Those who stopped by the Check Your Blind Spots bus out of curiosity this week left ready to act, leaving their thoughts behind on a pledge board. “Be open.” “Stop and listen.” “Slow down and think.” Lines of students, faculty, staff, alumni
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What if playing video games could help prepare junior high and high school students for college and career success? In the right competitive and collaborative environment, it can do just that – while also being a lot of fun. This past summer,
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NIU students, faculty and staff can learn about area businesses and discover local resources at the first-ever Campus Meets Community event Tuesday, Sept. 11, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Martin Luther King Commons. More than 40 local businesses and organizations affiliated
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Disasters happen. Prepare now. Learn how. As the new semester begins it is important to remember that we all must prepare ourselves and our families for times of disaster. Now is the time to learn how to make plans, learn lifesaving skills,
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As the semester kicks off, NIU police are asking Huskies to form safe habits as they reacclimate to campus life. “It takes a community to police the community, not just the police,” said Deputy Chief Jason John. “And our officers are part
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NIU’s bike share program is up and rolling around campus, offering an efficient and sustainable transportation option for the Huskie community. With the addition of about 150 new red bikes last month, students have been navigating around campus in style and on
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An upcoming Unity Walk aims to bring people together to better understand one another and our own implicit bias. University students, faculty and staff are invited to walk together with members of the DeKalb community in the fifth annual event beginning at
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Family Weekend is open to all families and community members. We’ll be rolling out the red – and black – carpet for our families to participate in the NIU community. Come, join the pack Friday, Sept. 14 through Sunday, Sept. 16! Family
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Traveling across the country to shine a light on unconscious bias, the Check Your Blind Spots mobile bus tour will stop at NIU. A multimedia experience designed to help people recognize, acknowledge and minimize potential blind spots–unconscious biases that can narrow your
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NIU School of Music Professor and Director of Percussion Studies Greg Beyer and retired School of Music faculty member Robert Fleisher are featured on “Long Roll: A Tribute to Composer-Percussionist Michael Manion” by Albany Records. The release features a solo malletKAT composition of
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New and returning NIU students are encouraged to educate themselves about the new city of DeKalb parking regulations for neighborhoods surrounding the university. Under the city’s Safe Streets program, street parking that many students have utilized in the past will no longer
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Mark Pietrowski Jr., DeKalb County board chair and director of NIU Continuing and Professional Education recently was selected as one of 40 emerging leaders in the state of Illinois to take part in the seventh class of the University of Illinois Edgar
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