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The Bengal Photo Courtesy of Idaho State University Andrea Diaz Reporter Starting in a few weeks, Idaho State University is going to start hosting the New Student Orientation (NSO) programs. These programs will continue throughout the summer. New Student Orientation is the period right before a new student begins their first semester at a university. NSO’s usually consist of introducing the new students to the campus’s faculty and staff, what programs they offer and helping the students enroll in classes. In ISU’s program, there are changes ranging from the process itself and new additi...

Northwestern Now In his 22nd Conversations with the President event Tuesday (April 13) — held remotely for the second consecutive year due to COVID-19 safety precautions — Northwestern University President Morton Schapiro reflected on the pandemic’s impact on campus safety, what we’ve learned as an institution and where we’re headed as restrictions begin to loosen.   “I think one of the safest places in the world has been Northwestern, and we have the numbers to show that,” President Schapiro said, referencing the low positivity rate on campus since students returned for Winte...

Northwestern Now After more than a decade of a transformative presidency, Schapiro to conclude tenure in August 2022 Morton Schapiro took office in September 2009. Photo by Peter Barreras President Morton Schapiro, who has led Northwestern University through one of its most transformative and sustained periods of academic growth, announced today (March 4) that he will conclude his tenure on Aug. 31, 2022. Since Schapiro took office in September 2009 as the 16th president in Northwestern’s 170-year history, the University has elevated its status as a premier university for research and teach...

Northwestern University 2009 Morton Schapiro inaugurated as Northwestern’s 16th president Schapiro receives a “NU Survival Kit” that includes a roll of quarters for downtown parking meters from then-Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl, a supply of warm clothes from the Northwestern Alumni Association and a picture of The Rock from the Associated Student Government. John Legend performs in a concert at Welsh-Ryan Arena, and New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman speaks at the event. Watch a video of the event highlights. March Through the Arch A new tradition is born as the Class of 2013 and trans...