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Jack Baker, ’12, has been working as a stand-up comedian for over a dozen years, and thinks most of his comedic brethren are not loud, brash class clowns. “I feel like there’s this misconception about comedians, that we’re always the class clown, and I feel like that’s almost never the case,” he said. “Comedians are...
When Moe Lincoln finds something she wants to do she makes it her own. Whether it’s her signature sound performing as the artist Kingsley, her signature look (think very regal and very purple), or her signature lipstick collection through Event Cosmetics, no detail is too small and no opportunity is too large to take on....
Madison Lonzrick, ’17, had begun studying accounting and business administration at Aurora University when an internship changed her plans in a big way. “After my junior year, I accepted an internship role in merchandising at Walt Disney World, and this was a pivotal moment in my career goals,” she said. “I had lightly researched transferring and knew...
When big problems seem insurmountable, young minds often bring a fresh approach to viable solutions. NIU’s inaugural Huskie Hack event proved this point when it challenged students to come up with practical plans to improve food sustainability and the future of food resources. In November, the Division of Research and Innovation Partnerships hosted this free...
Returning to NIU after decades, 90-year-old Huskie earns degree Joyce DeFauw has always liked happy endings. This December, she’s getting hers. Having just turned 90 years old, she’ll graduate from NIU with a Bachelor of General Studies degree. It’s a degree seven decades in the making. One, she says, anyone could achieve, really. She’ll tell...
NIU is “the university for this century – and the next century.” President Lisa Freeman reached that conclusion in 2009 during her on-campus interviews for the job of vice president for Research and Graduate Studies. “I looked around and I saw so much here that made this the university for the future,” Freeman recalled during...
Albert Schweitzer once said, “If you love what you’re doing, you will be successful.” By that measure, and so many others, the College of Business’ 2022 Alumni Award recipients embody the definition of success. Held at The Renaissance Schaumburg on Friday, Oct. 21, and led by Dean Balaji Rajagopalan and NIU President Lisa Freeman, the...
NIU alumna Paulette Hasier, chief of the Maps and Geography Division at the Library of Congress, will give a talk on the importance of geographical information at Founders Memorial Library at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9, in the first-floor Founders Gallery. The talk will kick off the Women in STEM Speaker Series, co-sponsored by the...
With an Oct. 8 rededication ceremony, the National Pan-Hellenic Council Yard officially became a space for the “Divine Nine” to call their own. Located behind Stevenson Towers North near Larusso Lagoon, the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) Yard features a circle of nine benches, each representing the university’s NPHC organizations, known as the “Divine Nine.” The...
An Oct. 7 celebration of the university’s first African American graduate, Fanny Ruth Patterson, brought generations of Huskies together to share the historic renaming of New Hall as the Fanny Ruth Patterson Complex. Hosted during the university’s 115th  Homecoming, the event drew more than 100 students, faculty, staff, trustees and alumni and included an unveiling...
Huskies visiting campus for Homecoming can be among the first to purchase the new Pride with Purpose T-shirt. The $20 shirt will be available at Huskies Books and Gear in the Holmes Student Center starting Thursday, Oct. 6. and at Mission’s Grove on Saturday, Oct. 8, before the Homecoming football game versus Toledo. Shirts are available...
While the greeting card industry is only beginning to reflect our diverse world, Black business-owner and artist, Otis Richardson, ’90, has the solution for more inclusive wishes. “The best part (of creating cards) is getting feedback from customers and grocery staff that they appreciate the uniqueness of my cards and are happy to have another option...
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