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Alaa Basatneh was invited to President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union Address—and for good reason.
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Shawn K.
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Carly Hall has always loved math, and she’s been very good at it.
![Tony Pozdol](/sites/default/files/hub.neiu.edu/voices-images/2016/04/21/AA-tony-pozdol-spring16_rf4698_0.jpg)
Tony Pozdol didn’t exactly launch his college career as standout scholar.
![Julia Anderson](/sites/default/files/hub.neiu.edu/voices-images/2016/04/21/POT-Anderson-Julia_8982.jpg)
From fashion design student to food industry global chief information officer is quite a career c
![Luis Ortiz teaching a class at El Centro](/sites/default/files/hub.neiu.edu/voices-images/2016/03/10/luis-ortiz-feature.jpg)
When Luis Ortiz graduated from Northeastern Illinois University, one of his first calls to the fi
![Phu Duong](/sites/default/files/hub.neiu.edu/voices-images/2016/02/04/Phu_slide_lead.jpg)
Phu Duong’s career in biology is well underway.
![Vice President for Student Affairs Daniel López](/sites/default/files/hub.neiu.edu/voices-images/2016/01/25/Lopezphoto.jpg)
Daniel López Jr. gets some of his best work done outside the office. Way outside the office.
![Students enter Amundsen High School](/sites/default/files/voices-images/2018/12/12/partnership_with_admundsen890X370.jpg)
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel challenged the city’s colleges of education to help improve the high schools in the beleaguered Chicago Public Schools school district. Northeastern Illinois University answered that call.