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| Motto | Excellence. Access. Diversity. Community. |
| Established | 1867 |
| Type | Public |
| Endowment | $122.21 million[1] |
| President | Dr. Sharon K. Hahs |
| Staff | 1,762 (2008) |
| Undergraduates | 9,314 |
| Postgraduates | 2,913 |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Campus | Urban, 67 acres |
| Student/Faculty Ratio | 18:1 |
| Colors | Gold and Royal Blue
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| Nickname | Golden Eagles |
| Mascot |  |
| Website | www.neiu.edu |
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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. Founded in 1867, NEIU continues to meet the demand for quality, affordable education along with annually serving 12,000 students in the region.
The school ranked in the most ethnically diverse university in the Midwest region according to U.S. News & World Report and ranked among top universities in Top Degree Producers according to Diverse Issues in Higher Education across the nation. In addition, NEIU is a federally-designated Hispanic Serving Institution.
NEIU has one of the longest running free form community radio stations, WZRD Chicago 88.3 FM.
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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 was renamed Northeastern Illinois State College.
In 1971, the College became Northeastern Illinois University, which 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 Northeastern Illinois University Board of Trustees named Dr. Sharon K. Hahs as President of NEIU effective February 1, 2007.
The school's demographics are: 49% White, 25% Hispanic, 12% African American, 10% Asian and 4% other.
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 890 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.
Each year NEIU graduates approximately 1,800 new alumni.
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 was 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, and women's softball. All sports clubs are created and organized by students with the support of the campus recreation department.
In 2005, Bernard J. Brommel, Professor Emeritus, Communication, Media and Theatre, endowed $500,000 to the University, the largest single gift to NEIU in history (see; NEIU Alumni Magazine, Spring 2005). Dr. Brommel has said that he hopes his contributions will be instrumental in "creating a community of giving" at Northeastern (NEIU Alumni Magazine, Spring 2005:3). Dr. Brommel retired from NEIU 1999, but has remained active at the University, especially in an effort to promote scholarship.
The funds will be used to support 10 new annual scholarships named in honor of a select group of Dr. Brommel's former students and associates. Two of the 10 scholarships are for students majoring in communication, media and theatre, and two are for students majoring in music. The other six scholarships are given to three students in honors programs, one in political science, one in history, and one in the board of governors or university without walls program. All of the scholarships will be awarded to outstanding undergraduates at the junior level for completion of their senior year.
These 10 scholarships are not the first created by Dr. Brommel. He previously established an endowed scholarship to support NEIU graduates who are pursuing doctoral level study and recently has established a distinguished research professor award. These two awards, one Distinguished Research Professor Award ($5,000) and one Scholarship for Doctoral Studies ($5,000) are awarded annually through the NEIU Office of Scholarships & Retention (OSR) Program. The Bernard J. Brommel Distinguished Research Professor Award was presented in 2005 for the first time to Dr. Dragan Milovanovic. The 2005 Scholarship for Doctoral Studies was awarded to Christopher J. Schneider (BA 2002).
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