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Dust off your golf clubs—the NEIU Foundation’s biggest scholarship fundraiser of the year is coming up! Find out how to sign up for the Chuck Kane Scholarship Golf Event featuring former Chicago Bulls great Bob Love, check out the latest photos of The Nest residence hall and watch the first video in a new series featuring President Sharon Hahs and Provost Richard Helldobler.

As a professor in Northeastern Illinois University’s Department of Educational Inquiry and Curriculum Studies, Nicole Holland is passionate about the success of her students. But she knows firsthand that success in a university classroom doesn’t happen without plenty of preparation.

The Northeastern Illinois University gerontology master's program has been designated a Program of Merit by the (AGHE). The association noted Northeastern as the only state university in the Chicago area addressing the professional training need relative to an increasing local, national and international aging population.

Sangmin Bae, associate professor of political science, is a three-time recipient of the Northeastern Illinois University Faculty Excellence Award; she’s published two books, titled When the State No Longer Kills (2007) and Human Security, Changing States and Global Responses (2014), as well as numerous articles and book chapters; and she’s appeared on local television and radio programs. But far more important than the accolades she’s received, Bae’s research is raising awareness for human security issues in the United States.