Category: Community
NIU leads the way with new wayfinding program Evolving as a leader in efforts to increase accessibility, NIU has piloted a new wayfinding system that will benefit all Huskies, especially those who are blind or visually impaired. The wayfinding system will allow students, faculty, staff and visitors to hear key information and navigate their way...
It’s all systems go on NIU’s planned $23 million Northern Illinois Center for Community Sustainability (NICCS), as the State of Illinois has released the remainder of its funding set aside for the project. Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash. Governor JB Pritzker announced yesterday the release of $37.3 million to launch facilities for five hubs of the...
NIU Libraries are happy to announce that the 2023 “Wildlife from the NIU Campus and Along the Prairie Path” calendar is now available for purchase. A collaboration between NIU Libraries and local wildlife photographer/English Professor Emeritus Michael Day now in its second year, the calendar features a “hyperlocal” selection of photographs of birds, animals, and...
It can be challenging for teenagers to advocate for themselves, and even more challenging for those with a disability diagnosis. Members of NIU’s Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic hope to change that with Ignite, a new program being launched in 2023. “As a clinician at the NIU Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic, I often hear from families and school professionals that...
The Northern Illinois University Jazz Orchestra will be heading to New York City in January to compete in the third annual Rudin Jazz Championship at Jazz at Lincoln Center, and you can get a preview of that performance at their concert Thursday, November 17 at 7 p.m. in Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the Music...
WNIJ received several top broadcasting awards from the Illinois News Broadcasters Association (INBA) during the association’s fall convention on Oct. 8, 2022, including Second Place in the Best Station category. The station is part of Northern Public Radio – the broadcasting arm of Northern Illinois University – and is housed in the Division of Outreach,...
On Saturday, Oct. 15, approximately 4,000 visitors, including 13 buses full of K-12 students and their families, gathered in the center of NIU’s campus for STEM Fest – a free annual celebration of science, technology, engineering and math. The event highlighted student and faculty research and artistry and offered hands-on learning activities for the whole...
Just over a year ago, the Barb City STEAM Team program was founded by NIU STEAM, in the Division of Outreach, Engagement and Regional Development. The premise was simple: to offer a free afterschool program on the campus of Northern Illinois University designed primarily for middle school students who would be the first in their...
The NIU New Music Festival celebrates its tenth year with three consecutive evenings of music November 2, 3, and 4, 2022. The evening programs begin at 7 p.m. and tickets are available through the online School of Music Box Office. Here’s a look back at the history of the NIU New Music Ensemble and New...
On the first floor of the Founders Memorial Library hangs what may be the world’s largest disco ball. It also may be the most detailed representation ever of Huskie hometowns around the world. Or a high- resolution view of the surface of Mars, Jupiter or any of the other planets. In fact, it can be...
THRThe campus and community are invited to participate in a pair of free, upcoming events focused on the history and ongoing impacts of African slavery in the United States. The musical 1619: The Journey of a People will be performed at DeKalb’s Egyptian Theatre, Thursday, October 20 at 6 p.m. The performance is free and...
For 13 years, Dr John G. Peters was known as “the students’ president” at Northern Illinois University, and now generations of students to come will know his name and understand his legacy. In a ceremony held Oct. 6, more than 100 friends, family and colleagues gathered at the Campus Life Building to be on hand...
