Category: Community
Starting Friday, Aug. 11, the City of DeKalb will be closing the portion of Normal Road that runs through campus, from the south end of Founder’s Memorial Library to the intersection with Lucinda Avenue. Those using the south end of Normal Road to reach parking areas will need to be aware of new traffic patterns...
Each year the Public Media Journalists Association recognizes the best of local public radio news in a wide array of categories. This year, 89.5 WNIJ took home three awards, including first place for commentary. WNIJ is part of Northern Public Radio, the broadcast arm of Northern Illinois University, which is housed in the Division of...
DeAnna Harris-McKoy is on a mission to help area youth facing mental health challenges. The NIU associate professor in the School of Family and Consumer Sciences was recently awarded a generous grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) that will allow her to make an immediate impact in the community. “I...
Food is fun. It’s familiar to all of us and so ordinary we might take it for granted. Yet, food also offers endless opportunities for hands-on scientific exploration and experimentation. That’s why food provides a wonderful pathway into scientific fields for high school students who take part in NIU’s new Food and Nutrition Science Career...
Edible Campus program grows knowledge about sustainability, food systems and related careers. NIU students and faculty have installed nearly 100 garden beds on campus this spring as part of an expansive new Edible Campus initiative. The ambitious partnership among different NIU units and outside partners aims to transform parts of the NIU campus into a...
The Division of Research and Innovation Partnerships (RIPS) has built an impressive new front porch. RIPS recently launched a dynamic Research and Innovation website to celebrate the “local focus and global reach” of NIU efforts, highlight faculty and student innovators and provide an extensive resource to potential partners from outside the university. Content from the...
NIU has been selected as an education partner for the Amazon Career Choice program, providing Amazon’s hourly employees with financial support to pursue NIU undergraduate degrees and certificates. Amazon employees who have completed 90 days with the company are now eligible for the Amazon Career Choice program at NIU. Career Choice is Amazon’s pre-paid tuition...
The NIU School of Music is collaborating with the NIU Division of Academic Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Asian American Certificate Program; Latino Resource Center; and Asian American Resource Center to put together the 2023 World Music Festival, Many Voices, One Community Celebrations of Music and Cultures in Our Time that will take place from April...
It has been almost four decades since the last meaningful immigration reform was passed, five decades since the stonewall riots, and six decades since the civil rights movement. Year after year, the necessity to continue these fights has grown immensely. Today more than ever, it is crucial to honor and build upon these movements. This...
An upcoming OFP Kick-Off event encourages faculty and staff to experience first-hand what it’s like to be an incoming Huskie. NIU’s Orientation and First Year Programs is hosting the event—described as a mock orientation day—from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 24, at the Holmes Student Center. Faculty and staff are invited to come...
The annual Diversity and Inclusion luncheon for the Presidential Commission on Race and Ethnicity (PCORE) will take place on Friday, April 7 at noon in Ellington’s located in the Holmes Student Center. Students, staff, faculty and members of the community are invited to attend all or parts of the summit. Those interested in attending are...
For well over a decade, NIU STEAM has offered science, technology, engineering, arts and math camps for elementary through high school students on the campus of Northern Illinois University. This experience made NIU STEAM, in the Division of Outreach, Engagement and Regional Development, an ideal partner for Associate Professor Bryan Dallas, who recently won a...
