As the daughter of two NIU professors, Cathy Doederlein grew up on the DeKalb campus. A regular visitor to her father’s classroom, she idolized the bright, friendly students she met there. At the time, she had no way of knowing that those
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Alumna returns to NIU to celebrate her book
After working in public relations for three decades telling other people’s stories, NIU alumna Rita Dragonette is telling her own and will mark the occasion with a series of events at her alma mater. Dragonette chronicles her own experiences as a college
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NIU celebrates Homecoming: Mission of Tradition
Northern Illinois University has classic fun and hard-to-top new happenings in store for Homecoming 2018, themed a “Mission of Tradition.” Homecoming Week starts Sunday, Oct. 7 and builds up to the NIU Huskies’ football game against the Ohio University Bobcats on Saturday,
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Soar into Homecoming with a 50th anniversary celebration of NIU ROTC
Before the Huskies conquer the football field at Homecoming, the Golden Knights will conquer the sky. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Huskie ROTC Battalion, the U.S. Army parachute team will deliver the game ball just before kickoff at 2:30
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Power up with PowerPuck
NIU is bringing power to the people thanks to IDEAL Industries’ innovative charging system recently installed in the Caribou Coffee & Einstein Bros. Bagels and the Holmes Student Center. “NIU students are never further than a cord’s length away from power to
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Steve Peifer: An international hero
Meet author Steve Peifer on Thursday, Oct. 4 as he shares how a pilgrimage to Kenya transformed him from an ordinary middle-aged man into an international hero. Steve Peifer and his wife Nancy lost their child on the eighth day after his
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CHANCE Program celebrates 50th Anniversary
In 1968, NIU launched the McKinley “Deacon” Davis CHANCE Program, welcoming about 50 African American students from Chicago to the DeKalb campus. Founded by Davis and then NIU President Rhoten Smith, the program was created to offer students access to higher education
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Get ready for football and Watch Party Day
Cheer your Huskies both at home and on the road this football season! Tickets are on sale for home and away games. The Huskies play five home games this season, with the next game at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, as they host
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Community to come together for fifth annual Unity Walk
An upcoming Unity Walk aims to bring people together to better understand one another and our own implicit bias. University students, faculty and staff are invited to walk together with members of the DeKalb community in the fifth annual event beginning at
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Corn Classic teams up with Taste of DeKalb on Sunday, Sept. 23
Because of a team effort by alumni and the community, the Corn Classic 10K on Sunday, Sept. 23, offers a new experience for the whole family to run or volunteer. It ends with the Taste of DeKalb, a new event with food
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NIU degree takes alumnus to his land of love: Japan
One Japanese class at NIU and John Pindel discovered a passion and a new place to call home. A 2016 alumnus, Pindel of Winfield, Illinois, used some free credits to take Japanese 101 and 102 his senior year with Instructor Misato Sekita.
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High-impact programs connect alumni with students
When Kathryn Olson was a student at Northern Illinois University, she became part of Huskie Service Scholars to network with peers and get involved in campus and community service projects. Because the program contributed to her career path, she gives back as
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