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Images of Hope Project

Title: Images of Hope Project
Description: Images of Hope was a public art project organized by Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Department of Educational Technology, Research, and Assessment, Dr. Rhonda Robinson, Media Services, Outreach, and the Office of Support and Advocacy. It was displayed during "NIU Remembers: A Day of Reflection," the one year anniversary of the February 14, 2008 shootings. All members of the university community were invited to submit photographs that they believe could address questions such as: What does recovery look like? What do you "see" when you think of hope? The concept of the exhibit, which was displayed both electronically and with prints displayed on the wall, was for visitors to find encouragement, hope and renewal.
Contributor: TJ Lusher (Northern Illinois University - Founders Library); Rhonda Robinson

After the Game
Halle greets her great grandparents after a sofball game.
Jermaine Dye Autographed White Sox Bat Held by Cubs Fan
My mother, Cindy Shelton, holding a White Sox bat that Jermaine Dye autographed for an auction for the 2/14 Scholarship Fund. The White Sox donated autographed items for an auction to benefit the February 14 Scholarship Fund for NIU after the shooting. I out bid others in the auction and gave my mother the bat. Yes, she is wearing a Cubs shirt and that was a coincidence.
Prairie
This photo was taken during a class trip to Afton with Professor Joh Ashmann.
Prairie
This photo was taken during a class trip to Afton with Professor Jon Ashmann.
Fragility of life. Small steps back with simple pleasures.
Close-up of two ducklings swimming in a puddle from a rain storm. Roof Top Gabel Hall.
Against Many Odds, Life Carries On
After so much sadness and violence the past semester, it was a gift of hope and healing to find a mallard had picked the unlikely place of a roof top to nest and hatch 6 ducklings. Incredibly, with fragility, life would endure. Watching them swim, a joy! Gabel Hall, through a classroom window looking out to a "courtyard" roof top.
Hope for Tomorrow
Sunset from our boat.
A New Day 2
Sunrise from our deck.
A New Day
Sunrise from our deck.
Real Dogs Wear Red!
NIU Huskies red sweatshirt with the phrase "Real Dogs Wear Red", with a dusting of fresh, purifying snow.