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Academic Buildings 1. Academic Advising Center 2. Anderson Hall 3. Barsema Hall 4. Cole Hall 5. Davis Hall 6. DuSable Hall 7. Engineering Building 8. Faraday Hall 9. Founders Memorial Library 10. Gabel Hall 11. Graham hall 12. Illinois ASBO Building 13. Jack Arends Hall 14. La Tourette Hall
15. McMurry Hall 16. Montgomery Hall 17. Music Building 18. Psychology-Computer Science Building 19. Reavis Hall 20. Stevens Building 21. Still Hall 22. Swen Parson Hall 23. Watson Hall 24. Williston Hall 25. Wirtz Hall 26. Zulauf Hall Administrative Buildings 27. Adams Hall
28. Altgeld Hall 29. Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center 30. Holmes Student Center 31. Lowden Hall Residential Buildings 32. Gilbert Hall 33. Grant Towers 34. Lincoln Hall 35. Neptune Hall Central 36. Neptune Hall East 37. Neptune Hall North 38. Neptune Hall West 39. New Residence Hall Community Center
40. New Residence Hall East 41. New Residence Hall West 42. Stevenson Towers Sports and Rec Facilities 43. Chessick Practice Center 44. Chick Evans Field House 45. Convocation Center 46. Huskie Stadium 47. Mary M. Bell Field 48. Outdoor Recreation Sports Complex 49. Ralph McKinzie Field 50. Recreation Center 51. Soccer and Track Complex 52. Still Gym
53. West Tennis Courts 54. Yordon Center Services and Resource Centers 55. Asian American Center 56. Campus Life Building 57. Center for Black Studies 58. Center for Diversity Resources 59. Child Care Center 60. Gender and Sexuality Resource Center 61. Health Services Building 62. Latino Resource Center 63. Parking Services 64. University Police
Baker: step out of comfort zone Doug Baker NIU President
Whatever path you want to take in preparing yourself for life, we are here to help show you the way. At NIU, you’ll find dedicated staff and faculty who put the welfare and success of our students at the center of everything they do. The start of a new academic year is an opportunity for the university community to demonstrate our commitment to making your time at NIU rewarding, intellectually stimulating and fun. We want your education in and out of the classroom to prepare you for success in life and your career. When you get your degree in a few years, some will continue on in graduate
school. Many will start their careers. In either case, you will be entering a global economy and a diverse social environment. NIU will help you prepare for that world in the classroom and through a variety of high impact practices, such as service learning, internships, mentoring by peers and alumni, and undergraduate research. The diverse set of people, majors and out-of-class opportunities creates an amazingly rich learning environment. Please take advantage of it. Step out of your comfort zone and challenge yourself in programs and activities that are new to you. Go on a journey of discovery that will prepare you for the rest of your life. Engaged learning is something we take very seriously at NIU. It’s all about providing you with as many opportunities as possible to apply your classroom learning to real world problems while still attending school.
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NIU President Doug Baker talks about his “four pillars” — student career success, a thriving community, financial and program liability and ethically inspired leadership — during his inauguration ceremony Nov. 13, 2013.
Each semester, NIU students devise solutions for industry, work as consultants to businesses and help notfor-profit agencies better serve those in need. Many more learn about other cultures while studying abroad or carry out original research under the mentorship of world-class faculty. Being a Huskie also means
having access to our alumni network — 240,000 strong — with more than half living and working in the Chicagoland area. A growing number of Huskie alums are giving back to their school by paying it forward: providing internships, externships and mentoring to our students. I encourage you to take advantage
of the many available cultural opportunities on campus, be it a concert, play or art exhibition. Take care of your body as well as your mind by participating in one of the dozens of intramural sports leagues available. Explore a new interest through one of the more than 200 student clubs and organizations. Check out the countless opportunities for socializing and campus and community service through involvement in a local notfor-profit, faith group or as part of the thriving Greek culture at NIU, or take in a football or basketball game or other athletic event. Regardless of what path you choose, seek out people who are different from you, and learn from them. There will be few better opportunities in your lifetime to do so. At NIU, your future truly is our focus. On behalf of the entire university community, I wish you good luck and much success throughout the year.