May 11th, Liz and I drove to Dekalb and met with two Northern Illinois Officials, including the Dean of the College of Education, to sign papers to start out teacher scholarship program at the school.
We've been thinking about doing this for a long time and it is about time to get started on it. It will be fully funded in two years, so, in the meantime, we are putting in $1000 to kick-start it.
Afterwards, we were given a private tour of Altgeld Hall, the original building on campus. It is usually referred to as "The Castle on the Hill" and that is exactly what it looks like. It was in bad shape, but has been fully restored and updated to be used in the 21st century.
I'd strongly recommend anyone visiting Dekalb visit this building and the beautiful Lagoon and NIU entrance way along Castle Drive. This particularly applies to anyone driving the Lincoln Highway.
Most people just drive by campus, but this will only take a few minutes and will be definitely worth it. Even better, take a tour of the building and view the art museum which features WPA Art until the end of the month.
Doing That Huskie Thing. --RoadDog
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