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Just as Agnes Ma, M.F.A. ’15, was finishing up her bachelor’s degree in molecular and cellular biology from University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, she was also discovering a totally different career path as an artist. “Up until my senior year of college, I had been working towards applying to medical school,” she said. “But senior...
Christine Sobek Christine Sobek is fascinated by the mechanisms of the mind. What makes us individuals? What shapes our personalities? What motivates us? What drives the way we learn? Questions like these led her to major in psychology at Purdue University, where she involved herself in campus organizations and activities and found mentors in those programs...
NIU and Harper College achieved a milestone recently as the first students graduated from degree completion programs offered through the University Center at Harper College. Nineteen students are now proud Huskie alumni thanks to the partnership. Nine students graduated with degrees in psychology and computer science along with one student that earned a degree in...
For weeks, partners across campus have been planning for the two-day event designed to bring the Huskie family together in celebration and support of NIU. Interested in learning what it’s all about? Join BFA Acting Candidate, Kate Drury, ’23 on a journey though campus that illuminates the heart of the movement. We guarantee, it’s three...
Beginning this Wednesday, June 16, the NIU Foundation is hosting a series of virtual events in conjunction with Huskies United, June 23-24. These virtual events feature leaders from NIU sharing about the priorities on which Huskies United centers. Information is below, along with links to register for each event. You can also register for all...
Lynn Gibson Like everyone working to navigate COVID-19, Lynn Gibson has questions. “Is this our new normal?” asks Gibson, a clinical assistant professor in the Educational Administration program and an interim superintendent of Paw Paw Community Unit School District 271. Regardless of her active role in Lee County, and her interactions with current professionals in the field who are also...
Raymond Banks, M.S. ’86, says when he and his husband, Dr. Eric Erickson, attended college, they each received a helping hand in the form of financial assistance, which allowed them to pursue advanced degrees and gave them greater opportunities. Giving back is a way they can be a force for good in the world, Banks...
Maddi Bodine Maddi Bodine knew in advance that she needed to gather with her Kingston Elementary School community at half-past nine that Thursday morning. Yet the teacher of Pre-K students with special needs only had part of the story. Children and their teachers at Kingston had been counting the last 26 days of school by letters of the...
Ten cadets were commissioned as officers in the United States Army during the 2021 Commissioning Ceremony for Northern Illinois University Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) on May 7. “It is my pleasure to have served with these excellent students, cadets, and now newly commissioned officers in the U.S. Army,” said Lt. Col. Andrew Spring, chair...
A year ago, commencement ceremony plans were disrupted by the pandemic, but that didn’t stop NIU from conferring an honorary doctorate degree to a centenarian for his groundbreaking work in agriculture. The life’s work of 102-year-old Sherret S. Chase, Ph.D., has been in development of techniques in plant breeding via haploids, doubled haploid and hybrids. “His...
NIU is home to the next generation of talented, dedicated students preparing for a brighter future for themselves, their families and the world around them. On June 23-24, Huskie Nation has a unique opportunity to unite around the mission, vision and values of Northern Illinois University through the NIU Foundation’s Huskies United. This online day...
Northern Illinois University College of Law alumna Sonni Choi Williams, ’99, was elected Third Vice-President of the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA).  Sonni is now in succession to become the first woman of color, first person of Asian American heritage, first person of Korean heritage, and the sixth woman president of the ISBA in its 144-year...
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