Category: Centerpiece
Hey, it doesn’t cost anything. And it could help you explore your interests, focus your studies, highlight your accomplishments and maybe even “earn and learn.” Best of all, it could help you get hired after graduation. This semester, the university launched a unique program open to all students. It’s known as NIU PLUS, short for Progressive...
A series of events linked to themes of the Common Reading Experience (CRE) book selection, Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption, continue this month. Students, faculty, staff and community members are welcome to participate in events that pique your interest. Events are sponsored by several different entities and focus on themes related to Just...
A $300,000 grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration will work to decrease stigma around mental health and promote resilience in the NIU community. NIU’s three-year grant, awarded to collaborators from the NIU College of Education’s Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education (CAHE) and NIU Counseling & Consultation Services, will fund...
The 2016-17 cohort of Research Rookies has been named! The NIU Research Rookies Program links undergraduate freshmen, sophomore and first-semester transfer students with faculty mentors in their major or area of interest to conduct a small-scale research or artistry project. A total of 48 NIU undergraduate students have been named as Research Rookies for the...
NIU’s fall 2016 career events offer students and job-seekers the chance to impress and network with potential employers. This fall features NIU’s Internship Fair and Full-time Job Fair, both are for all majors. A “Career Fair and Internship Prep Workshop,” offered through NIU Career Services, is planned to help students in preparing for the career...
As we approach the midpoint of the semester, there are lots of exciting events and experiences to look forward to and enjoy like Homecoming, the crisp fall weather, football games and creating memories with new and old friends. This is also the time of the semester when many students begin to feel “stressed out.” You...
NIU’s Brad Hawk has been named interim superintendent of DeKalb Community Unit School District 428. Hawk, a clinical assistant professor of Educational Administration in the College of Education’s Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations, will assist in managing the school district while its current superintendent is on paid administrative leave. As Hawk spends...
Join the students involved in the College of Health and Human Sciences, along with Huskie mascot Mission, for a walk across campus to promote health awareness, 5-7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 6, beginning at Wirtz Hall. The walk continues to the East Lagoon, ending with refreshments and a campfire. For more information, contact Sandi Splansky, ssplansky@niu.edu.
A total of 12 participants have completed the inaugural WNIJ News “Public Radio 101” seminar, held during several September evenings at the NIU Broadcast Center. The class included two students from Kishwaukee College, two NIU staff members as well as eight NIU students at various stages of pursuing degrees in the communications field. WNIJ 89.5...
NIU’s Center for Southeast Asian Studies is enlarging its global footprint with a new educational podcast, “Southeast Asia Crossroads,” a twice-monthly series that will showcase Southeast Asian expertise from around the world. Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) Assistant Director and Associate History Professor Eric Jones will moderate the series with other CSEAS associates occasionally...
Like many of today’s top eateries, NIU’s student-run restaurant Ellington’s features seasonal and locally sourced food. That’s not just because it’s trendy; it’s because it makes good business sense. “Our goal is for students to learn and understand how to make the best of what’s in season and what’s local. It’s a smart financial aspect...
For the seventh consecutive year, NIU’s popular STEMfest will amaze and inform thousands of visitors of all ages at the Convocation Center from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 8. This free, family-friendly festival, attended by nearly 7,500 people last year, showcases the fascinating power of the STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and math)...
