NIU College of Law Interim Dean Laurel Rigertas and the NIU Law Alumni Council celebrated alumni and friends who embody what is best about the College of Law during our 2019 Awards Reception on Sept. 24 at the Union League Club of
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New sculpture brings more “Huskie Pride” to campus
A new landmark debuted Thursday on the campus of Northern Illinois University, as President Lisa Freeman and benefactors Dennis and Stacey Barsema unveiled the sculpture “Huskie Pride.” The sculpture, comprised of the letters N-I-U in 6-foot-tall block type painted in the university’s
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NIU gears up for 10th-anniversary STEMFest on Saturday, Oct. 19
Celebrating 10 years of educating and entertaining all ages with hands-on STEM activities. It was a leap of faith when NIU STEM Outreach, part of the Division of Outreach, Engagement and Regional Development, decided to move STEM Fest to the Convocation Center
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Master of Science in Financial Risk Management launches in Shenzhen, China
Representatives from the Northern Illinois University College of Business, in their commitment to cross global boundaries, traveled to Shenzhen in East Asia for the launch of the college’s Master of Science in Financial Risk Management (MSFRM) program. Shenzhen is a major city
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College of Business announces BELIEF Week fall 2019 speaker series
On Monday-Thursday, Oct. 7-11, the NIU College of Business will hold its fall semester BELIEF Week. BELIEF is the name of the applied business ethics program in the college. BELIEF builds ethical business leaders through the integration of program development, faculty support, business community involvement
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NIU prepares to celebrate Homecoming: Play, paws, rewind.
Northern Illinois University is rolling out the Huskie welcome mat this month during Homecoming 2019, a week-long event that includes cherished traditions and exciting new happenings for alumni, students, faculty, staff and community members. “The tradition of Homecoming at NIU is a
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KNPE to dedicate M. Joan Popp Lab
Joan Popp NIU’s Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education will dedicate a new and renovated lab in October, thanks to the generosity of a late, longtime faculty member. The M. Joan Popp Motor Behavior Laboratory, located in Anderson Hall 213, hosts classes in areas
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NIU alumni create theater company in Kane County
If you’re ever wondering what happened to the 2019 MFA Acting class at Northern Illinois University, you can find many of them, and a host of other School of Theatre and Dance alumni in St. Charles, Ill. these days. A talented group
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John M. Dunn named College of Education’s Fall 2019 Educator in Residence
John M. Dunn A university president. A provost. A dean. A department chair. A vice chancellor – and two terms as an interim chancellor. An internationally respected researcher. John M. Dunn, recently retired from a decade of successful leadership of Western Michigan University and now fulfilling that second
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With roles on “The Middle” and “General Hospital,” Jen Ray, ’92, is a star
“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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