Category: Alumni
DeKalb residents Dick (Mathematics, 1967) and Elli McLaughlin (Music, 1969) were among the nearly 150 people who came to campus for Saturday’s Gilbert Hall Open House as part of Huskie Pride Weekend. Dick, who lived in Gilbert, and his spouse, who lived in Neptune, met at Northern Illinois University and are the first of three...
At its Sept. 19 business meeting, the Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University recognized former chair Cherilyn G. Murer for her distinguished service to the board and the NIU community. “Cherilyn Murer is an extraordinary leader whom I have a tremendous amount of respect for,” said current board chair John Butler, praising her character...
Now it’s official. Newly renovated Gilbert Hall was “properly opened” with a ribbon-cutting ceremony following the Sept. 19 business meeting of the NIU Board of Trustees. “As a student at NIU, I was fortunate to experience all that on-campus living had to offer,” said board chair John Butler, recalling the many interactions he had and...
Single game tickets for the Northern Illinois Huskies’ 2013 home opener versus Eastern Illinois on Saturday are no longer available, NIU officials announced Friday. As of 2 p.m., the only way to obtain a ticket to Saturday’s game is by purchasing a season ticket. A limited number of season tickets, which provide a ticket to...
Questions of political psychology and gender were probed Aug. 27 and 28 during a research workshop at NIU-Naperville. Rebecca Hannagan, a professor in the NIU Department of Political Science, and Grace Deason, a professor of psychology at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, organized scholars from the fields of political science and psychology who study the...
The NIU Department of English invites the public to meet and hear readings by two celebrated alumni. A reception and reading featuring poet Todd Davis and author Kenneth Womack will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, in the Anthropology Museum of Cole Hall. Davis earned both his master’s degree (1991) and Ph.D. (1995)...
Two undefeated football teams will march into Huskie Stadium Saturday in dogged pursuit of continued perfection. Only one will emerge unscathed. For the NIU Huskies, who are among the last six Football Bowl Subdivision teams without a home game yet this season, two records are on the line. NIU has won 21 straight games in...
The 10th annual Thinking Outside The Tee Box girls mentoring event was held Saturday, Sept. 14, at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove. A Chicagoland female business professional was paired with a female junior golfer between the ages of 11 and 17 in a scramble and mentoring activity. Before beginning the nine-hole scramble, groups visited...
After two road victories and a bye week, the 2-0 Northern Illinois Huskies make their long-awaited Huskie Stadium debut this Saturday, Sept. 21, when NIU plays host to 3-0 Eastern Illinois in an intra-state battle. NIU will carry a 21-game winning streak, the longest by an FBS team in its home stadium, into the contest,...
Northern Illinois University College of Law alumna Julie Angelakos has joined Addison-based Stewart Legal Services team as State Counsel for Illinois. With 12 years of experience in real estate and title, Angelakos brings particular expertise in risk management and an understanding of real estate, banking and probate issues to her role. Throughout her career, Angelakos...
As more students express an interest in participating in the NIU Honors Program, a substantial financial gift to the program by two NIU alumni should help foster future opportunities for students engaged in honors studies. Three years ago, Earl and Cindi Rachowicz of Evanston designated the University Honors Program as the recipient of a $50,000...
Be proud. Be NIU. Billed as a “celebration of all things Huskie and all that is NIU,” Northern Illinois University’s Huskie Pride Weekend brings together student life, athletics, the arts and recreation the weekend of Sept. 20-22 . All NIU students, parents, alumni, faculty, staff, fans and their friends are invited to take part in the many...
