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A new NIU Homecoming event will transform downtown DeKalb into a pep rally of community festival proportions. Downhome in Downtown DeKalb: A Huskie Homecoming Block Party is scheduled from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, in and around the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St. Special guests include NIU President Lisa C. Freeman, DeKalb...
A new tradition is being introduced as NIU plans its 115th Homecoming celebration. The “Pride with Purpose” annual shirt sale will support student scholarships and allow Huskies to show their pride with a limited-edition piece of apparel. The Pride with Purpose annual shirt sale is a collaborative effort between NIU Athletics, the NIU Foundation, the...
Pet food is big business, and no one understands it more than Lisbet Firman, ’21. Fresh out of NIU, she serves as a writing and marketing associate for The Simple Food Project and Herbsmith—two growing pet food companies that tout the use of “small batches of whole foods and USA-sourced ingredients.” After earning her degree...
Short Video from President Freeman Previews Excitement of this Year’s Events While we continue to enjoy the summer, we’re just two short months away from NIU’s 115th Homecoming. Dozens of staff, faculty and alumni are hard at work on the week’s events, which will celebrate the Huskie Nation. Festivities begin on Monday, Oct. 3 and...
Anyone who has had the chance to see Ryan Janisch in action as a school administrator knows he is enthusiastic about his work. As the principal of North Grove Elementary in Sycamore, Illinois, for the past 13 years, he is known by students and parents as a fun-loving and good-hearted leader. “I think I always...
Once again, Huskies United to do the impossible! Together, our alumni, faculty, staff and friends of the University brought in $1,104,426 during our annual Huskies United day of giving, on June 22-23. This total exceeded expectations and topped last year’s total giving, when just over $1 million was raised. It only took the Huskie Nation 1,895...
Just because Peter Pierro is getting up there in years, do not be fooled into thinking he is slowing down. Having just penned his 14th book, alongside co-author Peter McGahey—Grassroots Coaching: Using Sports Psychology and Coaching Principles Effectively—96-year-old Pierro is always looking toward the next fulfilling project. “I am a seeker. I am still very...
Short Video Previews Excitement of this Year’s Events In less than 115 days, the Huskie Nation will come home to DeKalb for the 115th Homecoming to celebrate what it means to be part of the NIU family. This year’s Homecoming will blend tradition with new events and activities for all parts of the NIU community,...
Huskies, come on, you Huskies! We are counting on our community, once again, to come together to make a difference during this year’s Huskies United day of giving, which begins the afternoon of Wednesday, June 22, and run until 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, June 23. Traditionally, this is a day when NIU alumni, staff, faculty,...
To commemorate Women’s History Month, NIU Today is publishing a series of articles highlighting faculty, staff, students, alumni and programs that make an impact at NIU and beyond. For Marquita Davis, ’89, NIU will always be remembered as a crossroads of sorts—one that led her down the path of supporting families and children’s education her...
During the December 2021 graduation celebration for Northern Illinois University Executive MBA students, Alan Handley, CEO of LRS (formerly known as Lakeshore Recycling Systems) and NIU alumnus, provided an inspirational keynote address outlining important life lessons. The event was held at The Signature Room and Lounge at 875 North Michigan Avenue — the former Hancock Center — in...
Today, as the director of the music program for the Alpha School of Music in Kingston, Jamaica, she has the opportunity to instill in young students a passion for music she discovered in herself decades before. Magnus spent her early years in Nassau, Bahamas, rural St. Ann, Jamaica and Kingston, the bustling capitol of Jamaica....
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