The Latino Resource Center’s De Mujer a Mujer program in collaboration with E.B.O.N.Y. Women, S.I.S.T.E.R.S. and The Ladies of Distinction student organizations, will be hosting the 7th Annual Women’s Empowerment Conference on Saturday, April 7, from 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. in
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The NIU Chemistry Club invites the public to its spring 2018 Chemistry Demo Night at 6:30 p.m. Friday, March 30, in the Carl Sandburg Auditorium of the Holmes Student Center. The theme will be “Chem-Olympics,” in honor of the recent Winter Olympics,
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Illinois’ most creative young problem-solvers will arrive at NIU in 120 teams from throughout the state for the Illinois Destination Imagination Affiliate Tournament on Saturday, March 24. This statewide competition allows the top elementary, junior high and high school aged teams from
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The NIU Student Branch of IEEE will host the largest electrical engineering student event in the Midwest in this month. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Region 4 Student Leadership Conference will be held March 16-18, at the Holmes Student
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Northern Illinois University will hold a series of events, beginning Friday, Feb. 9, to mark the passage of 10 years and honor the lives of five students lost on Feb. 14, 2008. NIU Associate Vice President of Student Affairs Kelly Wesener-Michael, who
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NIU is more than familiar with the amazing stories students tell about their engaged learning experiences with faculty. The ninth annual Undergraduate Research and Artistry Day and the fifth annual Community Engagement Showcase are planned Wednesday, April 18. However, this spring will
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The theme for this year’s Martin Luther King Celebration week is “Keep moving forward in beauty, love, and justice.” The weeks celebration continues on Tuesday, January 16. Visit the Regency Room in Holmes Student Center between 2:00-7:00 for the Journey Toward Justice
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As the curtain opens at the 2017 Red and Black, guests will experience all the energy and excitement they’ve come to expect from the NIU Foundation’s signature gala. As always, the evening will feature the stories of the university’s talented, grateful students
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Jennine Capó Crucet will visit campus on Tuesday, Oct. 17, as part of the university’s Diversity Dialogues series of events. Crucet’s “Make Your Home Among Strangers“ was selected as NIU’s Common Reading Experience for 2017-2019. “Although Make Your Home Among Strangers is a
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The NIU Art Museum will proudly host visiting artist Terrence A. Reese (“Tar”) during a public reception starting at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11, as he discusses his body of artwork and his current exhibition Reflections: Intimate Portraits of Iconic African Americans on
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Don’t try to pigeonhole Eugene F. Provenzo Jr. It won’t work. The professor emeritus from the University of Miami’s School of Education is a Renaissance man whose interests – and qualifications – reach far beyond his title. “By way of my background,
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More than 30 members of the NIU Athletics Hall of Fame and head coaches of Hall-of-Fame teams are expected to be on hand when the six-member “Class of 2017” is inducted on Friday, October 6, at 7:00 p.m. in the historic Duke
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