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Pin high and pure! Congratulations to @NIUWomensgolf athletes and Sport Management students Mia Raines and Emma Thorman, named All-American Scholars by @WGCAGOLF. bit.ly/44EZBuh
New dog, new tricks: @DeggesWhite is discovering unrealized patience amid an aggravating flurry of barking, hopping, twisting, turning, leaping and nipping. “We didn’t expect to adopt 14 pounds of canine terror,” she says, “but here we are.” bit.ly/3HY7Usq
#FridayFoodForThought: Our Carolyn Pluim talks school health policy with the #NIUSTEAMStudioPodcast: Is doing nothing sometimes better than doing something? And what happens when well-intentioned programs miss the mark? Listen! niusteam.niu.edu/carolyn-pluim/
Ace! Congratulations to @niuwomenstennis athlete and kinesiology major Theodora Kousiou, named a scholar-athlete by @ITA_Tennis! bit.ly/4o8EZTa
Our Natalie Andzik spoke to Illinois Public Media as public schools in Champaign revise their approach to teaching students with disabilities: “It is not about hiring more staff. It really isn’t. It’s just about building up the people that you have.” bit.ly/4kBaMZP
Happy Birthday, @NIUlive!🥳
Our "Castle on the Hill" Then ➡️ Now On this day, July 15, 1895, the @cityofdekalb_IL was chosen as the site of the Northern Illinois State Normal School. 🎉 We're full of #HuskiePride to celebrate 130 years! 📷 via Regional History Center and University Archives circa 1899
Meet @Teach_Golden winner and our M.S.Ed. alum James Rowe, who teaches physics, biology and earth science at Clare Woods Academy: “Clare Woods’ students – well, all students – are our children. They’re our future. I hope I can help our children succeed.” bit.ly/3Tqlebw
#FridayFeeling! Congratulations to @NIUXCTrack athletes Carly Leonard (graduate student, Sport and Exercise Psychology) and Olivia Southby (senior, Sport Management), both of whom earned Academic All-@MACSports honors for the outdoor season! bit.ly/4l2D68q
“Think about the game-changers.” @NIUlive’s bright future will be sustained and advanced by research, innovation and artistry — fueled by the support of its alumni, friends and generous donors. That continues through “Forward: The Campaign for NIU.” bit.ly/3T6YHAp
#MondayMotivation: The Spring 2025 graduation and dean’s lists are out! Is your name there? bit.ly/448YpOj 🙌
Joseph Flynn finds resistance to Juneteenth “perplexing” – “Why wouldn’t we want to celebrate the fall of the nation’s original sin and the expansion of freedom?” – but hears its underlying call: “Freedom is not a given; it is a struggle we must sustain.” bit.ly/3HOEo8m
NIU is closed today in observance of Juneteenth, marking the events of 160 years ago in Galveston Bay, Texas, and the news that brought of “freedom by executive decree” and “an absolute equality of rights.” Learn more: s.si.edu/44KLUL1.
#WednesdayWisdom! Rachael Mahmood, a 2016 alumna of our Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction program, talks to @Chalkbeat about what she learned during her travels and conversations as the 2024 Illinois Teacher of the Year. bit.ly/4eguZCQ
Graduate greatness! High-fives to master’s students Jacob Christensen (Athletic Training) and Emma Thorman (Sport Management), members of the @NIUWrestling and @NIUWomensgolf programs – and named to the @CollSportsComm Academic All-District At-Large Teams! bit.ly/4kVzdSL
Going, going, gone! Congratulations to @NIU_Baseball athletes Ty Brachbill (Kinesiology), Mason Ruh and Andrew Smart (both Sport Management), all named to the Academic All-@MACSports team! bit.ly/3Zv5jMz
#MondayMotivation! Kudos to our faculty who earned promotions (Zachary Wahl-Alexander, Ximena Burgin, Nicholas Grahovec, Dana Isawi, Mariana Ricklefs, Tyler Wood and Peitao Zhu) and to our new dean, Mary Earick, hired at the rank of Professor with Tenure. bit.ly/407rWGW
Get in the hole! Congratulations to Patrick Bruminhent, @NIU_Mgolf athlete and May graduate of our B.S. in Sport Management program, who was named to the Academic All-@MACSports team! bit.ly/3T8t7SF
