Dean Jennifer L. Rosato had a plan. Hired by the Northern Illinois University College of Law in 2009 after helping found the Drexel University Earle Mack School of Law in Philadelphia in 2006, the new NIU dean had a vision for collaborations between the law school and other departments. “Since I arrived at NIU about 4½ years ago, we’ve all been looking for ways for the law school to collaborate across campus,” Rosato said. “One of the main collaborations we wanted to pursue was the …