BJ
Brittany Jensen
  • Education
  • Class of 2014
  • Lake In The Hills, Ill.

Northern Illinois University student Brittany Jensen of Lake in the Hills,Ill. receives Outstanding Woman Student Award

2014 May 16

Brittany Jensen of Lake in the Hills, Ill. has received an Outstanding Woman Student Award. Jensen is a senior Special Education major.

Launched in the 1980s, the awards are designed to encourage the full participation of female students, faculty and staff in all facets of the university experience and in their communities; to support their development of corresponding strengths, both cooperative and competitive; and to celebrate their achievements and contributions.

Nominees were evaluated based on departmental and university leadership roles, community involvement, other awards and scholarships, goals and aspirations and obstacles overcome in pursuit of their education. Preference was given to candidates with a 3.0 grade point average or better.

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.