Northern Illinois University student Ashley Palin of Belvidere, Ill. has received the Dean's Award

2014 Apr 30

Ashley Palin of Belvidere, Ill. has received the Dean's Award from the Northern Illinois University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Palin is a senior Polical Science major.

The Dean's Award (a separate honor from the Dean's List) was designed to recognize seniors who have made significant contributions to their academic departments. To qualify for this award, Palin was required to have completed at least 90 semester hours, have a minimum 3.0 grade point average and receive a nomination from a faculty member based on her or his service to the department.

Chartered in 1895, NIU is a comprehensive teaching and research institution with a diverse and international student body of about 21,000. Located near a vibrant research and development corridor, NIU's main DeKalb campus is 65 miles west of Chicago and 45 miles southeast of Rockford. NIU provides more than 60 undergraduate majors and 100 graduate- and doctoral- level programs in seven colleges (Business, Education, Engineering and Engineering Technology, Health and Human Sciences, Law, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Visual and Performing Arts). The university also operates education centers in Chicago, Hoffman Estates, Naperville, Oregon and Rockford, where working professionals can access NIU programs at convenient times and locations. The 16 NIU Huskies athletic teams compete in the Mid-American Conference at the highest NCAA Division I level.