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Northern Illinois University choruses will join with those of DeKalb and Sycamore high schools, the DeKalb Festival Chorus, Penguin Project and Stagecoach Players for a concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall. The program, “Make Our Garden Grow,” was initiated by Professor Eric Johnson, NIU director of choral activities, as...

As we move into the start of a new semester, we will see the beginning of a new administration in Springfield. It will be the newly elected Gov. Rauner’s turn to develop a game plan to address the financial opportunities and challenges facing the state. There has already been a good deal of speculation about...

When the spring semester begins Monday, Jan. 12, readers of the Northern Star will find the familiar printed issues of the student newspaper in bins across campus and town. However, as announced in the Star’s Dec. 8 issue, the newspaper is moving to a twice-weekly print schedule this semester. In between Mondays and Thursdays –...

Christopher McCord, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, this week announced two administrative changes in the college. McCord said Professor David Ballantine has accepted an appointment as associate dean for undergraduate affairs. Ballantine stepped into the position on an interim basis last summer, filling the role formerly held by Sue Doederlein. Prior...

Rikkilee Moser, a second-year law student at the NIU Law College of Law, received the Public Interest Advocate Scholarship Award presented by the Diversity Scholarship Foundation (DSF) at their annual Unity Awards Dinner in December 2014. The scholarship is awarded annually to a law student who is interested in pursuing a career in public service...

Northern Illinois University will host the 23rd annual Midwestern Conference on Literature, Language, and Media (MCLLM) on Friday, March 27, and Saturday, March 28. Faculty, graduate students and, for the first time in the conference’s history, undergraduate students will share their research related to this year’s theme, “Ctrl, Alt, Delete.” Presenters will explore the concepts...

The Northern Illinois University College of Education is upholding its nationally celebrated tradition of excellence in online graduate programs, according to new rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report. Honored among the nation’s Top 4 for the third consecutive year, NIU is one of only three schools to have scored 90 or more...

An update to the NIU Mobile app is in the Android and Apple app stores. Version 3.1.0 includes the new interactive campus map, which enables online navigation of the NIU campus anytime from virtually anywhere. “The 3-D interactive map, along with the directional signage that was installed throughout campus late this summer, is big step...

As 2014 draws to a close, NIU Today offers a look back at 14 of the top stories from the year. No. 1 Everyone with mobile devices connected to their places of employment read something in November worth showing the boss. NIU psychology researchers published their study on “workplace telepressure,” a term they coined to...

As 2014 draws to a close, NIU Today offers a look back at 14 of the top stories from the year. No. 2 One of NIU’s most-dilapidated buildings – its rehabilitation deemed a top priority on campus for nearly two decades – finally turned a major corner in September. Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn joined NIU...

As 2014 draws to a close, NIU Today offers a look back at 14 of the top stories from the year. No. 3 Lisa Freeman, who joined NIU in 2010 as the vice president for Research and Graduate Studies, was in May appointed executive vice president and provost. “As the search progressed, it became clear...

As 2014 draws to a close, NIU Today offers a look back at 14 of the top stories from the year. No. 4 In February, NIU announced a developing role in a planned $320 million Digital Lab for Manufacturing unveiled by President Obama at the White House. Planned for Goose Island in Chicago, the Digital...