Category: Community
FNBO proudly sponsors downtown centerpiece of Huskie pride. Huskie pride will remain on full display in downtown DeKalb even after this year’s 116th Homecoming celebration with the unveiling of a new Victor E. Huskie statue. Presented by FNBO, the statue will be unveiled at the corner of South Second Street and Lincoln Highway as part...
Year-to-year retention of NIU students is up this fall over last in several key indicators. New freshmen. New transfers. First-generation students. Returning undergraduate students. Retention percentages now have returned to – or, in some cases, surpassed – pre-pandemic levels. So how is NIU accomplishing this? “We implemented a number of strategies – some high-tech, some...
The fall 2023 freshman class at Northern Illinois University continues to demonstrate that high-achieving students from a variety of backgrounds have found NIU to be their university of choice. The incoming class is highly diverse and includes an increased number of new transfer students this fall over last. Huskies are again re-enrolling from year to...
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will welcome State Senator Sue Rezin, R-Morris, to kick-off the fourth season of their Rebuilding Democracy Lecture Series at 4 p.m. CDT Sept. 21 in Cole Hall Auditorium. The program is free and open to the public, but space is limited. The event will feature a discussion between...
Editor’s Note: This event has been postponed until November 2023. Pulitzer Prize winning author and historian Greg Grandin will present “The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of America” during the Department of History’s annual Lincoln Lecture, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Sept. 21 in Altgeld Auditorium. The presentation...
Along with Huskie spirit, this year’s Homecoming celebration will showcase Bold Spirits. As part of a new, unique event, Huskies are invited to kick off the 116th Homecoming at Jonomac Orchard in Malta. Scheduled from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13, Huskie Hour with DeKalb County Spirits will include samples from DeKalb County’s local...
The Latino Resource Center (LRC) is starting off the fall semester strong, providing new and returning students with engaging programs, wellness resources and celebratory events. One of their newest wellness resources was debuted during a recent Latinx student organization leadership retreat. The center unveiled “Color Me Stress Free,” a coloring wall where students can relieve...
‘We’re all Huskies here’ Expect an even bigger celebration at this year’s 116th Homecoming when NIU takes over downtown DeKalb for a Huskie Homecoming Block Party. The NIU 116th Homecoming Blocky Party will shut down a portion of Lincoln Highway in downtown DeKalb from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, and feature what can...
Editor’s Note: This event has been rescheduled from Sept. 12, 2023 to Oct. 17, 2023. Ticket information will be forthcoming. Look at the career of former Chicago Bear cornerback Charles “Peanut” Tillman and you’ll see a man who saw success on the football field and then reinvented himself into both a philanthropist and federal agent....
Two new exhibitions will open soon at the NIU Art Museum. Having emerged from a global pandemic and re-exploring race and social issues, the NIU Art Museum felt the need for exhibitions that ground these topics visually. Two exhibitions featuring themes of what seems needed are set to open on Tuesday, Aug. 29, with a...
The program welcomed college-bound high school students with disabilities to learn, have fun and prepare for the college transition. Thanks to a grant from the Illinois Community College Board, 20 college-bound high school students with disabilities experienced a life-changing week on NIU’s campus this summer. The students in the Huskies BELONG program met with NIU...
The Annie Glidden Road underpass, beneath the Union Pacific Railroad tracks south of campus, recently got a makeover that makes it clear that DeKalb backs the Red and Black. In mid-June, crews began transforming the viaduct from just another landmark on your way into town into a bold proclamation of DeKalb’s support for Northern Illinois...
