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Northeastern Illinois University
Official Seal of Northeastern Illinois University
MottoExcellence. Access. Diversity. Community.
TypePublic
Established1867 (1949 as branch college)
Endowment$4.49 million [1]
PresidentDr. Sharon K. Hahs
Undergraduates9,140 [2]
Postgraduates2,009
Location
Chicago
,
Illinois
,
USA
CampusUrban, 67 acres (27.1 ha)
Student/Faculty Ratio16:1
ColorsGold and Navy Blue

   

NicknameGolden Eagles
MascotShield
Websitewww.neiu.edu
Official Wordmark of Northeastern Illinois University

Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) is a public state university located in Chicago, Illinois. The main campus is located in the community area of North Park with three additional campuses in the metropolitan area. Tracing its founding to 1867, it was first established as a separate branch of a public college in 1949. NEIU serves 12,000 students in the region and is a federally-designated Hispanic Serving Institution.

NEIU has one of the longest running free form community radio stations, WZRD Chicago 88.3 FM.

History

The origins of the school can be traced to Cook County Normal School (now Chicago State University), which was founded in 1867 in Englewood, Illinois. That school became known as Chicago Teachers College after three name changes.

In 1949, a branch of Chicago Teachers College was established on the North Side of Chicago. Chicago Teachers College (North Side) relocated to the present site of the university in 1961. The school changed its name again in 1965 to Illinois Teachers' College: Chicago North after the state of Illinois assumed control of the college.

In 1967, the college became an independent institution as Northeastern Illinois State College.

In 1971, Northeastern Illinois was granted university status. It was given a mandate by the Illinois Legislature "to offer such courses of instruction as shall best serve to qualify teachers for the schools of the State; and to offer such other courses of instruction, conduct such research and offer such public services as are prescribed by the Board of Governors of State Colleges and Universities or its successor."

In January 1996, Northeastern Illinois University established its own Board of Trustees.

The school's demographics are: 41% White, 30% Hispanic, 10% African American, 8.5% Asian and 10.5% other/unknown.[1]

Admissions

Students eligible for admission must meet the following requirements:

High school class rank in the top half of their graduating class or ACT composite of 19 and above or SAT combined score of 1030 or above. If the student is 18 years of age or older, they may be considered upon successful completion of the GED. The ACT or SAT is also required if the student is under 21 years of age.

Alumni

Each year NEIU graduates approximately 1,800 new alumni.

Degree programs

Science Building (renamed in 2010 to Bernard J. Brommel Hall)
Ronald Williams Library
View of University Commons with Sachs Administration Building in the background

Undergraduate and Master's degrees are offered in three colleges: College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business and Management, and the College of Education.

Other academic programs

  • Academic Development
  • Community Outreach Programs
  • Distance Education
  • Honors Program
  • International Programs
  • McNair Scholars Program
  • Nontraditional Degree Programs

Athletics

NEIU Baseball Jersey
See also: Northeastern Illinois Golden Eagles men's basketball

Northeastern Illinois competed in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for 20 years until joining the more high-profile National Collegiate Athletic Association in 1988. After a transitional season at the Division II level, NEIU moved its athletic program to Division I.

The Golden Eagles played as independents until finding a place in the short-lived East Coast Conference for the 1993-94 campaign. Northeastern Illinois were then invited to join the Mid-Continent Conference, now known as the Summit League, where it would play for the next four years.

Chief among the highlights of this era was the baseball team's 1996 Mid-Continent Conference championship and NCAA Tournament bid. Men's basketball player Andrell Hoard won the ESPN National Slam Dunk Competition and women's basketball coach Denise Taylor was chosen to lead the Utah Starzz of the WNBA in 1997.

Whether the University should really be investing in such an expensive venture as intercollegiate athletics was a constant question among administrators and faculty members for the better part of a decade. Northeastern Illinois chose to discontinue its sports programs after the 1997-98 season.

Many years ago, the school's football team was a charter member of the Division III Illini-Badger Football Conference, where it won five conference titles before dropping the sport in 1988.

Even earlier, in 1977, a men's club soccer team was formed by students from local soccer organizations around Chicago to compete against college varsities from surrounding region. This club, guided by player/coach Frank Hermantz, won all of its games. Varsity status was not granted, however, and the team parted ways.

In 2006 a group of students created a new NEIU baseball club. The Eagles, coached by Lou Berrios, are made up of 24 current students who compete against other collegiate baseball clubs in the Midwest including programs at Columbia College Chicago, Northwestern University, and the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

In addition to the baseball club, the University also has other programs such as women's volleyball, women's soccer, men's soccer, aikido, Brazilian jujitsu, ice hockey, and women's softball. All sports clubs are created and organized by students with the support of the campus recreation department.

Controversies

The Northeastern Illinois University Board of Trustees named Dr. Sharon K. Hahs as President of NEIU effective February 1, 2007. Under Hahs, the Northeastern Illinois University tenured a faculty member with a PhD from a California diploma mill, the unaccredited Pacific Western University (subsequently sold, moved, and renamed), where you could complete your doctorate in a quick two years for a flat fee of $2,595.[2]

Under Hahs, the university has been in a drawn out legal battle against tenured faculty member Loretta Capeheart. A suit by Capeheart accuses former NEIU Vice Provost Melvin Terrell of making a "baseless, slanderous, public accusation that Capeheart had been charged by a student with the felony sex crime of stalking--a statement Capeheart claims can only have been intended to intimidate her as she questioned university hiring policy at a faculty senate meeting." On July 19, Judge Kogal dismissed the case. "On June 20, faculty from a number of Chicago-area campuses joined student activists, NEIU alumni and other supporters for a press conference to speak out against the lower court's ruling and express their determination to continue the fight."[3]

Notable faculty

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ "NEIU Facts". Northeastern Illinois University Office of Institutional Research. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
  2. ^ Joravsky, Ben. "No Confidence at NEIU | Our Town". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
  3. ^ Rachel Cohen (2012-06-25). "Setback for academic freedom". SocialistWorker.org. Retrieved 2012-09-17.

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