NIU Today

NIU might not have been Kendle Fraley’s first choice, but this geology graduate student says coming to DeKalb gave him the opportunity to succeed. As his plans to attend the Coast Guard Academy in Connecticut fell through, Fraley found himself uncertain about his future. He attended community college, where he cultivated an interest in the...

Ben Bingle, program coordinator of the Center for NGO Leadership and Development (NGOLD) at NIU, contributed to the recently published public sector human resources book, “Managing People as Assets.” The book, published by Millennium HRM Press, focuses on the challenges posed by public sector human resources management. It relies on case studies of specific human...

NIU scientists have acquired a new high-performance computer cluster that will exponentially ramp up on-campus capabilities to sort and analyze large quantities of research data. The hybrid GPU/CPU supercomputer has a capacity of more than 30 teraflops, meaning it can do more than 30 trillion calculations per second. It is expected to usher in a...

NIU’s Office of Assessment Services has posted the Spring 2012 issue of Toolkit, its quarterly “nuts and bolts” e-newsletter. This issue offers a sneak preview of Assessment Expo 2012, scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to noon Friday, March 2, in the Holmes Student Center Sky Room. Brief explanations are provided about the four roundtables planned for...

March is Women’s History Month, and this year NIU will celebrate with an array of events based on the theme of “Women, Wealth, and Economic Justice.” “Poverty and economic justice are at the forefront of national political debates today as well as key issues globally,” said NIU Women’s Studies Program Director Amy Levin. “I can’t...

The Northern PACT OPEN Mic Night talent show will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, March 1, inside Room 100 of the Visual Arts Building. The event is organized as part of Northern PACT week, which runs from Monday, Feb. 27, through Thursday, March 1. OPEN Mic Night is open to all students,...

Northern Illinois third baseman Troy White, a native of Chicago, Ill., was named one of 30 candidates for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. The award is annually given to an NCAA Division I senior with notable achievements in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character and competition. “Troy is a fit candidate for the...

NIU’s Center for Latino and Latin American Studies at NIU has announced its Graduate Colloquium Speaker Series for the spring. The center offers a minor in Latino and Latin American Studies, a graduate concentration in Latin American Studies, research grants for affiliated faculty and graduate students, undergraduate scholarships, cultural programming and outreach activities. About 30...

Before he retires this year, NIU music professor Robert Chappell will put together one more recital that promises to be funny, sentimental and, as usual, unforgettably entertaining. All of his past recitals have been special, but this one will be over the top without being over the top. He wants it to reflect his work,...

The Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) will present a photographic exploration of Islamic cultures across Southeast Asia in “Islamic Cultures in Reflection,” an exhibit opening at 4 p.m. Monday, March 5, at the Holmes Student Center’s Gallery Lounge. The exhibit will kick off a series of  events over the next year planned to mark ...

Expanding  their collaboration on programs such as the SF Teen Read and the STEMfest Book Nook, NIU STEM Outreach and the DeKalb Public Library have partnered to create “Bright Futures: Electrify Your Mind @ Your Library.” Throughout the spring, community members are invited to events at the library and NIU’s campus to learn about concepts...

“Storming the Gates: The Struggle for Access to Higher Education in Illinois,” a powerful documentary which chronicles the ongoing history of blacks and Latinos in Illinois higher education, will screen at NIU. The screening begins at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 27, inside the Carl Sandburg Auditorium of the Holmes Student Center. The film features trailblazers...