Articles filed under Northern Illinois University
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Brett Gabbert’s return from injured leg makes defending MAC champion RedHawks preseason favoriteAug 14, 2024 5:40 pm - At age 24, Brett Gabbert begins his fourth and — presumably — final college season as a starting quarterback. Gabbert watched his Miami (Ohio) teammates rally to win last year's Mid-American Conference title after suffering a season-ending right leg injury that kept hi out of the RedHawks final six games.
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MCC’s new University Center brings NIU, SIU, Roosevelt and Aurora together under one roof in WoodstockAug 04, 2024 12:29 pm - McHenry County College’s new University Center offers students a chance to take courses and complete four-year and graduate degrees from Roosevelt University, Aurora University, Northern Illinois University or Southern Illinois University.
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Naperville resident begins NIU College of Engineering leadership roleJul 05, 2024 12:54 pm - On July 1, one of Naperville’s newest residents, Mohammad Saadeh, took the reins as chair of Northern Illinois University’s Department of Engineering Technology.
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North Aurora resident takes helm of NIU College of Engineering’s ISYE departmentJul 05, 2024 8:00 am - On July 1, Chang Soo (CS) Nam of North Aurora became chair of a Northern Illinois University engineering department.
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NIU Hall of Famer, Arlington High graduate Fritz Peterson passes awayApr 12, 2024 6:07 pm - Northern Illinois University Athletics Hall of Fame pitcher Fred “Fritz” Peterson recently passed away at the age of 82, his family has confirmed. Peterson was a two-year letter winner in baseball for the Huskies in the early 1960s before playing 11 seasons in Major League Baseball with the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers.
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Hope Chicago expands college partnership offerings, adding six new Illinois post-secondary institutionsJan 22, 2024 12:23 pm - Hope Chicago on Thursday announced the expansion of its college and university partner network with the addition of Dominican University in River Forest, Elmhurst Uni...
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Lombardi, Northern Illinois beat Arkansas State 21-19 in the Camellia BowlDec 23, 2023 5:30 pm - MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Rocky Lombardi ended his seven-year college career with a win in which he made big plays and then was a spectator on the two that ultimately sealed the...
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Buie sparks Northwestern to victory over Northern IllinoisNov 27, 2023 12:00 am - Boo Buie scored 16 of his 23 points in the second half to help Northwestern pull away for an 89-67 victory over Northern Illinois on Monday night. Buie made 8 of 11 shot...
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NIU becomes bowl eligible with win over Kent StateNov 25, 2023 12:00 am - KENT, OHIO - Finding themselves down by three points with 10 minutes remaining against Kent State Saturday afternoon, Rocky Lombardi and the NIU offense walked onto Dix ...
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The voice of NIU: After 44 years, Baker hanging up the microphone for the HuskiesNov 23, 2023 12:00 am - DeKALB - Bill Baker almost always did as he was told while growing up in Chicago. Clean your room. Be home before the streetlights come on. Go to bed. Yes, Mom. Yes, Dad...