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Northern Today - May 12, 2008

President John PetersPresident shares Cole Hall survey results

President John Peters sent this letter Wednesday, May 7, to the campus.

Dear Students and Colleagues,

Over the past several weeks we have been engaged in a comprehensive review of your thoughts, opinions and advice concerning the future of Cole Hall. Today I write to report back on our findings and to share with you how we are proceeding.


True NorthTrue North moves forward
to support NIU students

NIU development staff member Jacob Waddle found something quite out of the ordinary while processing a recent batch of gifts to the university.

He found a note from a long-time donor explaining that there was “a little something extra” included in the envelope this year.

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Debra PenderCollege of Education’s Pender
wins national counseling award

A professor in NIU’s Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education has received a national award from a division of the American Counseling Association.

Debra Pender won the Group Practice Award from the Association for Specialists in Group Work this spring in recognition of her more than 20 years of facilitating crisis intervention groups.

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Matt Konfirst and Shari MeggsTwo students win fellowships
from Fulbright student program

Two NIU students will travel abroad for the coming academic year on fellowships through the highly competitive Fulbright U.S. Student Program.

Matt Konfirst, 31, of West Chicago, a geology student working on his Ph.D., will travel to Germany to work with scientists on climate change research. Shari Meggs, 21, of Skokie, a graduating senior majoring in communication, will work as an English language teaching assistant in Hong Kong.

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