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Northern Today - March 31, 2008

Michael P. MaloneFebruary 14th Memorial Committee
names members, receives four charges

The February 14th Memorial Committee has been officially established and will meet for the first time Tuesday, April 8, to begin the process of developing recommendations for a fitting permanent memorial to victims of the shootings on campus earlier this semester.

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'Huskies for Hokies'‘Huskies for Hokies’
Candlelight vigil set for April 16

All members of the NIU community are invited to participate in the Huskies for Hokies Candlelight Vigil at 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, in the Martin Luther King Commons.

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2008 recipients of SPS Presidential Awards for ExcellenceSPS announces recipients
of 2008 Presidential Awards
for Excellence

Four members of the Supportive Professional Staff (SPS) have been chosen to receive the university’s Presidential Awards for Excellence.

The recipients are Margaret M. “Margie” Cook, director of the LGBT Resource Center; Daniel J. Ihm, project manager in Information Technology Services; Jennice O’Brien, assistant director for Web communication in the Office of Public Affairs; and Judy Santacaterina, academic adviser in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

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Anne KaplanNew equipment brightens picture
for distance education at NIU

NIU is working to improve the reception of its distance education courses – both literally and figuratively.

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Members of the NIU Chamber ChoirChamber Choir invited to perform
at national music educators’ convention

NIU’s Chamber Choir took the national stage in November of 2006 as one of eight choirs in the United States selected to sing before the annual conference of the National Collegiate Choral Organization.

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Pam SmithIllinois CPA Society names
Pam Smith ‘Educator of the Year’

Pam Smith’s willingness to live on the edge – or at least teach there – has helped the NIU professor earn the distinction of being named the Illinois CPA Society’s 2008 Educator of the Year.

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Sandra MeisterIllinois Dietetic Association honors
FCNS grad student as ‘outstanding intern’

Sandra Meister, the graduate student in nutrition and dietetics who last year created a guide to healthy eating in DeKalb restaurants, has been named the state’s outstanding dietetic intern.

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Reality BytesCommunication deparment hosts
annual ‘Reality Bytes’ film festival

The NIU Department of Communication will host its eighth annual Reality Bytes Student Documentary Film Festival, recognizing exceptional student-produced films nationwide. 

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'Unity in Adversity'English Department announces
‘Unity in Adversity’ writing contest

NIU’s Department of English will hold a “Unity in Adversity” writing contest that will recognize undergraduate writing that speaks to the courage and unity of the NIU community in the wake of the events of Feb. 14.

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Promod VohraCEET hosts 500 for academic competition

More than 500 students from 52 high schools across northern Illinois came to NIU to compete March 18 in the state sectionals for the Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering Academic Challenge.

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