The line-up of unique giveaways available to a limited number of Huskie fans at each of the first three games add even more value to every NIU ticket purchase in 2019. Giveaways include Hammock jerseys, Huskie visors and Victor E. Football bobbleheads.
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NIU is ready to roll out the red and black carpet for incoming Huskies during the annual Fall Kick-Off set for 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23. NIU faculty, staff and student volunteers are needed to help welcome new students and their families
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This summer, NIU STEM Read is partnering with the NIU Libraries and the Society for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators to host the first of a series of events exploring “future telling,” how storytellers and scientists engage in dialogue and use their
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Do you know someone who would make a great Huskie? Encourage them to register for our Summer Open House on Friday, July 19, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Held in spring, summer and fall semesters, Open Houses are one of NIU’s
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Take yourself out to the ballgame, Wednesday, July 3, when NIU Police and other members of area law enforcement will take on local firefighters in a charity softball game to raise money for Special Olympics. The event is sponsored by Johnsonville Brats,
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NIU’s Duke Ellington Ballroom (located in the Holmes Student Center) will once again be the setting for a three-day celebration of ballroom dancing when the “Let’s Dance” Big Band Weekend returns Friday to Sunday, July 19-21. All levels of jazz and social
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Time is running out for submissions to the 125 Key NIU Moments project in honor of the university’s upcoming 125th anniversary. The deadline is also approaching for grant applications in support of special projects in 2020 that will help NIU celebrate its
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Making life less challenging… that’s what the seniors of the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology (CEET) have been working on all year. From devices that alert drivers to approaching emergency vehicles to ensuring allergy patients always have their life-saving epinephrine injection
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The final lecture of this year’s Elizabeth Allen Visiting Alumni Speakers in Art History Lecture Series features Freida High Wsikhongo Tesfagiorgis’ talk: A Sankofa Moment in 2019: The Impact of The Black Arts Movement On Diversity in Art History and Museums in the
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Joe Flynn grew up with a clear sense of his primary role and duty in society. “I was always raised to think about where other people are coming from, and what struggles folks have, and that oftentimes the things that people have to
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Denise Bunning remembers well the moment she decided to become a teacher when she grew up. She was 8 and in the third-grade when her East Coast family settled in Glenview, Ill. “I always loved school,” says Bunning, who eventually earned her M.S.Ed. in
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Communication is so simple and immediate today that it’s difficult to comprehend the struggle our human ancestors faced. An upcoming exhibition in the Blackwell History of Education Museum will recognize those challenges and celebrate the achievements of those people throughout history who overcame obstacles
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