Category: Events
The Presidential Commission on the Status of Minorities (PCSM) at NIU has announce that NIU staff members Suzanne Coffield, Ellen Franklin and Wesley Coats (who is retired) are the recipients of the 2012 Deacon Davis Diversity Award. Named in honor of Deacon Davis, founder and former director of the CHANCE (Counseling Help & Assistance Necessary...
NIU’s University Writing Center (UWC) will have consulting positions available for Fall 2012. The center will offer undergraduate positions, which require a consistent, 10-hour-per-week commitment. The center also will have 10-hour graduate assistant positions, which include tuition waivers and a stipend. The UWC hires from all majors. Open house are planned from 3 to 5 p.m....
NIU trombone studio teacher Jeremy Moeller will present an evening of trombone music at 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 13, in the Music Building’s Boutell Memorial Concert Hall. Moeller will perform pieces by Sulek, Rabe, Pryor, Wagenseil, Jongen and Bernstein. He will be accompanied by Yoko Yamada on piano. Moeller was appointed principal trombone of the...
The NIU School of Music will host its third annual World Music Festival from Wednesday, April 11, through Sunday, April 15. As usual, this week-long event will consist of concerts and lectures featuring various world music styles and cultural dialogues in music. NIU’s own Middle Eastern Music Ensemble, a student group led by two Syrian-born...
Spring proms and formal dances are coming up fast. Finding the right dress can be costly and time consuming. The NIU Women’s Resource Center want to help via “Project Prom.” Throughout April, high school and college students are welcome to come and choose from a wide selection of new or gently used prom or formal...
NIU’s annual Showcase of Student Writing, sponsored by the First Year Composition Program in the Department of English, will take place from 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 11, in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center. The showcase provides a forum for hundreds of students in various English classes to share their...
V-Day NIU 2012 will present a two-night benefit performance of “A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer: Writings To Stop Violence Against Women and Girls” in the Cavan Auditorium of Gabel Hall. The shows begin at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 27, and Saturday, April 28. Tickets are $5 and available at the door,...
Huskie Family Connections (HFC) invites all parents, students and additional family members to join in the variety of Spring Family Weekend activities and events taking place during the weekend Friday, April 27, through Sunday, April 29. Spring Family Weekend is not only an excellent way for NIU families to get acquainted with the campus and surrounding community, but...
In conjunction with the current Graphic Novel Exhibition Suite, the NIU Art Museum has announced two new exhibitions opening with a reception from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday, April 5, and several upcoming events. The Golden Age of Wordless Novels and Artist Illustrated Books, 1917-1951, explores a peak revival period of relief printmaking which enabled...
The NIU Art Museum will present “The Medieval Art of Narrative,” an illustrated lecture by Ann van Dijk at 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 10, in Altgeld Hall 315. In the Middle Ages, narrative art was ubiquitous, appearing in a variety of media and contexts. Painted narratives adorned the pages of books; mosaic narratives graced the...
The Division of Research and Graduate Studies invites faculty, staff and students to join in celebrating the outstanding accomplishments of NIU’s graduate students. The reception is being held Tuesday, April 24, in the Altgeld Hall Auditorium. A reception begins at 3 p.m., followed by an awards presentation at 3:30 p.m. Recipients of the following awards...
The world-famous NIU Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Ron Carter, will perform with guest drummer Victor Lewis at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 12, in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center. The concert is free, but ticketed, and the Holmes Student Center is accessible to all. Advance tickets can be reserved by...
