way to search for and apply for on-campus employment is...

State pays money owed to NIU for MAP grant funding

By Jessica Sabbah | March 2, 2011

During the Faculty Senate meeting Wednesday, it was announced that the state has paid a majority of the $12 million owed to NIU for MAP grant funding for fall 2010. Students had already received their awards and the money had been distributed to students...

A student walks into the Holmes Student Center from the MLK Commons during the blizzard conditions Monday night.

NIU closes all campus locations due to blizzard

By Allyson Martin and Alex Fiore | February 1, 2011

DeKALB | Stay indoors, keep warm, and thank the snow for no classes. The National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning for all campus locations Tuesday and will extend through afternoon today. Due to the hazardous conditions, NIU cancelled classes...

Not NIU’s fault there are very few student jobs

By Aaron Brooks | September 12, 2010

I love my job. The only downside is the paper pays me in nickels, but at least the federal government's work-study aid gives me some greenbacks. It is not like I could keep a regular job anyway. Not that I am lazy or have excessive flatulence, but I have...