NIU Today

Michael Roper (’86), will be the featured boss on an episode of CBS’s hit series Undercover Boss! The episode will air on Friday, April 28, at 8 p.m. EST.  Recipient of a degree in business administration, Michael Roper is president and CEO of Taco Bueno, a high-quality Tex-Mex chain with more than 175 restaurants, founded...

NIU junior Mackenzie Thompson knows that her experiences working with NIU’s P-20 Center will come in handy no matter what career she pursues. As an instructor at the Center’s STEM Outreach camps and STEM Saturdays, she’s learned firsthand the rewards of bringing science, technology, engineering and math into kids’ lives. “No matter what I do,...

NIU’s Office of Student Engagement and Experiential Learning will host the eighth annual Undergraduate Research and Artistry Day (URAD) and Community Engagement Showcase from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 25, in the Holmes Student Center. Undergraduate students who have participated in mentored research, creative inquiry and artistry as well as community engagement projects...

Gender and Sexuality Resource Center (GSRC) will meet you “At the Table” with Reco Bates, NIU alumni and school counselor of Chicago Tech Academy, on Monday, April 24, in the Glass Gallery Lounge of the Holmes Student Center from noon to 1 p.m. Learn about meditation and its success for impacting behaviors, attitudes and how it can assist in...

All academic and civil service employees who contribute to the pension system are eligible for NIU Annuitants Association (NIAAA), not just after retirement. NIUAA promotes the interests and the welfare of the members of the State Universities Retirement System (SURS). If you are a current member, your investment in NIUAA and SUAA (the state organization),...

NIU’s Presidential Commission on the Status of Minorities (PCSM) selected undergraduate student Laura Vivaldo Cholula; graduate student Kristina Wilkerson, counseling adult and higher education; Beverly McCall, advisor/counselor, CHANCE Program; Lisa King, associate director, CHANCE Program and Yolanda King, associate professor, College of Law as the recipients of this year’s Deacon Davis Diversity Awards. Katrina Myers...

NIU Athletics would like to invite students, NIU faculty/staff and community members to its eighth-annual awards banquet, “The Victors”, on Tuesday, May 2, in downtown DeKalb, at the Egyptian Theatre. The event is free for any Huskie fans who would like to join in on celebrating the academic, athletic and community service accomplishments of this...

Feeling the crunch of the end of the semester? Want a little break to help you feel connected to other international and domestic students, and to focus better? The Counseling & Student Development Center, in collaboration with the International Student and Faculty Office, ELS, DeKalb, and the Asian American Center, invites the campus to “Chai...

NIU and four high school districts have teamed up as part of a larger state pilot program to develop new graduation requirements which measure a student’s skills and abilities, not just the number of years spent studying subjects such as English and Math. The Illinois State Board of Education announced the Illinois Competency-Based High School...

The St. Baldrick’s Foundation is a charity committed to funding research to end childhood cancers. St. Baldrick’s is volunteer-driven, relying on volunteers to collect donations on their behalf. On April 30, Alpha Chi Sigma (the professional co-ed chemistry fraternity) and the Medical Laboratory Science Club are holding two fundraisers for St. Baldrick’s. The first is...

(MPTSS) is excited to celebrate the end of the academic year with its annual Post-Traditional Appreciation Week, beginning on Monday, April 24. All military and post-traditional students are invited to all three upcoming events. The festivities will kick off with the inaugural Celebration Ceremony on Tuesday, April 25, from 5-6:30 p.m. in the Capitol Room in the...

Eight NIU undergraduate students, with funding from the Office of Student Engagement and Experiential Learning, are studying food insecurity among NIU students and community members, and the role of community garden produce in addressing food insecurity among food pantry participants. The students – Kristen Amstutz, Abbi Bloedel, Jordyn Crane, John Doran (’16), Rachel Lechuga, Manuel Montalvo...