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For the 115th edition of homecoming, Northern Illinois is reviving the time-honored tradition of a bonfire. Students, faculty, staff, alumni and the entire DeKalb County community are invited to participate in this free event, 6:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 7, in Parking Lot C-3, located between the Convocation Center and the Outdoor Recreation Sports Complex. In...
An exciting choral concert that includes performances by professional, collegiate, and high school choirs  returns to the Egyptian Theatre for a second straight year, Sunday, September 18 at 3 p.m. “The Big Sing” brings together the finest choral ensembles in DeKalb county for an afternoon of beautiful music celebrating the power of passionate musicians united in song....
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will welcome presidential historian Douglas Brinkley as the next guest in their Rebuilding Democracy Lecture Series at 6 p.m. CDT Sept. 15. This event, conducted on Zoom, will feature a discussion between Brinkley and Dean Robert Brinkmann on the current state of democracy, the highs and lows of...
A new tradition is being introduced as NIU plans its 115th Homecoming celebration. The “Pride with Purpose” annual shirt sale will support student scholarships and allow Huskies to show their pride with a limited-edition piece of apparel. The Pride with Purpose annual shirt sale is a collaborative effort between NIU Athletics, the NIU Foundation, the...
The Northern Illinois University College of Law is excited to announce that it will launch a new Business Law Innovation Clinic (BLIC) starting in August 2022.  Located on the NIU DeKalb campus at the College of Law in Swen Parson Hall, the BLIC will be directed by Assistant Clinical Professor Lawrence A. Stein, a 1993...
The biennial celebration of The Northern Star’s past, present, and future resumes this September. The twelfth Northern Star Alumni Awards Banquet and Hall of Fame Banquet will take place on Friday, September 16, at Northern Illinois University’s Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center, plus the 1970s-era Star reunion continues on Saturday, September 17 with a tailgate and...
Anyone who has had the chance to see Ryan Janisch in action as a school administrator knows he is enthusiastic about his work. As the principal of North Grove Elementary in Sycamore, Illinois, for the past 13 years, he is known by students and parents as a fun-loving and good-hearted leader. “I think I always...
Once again, Huskies United to do the impossible! Together, our alumni, faculty, staff and friends of the University brought in $1,104,426 during our annual Huskies United day of giving, on June 22-23. This total exceeded expectations and topped last year’s total giving, when just over $1 million was raised. It only took the Huskie Nation 1,895...
Short Video Previews Excitement of this Year’s Events In less than 115 days, the Huskie Nation will come home to DeKalb for the 115th Homecoming to celebrate what it means to be part of the NIU family. This year’s Homecoming will blend tradition with new events and activities for all parts of the NIU community,...
As NIU looks toward its upcoming Huskies United day of giving on June 22 and 23, it makes sense to invest in the areas that are expanding the fastest. “The Latino Resource Center (LRC) is serving a growing population, and we would like to create a robust community where every single student learns and engages...
By the time Connie Storey began working as the assistant director of programming and communication for the NIU Honors Program, she had a good idea of the challenges that faced many hard-working Huskies, as well as the opportunities afforded to diligent students. After earning her B.S. in management in 2003 and returning to campus to...
On June 1, WNIJ 89.5 launched WNIJ.org/Hola, a new digital community with an events calendar, news and an opinion series geared toward Spanish speakers of all levels in DeKalb County. WNIJ.org/Hola features local and state news stories, recipes and opinion pieces in both Spanish and English, as well as a regularly updated playlist of Spanish-language...
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