NIU Today

Stephen Eskilson, a professor of art history at Eastern Illinois University, will visit the NIU campus at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, to lecture on “Détournement—Subversive Visual Communication.” Professor Eskilson’s lecture in Gabel Hall 126 springs from an exhibition he curated this autumn at EIU. The exhibition takes as its starting point the visual and conceptual...

Some of Broadway’s most recognizable dance numbers take center stage at NIU at a review opening Thursday, Nov. 17, in the School of Theatre and Dance’s O’Connell Theatre. The first of two dance performances scheduled for the 2011-2012 Mainstage production season, “Best of Broadway Dance” features a great variety of techniques and recognizable forms, from...

NIU is challenging Huskie football fans to step up their “Green Game” before the Tuesday, Nov. 15, contest against Ball State. In celebration of America Recycles Day, NIU hopes to score big for recycling by deploying teams of volunteers to fan out across the Huskies Stadium tailgating venues to help fans recycle. Recycling Dumpsters will...

The NIU College Republicans invite students and the public to its November general meeting, scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9, in the Stevenson North Fishbowl Room. Congressman Joe Walsh, a Republican from McHenry who represents the 8th District of Illinois, will speak at the event. Because of redistricting, Walsh faces a primary election run...

As more students express an interest in participating in the Northern Illinois University Honors Program a recent announcement of a substantial financial gift to the program by two NIU alumni should help foster future opportunities for students engaged in honors studies. Earl and Cindi Rachowicz of Evanston have designated the University Honors Program as the...

NIU’s Mortar Board Senior Honor Society and Student Association will host its annual Last Lecture series at 9 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, in the Illinois Room of the Holmes Student Center. Jeanette Rossetti, a professor in the NIU School of Nursing and Health Studies, is the speaker for the evening. Rossetti, who teaches courses in...

As Veterans Day approaches, NIU is recognizing Military Student Appreciation Week. Military Student Services will show military movies in its lounge (Room 404 of Adams Hall) and provide snacks for all military students. MSS staff will hand out red, white and blue ribbons to encourage students, faculty and staff to wear during this week in...

The Northern Illinois University College of Law will conclude its professionalism series, “Introduction to the Legal Profession: History, Culture, and Values,” from 4 to 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9, in the Regency Room of the Holmes Student Center. The event will feature alumna Cherilyn G. Murer (’78), president and CEO of Murer Consultants, Inc. and chair of the NIU...

John P. Sabatini, a senior research scientist at the Princeton, N.J.-based Educational Testing Service, will visit the NIU campus Wednesday, Nov. 9, as a guest of the Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language & Literacy. Sabatini will speak on “The Role of Cognitive Assessments of Reading Comprehension in the New World Order of the...

After having last been performed during the winter of 2009, the NIU School of Theatre and Dance will again present one of its staple Studio Series productions, “Storytellers Theatre.” Shows are scheduled from Thursday, Nov. 10, through Sunday, Nov. 13. The staged theatrical production is directed by professor Patricia Ridge, a professional storyteller herself. Storytelling...

Student Involvement & Leadership Development strives to find the service opportunity that best fits students and their schedules. Students and their organizations with interest in learning more about the volunteer experience should contact SILD at (815) 753-1421 to arrange personal consultations about community service opportunities offered on- and off-campus. For more information, visit Campus Life...

“Green Fire,” the first full-length, high-definition documentary film ever made about legendary conservationist Aldo Leopold and his environmental legacy, will screen at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, inside the Terwilliger Auditorium of Montgomery Hall. The documentary shares highlights from Leopold’s extraordinary career, explaining how he shaped conservation and the modern environmental movement. It also illustrates...