NIU President Lisa C. Freeman and the student organization, Dream Action NIU are the recipients of this year’s Eychaner Award, the longest standing LGBTQ+ advocacy award given at the university. Established in 1995 to honor its namesakes, Milly Eychaner a 1941 graduate
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Eighteen months after its launch, the partnership with Northwestern Medicine to manage the NIU Student Health Center has proven to be just what the doctor ordered. For decades, the center has provided basic outpatient health care to students. However, the ever-increasing complexity
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The Missionary Innovative Robust (M.I.R.) Lunar Team poses for a group photo prior to submitting their proposal to the NASA 2020 BIG Idea Challenge in fall 2019. Four team members won scholarships this month from the Illinois Space Grant Consortium: mechatronics majors
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When it comes to music, Marquis Hill is the best of the proverbial best. An experienced trumpeter and music teacher, he has performed alongside today’s top artists in jazz festivals and competitions. He has been honored with many prestigious awards and scholarships, including the 2014 Thelonious Monk Trumpet Competition,
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Celine Taylor wanted to distribute more surveys investigating the distracted driving habits and traffic-related injuries of motorcycle riders in Myanmar. Isabella Guizzetti hoped to return to an NIU lab after Spring Break to repeat some of her experiments on hepatocellular carcinoma cell
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In a normal May, NIU calendars fill with ceremonies in honor of soon-to-be Huskie graduates. COVID-19 canceled those events this year, of course, but the virus could not stop the power of technology and social media to continue the springtime traditions in
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The Illinois Board of Higher Education has selected Northern Illinois University President Dr. Lisa C. Freeman to serve on a committee that will help shape how campuses across the state reopen safely this fall amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “Higher education leaders,
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While many details remain to be worked out, plans for fall at Northern Illinois University are coming into focus. “While we know that the start of the fall semester will need to look different from last year, we are very committed to
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Leaders of the NIU Graduate School’s Career and Professional Development Office regarded the arrival of COVID-19 as a call to action. Several workshops planned for April would indeed go on as scheduled, albeit virtually – and, to the great delight of Dean
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‘An example of adaptability’ As campus basically shut down, digital marketing Instructor Jessica Gibbons-Rauch thought about everything students would miss out on. Like her fellow faculty and staff at NIU, she sought ways to keep students connected despite the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.
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Think back to your first days at a new job. How many times did you ask one of your new co-workers where to locate something, what form you needed to fill out or who you needed to ask? Now, picture yourself starting
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NIU Admissions has nimbly shifted into the virtual space this spring — offering online visits, info sessions, appointments, tours and other resources to help interested students explore the Huskie experience from home. With successful Virtual Admitted Student Day events added to the
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