nku undergraduate viewbook

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Dreamers Welcome

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Why You’ll Love NKU p6

Dreams Take You Places p18

School Spirit p26

First Year Experience p16 small classes, undergraduate research, internships

honors, study abroad, student involvement

student tips, freshman schedule, get connected

athletics, dorm life, alumni

admissions.nku.edu

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Unleash your dreamsThe dream of the university is to educate students to succeed in a global society, to be contributing members of their communities. Are you a dreamer? If so, Northern Kentucky University is the place for you. Each fall 15,000-plus students come to campus to follow their dreams. It’s the dreamers who change the world, who cure diseases, who invent the next must-have technology.

Dreams matter. Dreams elevate. They motivate and inspire. They allow us to achieve remarkable things.


Why You’ll Love NKU p6

Dreams Take You Places p18

School Spirit p26

First Year Experience p16 small classes, undergraduate research, internships

honors, study abroad, student involvement

student tips, freshman schedule, get connected

athletics, dorm life, alumni

admissions.nku.edu

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Unleash your dreamsThe dream of the university is to educate students to succeed in a global society, to be contributing members of their communities. Are you a dreamer? If so, Northern Kentucky University is the place for you. Each fall 15,000-plus students come to campus to follow their dreams. It’s the dreamers who change the world, who cure diseases, who invent the next must-have technology.

Dreams matter. Dreams elevate. They motivate and inspire. They allow us to achieve remarkable things.

http://admissions.nku.edu


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is a 19-year-old public relations major, with a minor in electronic media and broadcasting. She hails from Lexington, Ky., and is a Leadership Mentor, is a member of Kappa Delta sorority and gives campus tours for the Office of Admissions.

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“I always knew since I was little that I wanted to be in front of the camera, but not in a theatrical way. I wanted to be the person people look to when they need information. So I came to NKU because they offer the kind of technological classes I need, and they’re located next to a huge media market in Cincinnati. My dream is to be a news anchor for a really well-known television station, and my

professors are helping me learn how to do it.I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.”

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You know the kind of place that offers a comfortable, safe, energetic learning environment – a place that will get the most out of you and mold you into a person who will shape the future? We’re that kind of place.

You know the kind of place that is filled with the vibrant, social and cultural activities that can enhance the college experience? We’re that kind of place, too.

You know the kind of place that is the best of both worlds – a place that can offer a metropolitan education in a comfortable, suburban setting? A place where you can make your dreams come true? NKU is that kind of place.


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Analyzing the impact of fear tactics on the downloading of music in Italy and the United states; studying potential anti-cancer agents; investigating the microbiology of caves – these are just a few of the research topics NKU students are currently pursuing. At NKU, research is offered as part of the undergraduate experience.

When Dr. Mark bardgett was growing up, he watched his grandmother suffer from Alzheimer’s disease. Today, the psychological science professor at Northern Kentucky University focuses his research on understanding how the brain affects behavior. Dr. bardgett and his students study the effects of exercise and its impact on individuals who have sustained damage to the hippocampus, the part of the brain responsible for short-term memory.

“I am extremely grateful to be able to continue my research and also extend opportunities to undergraduate students and graduate students to get hands-on experience with these projects,” bardgett says. “My goal is to give students the same opportunities I had as a student – transformative opportunities that gave me the confidence to pursue a career in research.” recent research led to a discovery that proved exercise helps the brain retain information.

Dr. Mark Bardgett

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College of Arts & SciencesLiKE To DREam big?

hERE YoU caN:

iN ThiS coLLEgE YoU caN Do iT aLL,That’s okay - we do too.

from studying the complexities of the human genome to working on a stage production.

Explore the Arts, Humanities,

Social Sciences, Behavioral

Sciences, Mathematics,

Natural Sciences and

Organizational Leadership.

bUrhAN MohAMEDAlI, M.D. ’03, University of Illinois medical resident: “Perhaps the best part of my preparation for medical school were my mentors – my professors. I was fortunate enough to be in the good hands of the most dedicated faculty for teaching and advising on biology, research and pre-medicine.”

EMIlY PArKEr (political science major): “I always knew I wanted to be in public service, and an American politics class changed my life. I started taking more and more political classes – the professors here make it like a little family – and I became interested in seeing how policy happens and the way things work. Now I’ll get to see first-hand: I was chosen to intern in Washington, D.C., at the Department of Education.”

KATIE rAsP, Assistant vP of credit risk: “My experience as a math major at NKU was instrumental in preparing me for my career at Fifth Third Bank. While so much of this preparation was academic – working with classmates on group projects and learning to better manage my time with a full class schedule – a great deal of my preparation can be attributed to my on-campus involvement.”

The haile Digital Planetarium, which opened in 2007, is the first laser projection planetarium system to ever be installed on an educational institution’s campus anywhere in the world.

NKU’s Anthropology Museum features displays on local and regional history, including displays of huichol, haitian and northwest coast culture.

NKU's theatre & dance department has more than 12 productions each year.

1) NKU ’s u nderg r aduate sc ience center i s one of the most techno l og ica l l y adva nced i n the Midwest.

2) NKU ’s vi su a l a nd perform i ng a r t s p rog r ams a re some of the f i ne st i n the nat i o n , i nc l ud i ng a c oncer t ha l l , two theat res a nd two a r t g a l l er ie s .

3) If a n ex i st i ng majo r doesn ’ t c over exact l y what you ’re i nterested i n st udy i ng , y ou ca n create you r own major throug h the i nteg r at i ve st ud ie s p rog r am.

4) Pa r t ic i pa te i n TG I Theat re – a week l y performa nce ser ie s of st udent-p roduced works .

5) At NKU, a l l st udents ha ve the op p o r t u n it y to c onduct resea rch p rojects w ith fac u l t y .

5 REaSoNS To coNSiDER The college of arts and Sciences

ToP

bURhaNMohamedali

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KaTiERasp Unlike other universities, NKU undergraduate students are able to participate in research alongside world-renowned faculty.

Eric “stretch” banks lived out his dream by working with biology professor Dr. hazel barton. Together they dug deep into the earth to see if microorganisms can survive in nutrient-starved environments. barton has traveled all over the world – from Kentucky to guatemala to laos to Antarctica – with undergraduate students doing vital research.

ERic“Stretch” Banks

one new project involves spending time in Kentucky caves investigating White-Nose syndrome, a disease caused by a fungus that has killed more than a million bats in the northeast.

“It’s one of the biggest wildlife crises of our time,” she says. And NKU students will be right there with her to help solve the problem.

For more information: artscience.nku.edu

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College of Arts & SciencesLiKE To DREam big?

hERE YoU caN:

iN ThiS coLLEgE YoU caN Do iT aLL,That’s okay - we do too.

from studying the complexities of the human genome to working on a stage production.

Explore the Arts, Humanities,

Social Sciences, Behavioral

Sciences, Mathematics,

Natural Sciences and

Organizational Leadership.

bUrhAN MohAMEDAlI, M.D. ’03, University of Illinois medical resident: “Perhaps the best part of my preparation for medical school were my mentors – my professors. I was fortunate enough to be in the good hands of the most dedicated faculty for teaching and advising on biology, research and pre-medicine.”

EMIlY PArKEr (political science major): “I always knew I wanted to be in public service, and an American politics class changed my life. I started taking more and more political classes – the professors here make it like a little family – and I became interested in seeing how policy happens and the way things work. Now I’ll get to see first-hand: I was chosen to intern in Washington, D.C., at the Department of Education.”

KATIE rAsP, Assistant vP of credit risk: “My experience as a math major at NKU was instrumental in preparing me for my career at Fifth Third Bank. While so much of this preparation was academic – working with classmates on group projects and learning to better manage my time with a full class schedule – a great deal of my preparation can be attributed to my on-campus involvement.”

The haile Digital Planetarium, which opened in 2007, is the first laser projection planetarium system to ever be installed on an educational institution’s campus anywhere in the world.

NKU’s Anthropology Museum features displays on local and regional history, including displays of huichol, haitian and northwest coast culture.

NKU's theatre & dance department has more than 12 productions each year.

1) NKU ’s u nderg r aduate sc ience center i s one of the most techno l og ica l l y adva nced i n the Midwest.

2) NKU ’s vi su a l a nd perform i ng a r t s p rog r ams a re some of the f i ne st i n the nat i o n , i nc l ud i ng a c oncer t ha l l , two theat res a nd two a r t g a l l er ie s .

3) If a n ex i st i ng majo r doesn ’ t c over exact l y what you ’re i nterested i n st udy i ng , y ou ca n create you r own major throug h the i nteg r at i ve st ud ie s p rog r am.

4) Pa r t ic i pa te i n TG I Theat re – a week l y performa nce ser ie s of st udent-p roduced works .

5) At NKU, a l l st udents ha ve the op p o r t u n it y to c onduct resea rch p rojects w ith fac u l t y .

5 REaSoNS To coNSiDER The college of arts and Sciences

ToP

bURhaNMohamedali

EmiLYParker

KaTiERasp Unlike other universities, NKU undergraduate students are able to participate in research alongside world-renowned faculty.

Eric “stretch” banks lived out his dream by working with biology professor Dr. hazel barton. Together they dug deep into the earth to see if microorganisms can survive in nutrient-starved environments. barton has traveled all over the world – from Kentucky to guatemala to laos to Antarctica – with undergraduate students doing vital research.

ERic“Stretch” Banks

one new project involves spending time in Kentucky caves investigating White-Nose syndrome, a disease caused by a fungus that has killed more than a million bats in the northeast.

“It’s one of the biggest wildlife crises of our time,” she says. And NKU students will be right there with her to help solve the problem.

For more information: artscience.nku.edu

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http://artscience.nku.edu

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1) NKU ’s ent rep reneu r sh i p majo r r a nks among the 25 best p rog r ams i n the nat i o n .

2) Fewer tha n 15% of the nat i o n ’s bu s i ne ss c o l l eg es meet NKU ’s i nter nat i o n a l accredit at i o n .

3) NKU ha s c o-op a nd i nter n sh i p o p p o r t u n it ie s a va i l a b l e at majo r c or p or at i o n s .

4) NKU is the on l y schoo l i n the Midwest to offer a n u nderg r aduate deg ree i n sp o r t s bu s i ne ss .

5) The Pr i nceton Review l i sted ou r MBA prog r am among the top i n the c ou nt r y i n the 2009 issue.

5 REaSoNS To coNSiDER haile/US bank college of business

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Haile/US Bank College of Business

When the St. Xavier Church in downtown Cincinnati needed a new visual identity, NKU was there to help. Students in Professor Mark Komanecky’s marketing and promotion class developed a new logo, tagline and website. The class is one of 60 at NKU this semester that helped our community.

Earn an internationally recognized business degree from the Haile/US Bank College of Business, which is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Nationally, fewer than 15 percent of all business programs meet the rigorous academic standards of AACSB.

Haile/US BaNK college of BUSiNeSS StUdeNtS worK aNd co-op at compaNieS SUcH aS:

cincinnati Bell Deloitte & touche Duke energy Fidelity investments Fifth third Bank General electric

Great American insurance Kroger Messer PricewaterhousecoopersProcter & Gamble thornton Grant

For more information: cob.nku.edu

College of Health Professions

1) NKU hea lth p rofe ss i o n s st udents ha ve a 90-100% pa ss r ate on NCLEX exam i n at i o n s .

2) NKU resp i r ator y ca re g r aduates ha ve a 99% emp l o yment r ate.

3) C l i n ic a l s ite s for Hea lth Profess i o n s st udents i nc l ude C inc i n n at i Chi ld ren’s Hosp it a l , St. E l iz a beth ’s a nd other hea lt h ca re fac i l i t ie s .

4) St udents ca n a p p l y what they're lea r n i ng on st ate-of-the-a r t huma n pat ient s imu l a tor s .

5) Master ’s p rog r ams a va i l a b l e i n n u r s i ng .

5 REaSoNS To coNSiDER The college of health Professions

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Dr. Denise Robinson, dean of NKU’s College of Health Professions, can see the future.

“There will be a tremendous demand for healthcare access,” she says. “Health practitioners have been identified as one way to meet the need.”

How does she know this? Because it’s already happening. There is a national need for health practitioners, and at NKU, students are meeting that need by using state-of-the-art technology to

For more information: healthprofessions.nku.edu

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help develop their skills.

From simulators that talk and breathe to a 12,000-square-foot virtual hospital operating area, NKU students are learning on the most up-to-date equipment available.

And when they graduate, these NKU students will be able to fill that national need.

Nursing, RadiologicTechnolgy and

Respiratory Care

caRLYSmiThRadiologic Technology major

http://cob.nku.edu


1) NKU ’s ent rep reneu r sh i p majo r r a nks among the 25 best p rog r ams i n the nat i o n .

2) Fewer tha n 15% of the nat i o n ’s bu s i ne ss c o l l eg es meet NKU ’s i nter nat i o n a l accredit at i o n .

3) NKU ha s c o-op a nd i nter n sh i p o p p o r t u n it ie s a va i l a b l e at majo r c or p or at i o n s .

4) NKU is the on l y schoo l i n the Midwest to offer a n u nderg r aduate deg ree i n sp o r t s bu s i ne ss .

5) The Pr i nceton Review l i sted ou r MBA prog r am among the top i n the c ou nt r y i n the 2009 issue.

5 REaSoNS To coNSiDER haile/US bank college of business

ToP

Haile/US Bank College of Business

When the St. Xavier Church in downtown Cincinnati needed a new visual identity, NKU was there to help. Students in Professor Mark Komanecky’s marketing and promotion class developed a new logo, tagline and website. The class is one of 60 at NKU this semester that helped our community.

Earn an internationally recognized business degree from the Haile/US Bank College of Business, which is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Nationally, fewer than 15 percent of all business programs meet the rigorous academic standards of AACSB.

Haile/US BaNK college of BUSiNeSS StUdeNtS worK aNd co-op at compaNieS SUcH aS:

cincinnati Bell Deloitte & touche Duke energy Fidelity investments Fifth third Bank General electric

Great American insurance Kroger Messer PricewaterhousecoopersProcter & Gamble thornton Grant

For more information: cob.nku.edu

College of Health Professions

1) NKU hea lth p rofe ss i o n s st udents ha ve a 90-100% pa ss r ate on NCLEX exam i n at i o n s .

2) NKU resp i r ator y ca re g r aduates ha ve a 99% emp l o yment r ate.

3) C l i n ic a l s ite s for Hea lth Profess i o n s st udents i nc l ude C inc i n n at i Chi ld ren’s Hosp it a l , St. E l iz a beth ’s a nd other hea lt h ca re fac i l i t ie s .

4) St udents ca n a p p l y what they're lea r n i ng on st ate-of-the-a r t huma n pat ient s imu l a tor s .

5) Master ’s p rog r ams a va i l a b l e i n n u r s i ng .

5 REaSoNS To coNSiDER The college of health Professions

ToP

Dr. Denise Robinson, dean of NKU’s College of Health Professions, can see the future.

“There will be a tremendous demand for healthcare access,” she says. “Health practitioners have been identified as one way to meet the need.”

How does she know this? Because it’s already happening. There is a national need for health practitioners, and at NKU, students are meeting that need by using state-of-the-art technology to

For more information: healthprofessions.nku.edu

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help develop their skills.

From simulators that talk and breathe to a 12,000-square-foot virtual hospital operating area, NKU students are learning on the most up-to-date equipment available.

And when they graduate, these NKU students will be able to fill that national need.

Nursing, RadiologicTechnolgy and

Respiratory Care

caRLYSmiThRadiologic Technology major

http://healthprofessions.nku.edu


When he was in high school in Columbus, Ohio, Keith Justice knew what he wanted to do with his life. He wanted to be close to sports. He wanted to work in some kind of medical field. He wanted to be an athletic trainer.

His path led him to NKU, where he was able to intern for the Cincinnati Bengals for two summers.

“NKU was intimate – it was a place where I could really get to

know my professors,” Justice says. “And it also offered me the opportunity to do internships like the time I spent with the Bengals.”

Always a football fan, Justice says it was surreal spending time in an NFL locker room.

“You go out there and you see Chad Ochocinco – and you’re working alongside him,” Justice says. As an intern he spent most of his time taping up athletes, preparing the field for practice and taking care of athletes when they got hurt, giving them ice bags and massages, as well as transporting them to the hospital.

Cornerback Morgan Trent even trusted Justice so much that he requested him by name to take him to the hospital when he was injured.

“We’re still friends,” Justice says. “He even came to church with me once.”

And what’s next for Justice? Graduate school, where he will eventually earn a master’s in teaching. Then he will become a high school teacher as well as an athletic trainer.

“NKU prepared me for this,” he says. “I was given the academic opportunity, and it led me where I wanted to go.”

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College of Education and Human Services

offering a broad array of academic majors from social work to athletic training, college of Education and human services graduates shape our community in the fields of counseling, education and kinesiology.

KEiThjUSTicE

1) NKU g raduates ha ve one of Kent uck y’s h ig hest pa ss r ates on the Nat i o n a l Teacher s ’ E xam.

2) C l i n ic a l educat i o n s ite s for ath let ic t r a i n i ng st udents i nc l ude the C inc i n n at i Beng a l s a nd C yc l o ne s a nd Cha r l ot te Bobcat s .

3) NKU st udents ha ve op p o r t u n it ie s to st udent-teach a rou nd the wor ld - The U.S . Depa r tment of State awa rded one of f i ve I nter nat i o n a l Leader i n Educat i o n p rog r ams to NKU.

4) Soc ia l worker emp l o yment i s expected to i nc rea se much fa ster tha n a l l other occu pat i o n s throug h 2016.

5) NKU st udents ha ve the op p o r t u n it y to c ont i n ue thei r educat i o n w ith ma ster ’s deg rees i n educat i o n a nd soc i a l work .

5 REaSoNS To coNSiDER The college of Education and human Services

ToP

For more information: coehs.nku.edu

Athletic Training major

http://coehs.nku.edu


When he was in high school in Columbus, Ohio, Keith Justice knew what he wanted to do with his life. He wanted to be close to sports. He wanted to work in some kind of medical field. He wanted to be an athletic trainer.

His path led him to NKU, where he was able to intern for the Cincinnati Bengals for two summers.

“NKU was intimate – it was a place where I could really get to

know my professors,” Justice says. “And it also offered me the opportunity to do internships like the time I spent with the Bengals.”

Always a football fan, Justice says it was surreal spending time in an NFL locker room.

“You go out there and you see Chad Ochocinco – and you’re working alongside him,” Justice says. As an intern he spent most of his time taping up athletes, preparing the field for practice and taking care of athletes when they got hurt, giving them ice bags and massages, as well as transporting them to the hospital.

Cornerback Morgan Trent even trusted Justice so much that he requested him by name to take him to the hospital when he was injured.

“We’re still friends,” Justice says. “He even came to church with me once.”

And what’s next for Justice? Graduate school, where he will eventually earn a master’s in teaching. Then he will become a high school teacher as well as an athletic trainer.

“NKU prepared me for this,” he says. “I was given the academic opportunity, and it led me where I wanted to go.”

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College of Education and Human Services

offering a broad array of academic majors from social work to athletic training, college of Education and human services graduates shape our community in the fields of counseling, education and kinesiology.

KEiThjUSTicE

1) NKU g raduates ha ve one of Kent uck y’s h ig hest pa ss r ates on the Nat i o n a l Teacher s ’ E xam.

2) C l i n ic a l educat i o n s ite s for ath let ic t r a i n i ng st udents i nc l ude the C inc i n n at i Beng a l s a nd C yc l o ne s a nd Cha r l ot te Bobcat s .

3) NKU st udents ha ve op p o r t u n it ie s to st udent-teach a rou nd the wor ld - The U.S . Depa r tment of State awa rded one of f i ve I nter nat i o n a l Leader i n Educat i o n p rog r ams to NKU.

4) Soc ia l worker emp l o yment i s expected to i nc rea se much fa ster tha n a l l other occu pat i o n s throug h 2016.

5) NKU st udents ha ve the op p o r t u n it y to c ont i n ue thei r educat i o n w ith ma ster ’s deg rees i n educat i o n a nd soc i a l work .

5 REaSoNS To coNSiDER The college of Education and human Services

ToP

For more information: coehs.nku.edu

Athletic Training major


The common thread of informatics is information – its acquisition, collection, analysis, manipulation, application, packaging, presentation and marketing.

All of these activities involve informatics. It is where the science and technology that handle information meet the human arts and psychology of delivering it, bringing them together under a single theory of applied technology.

Are you interested in, among other topics, communication and media, computer science, information technology or management information systems? Then you’re interested in informatics. You’re interested in your future.

Who knows what that future will look like? We’ll leave that up to you.

College of Informatics

1) For t une mag az ine sa ys n i ne of the 20 fa stest-g rowing professi ona l job s i n the next decade wi l l be found in the f ie ld of i nformat ic s .

2) NKU g raduates more informat ion f ie ld major s tha n a n y other Kent uck y un iversit y.

3) NKU ’s commun icat ion g raduates ca n be found at major newspa pers a nd televis i on a nd radio stat ions both reg iona l l y a nd nat iona l l y .

4) A new state-of-the-ar t informat ic s fac i l it y is under const r uct ion .

5) The I nfr a st r uct ure Management I nst it ute at NKU g ives i nformat ic s st udents the oppor t un it y to expa nd their por tfo l i o s with a number of projects that i nc l ude web development, pu b l ic relat i ons , hea lthca re informat ic s a nd more.

5 REaSoNS To coNSiDER The college of informaticsToP

bUSiNESS iNFoRmaTicS commUNicaTioN STUDiES

Computer Information TechnologycomPUTER SciENcE

Electronic Media & Broadcasting Media Informatics PUbLic RELaTioNS

joURNaLiSm

Meet the new center for Informatics – a unique and inviting state-of-the-art facility where a new generation of professionals will build our information economy. It will feature the “genius bar,” a sort of multidiscipline technology help desk; research flex space; and a café as well as a digitorium and the cAvE, a computer-assisted virtual enviroment. In addition to being home to some of the most advanced digital technology available, the center for Informatics will be the first “green” building on NKU’s campus, having been designed for lEED silver certification.

“iF YoU aRE a high SchooL STUDENT and want a career in an information discipline, YoU ShoULD bE SUbmiTTiNg YoUR application to Northern Kentucky University aND PacKiNg YoUR bagS for Highland Heights.” - frANK MUEhlEMAN, vP, DEll coMPUTErs

Search NKU to get your free app.For more information:informatics.nku.edu

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completion date May 2011


The common thread of informatics is information – its acquisition, collection, analysis, manipulation, application, packaging, presentation and marketing.

All of these activities involve informatics. It is where the science and technology that handle information meet the human arts and psychology of delivering it, bringing them together under a single theory of applied technology.

Are you interested in, among other topics, communication and media, computer science, information technology or management information systems? Then you’re interested in informatics. You’re interested in your future.

Who knows what that future will look like? We’ll leave that up to you.

College of Informatics

1) For t une mag az ine sa ys n i ne of the 20 fa stest-g rowing professi ona l job s i n the next decade wi l l be found in the f ie ld of i nformat ic s .

2) NKU g raduates more informat ion f ie ld major s tha n a n y other Kent uck y un iversit y.

3) NKU ’s commun icat ion g raduates ca n be found at major newspa pers a nd televis i on a nd radio stat ions both reg iona l l y a nd nat iona l l y .

4) A new state-of-the-ar t informat ic s fac i l it y is under const r uct ion .

5) The I nfr a st r uct ure Management I nst it ute at NKU g ives i nformat ic s st udents the oppor t un it y to expa nd their por tfo l i o s with a number of projects that i nc l ude web development, pu b l ic relat i ons , hea lthca re informat ic s a nd more.

5 REaSoNS To coNSiDER The college of informaticsToP

bUSiNESS iNFoRmaTicS commUNicaTioN STUDiES

Computer Information TechnologycomPUTER SciENcE

Electronic Media & Broadcasting Media Informatics PUbLic RELaTioNS

joURNaLiSm

Meet the new center for Informatics – a unique and inviting state-of-the-art facility where a new generation of professionals will build our information economy. It will feature the “genius bar,” a sort of multidiscipline technology help desk; research flex space; and a café as well as a digitorium and the cAvE, a computer-assisted virtual enviroment. In addition to being home to some of the most advanced digital technology available, the center for Informatics will be the first “green” building on NKU’s campus, having been designed for lEED silver certification.

“iF YoU aRE a high SchooL STUDENT and want a career in an information discipline, YoU ShoULD bE SUbmiTTiNg YoUR application to Northern Kentucky University aND PacKiNg YoUR bagS for Highland Heights.” - frANK MUEhlEMAN, vP, DEll coMPUTErs

Search NKU to get your free app.For more information:informatics.nku.edu

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completion date May 2011

http://informatics.nku.edu


Your dream starts here ...

Sign up for a Learning Community

Succeed with Learning Assistance Programs

*cMst 110 introduction to communication studies; tr 1:40-2:55

*eMB 100 Media Literacy; tr 9:25-10:40

hr 101 Dreams Lost and Found; MWF 10:00-10:50

stA 205 introduction to statistical Methods; MWF 11:00-11:50

Psy 100 introduction to Psychology; MWF 12:00-12:50

*Learning community class

The freshman experience at NKU is unique and dynamic. Take our hand. We’ll lead the way...

A Learning community is a small group of NKu students who take two or three popular courses together. By taking the sameclasses, these students make new friends, form study groups, participate in class discussions and get to know faculty morequickly than they might otherwise in non-Learning community classes.Have fun at Pumpkin Bust

Get to know your academic advisor beyond your advising appointment.

Typical freshman schedule

TiPS student

Check out the most popular Starbucks beverage among NKU students -a grande white chocolate mocha.

i am NoRSE!“I’m a member of the NKU community, and I seize every opportunity that I can. I make NKU what it needs to be for me. It is earning my degree, as well as my first step in a long and successful journey – through NKU I have been to london, spent a semester interning for the governor, and this summer I will be interning in Washington, D.c. so seize those opportunities and take advantage of what is offered to you!”

Kevin golden, student government president, political science major

Meet new people at FreshFusion

NEW FREEDomS IRESPoNSibiLiTiES

FreshFusion is the official welcome event for all new students.

“The freshman 15” is very real…grab your friends and head to the Campus Recreation Center.

Sign up for any student organization that sounds interesting to you! TiPS

student

TiPS student

NKU’s office of first-Year Programs

introduced The book connection

in 2000 for our freshman students.

The book connection seeks to bring

students together with a shared

reading experience while focusing on

issues addressed in a popular fiction

or nonfiction book. This year’s book is

This I Believe, which was published in

2006 and is based on the NPr series

of the same name that was founded in

1952 and hosted by Edward r. Murrow

as a daily radio program. The book

features 80 short essays from all walks

of life – from the famous like colin

Powell, Albert Einstein and bill gates

to the previously unknown like the

ones written by an attorney, an English

professor and an events planner –

completing the thought that begins

the book’s title. There is something for

everyone in this thought-provoking

collection that will inspire readers to

think about the beliefs of others as

well as what they believe in.

gET coNNEcTED

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NKU HonorsProgram

Honors courses come to life! Where will your dreams take you? • Study fair-trade coffee issues, including a visit to a coffee plantation in the Dominican Republic.

• Travel to Berlin over spring break as part of the Berlin in History and Culture course.

• Travel to South Africa to study education practices in other countries.

here in the NKU honors Program, engage in experiential learning, pursue independent research and travel abroad.

We offer you the opportunity to stretch your imagination in interdisciplinary honors seminars, challenging you to go farther than you could ever dream.

Enjoy the many perks offered to Honors students:-Register for unique, creative courses.-Participate in course-related travel.-Learn in a community with your peers.-Graduate as a University Honors Scholar, a distinction that will appear on your transcripts and diploma.-Work one on one with an NKU professor on your capstone project.-Present your research at national conferences.

honors admission requirementsWe look for:

• Demonstrated curiosity about a wide range of subjects.• Successful secondary school preparation (AP, IB or honors courses).• An ACT composite of 26+ or SAT of 1170+.

Students admitted to the university with a 3.8+ GPA, 26+ ACT English score and 27+ ACT composite will not be required to apply for admission but will be invited to join the honors program as an Honors Fellow. The honors admission application can be found at honors.nku.edu.

honors community

Live and learn with other honors students in the honors wing of Callahan Hall. Designed to support student learning and personal development, this inclusive community fosters friendship, collaboration and a love for learning. Some honors courses are taught in this residence hall. Callahan Hall is located adjacent to campus with convenient shuttle service.

2010-11 room rates, per semester. All rates are subject to change.

Callahan Hall double w/full bath $2,650 / $2,400 see floor plan example above.Callahan Hall double w/half bath $2,250 / $2,050Callahan Hall quad w/full bath $2,300

Callahan Hall is a coed residence hall with single-gender double and quad rooms.

1) Har ry Potter Goes Globa l : E xamine the g loba l nat u re of the Har ry

Potter phenomenon a nd the power of la ng uag e.

2) Being Bob Dy la n: E xp l ore the f ie ld of performa nce st udies

a s it relates to one of the most un i que a nd vis i ona r y cha racters of the Amer ica n music scene.

3) Wor ld Histor y throug h a Dozen Mea l s: E xamine wor ld reg ions a nd cu lt u res throug h a ser ies of din ner semina r s .

4) Theme Parks in Amer ica n Cu lt u re: St udy popu l a r cu lt u re, performa nce, fo lk l ore

a nd f i lm, whi le conduct i ng academic f ie ld resea rch in this g roundbreak ing course.

5) Ecofemin i sm: Discuss issues of soc ia l ju st ice a nd its

relat i onsh i p to our eco l og ica l development.

5 PoPULaR honors SeminarsToP

Callahan Hall

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ERiNKelley

Have you always dreamt of studying abroad? Do you value the importance of having a global perspective? The answer is NKU.NKU is seeking more foreign students, encouraging domestic students to study abroad, exchanging faculty with foreign schools and adding international themes to classes as part of an effort to internationalize the campus. “our goal is to produce

Anthropology majorErin Kelley wanted to see the world. She wanted to travel, to study other cultures, to meet new people.

So she came to NKU.

Machu Picchu in Urubamba Valley, Peru

graduates who have a global perspective and to create a campus that reflects international breadth,” says NKU President james votruba.

mEET STUDENTS STaTES

coUNTRiES 4292 from more than

and

Growing up with military parents, Erin spent most of her childhood in Hawaii, and when they moved to Kentucky, she began her search for a college. She searched all over the country for the right fit.

“I looked at all kinds of colleges from New York to Florida, and NKU was the first college I could actually see myself attending,” she says. “I could see myself hanging out here, walking around campus, meeting friends.”

It was the diversity of people on campus that influenced her.

“I can’t picture anybody not being able to make friends here,” she says. “The different religions, different

countries, different styles – it was all here.”

Of course, NKU offered the right program for Erin – anthropology – and it offered various study abroad opportunities. “I’ve gone on four separate study abroad trips – Ireland, Mexico, Peru and Nicaragua,” she says. “You can get knowledge from a book, but you can’t taste the food or meet the people or interact with the culture.”

After graduation she hopes to continue to travel and study other cultures.

“I started off with a dream,” she says, “and NKU was able to help me follow it.”

Get your passport ready. studyabroad.nku.edu

Mexico Ireland

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ERiNKelley

Have you always dreamt of studying abroad? Do you value the importance of having a global perspective? The answer is NKU.NKU is seeking more foreign students, encouraging domestic students to study abroad, exchanging faculty with foreign schools and adding international themes to classes as part of an effort to internationalize the campus. “our goal is to produce

Anthropology majorErin Kelley wanted to see the world. She wanted to travel, to study other cultures, to meet new people.

So she came to NKU.

Machu Picchu in Urubamba Valley, Peru

graduates who have a global perspective and to create a campus that reflects international breadth,” says NKU President james votruba.

mEET STUDENTS STaTES

coUNTRiES 4292 from more than

and

Growing up with military parents, Erin spent most of her childhood in Hawaii, and when they moved to Kentucky, she began her search for a college. She searched all over the country for the right fit.

“I looked at all kinds of colleges from New York to Florida, and NKU was the first college I could actually see myself attending,” she says. “I could see myself hanging out here, walking around campus, meeting friends.”

It was the diversity of people on campus that influenced her.

“I can’t picture anybody not being able to make friends here,” she says. “The different religions, different

countries, different styles – it was all here.”

Of course, NKU offered the right program for Erin – anthropology – and it offered various study abroad opportunities. “I’ve gone on four separate study abroad trips – Ireland, Mexico, Peru and Nicaragua,” she says. “You can get knowledge from a book, but you can’t taste the food or meet the people or interact with the culture.”

After graduation she hopes to continue to travel and study other cultures.

“I started off with a dream,” she says, “and NKU was able to help me follow it.”

Get your passport ready. studyabroad.nku.edu

Mexico Ireland

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http://studyabroad.nku.edu


With more than 200 student organizations, it’s easy to be involved in campus life and learn outside the classroom. organizations range from sororities and fraternities to leadership development organizations, campus ministries to academic clubs, multicultural programs to award-winning student media groups. Involvement in student organizations provides a chance for career networking, leadership development, and campus and community service and is another way to gain experience for your résumé. students involved in campus organizations tend to have higher gPAs, too.

SororitieS fraterNitieS• Alpha Kappa Alpha• Delta Gamma• Delta sigma theta• Delta Zeta• Kappa Delta

• Alpha Phi Alpha• Alpha tau omega• Kappa Alpha Psi• Phi Kappa tau• Phi Beta sigma

• Phi sigma sigma• sigma Gamma rho• theta Phi Alpha• Zeta Phi Beta

• Pi Kappa Alpha • sigma Phi epsilon• tau Kappa epsilon

StUdeNt pUBlicatioNS• the Northerner• the Licking river review• Norse expressed• the Lost cause

StUdeNt media• WrFN (student radio)• WNtv (campus tv)

Beyond the classroom Yell Like Hell

Student organizations compete with chants and cheers to show their Norse pride. This is the loudest event of Homecoming week.

LoNg-LaSTiNg FRiENDShiPS

For Toni Coleman, there were a few things that mattered more than others when she was looking for a college – small class sizes and lots of extra-curricular opportunities.

And one other thing – she needed multicultural opportunities. She found them at NKU.

“Being half black and half Puerto Rican, I knew I definitely wanted to tap in to any multicultural organizations that this campus had to offer, and it was actually easy,” she says. “The offices of African American and Latino Student Affairs have friendly staff willing to help you with any problem. Both of these offices have student organizations directly linked to them and produce many great events throughout the year for students, faculty and members of the community.”

So that was it. The 18-year-old from Louisville, Ky., decided to come to NKU and major in graphic design.

“I’ve met so many new people at NKU and made a lot of long-lasting friendships,” she says. “School is also fairly close – but far enough from home – as well as close to the always- exciting city of Cincinnati.”

ToNicoleman

Vo l u nteer! Jo i n fe l l ow st udents to make a dif ference at NKU a nd i n the

c ommun it ie s su r rou nd i ng ou r campu s . At events l ik e Ser vice on Sat u rda y ,

st udents pa r t ic i pate i n vo l u nteer prog r ams that g ive back to the l oca l c ommun it y .

YoU’ll fiNd tHeSe orgaNizatioNS aNd maNY more at NKU:collegiate entrepreneur’s organization Norse Leadership societyAnointed voices Gospel choirhockey clubBlack Men’s organizationstudent Affiliates of the American chemical societyNorse ForcestAr – students together Against racismNorse Film societystudent Government Association Latino student unionrAD to the BoneWomen in informaticsschools for schools

*View a complete list of all NKU student

organizations and clubs at studentlife.nku.edu

Get involved: studentlife.nku.edu | latino.nku.edu | aasa.nku.edu

Anointed Voices Gospel Choir

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Graphic Design major


With more than 200 student organizations, it’s easy to be involved in campus life and learn outside the classroom. organizations range from sororities and fraternities to leadership development organizations, campus ministries to academic clubs, multicultural programs to award-winning student media groups. Involvement in student organizations provides a chance for career networking, leadership development, and campus and community service and is another way to gain experience for your résumé. students involved in campus organizations tend to have higher gPAs, too.

SororitieS fraterNitieS• Alpha Kappa Alpha• Delta Gamma• Delta sigma theta• Delta Zeta• Kappa Delta

• Alpha Phi Alpha• Alpha tau omega• Kappa Alpha Psi• Phi Kappa tau• Phi Beta sigma

• Phi sigma sigma• sigma Gamma rho• theta Phi Alpha• Zeta Phi Beta

• Pi Kappa Alpha • sigma Phi epsilon• tau Kappa epsilon

StUdeNt pUBlicatioNS• the Northerner• the Licking river review• Norse expressed• the Lost cause

StUdeNt media• WrFN (student radio)• WNtv (campus tv)

Beyond the classroom Yell Like Hell

Student organizations compete with chants and cheers to show their Norse pride. This is the loudest event of Homecoming week.

LoNg-LaSTiNg FRiENDShiPS

For Toni Coleman, there were a few things that mattered more than others when she was looking for a college – small class sizes and lots of extra-curricular opportunities.

And one other thing – she needed multicultural opportunities. She found them at NKU.

“Being half black and half Puerto Rican, I knew I definitely wanted to tap in to any multicultural organizations that this campus had to offer, and it was actually easy,” she says. “The offices of African American and Latino Student Affairs have friendly staff willing to help you with any problem. Both of these offices have student organizations directly linked to them and produce many great events throughout the year for students, faculty and members of the community.”

So that was it. The 18-year-old from Louisville, Ky., decided to come to NKU and major in graphic design.

“I’ve met so many new people at NKU and made a lot of long-lasting friendships,” she says. “School is also fairly close – but far enough from home – as well as close to the always- exciting city of Cincinnati.”

ToNicoleman

Vo l u nteer! Jo i n fe l l ow st udents to make a dif ference at NKU a nd i n the

c ommun it ie s su r rou nd i ng ou r campu s . At events l ik e Ser vice on Sat u rda y ,

st udents pa r t ic i pate i n vo l u nteer prog r ams that g ive back to the l oca l c ommun it y .

YoU’ll fiNd tHeSe orgaNizatioNS aNd maNY more at NKU:collegiate entrepreneur’s organization Norse Leadership societyAnointed voices Gospel choirhockey clubBlack Men’s organizationstudent Affiliates of the American chemical societyNorse ForcestAr – students together Against racismNorse Film societystudent Government Association Latino student unionrAD to the BoneWomen in informaticsschools for schools

*View a complete list of all NKU student

organizations and clubs at studentlife.nku.edu

Get involved: studentlife.nku.edu | latino.nku.edu | aasa.nku.edu

Anointed Voices Gospel Choir

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Graphic Design major

http://studentlife.nku.edu


“Was it all a dream? Tell me – was it all a dream? I gotta know,” Jay-Z asks in his song, “A Dream.”

Well, we can confirm it was definitely not a dream – Brooklyn’s Finest became the first act to sell out

The Bank of Kentucky Center at NKU in October 2009.

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NKU eveNtS iN tHe paSt few YearSJay-ZDane cookBuckcherry

carrie underwoodLloyd schwartzAlan Jackson

Jeff DunhamPapa roachtrace Adkins

harold Ford, Jr.Martina McBrideDaughtry

sylvia MendezJason AldenBreaking Benjamin

NKU leaderSHip iNStitUteNKLI offers training for students in leadership theory and real-life application. The program consists of an Emerging Leaders Conference, service leadership opportunities, on-campus conferences for student leaders, the Norse Leadership Society retreat, leadership education and development classes, and a leadership resource center.

Let us introduce you to a sport called Hantis, a mix of handball and tennis. More than 30 athletes participate in this official club sport, which was created at NKU in 2009.

iNtramUral aNd clUB SportSMeet new people and light your competitive fires by participating in intramural sports. Sand volleyball, flag football and table tennis are just a few of the more than 30 competitive intramural activities. Take the initiative to start your own club sport if there is not an existing club that interests you – lacrosse, ice hockey and taekwondo were each organized and created by NKU students.

Flag Football

Campus ministries allow you the opportunity to make your faith an integral part of the university experience. NKU’s Baptist Student Union members spent Spring Break traveling to various locales throughout Kentucky to lend a hand with construction projects and other community needs.

campUS miNiStrieS

Beyond the classroom


wHat iS a NorSe? To us, it means anyone who dares to dream.“Norseman” was the name given to men from the northern-most regions of Europe more than 1,000 years ago. Norse warriors took their shields and swords into battle on large warships with dragon figureheads they used to intimidate their opposition. It is a fitting nickname given our location in the northernmost part of the state, our proximity to the river and our adventurous spirit.

“A lot of people in this world don’t ever get a chance to realize their dream,” says NKU women’s basketball coach Nancy Winstel.

But at NKU, it’s a different story. Here at NKU we play for national championships – Winstel has won two of them, in 2000 and 2008.

Our players, coaches and facilities are second to none. “We are training and pushing ourselves to the limit because we do want to go far and we know we’re capable of it,” says NKU basketball star Rachel Lantry.

Big dreams – that has a familiar ring to it.

Norse Athletics

The Norse have emerged as one of the most highly recognized NCAA Division II athletics programs in the nation. As a member of the Great Lakes Valley Conference, NKU has captured the Great Lakes Valley Conference All-Sports Trophy six times in the past 10 years as well as claiming the coveted GLVC Commissioner’s Cup five of the past seven years.

NcaaWomen: Basketball, cross-country, Golf, softball, soccer, tennis and volleyballMen: Baseball, Basketball, cross country, Golf, soccer and tennisspirit Groups: cheerleading, Norse Force, Dance team, Pep Band

For more information:Office of Intercollegiate Athletics(859) 572-5193www.nkunorse.com

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http://www.nkunorse.com


wHat iS a NorSe? To us, it means anyone who dares to dream.“Norseman” was the name given to men from the northern-most regions of Europe more than 1,000 years ago. Norse warriors took their shields and swords into battle on large warships with dragon figureheads they used to intimidate their opposition. It is a fitting nickname given our location in the northernmost part of the state, our proximity to the river and our adventurous spirit.

“A lot of people in this world don’t ever get a chance to realize their dream,” says NKU women’s basketball coach Nancy Winstel.

But at NKU, it’s a different story. Here at NKU we play for national championships – Winstel has won two of them, in 2000 and 2008.

Our players, coaches and facilities are second to none. “We are training and pushing ourselves to the limit because we do want to go far and we know we’re capable of it,” says NKU basketball star Rachel Lantry.

Big dreams – that has a familiar ring to it.

Norse Athletics

The Norse have emerged as one of the most highly recognized NCAA Division II athletics programs in the nation. As a member of the Great Lakes Valley Conference, NKU has captured the Great Lakes Valley Conference All-Sports Trophy six times in the past 10 years as well as claiming the coveted GLVC Commissioner’s Cup five of the past seven years.

NcaaWomen: Basketball, cross-country, Golf, softball, soccer, tennis and volleyballMen: Baseball, Basketball, cross country, Golf, soccer and tennisspirit Groups: cheerleading, Norse Force, Dance team, Pep Band

For more information:Office of Intercollegiate Athletics(859) 572-5193www.nkunorse.com

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wHat’S for diNNer?Catch up with friends at one of 16 dining locations. Choose from buffet-style to fast-food options.

• A sushi or salad bar• All-you-can-eat buffet• Pizza• Starbucks• Asian noodle station• Convenience stores

New students who live outside a reasonable commuting distance of the Northern Kentucky/Greater Cincinnati area are required to live on campus. 2010-11 room rates, per semester. All rates are subject to change.

Kentucky & Commonwealth halls $1,710 University Suites single room $2,800University Suites double room $2,425Norse Hall $2,035

The average meal plan is $1,344 a semester. Your choices range from unlimited meals to 125 meals a semester to two meals a day to 15 meals a week, plus all plans come with FLEX Dollars.

University housing Deadline: May 1

Take a virtual tour of the residential village at housing.nku.edu

University SuitesNorse Hall

University SuitesKentucky & Commonwealth

Life on campus“I’m heading into my fourth year living on campus, and I wouldn’t have it any other way! Living on campus really helps me focus on my schoolwork and keeps me more active in campus life. Most of the great friends I have made since starting at NKU were people who I met while living on campus!”

AshlEY PYlEs, middle grades math & social studies education; hometown: Independence, Ky.

"One snow day, I spent 3 hours making a fort with my floor and then we all went to Pizza Hut." josh bohl, finance major; hometown: lancaster, ohio


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wHat’S for diNNer?Catch up with friends at one of 16 dining locations. Choose from buffet-style to fast-food options.

• A sushi or salad bar• All-you-can-eat buffet• Pizza• Starbucks• Asian noodle station• Convenience stores

New students who live outside a reasonable commuting distance of the Northern Kentucky/Greater Cincinnati area are required to live on campus. 2010-11 room rates, per semester. All rates are subject to change.

Kentucky & Commonwealth halls $1,710 University Suites single room $2,800University Suites double room $2,425Norse Hall $2,035

The average meal plan is $1,344 a semester. Your choices range from unlimited meals to 125 meals a semester to two meals a day to 15 meals a week, plus all plans come with FLEX Dollars.

University housing Deadline: May 1

Take a virtual tour of the residential village at housing.nku.edu

University SuitesNorse Hall

University SuitesKentucky & Commonwealth

Life on campus“I’m heading into my fourth year living on campus, and I wouldn’t have it any other way! Living on campus really helps me focus on my schoolwork and keeps me more active in campus life. Most of the great friends I have made since starting at NKU were people who I met while living on campus!”

AshlEY PYlEs, middle grades math & social studies education; hometown: Independence, Ky.

"One snow day, I spent 3 hours making a fort with my floor and then we all went to Pizza Hut." josh bohl, finance major; hometown: lancaster, ohio

http://housing.nku.edu


gEoRgEWilson,98, alum finance

Airheads and Mentos. It’s the stuff dreams are made of – at least for George Wilson. Wil-son is the logistics manager at Perfetti Van Melle, which is most known in the U.S. as the maker of Airheads, Mentos and other candies.

Sometimes chasing a dream is scary. Like when you graduate and realize you want to be an actress. So you pack up your things and you move to L.A. and you use all your training – how to do a voiceover, how to shoot a commercial, how to speak on camera. And you work, because that’s how dreams are made. You land your first movie role, then your first television project. Your friends see your face in their living rooms. For 2007 alumna Galadriel Stine-man, dreams are becoming reality, as she auditions for roles in California. “If you’re the one person at the end who gets the role, you feel like you’ve won the lottery,” she says.

Stineman has starred in a movie for the Cartoon Network as well as an indie film with Vivica A. Fox.

“I just had to believe in myself and hope that would be enough,” Stineman says of her decision to go to Hollywood. “I knew this was the time.”

gaLaDRiELStineman,07, alumna Informatics los Angeles

Realizing your dream

“In short, I’m responsible for managing the product flow from our sup-pliers all the way to the end customer,” Wilson says. “I love my job because I’m able to utilize so many different disciplines that I learned while I was at NKU, including finance, operations management and accounting.”

But NKU also fostered the perfect environment for Wilson to mature as a person outside the classroom.

“I participated in various activities and organizations while I was there, which provided opportunities for interaction and exposed to me many dif-ferent situations that aid me in my career today,” he says. “Many of the most meaningful relationships that I have today were formed while I was a student there.”

Wilson went on to earn his Master of Business Administration and will graduate with a law degree in 2011.

Visit NKUblAcK & golD DAY We suggest you visit during one of our Black and Gold Days if you wish to talk with NKU professors. saturday, November 13, 2010 saturday, December 4, 2010

NorsE DAYsThroughout the fall and spring semesters, Norse Days consist of a small-group information session with an admissions counselor followed by a student-guided walking tour of our modern campus and university housing village. A Norse Day will last about 2.5 hours. Norse Days are held weekly at 10 a.m. or 1 p.m.

Review a complete list of visits, or to make reservations, visit us online at visit.nku.edu or call our Welcome Center at (859) 572-1400 or toll free at (800) 637-9948. Reservations required for all visits.

frEshMAN ADMIssIoN ProcEDUrEsTo be considered for undergraduate admission, you must:

• Apply for admission online and pay a $25 application fee.• Submit ACT/SAT scores (ACT code 1566; SAT code 1574).• Submit high school transcripts or GED scores. • Ask your guidance counselor to complete a Pre-College Curriculum

form (page 32).

Apply online: apply.nku.edu

frEshMAN DEADlINEsjanuary 15, 2011 – Early action and freshman scholarship deadlineMarch 1, 2011 – recommended priority deadline for filing the fAfsAMay 1, 2011 – freshman assured consideration deadlineMay 1, 2011 – University housing deadlineMay 1, 2011 – Enrollment confirmation deadline

for yourself

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aPPLY apply.nku.edu


gEoRgEWilson,98, alum finance

Airheads and Mentos. It’s the stuff dreams are made of – at least for George Wilson. Wil-son is the logistics manager at Perfetti Van Melle, which is most known in the U.S. as the maker of Airheads, Mentos and other candies.

Sometimes chasing a dream is scary. Like when you graduate and realize you want to be an actress. So you pack up your things and you move to L.A. and you use all your training – how to do a voiceover, how to shoot a commercial, how to speak on camera. And you work, because that’s how dreams are made. You land your first movie role, then your first television project. Your friends see your face in their living rooms. For 2007 alumna Galadriel Stine-man, dreams are becoming reality, as she auditions for roles in California. “If you’re the one person at the end who gets the role, you feel like you’ve won the lottery,” she says.

Stineman has starred in a movie for the Cartoon Network as well as an indie film with Vivica A. Fox.

“I just had to believe in myself and hope that would be enough,” Stineman says of her decision to go to Hollywood. “I knew this was the time.”

gaLaDRiELStineman,07, alumna Informatics los Angeles

Realizing your dream

“In short, I’m responsible for managing the product flow from our sup-pliers all the way to the end customer,” Wilson says. “I love my job because I’m able to utilize so many different disciplines that I learned while I was at NKU, including finance, operations management and accounting.”

But NKU also fostered the perfect environment for Wilson to mature as a person outside the classroom.

“I participated in various activities and organizations while I was there, which provided opportunities for interaction and exposed to me many dif-ferent situations that aid me in my career today,” he says. “Many of the most meaningful relationships that I have today were formed while I was a student there.”

Wilson went on to earn his Master of Business Administration and will graduate with a law degree in 2011.

Visit NKUblAcK & golD DAY We suggest you visit during one of our Black and Gold Days if you wish to talk with NKU professors. saturday, November 13, 2010 saturday, December 4, 2010

NorsE DAYsThroughout the fall and spring semesters, Norse Days consist of a small-group information session with an admissions counselor followed by a student-guided walking tour of our modern campus and university housing village. A Norse Day will last about 2.5 hours. Norse Days are held weekly at 10 a.m. or 1 p.m.

Review a complete list of visits, or to make reservations, visit us online at visit.nku.edu or call our Welcome Center at (859) 572-1400 or toll free at (800) 637-9948. Reservations required for all visits.

frEshMAN ADMIssIoN ProcEDUrEsTo be considered for undergraduate admission, you must:

• Apply for admission online and pay a $25 application fee.• Submit ACT/SAT scores (ACT code 1566; SAT code 1574).• Submit high school transcripts or GED scores. • Ask your guidance counselor to complete a Pre-College Curriculum

form (page 32).

Apply online: apply.nku.edu

frEshMAN DEADlINEsjanuary 15, 2011 – Early action and freshman scholarship deadlineMarch 1, 2011 – recommended priority deadline for filing the fAfsAMay 1, 2011 – freshman assured consideration deadlineMay 1, 2011 – University housing deadlineMay 1, 2011 – Enrollment confirmation deadline

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