Parking Ticket? No problem! Individuals who are issued a parking ticket on campus between Aug. 26 and Sept. 6 can have the fee waived by taking five or more non-perishable food items to the Campus Parking Services office. All food items will
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Work of NIU Ph.D. student, professor highlighted in prestigious physics journal A Filipino graduate student who was first attracted to NIU by its proximity to world-class federal research laboratories—and by the prospect of being able to attend a Chicago Bulls game—recently scored
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The College of Engineering and Engineering Technology (CEET) of Northern Illinois University (NIU) presented Associate Professor Ted Hogan, Ph. D. with the 2019 Faculty of the Year award at its meeting on August 21. Professor Hogan joined the Department of Engineering Technology
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The University Writing Center is dedicated to assisting Huskies with the writing process. From brainstorming to polishing the final draft, their team is available to help students, faculty and staff become stronger and more confident writers. “Our motto is supporting writers and
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Danelle Davis Danelle Davis spends most of her weekdays from August through May teaching in front of a classroom of nearly 30 first-graders. Summer 2019, however, has afforded the DeKalb School District 428 teacher the opportunity to work individually with a child
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Students are invited to learn more about the many majors and minors offered at NIU and to start on the path to choosing their ideal program of study at the Majors and Minors Fair, being held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Anna Morrison Anna Morrison loves interactions with children. “Being around them brings a lot of joy into my life – just with certain things kids say, and the way they act, they’re a lot of fun,” says Morrison, a May 2019 graduate
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From left: Kyle Conway, Amarine Quiroga, Amanda Surruscoand Maria Almeida Amanda Surrusco hadn’t expected the freedom. Maria Almeida hadn’t expected the differentiation. Kyle Conway hadn’t expected the trust. Surrusco, Almeida and Conway, three of the four NIU College of Education student-travelers on the
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Nancy Petges, NIU nursing assistant professor, has been named a 2019 Nurse Educator Fellow by the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE). She is one of 19 nurse educators in the state who have awarded $10,000 each to promote excellence in nursing
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NIU Police are advising students to be on the lookout for an employment scam with criminals posing as foreign-based companies recruiting U.S. citizens for work-at-home employment opportunities. These positions often involve reselling or reshipping merchandise to destinations outside the state. The scam
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Four NIU students chosen to live, learn and work on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., experienced a summer of opportunity. As congressional interns, students Brodie Walker, Elizabeth Korbut, Victor Owoeye and Robert “Quinn” Carolan each worked for a member of the Illinois
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Becca Shields first started working at NIU STEM summer camps when she was an undergraduate elementary education major at NIU. “I started working at camp the summer before my student teaching, so I didn’t have any classroom teaching experience yet,” Shields says.
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