Category: Students
Congratulations to NIU’s 2024 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award winners! This award, presented by the Center of Innovative Teaching and Learning (CITL), recognizes outstanding graduate teaching assistants for their impactful contributions to NIU’s teaching mission. “Our graduate teaching assistants are critical members of our teaching staff here at NIU,” said Stephanie Richter, director of Teaching...
Huskies across campus strongly support sustainability and show concern for environmental issues, according to a recent student-led survey. The Behaviors, Attitudes, Resources, and Knowledge of Sustainability survey (BARKS) drew 978 respondents among NIU’s faculty, staff and students. Of those respondents, 80% are concerned or very concerned about environmental issues. The survey also found that nearly...
Courtney Hughes, professor of public health in the College of Health and Human Sciences, has been named the 2024 Mid-American Conference (MAC) Outstanding Faculty Award for Student Success award winner. This accolade celebrates the commitment to student success demonstrated by a selected full-time faculty member from each MAC institution. “I am not surprised Courtney won the MAC...
As an NIU mechanical engineering major set to graduate this spring, Ben Koranda has cracked plenty of books. But his most memorable and significant Huskie chapter is happening now in the nooks and crannies of DuSable Hall. There, along with classmates, he’s immersed in an energy audit of the 56-year-old building. “I’ve always been passionate...
University Honors is pleased to announce Natalie Andzik as the winner of the 2024 Great Professor Award. The University Honors Great Professor Award is an annual accolade that recognizes faculty and staff across campus for their leadership, dedication and service to honors. Andzik, an associate professor in the Department of Special and Early Education, is...
DeCarbon DeKalb, in partnership with Northern Illinois University, is proud to present Earth Fest, a free, family-friendly Earth Week event dedicated to celebrating local sustainability and fostering community engagement. Taking place on April 18th at the historic Egyptian Theatre in downtown DeKalb, Earth Fest promises an evening filled with exciting activities, networking, educational opportunities and...
The NIU Department of Communication is preparing to stage its Reality Bytes Film Festival, bringing two nights of student films to DeKalb. On April 9th, the screening will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. on campus in Cole Hall’s Jameson Auditorium (Room 100). On April 10th, the screening will be held from 7 to...
More than 125 students gathered for an interprofessional learning opportunity designed to prepare future clinicians and healthcare providers on suicide assessment. During the first-ever Suicidality Assessment Workshop, Huskies enrolled in five clinical programs across the College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) built interprofessional collaboration skills. Students and faculty from audiology, dietetics, physical therapy, speech-language...
Keeping students engaged can play a key role in their success. This is the idea behind Navigate, NIU’s comprehensive student success management technology platform. Navigate connects students, advisors, faculty and services with the mission of helping students succeed. “Navigate is easy to use and if I can use it, anybody can.” Juana Ponce is a...
NIU marketing student Jasmin Kenzie’s internship with the Milwaukee Bucks last summer was a slam dunk. As a junior sales associate for the NBA basketball team, Kenzie became a resource to the Bucks community. “I sold a full menu of ticket products for the Milwaukee Bucks, including, but not limited to, full- and partial- season...
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences proudly presents its Second Annual International Roundtable as part of their Rebuilding Democracy Lecture Series at 4 p.m. CDT March 20. The Roundtable showcases the research of college faculty in areas related to democracy and a global society. The event, conducted on Zoom, will feature a discussion between...
It’s never too early to learn about medical laboratory sciences. That was the case last week when more than 60 students from Somonauk Middle School arrived on campus as part of a science-focused field trip supported by the School of Health Studies and NIU College of Health and Human Sciences. “Thank you so much for...
