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Logo of the NIU Alumni Association
Get ready to rock in Detroit city with a pregame reception hosted by the NIU Alumni Association on Friday, Nov. 30. Located at the Corner Lounge at Ford Field, the Alumni Association, in partnership with Huskie Athletics Support Fund, will host an event prior to the MAC Championship game celebrating the success of the 2012...
Barbara and John Peters
Northern Illinois University President John G. Peters updated the university community Tuesday, Nov. 20, regarding NIU’s response to recent events and offered holiday greetings for the Thanksgiving weekend.
NIU Engineering Building in autumn
NIU’s College of Engineering and Engineering Technology held its Scholarship Banquet & Alumni Awards event Nov. 1. Many scholarships and awards were presented to honor the outstanding achievements of each alumnus and the generosity of donors to the college. Awards were given on the college level and to alumni of the departments of Electrical Engineering,...
NIU Alumni Association president, Francine Pepitone  and NIU Foundation chair, Dennis Barsema submitted the letter below to the Chicago Tribune in response to the Chicago Tribune’s Sunday article about NIU’s presidential search. Dear Editors: In your recent wrap-up article that re-hashes challenges NIU is facing concerning its physical plant and police employees, you imagine a potential...
From left: Kenya Jenkins-Wright (’03), new president; Melinda Rosales-Byerly (’03), new 2nd vice president; Brent Eames (’09), new 1st vice president; Laura Alms (’12), new secretary.
The NIU Law Alumni Council elected a new executive board during its quarterly meeting in October. President Kenya Jenkins-Wright (’03), 1st Vice-President Brent Eames (’09), 2nd Vice-President Melinda Rosales-Byerly (’03), and Secretary Laura Alms (’12) were all elected to serve two-year terms. Matt Pfeiffer (’00) will also remain a member of the executive board as immediate...
NIU’s Andrea Drott receives the Outstanding Advisor Award from Edward H. Hammond, president of Fort Hays State University and chair of the BACCHUS Network Board of Trustees.
Andrea Drott, interpersonal violence prevention health educator in Health Enhancement, recently was awarded the Outstanding Advisor Award at the 2012 BACCHUS Network General Assembly. Drott supervises the Pause Off! Peer Theatre Troupe, a group of undergraduate students who provides educational presentations regarding healthy relationships, interpersonal violence prevention and safer social habits to NIU students in...
Chad Spann
Northern Illinois University is welcoming 13 former Huskies who went on to play in the National Football League to Huskie Stadium for Wednesday night’s football game with Toledo. The 13 former Huskies are in town to celebrate the new NIU Executive Leadership Forum, comprised of prominent College of Business alumni. Scheduled to attend the game...
Jordan Lynch
When the NIU football team last battled Toledo, the two teams combined for 123 points. Sixty-three of those belonged to the victor Huskies. A year later, with MAC Championship rights again on the line, the Rockets are coming Wednesday night to DeKalb on the heels of a stinging 34-27 conference loss to Ball State. They’re...
Sociology offers year-round opportunities for students to get involved in human-service-related programs. For nearly 25 years, the department has sponsored an alternative spring-break trip to Pensacola, Fla., where students have constructed more than 50 houses with Habitat for Humanity.
The Department of Sociology, in conjunction with the Sociology Student Advisory Committee and the NIU Criminal Justice Club, kicks off the 10th annual Sociology Week event tonight. Sociology Week is being held in rooms 505 and 506 or the Holmes Student Center from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, through Thursday, Nov. 15. The...
Anthony A. Iosco
The Northern Illinois University College of Law held its 2012 Judges’ Reception Wednesday, Nov. 7. The event was extremely well-attended, with more than 150 judges, alumni, students, faculty, family and friends at the historic Gibsons Steakhouse in Chicago. The evening was highlighted by remarks Dean Jennifer Rosato and the Honorable Anthony Iosco (’78), who is...
Students outside the new residence hall
Northern Illinois University’s new residential complex will open its doors to the community from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov 14, just before the NIU Huskies take on Toledo to decide who will go to the MAC Championship game. Alumni and surrounding community members are welcome to come see the New Residence Hall and tour...
Four health care workers from various disciplines
Attention health care professionals: NIU’s College of Engineering and Engineering Technology (CEET) will offer two courses for safety and health in work environments. Classes will provide information about OSHA requirements and procedures for controlling exposure of blood-borne pathogens on health care facilities and ergonomic guidelines training for nursing homes. Courses will be offered Monday, Dec....
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