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Lorena Flores glimpsed how just one NIU Department of Curriculum and Instruction class in multiculturalism could influence the beliefs of the students who had come before her in Gabel Hall. Gisela Lopez-Lauderdale learned how P-12 schools can best engage Latino families of children with disabilities. Courtney Rieb explored how music can promote language acquisition as well as...
The School of Theatre and Dance at NIU presents, The Revolutionists, with performances nightly through Saturday, February 9 at 7:30 p.m. and with matinees at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 9 and Sunday, February 10 in the O’Connell Theatre. Tickets are available online or at the Stevens Building Box Office. The Revolutionists is a sassy comedy about four very real,...
Organizers of the Professor Jean W. Pierce Educational Studies Colloquium Series are hoping to expand the audience across campus. Daryl Dugas and Kelly Summers, members of the faculty in the Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations, have scheduled faculty from both the College of Education and across campus for this spring’s presentations. Meanwhile, in another change, those...
Thomas Bough, Professor of Music, Director of Bands, and Wind Symphony Conductor at Northern Illinois University is presenting six different sessions at state music education association events around the country early this year. Bough presented “Adulting 201: Stuff (Young) Music Educators Need to Know” at the 2019 Alabama Music Educators Association Professional Development Conference, January...
Cliff Alexis, co-founder of NIU’s world-renowned steelpan studies program has passed away at 82. He was an invaluable part of the School of Music for more than 30 years even after his retirement from NIU in 2017. A Memorial Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with a service at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday,...
NIU Athletics will recognize the contributions and accomplishments of Huskie women student-athlete alumni from the pre-Title IX era (1961-1981) during the NIU Legacy Celebration, Friday-Saturday, Feb. 15-16. Among the highlights of the weekend’s events will be the awarding of varsity letters to student-athlete alumni during a breakfast reception in the South Lobby of the Convocation...
Members of the Northern Illinois University community are partners with NIU leadership in creating a positive NIU experience. With that in mind, President Freeman invites NIU faculty, staff, students, alumni and community members, to meet with her during newly scheduled office hours. “I welcome respectful and constructive dialogue about NIU,” says President Freeman. “I am excited about...
One NIU faculty member, two students and an entire department were recognized for their outstanding contributions to international education during the 2018 International Recognition reception held Nov. 13. “The university is committed to recognizing individuals who exceed expectations,” said Bradley Bond, associate vice president, Division of International Affairs. “Each year, we recognize a faculty member,...
Evelyn Brand traveled to Houston in January 2017 with her eyes wide open. A junior Elementary Education major at the time, Brand’s senses crackled from “how much Houston has to offer,” from its metropolitan culture and world-class Italian and Mexican restaurants to its warm winter weather. Yet the Educate U.S. participant was equally impressed by what she found at Sinclair...
What are your thoughts on sustainability? Don’t know exactly what sustainability is? Are you an EcoGeek? Or, are you somewhere in the middle? Researchers want to hear from you — sharing your thoughts could get you $20 in cash for participating! The Behaviors, Attitudes, Resources and Knowledge of Sustainability (BARKS) Survey is NIU’s first-ever campus...
Knowing what it’s like to navigate college on her own, Wesener Michael encourages students to self-advocate Talking college options, Kelly Wesener Michael told her high school counselor she’d like to be Julie on the classic ’80s television show, “The Love Boat.” Her mother had encouraged the career aspiration, telling her daughter she’d be a good...
All proceeds raised from ROTC 50th Anniversary alumni events in October to benefit Cadet Fund. The NIU Division of University Advancement, led by Catherine Squires, CFRE ’80, president and CEO of NIU Foundation/vice president for University Advancement, is proud to donate all proceeds from last October’s NIU ROTC Huskie 50th Anniversary dinner back to the NIU...
