What’s up with NIU Alumni
As the curtain opens at the 2017 Red and Black, guests will experience all the energy and excitement they’ve come to expect from the NIU Foundation’s signature gala. As always, the evening will feature the stories of the university’s talented, grateful students
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In today’s competitive job market, students need to establish contacts in their field and get work experience before they graduate. Students have many opportunities to be mentored on campus, but a new externship program will expose students to the working world while
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NIU Board of Trustees Chair Wheeler Coleman has never forgotten how instrumental the CHANCE program was in putting him on the path to success. On Oct. 12, as part of an ongoing effort to pay forward the opportunities the program provided him, Coleman and his wife, the Hon.
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Yara Santillan traded her sneakers for high heels, her gym for a cubicle and her whistle for a smartphone. What the new coordinator of Physical Education for the Chicago Public Schools hasn’t given up is her drive and ambition to make a
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A production nearly seven years in the making finally has its opening night in sight. The Stevens Building is NIU’s home to the School of Theatre and Dance and the Department of Anthropology. The renovation project that was first approved for state
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The NIU School of Art and Design has partnered with NIU’s Education Systems Center and the Alumni Association, affording the School of Art and Design a downtown Chicago exhibition venue to showcase its students’ and graduates’ artistry and creative research. The first exhibition
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School of Theatre and Dance alumna Amber Sallis, has been named a “Hot New Face of Chicago Theater Class of 2017” by the Chicago Tribune. Sallis most recently appeared in a Steep Theatre production of “Earthquakes in London.” She will next appear in “The
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For the past two years, NIU alum Sam Watt (BS Physics, 2014) has been teaching science in Beijing, introducing the seventh- and eighth-graders at Beijing Academy (北京中学)—as well as their teachers, parents and administrators—to an exciting hands-on approach to STEM education. As
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NIU will kick off its Diversity Dialogues Series this fall with a documentary screening and discussion with Emmy-director Julie Winokur. The series, which began in 2016, aims to reinforce the university’s commitment to creating a rich learning environment and encouraging people to
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Huskies on and off campus will be rewarded for displaying their pride on Fridays this year, as campus officials plan to give everyone another reason to celebrate the most popular day of the week. The effort – dubbed Red and Black Fridays –
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Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores heavily influence your ability to get into the graduate school of your choice. To prepare future students, Mark Mattson (M.A., Northern Illinois University), will guide you through a review of verbal reasoning, analytical writing and mathematical skills
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The Huskie Food Pantry needs volunteers for the Fox Valley Marathon on Saturday, Sept. 9, and on marathon day, Sunday, Sept. 17. Volunteers will be helping with operations and setup for an aid station (Sept. 9 at the Fabyan Forest Preserve location
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