Category: Students
Sophomore wing Abdel Nader (Skokie, Ill./Niles North) drained a pull-up jumper with 2.2 seconds left as Northern Illinois knocked off Kent State, 67-65, on Wednesday night at the NIU Convocation Center. Nader’s game-winner gave him 26 points, tying a career-high; he also grabbed 11 rebounds for his first career double-double. “What a difference from Saturday...
Collecting a two victory sweep last weekend in its home openers, the Northern Illinois men’s tennis team hopes to advance its record to 5-1 with a trio of matches this weekend, hosting Dayton, Valparaiso and UIC. The Huskies will play the Flyers and the Crusaders at 1 and 5 p.m. respectively Friday and follow up...
Northern Illinois sophomore Nelle Youel was named Mid-American Conference Women’s Tennis Player of the Week, the league announced Wednesday. Youel becomes the second Huskie under sixth-year head coach Ryun Ferrell to earn the honor and the first since Kathryn Friedlund in 2009. The Crystal Lake Central (Crystal Lake, Ill.) product led the Huskies at No....
The NIU Center for Black Studies has scheduled a full slate of events for Black Heritage Month, which this year will observe the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation and the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. La Vonne I. Neal, dean of NIU’s College of Education, will explore these central...
Northern Illinois senior Courtney Oldenburg was named to the Cross Country Academic All-Mid-American Conference Team, the league office announced Tuesday. Oldenburg, a native of West Salem, Wis., was named to the team for the third time in her career after posting a 3.864 GPA in nursing. She also earned her bachelor’s degree from NIU in December. “I’m...
“African Democracy and Socio-Economic Development through Sustainable Engineering” is the theme of a Study Abroad trip, scheduled from June 15 to June 30. This program will give students a first-hand experience of the economic, social and environmental challenges faced by people in Sierra Leone. Participants will be given an alternative perspective on poverty and race...
Intercollegiate Athletics and the University Honors Program will celebrate “University Honors Night” during the NIU men’s basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 30. A ceremony is planned at halftime of the 7 p.m. game at the Convocation Center, and other activities will take place during the evening. Because NIU Huskie athletes are committed to excellence both off...
This year has brought many changes that improve and revamp the University Honors experience at NIU. With such changes comes the Feb. 1 re-launching of Honorable Mentions. Honorable Mentions, a student-run online publication, will spotlight the multifaceted pursuits of NIU Honors students both in and out of the classroom. Honorable Mention seeks to acknowledge: all...
Kid Cudi, a Brooklyn-based rapper from Cleveland, will perform Friday, March 29, at the NIU Convocation Center. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; the show begins at 7:30 p.m. Special guest to be determined. Tickets for Kid Cudi go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 1. Tickets for the floor are general admission and are...
In celebration of Earth Day, NIU will host the third annual Green Lens Environmental Film Festival from Saturday, April 20, through Thursday, April 25. Presented by the NIU Institute for the Study of the Environment, Sustainability and Energy (ESE Institute), along with NIU Outreach, the six-day event is intended to encourage community interest and involvement...
To meet the needs of a 21st century university education, Provost Raymond Alden has established a committee to begin the process of revising NIU’s General Education Program. Named the General Education Visioning Task Force, the group is comprised of faculty, staff and students who will provide the leadership necessary to critically re-evaluate current general education...
In the 2011-12 academic year, 86 percent of undergraduate students at Northern Illinois University received need-based financial aid in the form of state, federal and institutional grants. However, hundreds of thousands of eligible Illinois college students missed out on state financial aid by not completing the required Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) soon...
