Category: Alumni
NIU alum Steve Mazan’s self-funded independent documentary, “Dying to do Letterman,” has been chosen to qualify for an Academy Award. Shot over the course of five years, the film follows the stand-up comedian’s quest to perform on “Late Show with David Letterman,” the long-running, late-night show on CBS. Precipitated by a cancer diagnosis, Mazan’s journey...
The NIU Art Museum will host a fall sculpture exhibition suite from Tuesday, Aug. 23, through Saturday, Oct. 29. An opening reception will take place from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8. The exhibitions celebrate wit, social commentary, process and technique in variously scaled contemporary sculpture. In the House: Sculpture for the Home While...
Jenna Roberts, a former standout on the Northern Illinois University softball team from 2006-09, has returned to NIU as an assistant softball coach Huskies’ head coach Lindsay Chouinard announced Tuesday. “I couldn’t be more excited to welcome Jenna back,” Chouinard said. “She has every trait that I was looking for in an assistant and more....
George Acker, a Northern Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame member, died on July 20 at the age of 83. A three-sport star at NIU, Acker lettered in football, basketball and tennis while attending Northern Illinois from 1948-52. Acker, an offensive guard, co-captained the 1951 Huskie football team that went 9-0 and won the Interstate Intercollegiate...
Join the NIU Alumni Association for holiday shopping like you’ve never experienced before. The Alumni Association is hosting a travel program to Europe’s majestic holiday markets. From the Christkindlesmarkt in Nuremberg to the market village of Oberndorf in the Bavarian countryside of Austria, to the Christmas markets of the Wolfgangsee, travelers will enjoy holiday craftsmanship...
NIU’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences External Programming has announced its Fall Session I and II Test Prep for GRE, GMAT and LSAT. Registration is now open. Register at least one week prior to the first class meeting to receive an early bird discount. An additional discount applies for being an NIU alum, employee...
Almost 24 hours after visiting with local and national media at Detroit’s Ford Field as part of MAC Media Day, Northern Illinois University head football coach Dave Doeren and members of the Huskie football team were at Soldier Field for NIU’s annual Chicago Media Day Wednesday. Doeren and seven members of the 2011 NIU football...
Former Northern Illinois University running back Chad Spann agreed to terms with his hometown Indianapolis Colts Tuesday according to Spann. Tuesday marked the first day NFL teams could sign undrafted free agents. Spann, a native of Indianapolis, Ind., was the 2010 Vern Smith Leadership Award recipient after leading the Mid-American Conference and ranking 20th in...
Today’s announcement of a new university logo to accompany the tagline selected in December 2010 – “Learning Today, Leading Tomorrow” – completes the research and design phase of NIU’s institutional brand identity. Working hand-in-hand with the “Learning Today, Leading Tomorrow” tagline, the trademarked logo is the visual component of NIU’s communications efforts to strategically convey...
The NIU Rockford Club invites College of Business alumni to the David & Diane Graf Scholarship Celebration, a fun evening of cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction. All proceeds will benefit Rockford-area students in the NIU College of Business.
Five students from NIU’s College of Engineering & Engineering Technology will benefit from scholarships in the amount of $2,000 thanks to a tremendous partnership between Caterpillar and the college. CEET hosted the first Tee Up Fore Scholarships golf outing June 13 to support scholarships for the college, thanks in large part to the guidance, support and friendship from Caterpillar and...
It’s difficult to determine who gets more out of NIU’s annual summer speech camp — the high school students who enroll or the counselors who coach them. About 50 students from Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin participated in last week’s camp, where they developed speech-giving, debating or theatrical skills. For the 16 counselors, the camp was an...
