Category: Centerpiece
NIU Professor Elizabeth Gaillard has gained statewide recognition for her efforts to improve the way sufferers of ocular disease are diagnosed and treated. One of the top researchers of macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy—among the leading causes of blindness—Dr. Gaillard recently won an innovation award from Illinois Innovation Network (IIN). IIN represents a group of...
Donor-funded collaboration hub will foster creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship throughout the NIU community and beyond. To enter Barsema Hall is to enter a world where anything seems possible. The high ceilings and busy common areas seem to vibrate with the energy and ideas of those who work and learn there. That energy was at a...
The NIU Department of Police and Public Safety is building on its longtime commitment to diversity by signing on to the 30 x 30 Pledge, an effort by law enforcement agencies across the nation to increase the number of sworn female police officers in their ranks to 30%. By signing the pledge, the department commits...
The College of Business welcomes Professors Lan Li and Eunha Myung into its faculty ranks in a move that also transfers NIU’s reputed hospitality and tourism management (HTM) major to the college. Li and Myung created the HTM program, which was originally housed in the College of Health and Human Sciences where they also previously performed their scholarly work. The two...
NIU has named Charlie Fey, Ed.D., a national leader in promoting student success on college campuses, as the university’s interim vice president for Student Affairs. His post begins Monday, July 19. Fey comes to NIU with more than 40 years of experience, including 23 years as the chief student affairs officer at five different institutions. He also has served in enrollment-management and residential-life leadership capacities. Among his previous posts,...
Ashley Hines learned that she loves conducting research. Michelle Nuñez Salas discovered that she wants to commit herself to activism. Emma Hazen discovered an affinity for community outreach, Chenaire Barmore is convinced that data is the future, and Kirk Williams learned that he could make a big difference in the community through nonprofit consulting. These...
NIU is home to the next generation of talented, dedicated students preparing for a brighter future for themselves, their families and the world around them. On June 23-24, Huskie Nation has a unique opportunity to unite around the mission, vision and values of Northern Illinois University through the NIU Foundation’s Huskies United. This online day...
There are at least two things that incoming Huskies have in common: they never quit, and they will read Born a Crime by Trevor Noah. Noah’s collection of personal stories has been selected for NIU’s Common Reading Experience for the 2021-23 academic years. Originally from South Africa, Trevor Noah is the current host of the...
October 2 Homecoming game highlights football promotional schedule With season tickets on sale and fans ready to fill the stands at Huskie Stadium again for the 2021 Northern Illinois University football season, NIU has set its initial promotional schedule for the Huskies’ four Saturday home games. The 2021 home opener on Saturday, September 11 will...
Heading into Fiscal Year 2021, the task of finding ways to make the workflow at NIU more efficient was added to the list of university goals. Specifically targeted were paper-based processes that have been executed through manually and have the potential to be automated and executed digitally. The need for such efforts was amplified when...
Since 2020, many of NIU’s popular summer camps for elementary through high school students have been offered online. Using imagination, ingenuity and creative problem solving, camp directors from NIU STEAM and Summer in the Arts have developed online communities of creative and curious learners. Online camps are returning this summer with an even wider variety...
As access to COVID-19 vaccines becomes increasingly available to Illinois residents 16 years of age and older, Huskies are sharing their reasons for getting vaccinated. Many of NIU’s faculty and staff have already received a COVID-19 vaccine administered through the DeKalb County Public Health Department. More than 1,100 NIU employees received their first dose of...
