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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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Chicago-area dogs comfort tornado victims
Money, personnel and supplies have poured into Oklahoma from across the country after Monday's devastating tornado, but one Chicago-area church is sending a different kind of assistance — a team of golden retrievers. Lutheran Church Charities,...
Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Lutheranism, Religion and Belief, Christianity
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Illinois comfort dogs head to Oklahoma in wake of deadly tornado
Tribune reporterMoney, personnel and supplies have poured into Oklahoma from across the country after Monday's devastating tornado, but one Chicago-area church is sending a different kind of assistance — a team of golden retrievers. Lutheran Church Charities,...Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Lutheranism, Religion and Belief, Christianity
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Problem Solver: Dorm dispute at Northern Illinois University could put student in financial hole
Chris Lewandowski wasn't sure he wanted to live in student housing next school year, so the Northern Illinois University freshman did some due diligence. In December, the Naperville native called the school's housing department in DeKalb, he said. His...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Naperville, DeKalb, Teaching and Learning, Students
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Lake Bluff village president steps down after 8 years
From the day she arrived in Lake Bluff, Christine Letchinger said it felt like home, and she has found herself part of a caring and engaged community. "People in Lake Bluff are very, very proud of their town," said Letchinger, who recently stepped...
Tags: Politics, Colleges and Universities, Illinois State University, University of Paris, Elections
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Beleaguered NIU administrator to retire
Northern Illinois University officials announced Monday that a longtime campus vice president who has been part of a federal law enforcement investigation plans to retire at the end of the month. Eddie Williams, 68, the university's chief of operations,...Tags: Colleges and Universities, DeKalb, Layoffs and Downsizing, FBI, Law Enforcement
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NIU VP back at work after 2-month leave
Tribune reporterA Northern Illinois University vice president who has been part of a federal law enforcement investigation returned to campus today after a two-month paid leave. Eddie Williams, the university’s chief of operations and one of the campus's most...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Labor Legislation, FBI, Law Enforcement, Career and Workplace
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NIU administrator, under federal investigation, returns to work
A Northern Illinois University vice president who has been part of a federal law enforcement investigation returned to campus Friday after a two-month paid leave. Eddie Williams, the university's chief of operations and one of its most powerful figures,...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, DeKalb, Labor Legislation, FBI, Law Enforcement
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Camerata Chicago a small orchestra with big dreams
Camerata Chicago is the best local chamber orchestra you've probably never heard of. But pay heed: The group is celebrating its 10th anniversary this season, is about to release a new recording and is preparing for its first European tour next month....
Tags: NBC (tv network), Arts and Culture, Chicago Cultural Center, Concerts, Yehudi Menuhin
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Library media specialist creates 'reading community'
South Bend TribuneGRANGER — The TV studio and control room are a flurry of activity just before broadcast. “We should get started,” Kathy Burnette instructs the producers, camera operators and anchors. Right on cue at 9:02 a.m., the Discovery Middle...Tags: Arts and Culture, Colleges and Universities, Indiana University South Bend, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Teaching and Learning
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NIU to search nationally for new police chief
In an effort to move beyond the troubles of this academic year, Northern Illinois University officials announced Tuesday that they are conducting a national search for a new police chief. The university hopes the search will take about three months, and...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Justice System, Laws, FBI, Law Enforcement
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Denise Hibbard taking over as New Trier's Winnetka campus principal
Two years ago, Denise Hibbard returned to her native Illinois after opening a high school in California and leading it to academic success. In July, Hibbard will replace longtime principal Timothy Dohrer at New Trier's Winnetka campus. She's been lauded...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Academic Progress, Schools, DePaul University, Teaching and Learning
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Sorority members added to fraternity party death lawsuit
Tribune reporterAn attorney for the family of a Northern Illinois University freshman who died after a pledge party earlier this school year has added 16 sorority members to a lawsuit he had filed against the fraternity and its members. The wrongful death suit,...Tags: Justice System, Teaching and Learning, Laws, Trials, Hazing
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