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It’s never too early to learn about philanthropy. That was the case when NIU’s Child and Development and Family Center (CDFC) held a birthday cake kit drive this fall to benefit the Huskie Food Pantry. “At the CDFC we have three center-wide pyramid model expectations: we take care of ourselves, we take care of others...
The College of Engineering and Engineering Technology (CEET) hosted a Manufacturing Innovation Symposium in November to introduce companies from across the region to how CEET and the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC) can partner with them to help their businesses thrive in a highly competitive marketplace. “We have a tremendous range of expertise in the...
The NIU School of Art and Design presents a photographic exhibition that is an extension of the “Faces of Belonging Project,” a collaborative art project that promotes belonging amongst individuals who live work and study in DeKalb, Ill. “CREATE & DISCOVER Belonging in STEAM” is running in the Annette and Jerry Johns Student Art Gallery...
‘We’re all Huskies here’ Expect an even bigger celebration at this year’s 116th Homecoming when NIU takes over downtown DeKalb for a Huskie Homecoming Block Party. The NIU 116th Homecoming Blocky Party will shut down a portion of Lincoln Highway in downtown DeKalb from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, and feature what can...
NIU is the most LGBTQ+ friendly college in Illinois. Recently released by BestColleges, in partnership with Campus Pride, the ranking is the latest in a string of recognitions based on NIU’s campus-wide efforts to ensure all Huskies feel welcome, included and valued. University leaders say this most recent honor—based not only on targeted support programs...
Carol A. Sumner, Ed.D., will return to her home state of Illinois to become NIU’s new vice president of  Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and chief diversity officer (CDO), pending approval June 15 from the NIU Board of Trustees. Born in Texas, Sumner grew up in Illinois before embarking on a successful professional career, including 27...
Following a national search, native Chicagoan Yvonne Harris, Ph.D., is expected to be named vice president of the Division of Research and Innovation Partnerships (RIPS) at Northern Illinois University, pending Thursday, May 11 approval by the NIU Board of Trustees. As vice president of RIPS, Harris will lead the university’s growing research and innovation enterprise....
The Division of Research and Innovation Partnerships (RIPS) has built an impressive new front porch. RIPS recently launched a dynamic Research and Innovation website to celebrate the “local focus and global reach” of NIU efforts, highlight faculty and student innovators and provide an extensive resource to potential partners from outside the university. Content from the...
  The first students from Southeast Asia arrived on the campus of what then was known as the Northern Illinois State Normal School in 1903. “One of the really interesting things about Indonesia, and really all of Southeast Asia, is how deep and how long our commitment is to the region,” says Bob Brinkmannn, dean...
When students, faculty and staff join together to support NIU Huskie Food Pantry, it proves to be a winning combination. That was the case in January when the College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) and the CHHS Student Advisory Committee teamed up to help fellow Huskies. “The Student Advisory Committee (SAC) wanted to participate...
It’s all systems go on NIU’s planned $23 million Northern Illinois Center for Community Sustainability (NICCS), as the State of Illinois has released the remainder of its funding set aside for the project. Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash. Governor JB Pritzker announced yesterday the release of $37.3 million to launch facilities for five hubs of the...
Returning to NIU after decades, 90-year-old Huskie earns degree Joyce DeFauw has always liked happy endings. This December, she’s getting hers. Having just turned 90 years old, she’ll graduate from NIU with a Bachelor of General Studies degree. It’s a degree seven decades in the making. One, she says, anyone could achieve, really. She’ll tell...
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