NIU Today

Open forums have been scheduled Monday, March 3, as part of the accreditation visit from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. NIU engages in a thorough self-study every 10 years and prepares a report as evidence in support of continuing institutional accreditation by the HLC, which is...

Fanfare, please: Wednesday, Feb. 26, is “Horn Day” in the NIU School of Music. Noted horn soloist Larry Williams is the featured performer for the event. Horn Day also will feature NIU professors Thomas Bough and John Fairfield, along with the NIU Wind Symphony. All events are free. During the afternoon, participants will enjoy horn...

Nancy Lublin enjoys building things out of ideas and people. That’s why she’s coming Saturday, April 12, to Northern Illinois University on NIU Cares Day, to kick off the university’s annual Celebrating Excellence event with two separate presentations: “Do Something to Change the World” and “Finding Your Inner Entrepreneur.” Lublin is the CEO of DoSomething.org,...

The Northern Illinois University College of Law team of Samantha Brown and Daniel Kalina placed third in the American Bar Association’s Regional Client Counseling Competition. The competition took place Feb. 15 at the University of Illinois College of Law. Brown and Kalina, both third-year students, advanced to the final round out of 12 teams from various...

Copywriter by day, supernatural communicator by night; it’s all just another day in the life of NIU alumnus Neil Tobin. For more than 10 years, Tobin has entertained audiences with his one-man show “Supernatural Chicago,” a unique blend of comedy, magic and psychic demonstrations performed at Castle nightclub, formerly known as Excalibur. The show engages...

The NIU Department of English and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences External Programming office will host a “Publishing with an Academic Press” workshop. Linda Manning, director of the NIU Press, will lead the workshop from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, March 14, in Room 297 of Founders Memorial Library. “Publishing with an Academic Press”...

Are you a staff member, faculty member or graduate assistant looking to work alongside students who are doing great things for the community? Consider volunteering for NIU Cares Day, scheduled Saturday, April 12. Project Site Leaders Serving as a project site leader can be a great opportunity to connect with students outside the classroom as...

NIU will host “Operation Graduation” from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, to celebrate National TRiO Day. Sponsored by Student Support Services, workshops will be held in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center. Topics include: Social Media: Creating Your Own Brand College Readiness: Survival, Planning and Study Skills Graduate School...

The NIU Honors Program and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences External Programming are sponsoring new Test Prep Overview sessions for students interested in taking the LSAT, GRE or GMAT. The overview sessions are one-day informational sessions that will review the sections of each exam. The test prep overviews are designed for undergraduate students...

NIU President Doug Baker’s ambitious effort to offer peer or alumni mentors to all students is gaining big-time momentum. At least three new mentoring initiatives have sprouted up this semester. Inventories are being conducted of the many existing programs. And Baker is expected to talk about NIU’s efforts to expand mentoring and internship opportunities Thursday,...

NIU’s Administrative Professionals Advisory Council is accepting nominations for the 2014 Patricia S. Siebrasse Administrative Professionals Award for Excellence. The award recognizes the outstanding performance of an administrative professional at NIU who demonstrates continued commitment to their field, operational efficiency within their organization, and provides meaningful contributions to NIU. The recipient will receive a plaque...

Northern Illinois University has announced the 2014 winners of the Forward, Together Forward Scholarships. In honor of the five Huskies whose lives were lost Feb. 14, 2008, Forward, Together Forward scholars must demonstrate strength of character through traits such as a strong work ethic, motivation, inspiration, a high regard for others, integrity and intellectual curiosity....