When Debra Boughton, senior associate Athletics director and chief of staff in NIU Athletics, looked around the room of the first ATHENA-Women of Accomplishment Award Reception she attended as a newcomer to the community she asked, “How did these women become who
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First- and Second-Year Experience (FSYE) invites all departments with mentoring programs available at NIU to participate in a ground-breaking initiative to identify and match their mentoring programs to interested students. After FYSE revamped their Mentor Match Survey last year to make it more student-friendly,
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NIU has a unique opportunity for people who want to learn more about law enforcement. Faculty, staff and students are invited to enroll in the NIU Police Department’s Citizens Police Academy, an 11-week experiential learning opportunity that begins Wednesday, Jan. 30. “The
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A major project has been in the works that will positively impact the way NIU manages contracts. As part of the university’s ongoing efforts to ensure that contracts are properly vetted and comply with university requirements, NIU is launching a new online
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University leaders are unveiling today a five-year Strategic Enrollment Management Plan that will guide NIU in attracting and retaining students who represent the diversity of the region, nation and world. Called “fundamental to the mission and vitality of the university,” the plan
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Seventeen NIU Professional Sales students hit the road on a Huskie bus last month to jump-start their sales career. This intersession class – Professional Sales in the Field, otherwise affectionately known as “Sales on Wheels” – provided firsthand exposure to five companies,
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In 2019, NIU employees will get two additional paid days off throughout the year. After recommendations from NIU President Lisa Freeman and approval from the University Council, the university recently published the new schedule for employees. The additional days off will fall
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Tricia Rollerson grew up in various homes around the country, moving from one state to the next. So did Teresa Polson. Both went to college, earning bachelor’s degrees in psychology and social work, respectively. Later, they both found paths into education, eventually
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For years, Mary Gardner has required her LTCY 300 students to create theoretical “listening center” projects on paper. Gardner, an instructor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, expects these assignments to propose good nonfiction texts to read aloud to children. She also
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Portia Downey has asked the question countless times during her interviews of Educate U.S. applicants. Why do you want to teach? She knows what most will say. I always wanted to become a teacher. I love working with kids. It’s usually the same. Faced with the
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By the fall of 2019, a full-service Starbucks coffee house should be operational on the NIU campus. As part of the renovations at the Holmes Student Center (HSC), crews are building out a space for the popular destination coffee shop. The new
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Alumni all over the world have shown their Huskie pride by expressing their interest in volunteering their time and talent to support their alma mater. Initially, however, many did not know where to start until Northern Illinois University Alumni Association (NIUAA) Executive
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