Category: Campus Highlights
NIU’s main campus in DeKalb will be closed Thursday. NIU’s regional centers in Naperville and Hoffman Estates will remain open to serve previously scheduled clients.
The National Weather Service has cancelled the Blizzard Warning for all NIU campus locations. NIU’s Late Night Ride Service will resume operation at 4 p.m. today.
The Illinois Supreme Court on Tuesday moved to temporarily block a state appeals court ruling that tossed out a $31 billion capital construction program. The latest court ruling allows NIU's plans for renovation of the Stevens Building, planning funds for a computer technology learning emporium and infrastructure work around campus to move forward
Due to the weather conditions, Northern Illinois University’s main campus in DeKalb and all regional NIU Educational Centers (Hoffman Estates, Rockford, Naperville) will be closed on Wednesday, February 2.
NOTE: Abhijit Gupta’s interviews scheduled for this week have been canceled. New dates will be forthcoming. Bradley G. Bond and Abhijit Gupta each will hold a series of open forums and interviews the week of Jan. 31 as candidates for dean of the NIU Graduate School and associate vice president for graduate studies. Interviews for...
THIS CONCERT HAS BEEN CANCELED. The Claremont Trio (piano, violin, cello) is widely regarded as the premier piano trio of its generation. First-ever winners of the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson International Trio Award, and the only piano trio ever to win first prize at the Young Concert Artists International Auditions, the Claremont is consistently lauded for its “aesthetic maturity,...
NIU will conduct a free seminar Saturday, Feb. 26, for people who are thinking about pursuing graduate degrees. The seminar, which will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., will allow prospective students to speak with educators about popular programs, admissions requirements and financial aid options. The seminar will take place in the McCareins Classroom of the...
Section 19.4 of the NIU Bylaws requires that an annual review of the performance of the ombudsman be conducted by the University Affairs Committee of the University Council. The individual to be reviewed at this time is Tim Griffin. The position description for the ombudsman is available online. NIU students, faculty and staff are invited...
The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences External Programming will host the 2011 Northern Illinois Regional History Fair Saturday, Feb. 26, in the Holmes Student Center. The history fair provides a venue for junior high and high school students to test their merits as scholars while exploring local history. Volunteers are needed to judge the students’...
Ready for some Outdoor Adventures? The Outing Centre of Recreation Services is planning two events for Groundhog Day — Wednesday, Feb. 2 — including a sledding trip. First, a winter sports clinic is scheduled from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Outing Centre. Come check out the great possibilities of winter, warm up with hot chocolate and...
The NIU College of Business fared extremely well in a recent BusinessWeek magazine story citing a 2010 survey of senior-level students across the country ranking how well their business school integrated ethics into the curriculum. An overwhelming majority of NIU business students gave the college’s BELIEF Initiative an “A.” That level of satisfaction ranked second only...
In a stunning unanimous decision, the Illinois Appellate Court Wednesday afternoon threw into question the future of the renovation of the Stevens Building and millions of state capital dollars for important infrastructure upgrades on campus. The ruling declared unconstitutional the 2009 legislation that provided much of the funding for the $31 billion capital spending appropriation...
