Month: January 2009

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Dean Forhan accepts new position

Dean Kate Forhan has accepted the position of Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at the University of Southern Maine and will be leaving Northeastern Illinois University later this semester.   Forhan began her career at NEIU during the summer of 2002.  Since Forhan has been dean of the College […]

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NEIU gains some tango appreciation

What better way to escape the subzero temperatures than a trip to steamy Buenos Aires? On Friday night the crowds inside the NEIU auditorium got a respite from the “Snowmageddon” as they watched the Pablo Ziegler Trio perform two sets of sizzling contemporary tangos, an event that was part of […]

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Change is slow but does it have to be?

Barack Obama is now the president. He began his first day in a manner that says he is serious about change. He froze the pay at the current amount for some White House staff, placed new limits on lobbyists and has introduced a draft to close the Guantanamo Bay prison […]

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Bomb Threat At NEIU

Perhaps a sign of the times we live in, NEIU students were greeted on their first day back to class with a bomb threat. On Monday, Jan. 12, 2009, a man approached the reference desk on the first floor of the library and told one of the librarians that his […]

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Buh-Bye, Mr. Bush!

Goodbye Mr. Bush, it is now the end of your tenure as the 43rd president of the United States of America. What sort of legacy have you and your administration left behind as you depart with a record-low approval rating matched only by that of Richard Nixon? At this juncture […]

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Everything & Anything…ASK ME!

In following with NEIU Strategic Goal the Office of the Dean of Students has launched the “Ask Me” campaign. The event was kicked off on Jan. 12 and runs through Jan. 23. The campaign is geared toward helping the NEIU community with campus directions and general inquiries. As the NEIU […]

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The legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. remembered

On Jan. 15 many came to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with tributes, songs, endearing speakers, and rhythmic drum beats. In an auditorium filled with people, many listened with consideration during the celebration with speakers Yasmin Ranney, NEIU’s Dean of Academic Development, Michelle D. Morrow, NEIU’s […]

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A Closer Look: NEIU has a new slogan

Northeastern Illinois University boasts of being one of the most diverse universities in the country. What exactly does that mean? I grew up in a diverse world. If I have ever been part of the majority race, it has only been by one or two percentage points. I grew up […]

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NEIU not focus for CUSD 303

Community Unit School District 303 (CUSD 303) of St. Charles is not looking to NEIU as a major focus for recruiting new teachers. The district is focusing on Northern Illinois University, University of Illinois, and Illinois State University to find new teachers, as put out by the Summit 303 recommendations. […]

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On your own-with someone

Evanston is a small, comfy and quaint little town just north of Chicago.  There is a small, comfy, quaint little room at the back of the Metra station that is used as the space for Piccolo Theatre.  Currently in that space is the premiere production from 1027 Productions, “The Sum […]