Category: Events
Do you want to make gifts for people in need? The Operating Staff Council (OSC) is hosting workshops as a way for NIU Huskies to give to others. Join some Huskies who are excited about creating practical and useful items for those in need while collaborating on ideas for projects. Upcoming workshops are scheduled for 12 to...
Registration is now open for this year’s NIU LEAD Summit. The summit will take place on Saturday, Nov. 12, in Barsema Hall from 9 a.m. – 3:45 p.m. At this premier leadership conference, NIU students will be able to hear from keynote speakers, participate in various workshops, and engage in networking opportunities with other student...
The Percussion Ensemble Costa Rica (Ensamble de Percusión Costa Rica) will present a concert at the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall on Sunday, Nov. 13 at 5 p.m. The concert is free, open to the public and accessible to all. The repertoire of the concert is made up of compositions written for the ensemble by renowned...
Cor Cantiamo, a professional chamber choir in residence at the NIU School of Music, will present the world premiere performance of The Seven Heavens, composed by Grammy-nominated British composer James Whitbourn on Thursday, Nov. 3, at 8 p.m., in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall at NIU. This 30-minute multi-movement work is a musical biography of...
Afri-Fest is a three-day event organized by the African Students Association to celebrate diverse cultures and countries in the continent of Africa. The first event, the Independence Day Gala, will take place at the Duke Ellington Ballroom and will be celebrating independence days for all African countries whose dates fall between July and December. Tickets...
Students, staff, family, friends and community members are invited to attend Bryan Stevenson’s open presentation, “American Injustice, Mercy, Humanity and Making a Difference,” on Oct. 24, at 6:30 p.m., in the Holmes Student Center, Carl Sandburg Auditorium. Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, will visit NIU for an evening designed to...
NIU will present its sixth annual “Bullying: How Schools Can Respond” professional development conference Wednesday, Oct. 26, to further equip school employees with good advice and resources on how to respond to bullying. Scheduled from 8 a.m. to 2:15 p.m., the conference will take place in the Learning Center of NIU’s Gabel Hall and Room...
What happened to the Ancient Maya, so well known from the monuments and cities preserved in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and Honduras? Was there a collapse? David Webster, professor emeritus at Pennsylvania State University, will explore the archaeological evidence of lords and kings at the ancient Maya site of Copan, Honduras, to answer this question. Drawing...
On Wednesday, Oct. 19, from 7-8 p.m., in the Rare Books and Special Collections section on the fourth floor at the Founders Memorial Library, join Dr. Tin Naing Win, associate professor of History, from Mandalay University for a public lecture on the “Art of Cartography in Ancient Burma.” Come celebrate Halloween early on Sunday, Oct. 23, from 1-3 p.m., by...
Light up the night and show your Huskie pride! On Thursday, October 20th, at 7p.m., NIU encourages you to invite your friends, family members and neighbors to watch the Northern Lights Homecoming Parade! A long-standing Huskie Homecoming tradition, the Homecoming Parade brings Huskies and members of the DeKalb and Sycamore communities together on a lighted...
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will present a roundtable discussion about electoral politics and democracy in America from 4:30-6 p.m., on Tuesday, Oct. 18, in the Montgomery Auditorium. This CLAS Research Forum program will include short, 5-7 minute presentations by the following faculty members followed by discussion: Matt Streb (Political Science), Electoral College...
Good is all around us, Angela B. Hurley believes. Unfortunately, says the professor of education at Transylvania University, the negative often distracts our attention and drowns whatever impact something positive might have made. For example, almost everyone turns their eyes toward parents screaming at a misbehaving child, but few notice the examples and lessons of excellent parenting...
