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Founded in 1895, the public university is located in DeKalb, Ill., with a student body of approximately 23,000. The school is a comprehensive teaching and research institution with 60 undergraduate majors and 100 graduate- and doctoral- level programs in seven colleges: Business, Education, Engineering and Engineering Technology, Health and Human Sciences, Law, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Visual and Performing Arts. Northern also runs satellite centers in Chicago, Naperville, Rockford, Hoffman Estates and Oregon, Ill. NIU's 16 NCAA Division I athletics teams are known as the Huskies and compete in the Mid-American Conference. On Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, 2008, five students were shot to d...
Founded in 1895, the public university is located in DeKalb, Ill., with a student body of approximately 23,000. The school is a comprehensive teaching and research institution with 60 undergraduate majors and 100 graduate- and doctoral- level programs in seven colleges: Business, Education, Engineering and Engineering Technology, Health and Human Sciences, Law, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Visual and Performing Arts. Northern also runs satellite centers in Chicago, Naperville, Rockford, Hoffman Estates and Oregon, Ill. NIU's 16 NCAA Division I athletics teams are known as the Huskies and compete in the Mid-American Conference. On Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, 2008, five students were shot to death in a lecture hall by gunman, Steven Kazmierczak, a former student, who then killed himself. Killed were NIU students Gayle Dubowski, 20; Catalina Garcia, 20; Julianna Gehant, 32: Ryanne Mace, 19; and Daniel Parmenter, 20.
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Arts Academy Charter School appoints executive director, principal
Valley 610The Arts Academy Charter School has appointed William Fitzpatrick as executive director and Jan Labellarte as principal. Fitzpatrick had a 33-year management career with the Steel Export Corporation. During that time, he also served in a leadership... -
Annual Survey: Community Colleges
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A lift or a drag?
Huma Gruaz picked a precarious time in her personal life to enroll in a Master of Business Administration program.
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Multiple options for Chicago-area applicants
Here is a look at major schools that offer Master of Business Administration programs in Chicago or the Chicago area.
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Would America elect a Mormon?
For most of American history, voters wanted their president to be white, Protestant and male. But such prejudices have eroded — dramatically, in some cases. The last Democratic presidential primary contest was between an African-American and a...
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Executive profile: Holly Duran
Holly Duran leaned back in her chair and swiveled just a bit toward a construction manager sitting next to her. She spoke briefly but made her point clear: Her client would not be paying for any additional repairs to the new space he had just leased. The...
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Drunken driving accident that killed 5 Oswego teens back in court
The tragic case of a drunken driving accident that killed five Oswego teens in 2007 will be back in a courtroom this week, possibly as a judicial test of language that allows judges to impose probation in certain felony DUI cases. The Second Appellate...
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Edison Elementary Team Captures Third Place in Illinois State Destination ImagiNation Competition
TribLocal - ElmhurstOn Saturday, April 14th, the 2012 Illinois Destination ImagiNation Affiliate Finals were held at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois. The Pink Leprechauns, a team …... -
Update: New D58 superintendent described as a ‘visionary’
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Duckworth, Krishnamoorthi face off in 8th District Congressional primary
WGN NewsThe Congressional contest in Illinois' redrawn 8th District has Democrats Tammy Duckworth and Raja Krishnamoorthi facing off in Tuesday's primary. Both live in northwest suburban Hoffman Estates and both have spent much of the day visiting with supporters...Tags: Labor Markets, Primaries, Republican Party, Productivity, Tea Party Movement
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Worldstarhiphop.com makes a name for itself with violent viral videos
The video is arresting. A figure wearing a ski mask appears just outside the front door of a school on a sunny day. In an instant, he and a student are charging each other, fists raised. They meet, a punch is thrown, and the person in the ski mask falls...
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Orrington 5th Graders Win Video Contest
TribLocal - EvanstonThree 5th grade students from Orrington Elementary recently won a video contest sponsored by Northern Illinois University. Students Eleanor Peterson, Hannah Sattler, & Michelle Gottlieb …...
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