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Construction at the Visual Arts Building
Maybe it was the fence around the Stevens Building, where the long-awaited renovation project is finally beginning. Maybe it was the window washers. Maybe it was the workers pouring cement on the north side of Grant Towers. Yes, the unmistakable signs of summer are here: annual campus improvements have begun. NIU’s “Huskie Pride At Work!”...
Photo of the NIU parking garage
NIU Parking Services has announced that the parking deck located between Normal Road and Carroll Avenue will reopen Wednesday, May 29, several days earlier than originally scheduled. The structure had been scheduled to be closed for a two-week period beginning May 20 for cleaning, painting and repairs. Some parking areas within the structure will not be...
Huskie Pride At Work!
At Northern Illinois University – like Chicagoland – there are two seasons: winter and construction. This year will be much the same on the DeKalb campus, as work crews begin to tackle a long list of maintenance and improvement projects. Northern Illinois University’s Vision 2020 Initiative calls for reinvestment in the maintenance and beautification of...
Photo of a Communiversity in Bloom planter in downtown DeKalb.
The City of DeKalb is ushering in the summer season with a new program that adds a splash of nature’s color to areas within the city and on the NIU campus. Planters containing flowers and small shrubs have been deployed in locations in and around downtown DeKalb and throughout the NIU campus as a part...
Huskie Pride At Work!
As students prepare to leave campus for the summer, work crews of all description are waiting in the wings to tackle a long list of maintenance and improvement projects. From putting the finishing touches on the first new undergraduate residence hall in nearly 50 years to caulking the parking deck, nearly 85 projects will be...
Huskie Pride At Work!
The pounding of jackhammers and the hissing of pressure washers are as much sounds of the season this spring on the NIU campus as are the chirping of birds. The noise is part of a campus-wide beautification effort that kicked off shortly before the end of the spring semester. University administrators are working to overcome the...