Class of 2019 graduate Patrick Marshall Regan is a manufacturing engineer who works in the Life Sciences Division for the medical manufacturing company NN Inc. He chose NIU for its proximity to home, so he could continue to work part-time jobs, but
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The nominations are out for the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, and the list includes current NIU School of Music faculty, staff, alumni and students! The ceremony will be held Sunday, January 26 at Staples Center in Los Angeles. American Originals: 1918 is one
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NIU’s Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost has named Chad McEvoy as vice provost for faculty affairs. McEvoy joined NIU in 2015 as the chair of the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, helping the department launch new academic programs,
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a $1.9 million grant to Northern Illinois University and the Illinois Institute of Technology for the training of next-generation workers in accelerator science and technology. The funding will support select qualified graduate students in
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NIU is excited to participate in the ALL IN Democracy Challenge, a campus-wide effort to encourage Huskies to get involved in the election process and improve overall civic engagement. “Civic engagement is something that is incredibly important in a healthy democracy,” said
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Have what it takes to lead the Huskie pack? Undergraduate students are being recruited to work as Orientation Leaders in the summer of 2020. Through their work at summer orientation programs and early Welcome Days programming, Orientation Leaders serve as role models
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Beginning as a journalist, venturing into the world of American politics, and finally serving as an advocate for legal reform through the Illinois Civil Justice League, Ed Murnane, ’66, has been a witness to the best and worst humanity has to offer.
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Senior Design Stories: Increasing Warehouse Efficiencies During the last 16 years, SD Wheel Corp. has experienced exponential growth within their market of matching car and truck enthusiasts with wheel and tire bundles. A staple of their business model is offering the largest
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Go Huskies, Go Hawks! Fifty-two Kinesiology and Athletic Training majors traveled Oct. 9 to watch a Chicago Blackhawks practice at the Fifth Third Arena. Members of the Exercise Science Club organized the Engage Local experience, which was funded by the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education. “The visit included an up-close-and-personal experience watching
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Araceli Lopez Zavala first attended Universidad para Padres (Parent University) in 2016 to see if she could help out as a volunteer. The bilingual Sycamore resident, who has an undergraduate degree in social work, was not aware of the many community resources
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Senior Design Stories: Vertical farming By the year 2050, it’s estimated that the world’s population will exceed 9.8 billion. This has scientists concerned about how to keep up with the demand for food, which will be 60% higher than it is today.
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What started in 1975 as a simple weekend campout in Watersmeet, Michigan, for 14 NIU alumni, eventually turned into a meaningful 45-year tradition. These men met through their affiliation with NIU’s national service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega (APO). Through the years, attendance
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