Tagged: scholarships

NIU removes use of standardized test scores for 2021 applicants

New ‘test-blind’ policy is first of its kind for an Illinois institution

  • January 29, 2020
DeKalb, Ill. – Northern Illinois University today announced it will eliminate the use of standardized test scores for general admission and merit scholarship decisions. This new “test-blind” policy will begin…

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$5 million in new scholarships!

New programs represent a 30 percent boost in scholarships for 2019

  • October 12, 2018
DeKalb, Ill. — Two new scholarship programs at Northern Illinois University will make college even more affordable in fall 2019, with the potential to help cover the full cost of…

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First United Methodist Church Chancel Choir

Come, let us sing

NIU, DeKalb First United Methodist Church create beautiful music together

  • December 16, 2015
An unnatural silence inside the sanctuary of DeKalb’s First United Methodist Church gently gives way to the haunting tones of hand chimes, ringing out a melody that seems familiar. Thirty-three…

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Stateline Quiz Bowl champs Rockford Auburn High School

Questions, Answers, Scholarships

Rockford Auburn High School claims first Stateline Quiz Bowl crown

  • May 30, 2015
Brilliance soared into the spotlight Friday night at NIU-Rockford along with an important plea to the teenage wunderkinds in competition there: Rockford needs them to come home after their college…

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Stateline Quiz Bowl

Teenage Brains at Work

Rockford’s Stateline Quiz Bowl nears live finale, first champion

  • May 20, 2015
Sometimes the cool-as-cucumbers teens press their buzzers and answer before host Nick Toma can complete the question. And, darn it all, their haste usually doesn’t matter. More often than not,…

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