Quick Navigation

Primary Page Content
Topic Navigation
Audience Navigation
NIU Global Links
NIU Search
Footer Information
Top of Page

Northern Illinois University

College of Business - NIU

College of Business News

Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec

October 2008

Finance Professor Interviewed by SmartBusiness Magazine

More >>

Panel discussion for students, faculty, and staff on the Current Financial State

More >>

September 2008

Target Corporation Awards $25,000 to the NIU College of Business

More >>

College Dean Provides Keynote Speech on Building Customer Trust at the 2008 Northern Illinois Quality Conference Event

More >>

August 2008

Mary Frantz (B.S. OMIS 1991) Honored by the Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal

Mary Frantz More >>

Chinese Officials Participated in M.B.A. Level Classes at NIU

More >>

July 2008

Alumnus Russ Smyth Named CEO of H&R Block

Russ Smyth was recently selected by H&R Block to serve as the company's new CEO. Smyth earned both a B.S. in Accountancy and a Master of Accounting Science from NIU's College of Business. Smyth has extensive experience both in the financial realm and in global markets, having held various positions of responsibility overseeing activities in Asian, Latin American, and European markets. Before his appointment as CEO of H&R Block, Smyth was President of McDonald's Europe, a division of McDonald's. Read full Kansas City Business Journal story here.

Study on Online Marketing Techniques Featured in a WSJ Blog

More >>

Finance Major Joseph Petitti Awarded Scholarship to Study Abroad

More >>

Business & Technology Solutions Show

Register or Learn More about this Exciting Event

2008 Annual College Magazine Focuses on Global Business

Current Issue >>

Archived Issues >>

June 2008

NIU Students Win National Contest for their Video Documentary of a Firm's Inventory Management Process

More >>

Accountancy Professor 1 of 26 in U.S. to receive INQuires Grant

More >>

Friendship Agreement with San Jorge University, Spain

More >>

Finance professor's co-authored research covered in BusinessWeek

More >>

Summer Hours for the College of Business

Effective during the period of June 9 - August 17, the College of Business adheres to the university-wide summer schedule. During its summer schedule, university offices are closed on Friday with extended office hours Monday through Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

The College of Business will be closed on Thursday, July 3 and Friday, July 4.

May 2008

Business faculty, alumn, and executives to host Austin high school students in Business Plan Development Boot Camp

More >>

Gary Burge named 2008 Distinguished Alumnus

More >>

Brian Gillet named 2008 Outstanding Young Alumnus

More >>

Harry Wright named 2008 Honorary Alumnus

More >>

Finals Week and Graduation

May 12-16, 2008 is finals week at Northern Illinois University and the College of Business.

For information on final exams for Spring 2008, visit the Office of Registration and Records page and look at their Final Exam Information at http://www.reg.niu.edu/regrec/dates/finalexam.shtml. This page contains the Final Exam Policy, other exam information, and schedules for both standard and mass exams. You may also contact the instructor for the course to verify the exam schedule when in doubt.

Congratulations to all our May graduates! As you graduate and look to the future and a new year, please feel free to keep in touch by visiting us in Barsema Hall and on the Web.

The College of Business Spring Commencement will be held Saturday, May 17, 2008 in the Convocation Center. Tickets are required. For additional commencement information, visit http://www.convocenter.niu.edu/commencement or contact the Office of Registration and Records at 1(815) 753-1197 or 1(815) 753-0681.

For directions to the Convocation Center, go to http://www.convocenter.niu.edu/info/directions.html.

There will be a commencement reception for May 2008 graduates on Saturday, May 17^th 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in the Barsema Hall Atrium.

NIU SHRM Chapter Earns 2007-2008 Superior Merit Award

More >>

Management Student Team Competes at 2008 International SAM Conference

More >>

April 2008

2008 NIU Outstanding Mentor

More >>

Marketing Professor Named Fulbright Scholar

More >>

OM&IS Professor Named Pavlović Professor of Information Systems

Nancy L. Russo has been named the Pavlović Professor of Information Systems. The sponsors are Mike and Mira Pavlović. There are currently 18 named professorships/ fellowships held by College of Business faculty. More >>

Chinese Officials Take M.B.A. Level Classes at NIU

More >>

Accountancy professor earns 2008 Best Paper Award from the AAA

More >>

Management Student Team in Top Six at the 2008 SHRM Conference

More >>

Mary Hamell receives NIU's Outstanding Service Award

More >>

Among Best Undergraduate B-Schools ~ BusinessWeek

BusinessWeek's 2008 ranking of best undergraduate business schools continues to place the NIU business college within an elite group of b-schools nationwide. In 2008, the NIU College of Business ranked 81st nationally out of a very small group of 96 elite business schools that made BusinessWeek's final short-list of programs designated as The Best Undergrad B-Schools in the country. This year, NIU is one of only four Illinois schools to be included in BusinessWeek's short list, and NIU's ranking beats out other nationally known schools such as the University of Iowa (#84), Loyola (#91), and Fox Temple (#94).