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Looking for a fun and exciting volunteer opportunity? Look no further – the 2017 Illinois Junior Academy Science (IJAS) Fair/Expo will be held on the DeKalb campus on Friday, May 5, and Saturday, May 6, and is in need of student volunteers and judges. More than 1,400 students in grades 7-12 from all across Illinois...
WNIJ 89.5 FM is pleased to announce a new fundraising project, Preserve Public Radio and Plant a Tree, which aims to raise $125,000 to protect and preserve public radio without interrupting programs. This project, which began on Saturday, April 1, is designed to help sustain our national forests, too. WNIJ is teaming up with the...
On Monday, April 10, NIU will be turning on Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for students in Office 365. This means you will use both your password and a code texted to your cell phone to login. To prepare for this roll out, you must use Office 2016 on your computers. Install it free from O365.niu.edu. For...
In April, NIU will welcome new transfers and their families to campus for their orientation program. Orientation & Family Connections hosts four programs in April (April 5, 7, 12 and 17) that are designed to introduce new transfer students to the tools and resources that will help them be successful. April programs are shorter than...
On Friday, April 21 the NIU community is invited to come together in celebration as the Presidential Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity hosts the 23rd Annual Pride Awards Dinner. This banquet is convened every year to honor NIU students, faculty, staff and partners who have significantly fostered an atmosphere of fellowship and inclusiveness...
On Sunday, April 2nd, Autism Awareness Month begins with World Autism Awareness Day. The Presidential Commission on Persons with Disabilities will host an informational table at the Holmes Student Center on Monday, April 3rd from 11-1. They are also asking individuals in our community to wear blue on Monday, April 3rd to help shine a light on...
NIU’s 2017 World Music Festival “Roots & Blossoms” is approaching. The NIU Middle Eastern Music Ensemble, directed by Omar al Musfi will kick off this year’s festival at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 4, in the NIU School of Music Recital Hall. Guest soloist Rabie Azar (violin) will join the musicians as they perform a wide...
The Graduate School invites faculty, staff and students to join in celebrating the outstanding accomplishments of NIU’s graduate students. A reception will be held at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, April 25, in the Altgeld Auditorium. Presentation of awards will begin at 3:30 p.m. For more information, call 815-753-9403 or email dhughes@niu.edu. Recipients of the following...
Take a journey into the underworld through the NIU School of Theatre and Dance production of “Eurydice,” a retelling of the Greek myth about Orpheus and his wife. According to director Stanton Davis, the story is “a legend that speaks to the sorrow and joy of people today.” This production will open on March 30...
The 2017 NIU Conference for Young Women: Preparing Women for College and Leadership will be held on Friday, April 28, at the Holmes Student Center on NIU’s DeKalb campus. Organized by the Center for the Study of Women, Gender & Sexuality, the NIU Conference for Young Women introduces high school women to the academic side...
The Health & Wellness Fair is to be held on Wednesday, March 29, in the Holmes Student Center Ballroom from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This year the organizers have made changes to the fair to concentrate on equipping and empowering NIU employees and students towards improved self-care. The theme this year is “Healthy Body,...
In February, we invited NBC’s Al Roker to NIU for Rokerthon 3. For the past two years Al Roker has traveled the country for Rokerthon breaking world records while doing live weather forecasts. This year Roker invited colleges and universities to create a video, “showing off your EPIC school spirit, telling TODAY why Al Roker...
