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Logo of the NIU Employees Federal Credit Union
NIU and the NIU Employees Federal Credit Union will host the Illinois Credit Union League Small Credit Union Workshop. More than 40 credit union professionals from across northern Illinois will attend educational sessions Tuesday, Oct. 29, at the Barsema and Alumni and Visitors Center. The attending credit unions represent a diversity of industries including telecommunications, educational...
Photo of a young crossing guard with a stop sign
Pedestrians often misinterpret traffic laws when it comes to right-of-way. In Illinois, it is important to know that drivers AND pedestrians are both responsible for traffic safety. Northern Illinois University’s Department of Police and Public Safety advises caution for vehicles and pedestrians when approaching intersections and crosswalks. According to the Rules of the Road, drivers...
CSA Sinfonia members play during a recent concert.
Calling all former members of CSA Sinfonia: There’s a reunion concert in the works! The NIU Community School of the Arts is in the process of getting in touch with the orchestra’s 350 alumni to let them know about this fun opportunity to perform on the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall stage again. “We’ve been contacting...
Erin Templin, daughter of Dan and Kristal Templin of Sycamore, was one of seven Suzuki violin students who received music scholarships recently from Vivian and John Spinoso. She is pictured with her violin teacher, Ann Montzka-Smelser.
Vivian and John Spinoso have wonderful memories of their many years of violin lessons with their three daughters, Gina, Julie and Lisa. All three studied in the Suzuki violin program of the NIU Community School of the Arts. “We thought it was important to give the girls the gift of music for the culture, and...
Cyber Security for the Small Business
In honor of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, NIU Springboard is presenting a four-part webinar series for small business owners and managers. The sessions will help entrepreneurs understand the risks facing their systems and then show them how to use tools, policies and procedures to keep their data and systems safe. Sessions range in cost...
People increasingly connect to the internet outside of their homes and offices by using iPhones and other mobile devices, enjoying technological innovations and the convenience and connectedness it brings. However, Northern Illinois University’s Department of Police and Public Safety warns there are risks involving these mobile devices. “Similar to laptops and computers, with increased frequency,...
Douglas D. Baker
Good things continue to happen at Northern Illinois University. Last week, NIU was selected as one of just 16 institutions in the U.S. to be designated as an “Innovation and Economic Prosperity University”
Twenty-four percent of all identity theft complaints made to the Federal Trade Commission are made by college students. Among the chief means for identity thieves to acquire personal information is through the use of the Internet, and Northern Illinois University’s Department of Police and Public Safety says members of the university community can be at...
Northern Illinois University President Doug Baker and Irakere Picon, an NIU law student, joined Rockford-area leaders in a discussion about immigration reform at Belvidere’s Community Building Wednesday morning. The event, entitled “Moving Us Forward: Illinois Voices for Immigration Reform,” was organized by the Illinois Business Immigration Coalition and state Rep. Joe Sosnowski (R-Rockford) and centered on...
NIU students, faculty, staff and local residents can renew driver’s licenses and state IDs, purchase annual vehicle license plate stickers, register as organ and tissue donors or conduct other transactions on campus at a mobile office of the Illinois Secretary of State. In addition, NIU collegiate license plates will be available for purchase. Twenty-five dollars...
City of DeKalb mural at First Street and Lincoln Highway
From where people live to how they commute, community planning plays a major role in daily life – often more than people might realize. This October, celebrate local communities and the many individuals who help make their neighborhoods special during National Community Planning Month. This year’s theme for Community Planning Month, “People and Places,” highlights...
During homecoming week there was a significant demand for police and fire services and a dramatic increase in pedestrian and motor vehicle traffic throughout the area. To that end, the Northern Illinois University Department of Police and Public Safety and City of DeKalb worked together to ensure a safe environment for the community and its...
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