Category: Communiversity
Attention prospective Northern Illinois University transfers and freshmen! Here’s your chance to visit NIU for a campus tour, get admission information, apply in person and get a decision over the weekend as NIU hosts New Student Decision Day Saturday, Jan. 14. Students may attend admission information sessions beginning at 10 a.m. at the Barsema Alumni...
Faculty of the NIU School of Art are hosting their Biennial Exhibition through Saturday, Feb. 25, in the NIU Art Museum. Ceramics, design, drawing, fiber, illustration, jewelry, metal work, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, time arts, video and visual communication are featured. School of Art faculty also are presenting research in art education and art history....
Brides-to-be are invited Sunday, Jan. 15, to the Northern Illinois Bridal Expo at the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center. Scheduled from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., the show features more than 50 exhibitors. A professional fashion show at 2 p.m. will sport all of the latest wedding fashions. Admission is free and...
“New to the Collection” opens Tuesday, Jan. 10, at the NIU Art Museum. This exhibition showcases several artworks that recently were donated to the NIU Art Museum Collection. Museum administrators currently do not have a separate budget for purchasing artwork and are grateful for the many donations received in recent years. The museum will show...
The Snowstorm Music Tour 2012 will storm through DeKalb and land Friday, Feb. 10, at the NIU Convocation Center. Headlining the tour are hip-hop crossover sensations T-Pain and the ever-eclectic Gym Class Heroes. Special guests include Grieves & Budo, Cris Cab and one artist yet to be announced. Showtime is 6:30 p.m. Doors open at...
Secretary of State Jesse White announced today that office services will be at the NIU vs. SIU men’s basketball game Saturday, Dec. 17. The office will be located near Entrance 2 in the Convocation Center from noon until the end of the game. Fans can purchase NIU collegiate license plates (as well as SIU plates)...
Looking for something for that person that has everything? Need a last minute gift for a die-hard Huskie fan? Well, the Northern Illinois University Bookstore can help. The bookstore, located on the first floor of the Holmes Student Center, has the latest in NIU logo apparel and gifts featuring the new university logo marks. “The...
Northern Illinois University President John G. Peters and his wife, Barbara, welcomed hundreds of local young people and their families to Altgeld Hall on Friday evening for the annual Altgeld Holiday Family Celebration. Celebration-goers traveled the world with Victor E. Huskie, experiencing the sights, sounds and flavors of festivals and celebrations as they occur in other...
NIU’s Zeta Gamma chapter of Phi Beta Delta, the honor society for international scholars, is raising funds for scholarships through the sale of 2012 “International Cuisine in Culture” calendars and cozy coffee mugs. The calendars feature photographs taken by NIU students, faculty and staff members of the Zeta Gamma chapter. Both items make great holiday...
While bustling your family between relatives’ houses, turkey dinners, tree farms and early-morning sales this holiday season, you might want to take a detour to Springfield to spend some quality time getting to know Abraham Lincoln’s friends and family. Northern Illinois University’s Digital Initiatives and Digital Convergence Lab (DCL) have created a mobile tour for...
Whether the stock market goes up or down, NIU financial literacy programs have been teaching people how to make good economic decisions for more than 60 years. University and community organizations now are coming together to bring more attention and resources to those efforts. The Financial Literacy Collaborative combines the work of seven organizations that...
Make plans to attend the annual Altgeld Holiday Family Celebration held in historic and beautiful Altgeld Hall. President John and Mrs. Barbara Peters invite the entire community to this complimentary event to enjoy a fun celebration of the holiday season. This family-oriented event will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, as...
