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During the fall 2022 semester, students in the Experiential Learning Center had the opportunity to work with one of our College of Business’ most prolific partners — Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS). LRS is a waste and recycling management company servicing multiple municipalities in addition to the entirety of the Chicago Public School system. Alongside sponsorship...

Here at Northern Illinois University, community is our strength. When you are part of the Huskie Pack, you belong for life, and these Cardinal and Black bonds are strong, often holding over decades. Your loyalty is never clearer than during our annual Huskies United day of giving, which provides key funding to the University, its programs and...

Jack Baker, ’12, has been working as a stand-up comedian for over a dozen years, and thinks most of his comedic brethren are not loud, brash class clowns. “I feel like there’s this misconception about comedians, that we’re always the class clown, and I feel like that’s almost never the case,” he said. “Comedians are...

The NIU Department of Mathematical Sciences will host a regional mathematics competition from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, at DuSable Hall and the Carl Sandburg Auditorium at the Holmes Student Center. Close to 400 students from 18 high schools will participate in the Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics (ICTM) Regional High School Mathematics Contest. Individual...

Dana Isawi Like all human beings, children experience intense emotions. How they express those feelings is quite different than adults, however – and children in DeKalb County who are mourning the deaths of close family members have a strong advocate in Dana Isawi. The assistant professor in the Department of Counseling and Higher Education is...

Fifteen students in NIU’s Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program took what they’ve learned in the classroom into the community when they attended the Sycamore Park District Self-Care Fair on Feb. 4 at the Sycamore Park District Community Center. “This was an important opportunity for the students to practice motivational interviewing skills and advocate for...

In the United States, 28.8 million Americans will suffer from an eating disorder at some point in their lives. Eating disorders are serious, yet treatable, mental, and physical illnesses that affect individuals of all genders, ages, races, body shapes, and weights. Eating disorders are characterized by disturbances in behaviors, thoughts, and attitudes to food, eating,...

Supported by the selling of used gear, NIU Outdoor Adventures was able to raise funds to convert one of the racquetball courts in the Recreation Center to a bouldering room in May of 2021.  The space has a 300 square-foot bouldering wall—constructed by Eldorado Climbing—training hangboards, a Nicros Hypergravity Isolation Training (HIT) system and a slackline. “It...

Vernese Edghill-Walden, who over the last eight years has helped champion NIU’s transformational diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts, is headed home to her alma mater. Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, has named Edghill-Walden, Ph.D., as its inaugural vice president for Equity and Inclusive Excellence. Edghill-Walden will continue in her role at NIU as vice...

Engineering Technology students in the Industrial Management Technology, Environmental Health and Safety program are now able to waive the initial exam and apply directly for the Graduate Safety Practitioner designation upon graduation. After review and audit, the Board of Certified Safety Professionals has approved NIU’s B.S. in Engineering Technology-Industrial Management & Technology, Environmental Health &...

When students, faculty and staff join together to support NIU Huskie Food Pantry, it proves to be a winning combination. That was the case in January when the College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) and the CHHS Student Advisory Committee teamed up to help fellow Huskies. “The Student Advisory Committee (SAC) wanted to participate...

The Office of Student Engagement and Experiential Learning is gearing up to celebrate undergraduate research, artistry and community engagement projects from all colleges at the annual Conference on Undergraduate Research and Engagement (CURE).   Faculty and instructors are encouraged to support undergraduate researchers and serving as a CURE judge is one of the unique ways to...