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Northern Today - August 28, 2007

Campus floodedCampus crews clean up
floodwaters in nick of time

Between Thursday afternoon, when torrential downpours interrupted the university’s annual Opening Day, and Monday morning, when fall semester classes began, more than 150 NIU employees labored in shifts around the clock.

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Mary LincolnAfter 27 years at the helm,
Lincoln retires from NIU Press

Stop the presses. Mary Lincoln, the woman who put Northern Illinois University Press on the map as a university publishing house that produces nationally significant works, is retiring at the end of this week.

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J. Alex SchwartzSchwartz named director of NIU Press

J. Alex Schwartz, an editor with an impressive record of success at top university publishing houses, including Yale and the University of Chicago, has been named director of the NIU Press.

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Lemuel Watson


Going to bat: Lemuel Watson pitches
first speech to College of Education

In his first official address to the NIU College of Education since becoming dean earlier this summer, Lemuel Watson frequently urged his colleagues to “step up to the plate” and congratulated those who already had done so.

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RVC-NIU students enter classroomsRVC-NIU students enter classrooms
as fall semester student-teachers

Fourteen students from the Rock River Valley who are earning bachelor’s degrees in education through NIU’s partnership with Rock Valley College are about to enter the classroom.

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Ilona MeagherIlona Meagher, NIU’s ‘citizen journalist,’
becomes voice for veterans with PTSD

NIU's Ilona Meagher has published a new book, embarked on a cross-country speaking tour and cemented her reputation as a leading voice for combat veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan and suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.

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Sandra MeisterFCNS student creates guide
to healthy fast food in DeKalb

NIU graduate student Sandra Meister, who says fast food lovers can avoid obesity if they just choose wisely, has created a guide to healthy eating in the drive-through lane.

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Community School of the ArtsCommunity School of the Arts
prepares for busy fall semester

NIU’s Community School of the Arts offers a wide variety of art, music and theater classes and lessons for adults and children.

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Campus enjoys busy summerCampus enjoys busy summer

NIU's campus was a busy place for news (and road construction) this summer, including retirements and new hires, old maps and exciting discoveries and the migration of ITS to the Monsanto building. We provide links to all of the summer stories you might have missed.

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