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NIU has its first detailed sustainability playbook, with aims on making the university an innovator and model of sustainable behaviors in the years and decades to come. After a four-month period of public review, NIU President Lisa C. Freeman and other members of senior leadership signed off last month on the sweeping Sustainability and Climate...

NIU Doctor of Audiology students took part in the eighth annual Clinical Rounds Poster Presentations event on Nov. 21 held at the Wellness and Literacy Center. Each year during their final on-campus fall semester, members of the cohort of audiology students choose a clinical case, read relevant research and present their findings to peers and...

It’s never too early to learn about philanthropy. That was the case when NIU’s Child and Development and Family Center (CDFC) held a birthday cake kit drive this fall to benefit the Huskie Food Pantry. “At the CDFC we have three center-wide pyramid model expectations: we take care of ourselves, we take care of others...

The College of Engineering and Engineering Technology (CEET) hosted a Manufacturing Innovation Symposium in November to introduce companies from across the region to how CEET and the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC) can partner with them to help their businesses thrive in a highly competitive marketplace. “We have a tremendous range of expertise in the...

In 2022, Dr. Levi Harrison partnered with Northern Illinois University Esports to create the Fierce Gamer Scholarship. Dr. Harrison is an orthopedic surgeon known as “the gamers and esports doctor” who is dedicated to promoting mental, physical and emotional health among video gamers. The annual $1,000 Fierce Gamer Scholarships are awarded to NIU undergraduate students...

Blindness and visual disabilities do not discriminate. Anyone, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation or creed, can face a lifetime of limited vision or no sight at all. For some, it begins at birth. For others, it can come with age, disease or accident. No one is immune. Members of that population have for...

Three College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) students earned the opportunity to attend the Health in Entrepreneurship Research Forum held in Chicago on Oct. 13-14. Event organizers included Tim Michaelis, assistant professor of entrepreneurship at NIU College of Business, who along with Becca Husar, associate director for Innovation and Partnership Development, provided CHHS with...

Thanksgiving can be a special time of coming together and making memories. This year, two NIU students took this to a new level, organizing a Thanksgiving meal for more than 100 people at Ellington’s Restaurant in the Holmes Student Center – a gathering that included their families and multiple generations of Huskies. Gabby Bostwick and...

Two NIU health care disciplines joined forces Oct. 27 during an interprofessional education mass casualty and emergency care simulation event at Anderson Hall. The learning opportunity started as part of a College of EducationInstructional Innovation Grant written by Tyler Wood and  Nicholas Grahovec, both assistant professors in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education. “Events like...

NIU’s Division of Academic Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (ADEI) recently welcomed Jade Silva Tovar as the new assistant vice president for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Officially joining the Huskie family on Oct. 23, Silva Tovar brings more than a decade’s worth of experience in higher education. Having worked in multiple capacities across several higher education...

Collaborating with Graduate Colloquium Program, Honors Program, Asian American Resource Center and Asian American Studies, the School of Music is excited to welcome performing artist, award-winning musician, dancer, and storyteller Jen Shyu to NIU for an interdisciplinary residence program. In this three-day program, Jen Shyu will interact with NIU students to experience the power of...

As NIU recognizes its more than 1,000 international students and celebrates International Education Week with a variety of events , it’s important to note international students encounter challenges not often faced by U.S.-born students. From visa restrictions, travel logistics and cultural differences to time and distance away from family, it can be overwhelming. And, for...