Category: Alumni
When the McKinley “Deacon” Davis CHANCE Program first opened its doors at NIU in 1968, it admitted only 50 students. They all had something in common: the interest in pursuing a college education but a pre-college preparation that fell short of allowing them to enter college through the traditional admissions process. Forty-five years later, CHANCE now...
The Northern Illinois University athletics department is pleased to announce the launch of the redesigned www.NIUHuskies.com, the online home of the NIU Huskies. The “new” site appeals to the changing world of online content with a larger social media presence and improved navigation so fans can easily access NIUHuskies.com at home on the computer or...
The nationally ranked NIU Division of Public Administration is celebrating its 50th anniversary with three upcoming events, including an educational conference that will focus on the importance of training professionals to deliver high quality services in local government. The 50th Anniversary Educational Conference will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13,...
Students, faculty and staff filled the atrium and lined the balconies of NIU’s Barsema Hall Wednesday to cheer Chicago Blackhawks national anthem singer Jim Cornelison, who got the semester off to a rousing start with his signature rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Cornelison, who has become world famous for singing the anthem (accompanied by 20,000...
Eight times, NIU and Iowa have taken to the gridiron in battle. Eight times, the Hawkeyes have walked away victors – even if only by one point thanks to a lone touchdown scored with 2:15 to play last Sept. 1 at Soldier Field. Coach Rod Carey, quarterback Jordan Lynch and the rest of the Huskie...
Friday, Aug. 30, is national College Colors Day, and Northern Illinois University students, employees, alumni and annuitants are encouraged to show their Huskie pride this and every Friday by wearing cardinal (red) and black attire. “There is a lot of Huskie pride among our students, faculty, staff and alumni, and I hope that it will...
The Fall 2013 issue of Northern Now is now available. This issue features an article on NIU’s new president, Doug Baker. Other features include the story of how NIU helped return a 1,000-year-old Buddha statue to Myanmar, and career success stories from some former NIU student-athletes. Visit the Northern Now website to read all the...
NIU President Doug Baker, leaders from the greater-Chicago business community and representatives from faith-based organizations gathered Tuesday morning at NIU Naperville to speak out in support of common sense immigration reform. The event was organized by the Illinois Business Immigration Coalition and co-sponsored by NIU, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Illinois Chamber of Commerce,...
Northern Illinois Athletics and the Northern Illinois IMG Sports Network will debut the 2013 editions of a pair of radio shows featuring plenty of Huskie football talk next week as “Inside Huskie Football” and “NIU Weekly” will kick off the 2013 campaign. “Inside Huskie Football” returns for its fourth season on the flagship station of...
Promod Vohra, dean of the NIU College of Engineering and Engineering Technology, will participate today in an event hosted by Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth. The White House Initiative on Asian American and Pacific Islanders is kicking off its first regional working group meeting at NIU-Hoffman Estates. “I am pleased to welcome the congresswoman and those representing...
The National Labor Relations Board recently appointed Northern Illinois University College of Law graduate Melissa Olivero as an administrative law judge in its Division of Judges after serving in a similar capacity with the Social Security Administration. She takes assignments from the Washington, D.C. office of the Division of Judges. Judge Olivero served as a judge...
As a new school year begins, the NIU Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) Huskie Battalion welcomed back one of its own. Col. (Promotable) Brian E. Alvin, a graduate of the NIU Class of 1984, was promoted to the rank of brigadier general in the U.S. Army Reserve. The ceremony took place Saturday, Sept. 7, at...
