So crafty: Elizabeth Hipskind explains her Styrofoam eyeball model to William Penrod, an associate professor in Visual Disabilities program of the NIU Department of Special and Early Education. Elizabeth Hipskind stood in front of a room full of TVIs – teachers of
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On Saturday, Feb. 29, the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology (CEET) held its first Engineering Open House in 2020, which was attended by 135 prospective high school and transfer students with 241 parents and guests for a total of 376 visitors. They
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Northern Illinois University College of Law has been named a top law school for criminal law by PreLaw Magazine with an A- rating. NIU Law is one of only three Illinois schools on the list joining Northwestern and Chicago-Kent, both also receiving A-
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Dr. Kenneth C. Chessick (’84) was selected to 2020 Super Lawyers, an honor for only the top 5% of each state’s attorneys. Chessick, of counsel to Clifford Law Offices, is a well-respected and well-known lawyer and doctor. Principal partner of the Law
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Many students dream of traveling to another country and studying abroad, but options might seem limited if they do not have financial means to pay for a trip. NIU’s Foreign Language Residence Program (FLRP) is a language-immersion special interest community for students
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Bernadette Chatman During the fall semester of 2015, Bernadette Chatman served as a Northern Lights Ambassador for the NIU College of Education. What, she was asked for a web profile, were her ambitions? The sophomore Special Education major in the Department of Special and Early
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The 125th Anniversary Oral History Project is a celebration of the many people and events that make up NIU’s rich history. Led by Amanda Littauer, NIU associate professor, Department of History and Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality, and JoAnn Losavio, a
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When inclement weather strikes, students and university employees have a number of resources available to stay informed regarding whether classes are cancelled or campuses are closed. The decision to declare an emergency weather suspension of campus operations, including class cancellations, is a data-informed, consultative process involving
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Settled into their new space on the fourth floor of the Health Services Building, the staff in Academic Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (ADEI) invite you to their open house on Friday, March 6 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. ADEI moved into
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Last October, the Illinois Interactive Report Cards office at NIU released Illinois Postsecondary Profiles, a cutting-edge application that allows users to browse or search institutional data from community colleges, universities and professional training schools throughout Illinois. “There’s never been a site quite
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The community is invited to the ninth annual benefit concert, Transformation Through Rhythm, on Friday, March 20, 2020, at 7:00 p.m. in the DeKalb High School Auditorium. The concert will feature the Harambee African Percussion Ensemble, the DeKalb High School Percussion Ensemble,
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Hammock’s Second Season Features Six Home Games, Big Ten Match-Ups A pair of Big Ten Conference opponents, a Chicagoland game versus one of the most storied independent programs in the nation and five games at Huskie Stadium highlight Northern Illinois University’s 2020
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