District 88 students accepted to Northern Illinois University College of Engineering and Engineering Technology

Top: District 88 students tour the Engineering Building during a college visit to Northern Illinois University (NIU) on Sept. 29. At the end of that visit, seven students received acceptance letters and were admitted into the NIU College of Engineering and Engineering Technology. Those students are (bottom photo, from left) Willowbrook seniors Spencer Weltyk, Faria Mohammad, Zeba Hussain, Saif Nasir, Abbigail Willis, Erik Peraza and Christian Valois. They are pictured with Willowbrook Principal Dan Krause.

District 88 students visited Northern Illinois University (NIU) on Sept. 29, and seven students received acceptance letters and were admitted into the NIU College of Engineering and Engineering Technology at the end of that visit. Top left: Dr. Omar A. Ghrayeb, Acting Dean with the NIU College of Engineering and Engineering Technology, greets the students. Top right: Andrew Lawrence, a student in the NIU College of Engineering and Engineering Technology, speaks with the group about his experiences. Bottom left: NIU senior Rocio Casillas gives District 88 students a bus tour of the campus. Bottom right: NIU junior Tyler Greene (right) shows students a residence hall.

On Sept. 29, 22 District 88 students traveled to Northern Illinois University (NIU) for a special field trip.

During the visit, students were able to participate in a campus bus tour, get an inside look at the residence halls and hear a presentation about the admissions process. They also were able to see the Engineering Building and watch NIU students operate a drone. But what made this college visit unique was students who met certain requirements were handed acceptance letters by the NIU College of Engineering and Engineering Technology before they left campus.

Seven Willowbrook seniors were admitted to NIU that day. They are Spencer Weltyk, Faria Mohammad, Zeba Hussain, Saif Nasir, Abbigail Willis, Erik Peraza and Christian Valois.