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Academic Advising for all first-year and undecided students.

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Academic Advising for all first-year and undecided students.

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In alignment with Northern Illinois’s University’s core values, ADEI leads the charge in establishing an equity-minded community that challenges and eliminates exclusionary systems and practices.

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The Office of Accreditation, Assessment and Evaluation manages accreditation and assessment initiatives and provides support for evaluation projects.

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The Office of Accreditation, Assessment and Evaluation manages accreditation and assessment initiatives and provides support for evaluation projects.

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We follow the Mission, Vision, and Values of NIU.

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Admin and Finance Department following overall university and divisional mission

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Recognize and promote excellence in art education.

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Share ideas about pedagogy in art education.

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The Asian American Resource Center creates an inclusive environment where Asian American students cultivate a strong sense of community at NIU, and where campus and community partners collaborate to raise awareness about the rich cultural heritage of Asian Americans. The Asian American Resource Center provides student centered services, student learning opportunities, leadership development, educational/cultural programs, and student organizational advisement.

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The Asian American Certificate Program educates NIU students about the Asian American experience. By learning about Asian American people and their impact on communities and the world, students acquire skills that help them stand out in the global job market. In addition to knowledge of Asian American cultures, they gain an understanding of the importance of diversity in society.

We also collaborate with campus offices and cultural centers, such as the Asian American Resource Center and the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, to recruit students. Through our partnerships and continued emphasis on Asian American studies, we hope to encourage more Asian American high school and community college students to attend NIU.

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The mission of the audiology program is to train highly competent Doctor of Audiology graduates who contribute to the hearing health and well-being of individuals with and without hearing and balance disorders. This mission is accomplished through:

Education of future audiologists and the provision of continuing professional development opportunities
Research that enhances knowledge and clinical skills that serve as the foundation for quality hearing health care and education
Service to audiologists, organizations and communities concerned with the promotion of optimal hearing health and the prevention, early detection, treatment and rehabilitation of hearing and balance conditions that negatively affect health or quality of life

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To support students by providing them with affordable and easily accessible business clothing that they need to succeed through their professional development.

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Braven's mission is to empower first-generation college students, students of color, and those from low-income backgrounds by equipping them with skills, networks, experiences, and confidence to secure strong first jobs.

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Campus Dining Services is dedicated to connecting the university community through a dining experience that nourishes both the mind and body by creating a collaborative environment that promotes diversity, inclusion and a sense of community.

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The Center for Black Studies offers Northern Illinois University and its surrounding communities an interdisciplinary understanding of the histories and cultures of African Americans and the African diaspora. Supporting students, faculty, staff and community partners, the Center for Black Studies advances cultural understanding, intellectual and leadership development, professional growth and social justice while serving as a collaborative and supportive space on campus.

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he CBS conducts research on the experiences of people of African descent and offers a minor in Black Studies. The center promotes the retention of Black students, sponsors lectures, workshops, conferences and other student-oriented activities. In addition, our staff advises and assists student organizations, hosts campus visits and develops community service/learning opportunities, including study abroad trips. The CBS plays a significant, essential and unique role in advocating for Black students at NIU, the larger DeKalb community and the university’s commitment to equity at NIU.

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A major objective of the Center is to collect and preserve information and artifacts of all kinds concerning the study of the peoples and cultures of Burma/Myanmar, and to make these materials broadly available for research and study.

The Center for Burma Studies is a non-political, non-degree granting, administrative and academic unit within Northern Illinois University. The Center has the following goals:

The maintenance and expansion of a comprehensive research library to sustain the field of Burma studies
The collection, care, and exhibition of the arts of Burma
The support and promotion of undergraduate and graduate teaching concerning Burma
The organization and hosting of self-supporting national and international conferences on Burma studies
The publication of relevant scholarship on Burma
The care and enhancement of archival resources such as photographs, music records, oral histories, personal papers, and field notes
The promotion of outreach activities to schools and communities
Encouraging the performance of Burmese arts
The securing of educational opportunities through scholarships, internships, and fellowships

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Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning

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Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning

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The Center for Latino and Latin American Studies (CLLAS) serves as a home for the interdisciplinary study of the Latino experience in the United States as well as Latin America and the Caribbean. Our curricular offerings in the humanities, arts, and social sciences are enhanced by our academic and cultural programming and community outreach activities. We seek to help students develop their critical thinking, research, writing, and oral communication skills, and encourage them to consider their responsibilities to their local and global communities.

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Combining different disciplines, theory, and real-life practice is what we do in the Center for Nonprofit and NGO Studies. Through the Nonprofit and NGO Studies major, minor, and certificate we offer NIU students with all different talents, passions, and experiences the ability to learn about the nonprofit and NGO worlds and make a difference in their communities. We are supported by and collaborate with nonprofit communities both locally and regionally, and offer our students opportunities to explore diverse service organizations and find their niche in the world.

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The Center for Southeast Asian Studies at NIU is dedicated to increasing the world's knowledge and understanding of Southeast Asia's 11 countries through academic endeavor and public outreach.

Established in 1963, CSEAS grew out of one of the first Peace Corps training programs for Southeast Asia volunteers. Since 1997, CSEAS has been designated a U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center, the only such center on campus. As such, it offers funding for Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships for both undergraduate and graduate students, as well as program funding for community outreach, K-16 teacher training and faculty support. CSEAS also actively partners with U.S. government departments, international entities and other organizations on academic and youth leadership training programs.

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At CSEAS you can explore Southeast Asia with award-winning faculty associates in anthropology, art history, history, languages and cultures, music and political science. You can learn one of five Southeast Asian languages taught at NIU: Burmese, Indonesian, Khmer, Tagalog and Thai. Our interdisciplinary program offers an undergraduate minor and a graduate certificate, in addition to generous Foreign Language and Area Studies fellowships and opportunities to study in-country. Expand your world by connecting with our internationally focused community of scholars and students.

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The Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language and Literacy’s (CISLL) mission is to support research about understanding the processes involved in language and literacy skills in order to enhance quality of life at home, at work, and in the community.

CISLL upholds this mission by committing to:

Engage in basic and applied research in language and literacy.
Develop and apply innovative research and assessment methodologies to solve complex problems.
Identify and promote best practices in language and literacy.
Provide evidence-based outreach that generates results.
Through our seminar series, methodology workshops, collaborative research and outreach projects, research and policy briefs and proposal or pilot grants, we provide opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration in research and outreach.

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The Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality (CSWGS) offers interdisciplinary academic programs that, in the analysis of human culture, focus on:

Contributions and status of women and LGBTQ+ people.
Understandings of love and sexuality in relationships.
Dynamics of sex roles and gender ideals, past and present.
Impact of race, ethnicity, age, social class, sexual orientation, ability and other factors on women's experiences and the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer+ (LGBTQ+) people.

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Commuter and Off-Campus Programs (formerly Military and Post-Traditional Student Services) serves those students who drive to campus everyday and live in local off-campus apartments. The office is part of the Center for Student Assistance and works closely with Military and Veteran Services.

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CHANCE Program is to facilitate campus-wide support and provide personalized financial, academic, social and organizational guidance to students selected through NIU’s holistic admissions process to enroll in the program. CHANCE looks for characteristics such as significant activities and accomplishments, leadership potential, personal commitment and goals. CHANCE also considers extenuating circumstances beyond a student’s control, including those related to economic, educational or social issues. Students in the program strive forward despite possible limited preparation or resources to pursue higher education.

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The center is dedicated to providing high-quality care to the children of NIU students, NIU faculty and staff, and community members. It also offers students and faculty valuable opportunities for research and observation in child development. The CDFC is also home to the NIU Child Care Access Means Parents In School Program (CCAMPIS) and the NIU Preschool for All Expansion Program (PFAE).

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The NIU College of Education is a recognized and respected leader throughout Illinois and beyond in creating and nurturing rich, dynamic and solutions-oriented partnerships with school districts, community colleges, state agencies, businesses, organizations and foundations.

Our "why" is simple.

We want to expand local, national and global opportunities for learning, research, service and leadership. We want to build the educator workforce. We want to upskill professionals already in their careers. We want to promote and foster diversity, equity and inclusion in our communities.

For our students, these collaborations enrich the inclusive, engaging, supportive and inspirational environment we provide as we prepare them to become – or to improve and advance as – successful leaders in their chosen professions.

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To educate and combine academic excellence with real-world experience.

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College of Business Department

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The Experiential Learning Center (ELC) gives you the opportunity to join a team of talented business students and connect with accomplished executives. Over the course of a 16-week collaboration, you and your teammates will apply your energies and skills to help solve cross-functional business issues.

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