Northeastern Illinois University
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| Motto | Excellence. Access. Diversity. Community. |
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| Established | 1867 |
| Type | Public |
| President | Salme H. Steinberg |
| Staff | 876 (2004) |
| Undergraduates | 10,987[1] |
| Postgraduates | 2,809 |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Campus | Urban, 67 acres |
| Student/Faculty Ratio | 18:1 |
| Mascot | Golden Eagle |
| Website | www.neiu.edu |
Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) is a public state university located in the North Park community area of Chicago, Illinois. Northeastern Illinois University serves commuter students in the Chicago metropolitan area. The school's predecessor began in 1867 as Cook County's first teachers' college. The school was ranked the most ethnically diverse university in the Midwest according to U.S. News & World Reports.
The school's demographics are: 49% Caucasian, 25% Hispanic, 12% African American, 10% Asian, and 4% other.
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[edit] 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 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.
About Northeastern: Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) is a comprehensive state university serving more than 10,000 commuter students. Located on 67 acres in an attractive residential area on the northwest side of Chicago, the university offers more than 80 undergraduate and graduate majors. Northeastern's diverse population provides a microcosm of the Chicago metropolitan area.
Mission Statement: Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) is dedicated to both excellence and access. The most important facets of the university's mission are to offer high quality undergraduate and graduate programs to a broad spectrum of students and to foster student growth and development. To these ends, the university attaches primary importance to excellence in teaching.
Since program quality is enhanced by professional activities beyond the classroom on the part of the faculty, emphasis is also given to pure and applied research and to academic and public service.
Unique to Northeastern's mission are the two distinctive features of diversity and community partnerships. Because of its location in the Chicago metropolitain area, the university serves a population which is diverse in age, culture, language, and race.
This diversity, a major asset, means that the academic programs utilize a variety of perspectives to enrich the teaching and learning experience and to prepare students for the multiculturalism which characterizes our society.
The university's location also provides students and faculty with many opportunities to integrate field-based learning, research, and service with classroom instruction.
Northeastern Illinois University preserves the finest traditions of university education, augmented by active involvement in the metropolitan area, on behalf of the residents of Illinois.
NEIU Historical Timeline: • 1867 Established as Cook County Normal School, Blue Island Illinois, the first teacher training institution in the county
• 1961 Moved to its current North-side campus, 5500 N. St. Louis Ave., Chicago, Illinois (total enrollment 1,348)
• 1965 Renamed Chicago Teachers' College- North
• 1967 Renamed Northeastern Illinois State College
• 1971 Granted university status and renamed Northeastern Illinois University (total enrollment 7,000)
• 1966 Established Center for Inner City Studies as an outgrowth of concern for and commitment to inner city communities (renamed Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies in 2004)
• 1969 Established El Centro- a satellite facility serving as the University's academic center for the Latino community
• 1978 Founded the Chicago Teachers' Center- a satellite site offering professional development programs and other educational resources for urban teachers and administrators
• 1996 Joined the University Center of Lake County as a founding member of the Lake County consortium of public and private universities which offers college level courses in Lake County
Campus Locations:
Main Campus 5500 N. St. Louis Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60625 773 583-4050
Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies 700 East Oakwood Boulevard Chicago, Illinois 60653 773 268-7500
El Centro 3119 N. Pulaski Chicago, Illinois 60641 773-442-4080
[edit] Undergraduate programs
[edit] College of Arts and Sciences
- Anthropology
- Art
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Communication, Media and Theatre
- Computer Science
- Earth Science
- Economics
- English
- Environmental Studies
- French
- Geography
- History
- Justice Studies
- Mathematics
- Music
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Women's Studies
[edit] College of Business and Management
- Accounting
- Business Law
- Finance
- Management
- Marketing
[edit] College of Education
- Bilingual/Bicultural Education
- Community Health and Wellness
- Early Childhood Education
- Elementary Education
- Health and Wellness
- Human Resource Development
- Inner City Studies
- Music Education (K-12)
- Physical Education
- Secondary Education
- Special Education
[edit] Graduate programs
[edit] College of Arts and Sciences
- Anthropology
- Art
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Communication, Media and Theatre
- Computer Science
- Earth Science
- Economics
- English
- Environmental Studies
- French
- Geography
- History
- Justice Studies
- Linguistics
- Mathematics
- Music
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Women's Studies
[edit] College of Business and Management
- Accounting
- Business Law
- Finance
- Management
- Marketing
[edit] College of Education
- Bilingual/Bicultural Education
- Community Health and Wellness
- Early Childhood Education
- Elementary Education
- Health and Wellness
- Human Resource Development
- Inner City Studies
- Music Education (K-12)
- Physical Education
- Secondary Education
- Special Education
[edit] Athletics
NEIU competed as a member of the Division I Mid-Continent Conference from 1994 to 1998, when the school discontinued all athletic programs as a cost-cutting measure.
The school's football team was a charter member of the Division III Illini-Badger Football Conference, in which it won five conference titles before dropping the sport in 1988.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Prince Nguyen Phuc Buu Chanh, President of the Vietnamese Constitutional Monarchist League
- Michael Angelo Batio, guitarist
- Luis Gutierrez, U.S. Congressman
- Art Porter, Jr., saxophonist
- James Hirsen, conservative activist and collumnist for WorldNetDaily.com
[edit] External links
| Public Colleges and Universities in Illinois |
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| Chicago State • Eastern Illinois • Governors State • Illinois • Illinois-Springfield • Illinois State • Northeastern Illinois • Northern Illinois • SIU-Carbondale • SIU-Edwardsville • UIC • Western Illinois |
