Information Technology Services has put in place new password requirements. Passwords now must: Have a minimum of 8 characters. Contain, at a minimum, a character from at least three of the following four groups: Uppercase letter Lowercase letter Special characters such as spaces:-+,~`[email protected]#$%^&*()=_'”{}[]|\?/:;><. A number Note: Passwords cannot be reused or contain your AccountID or full name.

NIU’s Alumni Association invites faculty and staff to celebrate the five-year anniversary of the Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center with at a pair of ice cream socials. Join the Alumni Association hosts on the terrace for a sweet treat to thank everyone for five great years. The events are scheduled from noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13, and Thursday, Oct. 14....

Join NIU alumni and friends Saturday, Oct. 16, at the NIU Alumni Association’s Homecoming party. Pre-game festivities will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Alumni Village, located adjacent to the Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center (BAVC) on Annie Glidden Road. Enjoy a performance by the Huskie Marching Band, meet NIU President John...

Recreation Services will host a Homecoming Fun Run during the morning of Saturday, Oct. 16. Students, faculty, staff, families and community members are invited to participate. Packet pick-up and check-in begins at 6:30 a.m. The run will begin at 7:30 a.m. and the walk will start at 7:35 a.m. from Annie’s Woods, across from the Music Building...

NIU’s Art Museum is pleased to present a “Day of the Dead” artist invitational from Thursday, Oct. 21, through Saturday, Dec. 4. The public is invited to an opening reception from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21. NIU alumni and student artists have been invited to create Day of the Dead altar pieces in...

NIU’s Art Museum will present “Patty Carroll: Anonymous Women,” a contemporary photography exhibition from Thursday, Oct. 21, through Saturday, Dec. 4. The public is invited to an opening reception at the museum from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21. Carroll will be one of several artists speaking about their work between 6 to 7 p.m. that...

NIU’s Art Museum will present “INsideOUT,” a contemporary conceptual group exhibition metaphorically looking at fashion with all its implications: glamour, charm, distraction, absence, longing, memory, play, gender/class authority and technology/labor issues. The exhibition will be open from Thursday, Oct. 21, through Saturday, Dec. 4. The public is invited to an opening reception from 4:30 to...

NIU’s Art Museum will present “Ghosted Bodies: Fashion, Fine Art and Symbolism,” a lecture by Suzanne Eberle from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 14, in Room 102 of the Visual Arts Building. While the human figure has been a major subject in the history of art, the ghosted body — missing but suggested by empty...

“De Mujer a Mujer: Latina Assistance Program” (LAP) invites Latinas students to the Latino Resource Center smart classroom from 4 to 5 p.m. every Wednesday. LAP is dedicated to providing Latina students with the space to engage in meaningful conversations about cultural and gender awareness along with promoting programs, activities and leadership opportunities that foster...

In 1990, Congress established the first week of October as Mental Illness Awareness Week. Since its inception, advocates have used this week to highlight the importance of mental health.  As October begins, NIU’s Counseling and Student Development Center wants to remind the NIU community of its services. The center provides services that are completely confidential and...

Jacquelynne Eccles of the University of Michigan will present a talk titled, “What Are We Doing To Our Young People? Designing Appropriate Educational Contexts for Adolescents,” from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 18, in the Sky Room of the Holmes Student Center. Eccles is the McKeachie-Pintrich Distinguished University Professor of Psychology and Education and...

Congressman Bill Foster will visit NIU’s DeKalb campus this morning to tout the benefits of a new broadband network to be built in northwest Illinois thanks to a $68.5 million federal grant to the university. The news conference will be streamed live here starting at 9:45 a.m. Announced in September, the grant will allow a group...