NIU #2


http://keepingscore.blogs.time.com/2013/...ories%29#!

Once again, NIU makes us proud.

This is tremendous.

(12-10-2013 11:34 AM)DoubleHuskie84 Wrote:  NIU #2


http://keepingscore.blogs.time.com/2013/...ories%29#!

Perfect timing. Was getting grief from my friends at Illinois and Indiana...told them "They're doing what they should be doing" (among other things...)
Thanks for putting this up!

(12-10-2013 11:34 AM)DoubleHuskie84 Wrote:  NIU #2


http://keepingscore.blogs.time.com/2013/...ories%29#!

Not only doing it the hard way, but doing it the right way!

I demand to be in the national championship game NOW!

(12-10-2013 01:35 PM)The Frisky Biscuit Wrote:  I demand to be in the national championship game NOW!

The Jeopardy Brain Bowl vs Duke

fantastic.

Also...looking at the #'s here...only 28% of the NIU black male student population graduate? Holy heck...

(12-10-2013 01:34 PM)BobL Wrote:  

(12-10-2013 11:34 AM)DoubleHuskie84 Wrote:  NIU #2


http://keepingscore.blogs.time.com/2013/...ories%29#!

Not only doing it the hard way, but doing it the right way!

+1

That's why it's in my signature!

(12-10-2013 01:48 PM)17Huskies Wrote:  Also...looking at the #'s here...only 28% of the NIU black male student population graduate? Holy heck...

That number is skewed greatly due to the CHANCE program, which offers educational opportunities for students who otherwise wouldn't get a sniff from other places of higher learning. I recall seeing a crazy amount of dropouts within the first year in that program, but some impressive success stories as well. Kind of stinks that those numbers count against the school, which makes things look quite ugly.

I work about 5 ft from a Dookie alum, and we both found it pretty amusing when the report on the rankings came out. I'd love to play Duke, just as long as basketball has nothing to do with it.

Stanford sucks!

(12-10-2013 02:28 PM)NIU010 Wrote:  

(12-10-2013 01:48 PM)17Huskies Wrote:  Also...looking at the #'s here...only 28% of the NIU black male student population graduate? Holy heck...

That number is skewed greatly due to the CHANCE program, which offers educational opportunities for students who otherwise wouldn't get a sniff from other places of higher learning. I recall seeing a crazy amount of dropouts within the first year in that program, but some impressive success stories as well. Kind of stinks that those numbers count against the school, which makes things look quite ugly.

I work about 5 ft from a Dookie alum, and we both found it pretty amusing when the report on the rankings came out. I'd love to play Duke, just as long as basketball has nothing to do with it.

Now that would be a cool bowl game addition. The Mens basketball teams play before the Bowl game

The chance program only has around 400 students and they all are not black males. NIU overall has a terrible graduation rate.

Wow, if you play football at Oklahoma state, the odds are against you for graduating. Does anyone think leaving early for the nfl draft plays into this?

(12-10-2013 04:58 PM)niudos Wrote:  The chance program only has around 400 students and they all are not black males. NIU overall has a terrible graduation rate.

Compared to? What is the standard we need to shoot for?

What is the New America Foundation's Education Policy Program? Has anyone heard of them before? How does this compare to the Academic Progress Rate?

(12-11-2013 12:52 AM)pates_baroni Wrote:  What is the New America Foundation's Education Policy Program? Has anyone heard of them before? How does this compare to the Academic Progress Rate?

http://www.edcentral.org/2013-academic-b...ip-series/
They incorporate the APR as part of their formula.

Looks like they've done this since 2007. NIU was second last year too.

(12-10-2013 04:58 PM)niudos Wrote:  The chance program only has around 400 students and they all are not black males. NIU overall has a terrible graduation rate.

Lots of people transfer out after their first year or two for bigger programs. The students that stay are (generally)

• Business
• Music
• Nursing
• Teaching
  

Obviously those are just generalities, but I know at least 40% of my floor fresh, soph, and junior year transferred out to other schools.

(12-11-2013 05:24 AM)zdsmith Wrote:  

(12-10-2013 04:58 PM)niudos Wrote:  The chance program only has around 400 students and they all are not black males. NIU overall has a terrible graduation rate.

Lots of people transfer out after their first year or two for bigger programs. The students that stay are (generally)

• Business
• Music
• Nursing
• Teaching
  

Obviously those are just generalities, but I know at least 40% of my floor fresh, soph, and junior year transferred out to other schools.

The facts backup your generalities. I wonder why so many students are dropping out or transferring? Is NIU too hard for them? Are they unprepared for college life? Is NIU just filling up slots because they need the numbers?