“It’s always been acting,” Ray said. “Mom would do costumes and hair for the students. When I was probably 5 or 6 years old, they were doing “Annie Get Your Gun,” and I can remember it like it was yesterday. I
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Melissa Blake, ’05, makes kindness and courage go viral
When blogger and freelance writer Melissa Blake went about her evening on Saturday, Sept. 7, she was content to have 7,500 Twitter followers. By the time she woke up the next morning, Blake had caused quite the Twitter fuss, gaining 2,000 more
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NIU alumnus dances his way to principal acting role and cast album
James Monroe Števko, Chicago native and graduate of NIU’s School of Theatre and Dance, is a featured principal on the upcoming original cast album of Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish. He originated the role of Mendl, under the direction of Tony, Oscar
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Ace! College of Ed licensure students nail 100 percent passage on Spring 2019 edTPA
Anna Morrison Anna Morrison loves interactions with children. “Being around them brings a lot of joy into my life – just with certain things kids say, and the way they act, they’re a lot of fun,” says Morrison, a May 2019 graduate
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Nursing professor named 2019 Nurse Educator Fellow
Nancy Petges, NIU nursing assistant professor, has been named a 2019 Nurse Educator Fellow by the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE). She is one of 19 nurse educators in the state who have awarded $10,000 each to promote excellence in nursing
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Honors Program announces new endowed scholarship
The success of the University Honors Program rests in no small part on the support of alumni and friends. To this end, Honors is excited to announce the creation of the Donald and Linda Shearer Honors STEM Scholarship, generously endowed by Donald
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Danielle Harris, ’13, selected as a fellow to the 2019 NELC Academy
Danielle Harris, ’13, has always had a penchant for overachieving, but even she is surprised by the strides she has made in the world of employment law in the last few years. Now in her third year as a law associate at
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Speech pathologist pushes animal communication boundaries with case study
When Christina Hunger earned her Master of Arts in speech-language pathology from NIU in 2017, she knew she wanted to help young children with speech challenges, which she now does as a Pediatric Speech Pathologist for Early Intervention in San Diego. It
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Degree completion program leads to dream job
It took nearly a decade, but she made it: Ginny Egizio is a graduate of Northern Illinois University’s Hospitality and Tourism Management program (HTM) She earned her B.S. degree in May 2018 and today, she is working her dream job in events management.
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Alumnus named director of National Tsunami Warning Center
James Gridley, ’87, says he isn’t ashamed to admit he’s a failure, and he hopes you are one, too. His colleagues in seismology and geophysics may have a difficult time agreeing with that statement, based on Gridley’s 35-plus-year esteemed career and
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NIU Alumni Association and Balfour announce partnership
NIU Alumni Association and Balfour to sell and distribute NIUAA branded leather goods. Alumni of Northern Illinois University are instilled with a sense of Huskie Pride that they will carry with them for the rest of their life. They can now carry
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NIU delegation deepens commitment to Southeast Asia
When it comes to establishing and maintaining relationships across borders and oceans, there’s no substitute for being there—shaking your partners’ hands, breaking bread and celebrating shared values among different cultures. An NIU delegation that included President Lisa Freeman did just that this
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