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Student, parents, faculty and staff can stay on top of campus safety online. The NIU website offers important and useful information that students will need daily, in stormy weather and during occasional emergencies, said Kathy Buettner, Vice President for the Division of University Relations. The page can be found at http://www.niu.edu/emergencyinfo/index.shtml. Within the website is...
The NIU Community School of the Arts, sponsored by the College of Visual and Performing Arts, will offer several classes this fall in art and music. Teachers are faculty and students in the NIU schools of Music and Art. Need scholarships are available for those 18 and younger; the application deadline is Monday, Aug. 29....
The Rev. Arra M. Garab, a retired NIU English professor and former chaplain of the university’s police department, died Monday, Aug. 22, in Rockford. He was 81. Garab began teaching at NIU in 1966. Five years later he became a full professor. The classes he taught before his 1995 retirement included rhetoric, English composition, poetry...
NIU’s Community Dance School, sponsored by the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, begins its fall 12-week session Monday, Sept. 12. Classes meet weekly through Dec. 5. Instruction is offered for ages 4 through teen and adult. Classes include creative movement, pre-ballet, ballet, pointe, tap, jazz hip hop, Irish step, ballroom, Latin and swing. Adult...
Over the summer, ITS installed more than 150 wireless access points, bringing the total number of campus access points to approximately 450. The newly installed devices provide the highest possible data speed and widest area of coverage to give students and faculty the best wireless experience. To accelerate progress toward 100 percent campus coverage, ITS...
Steve Mazan
NIU alum Steve Mazan’s self-funded independent documentary, “Dying to do Letterman,” has been chosen to qualify for an Academy Award. Shot over the course of five years, the film follows the stand-up comedian’s quest to perform on “Late Show with David Letterman,” the long-running, late-night show on CBS. Precipitated by a cancer diagnosis, Mazan’s journey...
Nearly 2,600 eager students packed the streets surrounding the NIU residence halls Thursday, Aug. 18, for Move-In Day 2011. Moving away from home for the first time can lead to some anxious moments for some students, but the enhanced amenities of the newly-renovated Grant Tower C should ease the transition. The Grant Tower C renovation is...
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Student in the NIU Honors Program is launching a new service project called “Birthday Boxes,” and they are looking to the community for help. Honors students are now collecting and stockpiling supplies that will be used to create “birthdays in a box” for children in need in DeKalb County and surrounding areas. These boxes will...
Looking for love? Think you’ve found that right one? How do you tell if they’re a lover — or a loser? Known as “America’s Real-Life Hitch,” David Coleman (aka “The Dating Doctor”) is coming to NIU to challenge his audience to make the most of their healthy relationships and rethink their unhealthy ones. NIU’s Division...
Photo of boys cheering on the Huskies with "NIU!" painted on their chests
Northern Illinois fans are invited to get ready for the 2011 Huskie football season Saturday, Aug. 20, at the team’s Annual Family Fun Day. Coach Dave Doeren and his players will mark the final day of preseason football camp with a scrimmage and several post-practice events. The Huskies will take the field at 11:35 a.m....
Huskie Bash 2010
Welcome Days 2011 — “Open the Door to New Beginnings” — starts Thursday. Thursday, Aug. 18 Residence Halls Opening Day 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Location: All residence halls Commuter Connections Day Noon to 3 p.m. Hosted by Off Campus and Non-Traditional Student Services Location: Holmes Student Center Sky Room Huskie Bash 3 to 6...
The NIU Art Museum will host a fall sculpture exhibition suite from Tuesday, Aug. 23, through Saturday, Oct. 29. An opening reception will take place from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8. The exhibitions celebrate wit, social commentary, process and technique in variously scaled contemporary sculpture. In the House: Sculpture for the Home While...
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