Category: Students
Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois is teaming up with NIU’s Institute for the Study of the Environment, Sustainability, and Energy to collect clothing and other gently used items during the “Goodwill, Not Landfill!” student donation drive. The drive is scheduled from Friday, Dec. 7, through Saturday, Dec. 15. Donations will be collected from students at...
Despite another strong outing by Amanda Corral (Hobart, Ind./Hobart), the Northern Illinois women’s basketball team fell 58-52 to Indiana State at Hulman Center Tuesday night. The win was the first for ISU (5-2) over NIU (3-4) in the last four games in the series as the Sycamores notched their fifth straight home win. The Sycamores’...
One day after the 12-1 Northern Illinois football team earned an unprecedented bid to play in the Discover Orange Bowl, a representative from the bowl came to DeKalb to whip up excitement. Larry Gautier, a member of the football committee for the Orange Bowl, toured campus to distribute stickers for the big game. At his...
The Northern Illinois University Department of Police and Public Safety will conduct a test of its emergency notification system at 1:55 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6. All current students and employees who have provided a mobile phone number through MyNIU should receive a text message at that number and an email at their NIU email address...
Another semester is coming to a close, and for students in the NIU College of Engineering and Engineering Technology (CEET), that means that Senior Design is right around the corner. Each semester, senior engineering and engineering technology students create capstone projects that are the culmination of everything they learned during their time at NIU. Students...
NIU’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Resource Center is seeking applications for its annual Joseph Harry Endowed Scholarship. The endowment for the Joseph Harry Scholarship Program was established through the generosity of the namesake professor, who taught in the NIU Department of Sociology from 1977 to 1998. During that period, he conducted considerable research in the...
Northern Illinois quarterback Jordan Lynch (Chicago/Mt. Carmel) was named to CBSSports.com All-America Team, earning third team honors, behind Johnny Manziel (Texas A&M) and Collin Klein (Kansas State). Lynch finished the regular season as the nation’s leader in rushing (1,771) and total offense (4,753). In his first season as a starter, the junior commanded the NIU...
Northern Illinois defensive tackle Nabal Jefferson (Chicago, Ill./Marist) will be honored Tuesday as a National Scholar-Athlete, presented by Fidelity Investments, during the 55th annual National Football Foundation Awards Ceremony. Jefferson, who is pursuing a master’s degree in accountancy and sports a 3.781 GPA, is also a finalist for the 2012 William V. Campbell Trophy, endowed...
The 2012 Mid-American Conference champion and Discover Orange Bowl-bound Northern Illinois football team will be in attendance for a halftime pep rally Wednesday night when the NIU men’s basketball team hosts SIU Edwardsville. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the NIU Convocation Center. One student in attendance Wednesday night will also win a free...
When Katie Seelinger and her husband made the decision to study at NIU, she wanted to become a doctor. As she began working toward this goal, her courses followed the expected path, touching on important aspects of biology, chemistry and anatomy. That trail was diverted the day Seelinger discovered the Women’s Studies Program. While browsing...
In 2008, the Division of Student Affairs & Enrollment Management created an initiative called “Northern PACT” in an effort to help build a better community at NIU. The Northern PACT encompasses five principles that outline community expectations held for our students during their time as Huskies. The five principles include: JUST … where all people...
The 12-1 Mid-American Conference Champion Northern Illinois University football team will meet ACC Champion Florida State in the 2013 Discover Orange Bowl at Sun Life Stadium in Miami, Fla. as the Huskies will cap a historic season with the first Bowl Championship Series bowl appearance in school and MAC history. Northern Illinois earned its nation-leading 12th straight...
