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Alpha Sigma Omega
Alpha Sigma Omega Latina (ASO) Sorority Inc. is selling holiday cakes through Tuesday, Nov. 26. ASO’s cake sale has become a trademark for these young women as all proceeds go toward their philanthropy, the Children’s Advocacy Center of DeKalb. Pineapple upside-down cake, carrot cake and lemon cake are available. All cakes are made from scratch...
Alicia Schatteman
It’s hard to underestimate the importance of the holiday season for many nonprofit organizations. About 70 percent of Americans donate money to charitable causes. And according to the Giving USA Foundation, individuals account for 81 percent of all revenue to nonprofit organizations, the largest source by far. “For many nonprofits, the bulk of their individual...
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Delta Zeta will host an all-you-can-eat breakfast of pancakes and eggs from 11 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, through 2 a.m. Friday, Oct. 25. Funds raised will go to the Painted Turtle, the Delta Zeta philanthropy in California. Children with more than 30 serious medical conditions celebrate just being kids at Painted Turtle through innovative, camp-based...
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NIU is looking for dedicated and motivated students interested in having fun this summer and learning about global leadership and philanthropy. A new opportunity this year – the Global Leadership and Philanthropy Camp – will provide a quality college learning experience to a select group of students. Scheduled from Sunday, July 15, through Friday, July 20,...
Board members of the University Women’s Club of NIU, as part of their philanthropy program, have given $1,000 to the NIU women’s track and field program and Head Coach Connie Teaberry. These funds will be used to purchase additional pairs of running shoes for the outdoor season. Standard equipment issue for the women participating in...
Steve Kalber (center) with members of the marching band at Homecoming.
We all know it takes talent, sweat, and discipline to be an athlete, but have you ever stopped to think that it takes the same mettle to march in the band? Skeptics need only watch junior Zach Haas perform “Let’s Groove Tonight” on his 45-pound sousaphone during a Huskie halftime show to become believers. The...
Dean DuCray (Accountancy ’64, M.S., ’69) and his wife, Brenda, pledge $1 million to accountancy and create a matching program to encourage others to follow suit.
Imagine buying a new Toyota Corolla each year for the next four years. That’s how much it costs to finance a college education today. That’s no surprise to accountancy major Jocelyn Lombardozzi, who pays as much for books each year as her fellow Huskies paid for room, board, tuition and books combined in the ’60s....
Film producer Kate Robinson (center) will visit NIU for a free sneak preview of her new PBS documentary, “Saving Philanthropy.”
The NIU Center for NGO Leadership and Development (NGOLD) is preparing to welcome film producer Kate Robinson to campus for a free sneak preview of her new PBS documentary, “Saving Philanthropy.” The screening will be held from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28, at the Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center, 231 N. Annie Glidden...
High school students from across Illinois attended NIU's HELP Camp.
Erika Weeden will launch an organization near Mother McAuley High School to help clean up her community on the South Side of Chicago. Olivia Guerra will teach more of her teenage peers at Rock Falls High School about the Search Institute’s “40 developmental assets” that help to foster healthy, caring and responsible adults. Emily Rohman...
NIU faculty and students engaged in honors now have enhanced opportunities to study abroad thanks to a substantial financial gift to the NIU Honors Program. John and Nancy Castle of DeKalb have designated the university’s Honors Program as the recipient of $1 million through a charitable remainder unitary trust. NIU President John Peters announced the...