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Northern Today - October 9, 2007

John G. Peters‘Concept Papers’ sought
for strategic planning initiative

Faculty and staff with ideas about new programs, approaches or investments in support of NIU’s key strategic planning imperatives are encouraged to submit brief concept papers on those ideas by Friday, Oct. 26.

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Earl 'Gip' SeaverNIU takes leadership role
in new homeland security alliance

Eight public universities from across the state have joined forces to create the Illinois Innovative Delivery of Education Alliance - Homeland Security.

It pushes Illinois to the forefront of efforts to provide students and professionals with the education required to help America prepare for, and respond to, emergencies of all types.

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Avalon QuartetAvalon Quartet settles in,
charges up for first season

Only six weeks into their tenure in the NIU School of Music, the Avalon Quartet is feeling comfortable and energetic.

As the foursome gather for an afternoon rehearsal, eight days before their Oct. 10 official debut as NIU’s string quartet in residence, the mood is light and the laughs come easy.

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Malcolm MorrisLaw school appoints interim dean

NIU’s College of Law has announced that Associate Dean Malcolm L. Morris will serve as interim dean starting Jan. 1 until a permanent dean is appointed.

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NIU graduate students bring wheelchairs, hope to rural Guatemala

Physical therapy grad students bring
wheelchairs, hope to rural Guatemala

In rural and poverty-stricken Guatemala, many of the Mayan people believe that a disability is a curse from God.

Adults are shunned. Children are abandoned. An already poor health care system offers no help at all.

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Joe Bonomo and "Sweat"Book by NIU’s Bonomo chronicles story
of NYC rock band that won’t fade away

NIU English Instructor Joe Bonomo has a fresh spin on the story of rock ’n’ roll road warriors. His new book, seven years in the making, delivers an in-depth look at “the best rock band you’ve never heard of.”

“Sweat: The Story of The Fleshtones, America’s Garage Band” (Continuum Books) is the authorized biography of the legendary New York City cult band.

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Haunted Physics LabHaunted Physics Lab promises scientific thrills, chills

The NIU Department of Physics is inviting the public to experience the thrills and chills of science at the fifth annual Haunted Physics Laboratory.

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