Category: Community
For nearly 50 years, Jonathan Kozol has dedicated his life to addressing the increasingly complex and urgent issues that face public education, including the challenge of providing equal opportunities to every child, regardless of racial origin or economic status. Among the most respected and eloquent writers and speakers on public education, he has had numerous...
New and returning students and community members all are invited this weekend to DeKalb’s annual Corn Fest event, located at the Taylor Municipal Airport. NIU is providing convenient transportation to and from the festival throughout the weekend. Weekend activities include an Air Fest with biplane and helicopter rides in addition to a B-25 Bomber, an...
Colorful kites of all sizes and shapes will soar over the skies of DeKalb at the seventh annual DeKalb Kite Festival. Kite Fest is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 9, on the NIU campus at the corner of Lucinda Avenue and Kishwaukee Drive, adjacent to Anderson Hall. Admission is free, with...
Want to get paid to add a little culture to your life? ELS Language Centers in DeKalb is looking for people interested in providing international students with housing for the 2012-2013 academic school year. Host homes will be compensated by ELS with a $600 stipend every four weeks for hosting international students. Host homes are...
Identity theft is a growing threat in today’s technology-driven society. It is important to take extra precautions to destroy sensitive documents that might have private information on them, such as Social Security numbers, bank accounts or bill account numbers. To assist the community in destroying these documents, DeKalb County Clerk and Recorder John Acardo is...
Northern Illinois Athletics invites all area golfers, alumni and Huskie fans to hit the links and support their favorite NIU teams in the process at the second annual NIU Coaches’ Classic golf tournament, planned Friday, Sept. 7, at the Kishwaukee Country Club in DeKalb. The event will take place in conjunction with the NIU Varsity...
Question: what’s better than gazing up at a summer sky filled with shooting stars? Answer: gazing up at those same beautiful stars while drinking a cool, crisp glass of wine. On Sunday, Aug. 12, STEM Outreach invites adults to the August STEM Café: “An Evening of Shooting Stars and Chardonels.” This fun, casual event takes...
NIU’s acclaimed Master of Public Administration Program and its Center for Governmental Studies are collaborating with HR Green, Inc., a leading national provider of governmental services, to improve alternative service delivery in local government. Alternative service delivery is a promising strategy for municipalities that wish to maintain service levels and quality but are faced with...
Aurora’s Farmers Market is celebrating 100 years of providing fresh, locally grown produce, and NIU nutrition students are joining in the festivities. Events begin at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, when the market opens at 350 N. River St. at Wilder Promenade. The Gipsy Trio will play circa-1912 jazz at 9:30 a.m. Mayor Tom Weisner will...
Engineers are some of the most highly paid and sought-after professionals in the workforce. Yet only about 20 percent of bachelor’s degrees in math and engineering are earned by women, according to a recent study by the American Association of University Women. Because women bring unique perspectives to engineering, the shortage of women in the...
Eighth-grade students from Clinton Rosette Middle School in DeKalb received some hands-on technology training this summer, thanks to the College of Education. John Cowan, assistant professor from the Department of Educational Technology, Research, and Assessment (ETRA), and doctoral student Yan Chen recently finished the seven-week, distance-learning project titled “Who I Am, Where I’ve Been, and...
NIU’s Enhancing Engineering Pathways hosted a STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) camp in June. While attending the camp, three groups of 20 girls each were taken to the home of Richard Born to tour the solar photovoltaic (PV) system that powers it. Born is a retired member of the NIU College of Business faculty...
