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The following Voices piece by NIU Police Chief Tom Phillips originally appeared as a letter to the editor in the Northern Star Thursday, August 28, 2014. Phillips has served as the head of NIU’s Department of Police and Public Safety since August, 2013. He sits on numerous commitees across the university and in the community, including...
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DeKalb County Community Gardens will hold its annual Local Flavors Harvest Dinner from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 28. Supporters who attend the fundraiser can back the work of the community gardens while they enjoy a menu created by Chef Chad of Tapa La Luna. This is the only event with food locally sourced from...
Organizers of DeKalb’s Corn Fest announced street and parking lot closures occurring in conjunction with the festival, which runs from Friday, Aug. 29, through Sunday, Aug. 31, in downtown DeKalb. According to organizers, the carnival area will occupy the city lots of Glidden, Ellwood and Haish – located between Oak and Locust Street off of Second and Third...
A team of faculty affiliates from the Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language and Literacy (CISLL) developed and presented a two-day administrator academy for all DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 administrators and DeKalb Classroom Teachers’ Association representatives. Held Aug. 12 and 13, “Effective and Ethical Evaluation Within a Balanced Assessment Framework” addressed the Performance...
Photo of a NO SMOKING sign
Governor Pat Quinn signed legislation to prohibit smoking on the campuses of all state-supported colleges and universities Sunday morning. The smoking ban takes effect July 1, 2015 and applies to both indoor and outdoor spaces on campuses. “Illinois’ college students shouldn’t be subject to unwanted cigarette smoke on the campuses they call home,” Governor Quinn...
NIU’s connection to the local community and DeKalb County run deep, and those ties, as well as President Doug Baker’s continuing emphasis on maintaining and building the “communiversity” connection, are the inspiration behind the 2014 Corn Fest jerseys that the Huskies will wear in the Aug. 28 season opener at Huskie Stadium. In addition to recognizing...
Michael Turner
A limited number of spots are now available for fans to join legendary NIU running back Michael Turner, President Doug Baker and Associate Vice-President and Director of Athletics Sean T. Frazier for a Las Vegas VIP experience this September when the Huskies take on UNLV. The Signature at MGM Grand will serve as the headquarters for...
Logo of the DeKalb Festival Chorus
The DeKalb Festival Chorus is welcoming Steven Grives as its new director for the 2014-2015 season. Grives joins DFC as the sixth music director in the chorus’s four-decade history. He replaces Seth Houston, who has accepted an out-of-state position. The chorus invites interested singers to join DFC this fall by attending the first rehearsal on...
Community Gardens
NIU President Doug Baker’s call for stronger connections between the university and its host community has generated dozens of ideas from enthusiastic supporters of both town and gown. In just 12 months, the number of active “communiversity” projects has more than doubled, with many more ideas waiting in the wings. Rather than limiting new initiatives,...
“It was the best week I’ve ever had,” Oak Lawn High School junior Damian Samsonowicz said of the Northern Illinois University College of Liberal Arts & Sciences’ 28th annual Speech Camp, which provided campers the chance to improve their speech talents while developing life skills that will strengthen them throughout their academic and professional careers. The six-day, residential...
Doug Baker
Earlier this week at DeKalb’s State of the City event, I spoke about the tremendous opportunity for collaboration between Northern Illinois University and our community to promote our common interests. High on this list is the goal of creating a welcoming environment full of spaces and activities for students that create memories and the desire...
For the second consecutive fall, NIU and the City of DeKalb have partnered to display window clings at DeKalb businesses featuring the NIU football program. NIU President Dr. Douglas Baker, NIU Associate Vice President/Director of Athletics Sean Frazier and DeKalb Mayor John Rey, along with Huskie football legends Bob Heimerdinger and George Bork, unveiled the first...
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