We don’t usually think of the central United States as earthquake territory. However, at least 26 minor earthquakes have rattled northern Illinois in the past 100 years, and in recent years Oklahoma has experienced more “felt” earthquakes (magnitude 3 or higher) than
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What are the things you wish you knew as an inexperienced and overwhelmed student? The Orientation and First Year Programs team is seeking volunteer staff and faculty mentors to welcome our newest Huskies into the pack and help them create a positive
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Where would the world be in pandemic times without video and online chat services like Zoom? In just a few short months, we have learned to depend on this particular software platform to stay close with coworkers, friends and family, and in
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Kate McCabe, a junior majoring in Nutrition, Health and Wellness, is the third student to be selected as a paid intern with the Communiversity Gardens through a partnership between Campus Compact and Tyson Foods. “We are fortunate to have received this grant award
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Jon Briscoe has accepted the role as the new Chair of the Department of Management, taking on Sarah Marsh’s substantial achievements as she steps down from the role and opts to return to her first love of teaching. Jon began his tenure as chair
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When Cymone King, ’15, was on campus, earning her industrial management and technology degree, she seized the day, taking advantage of opportunities in her area of study wherever she could. Making contacts and learning industry best practices allowed King to eventually land
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The cancellation of the season’s final performances in the College of Visual and Performing Arts had an impact on all students, but for senior dance performance majors Chloe McCoy and Katie Meyer it not only wiped out their final dance performance, but
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The University Honors Program is going places, and Andrea Radasanu is eager to lead the way. Advancing from acting director to newly appointed director, Radasanu bursts with excitement about all the program has to offer students, especially when it comes to new
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Gina Nicolosi, whose current term as Chair of the Department of Finance ends at the close of June, has enthusiastically agreed to extend her role into a new term. Gina’s achievements as the Chair of Finance are many and varied. Under her leadership, the
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Adam Carter COVID-19 changed abruptly from just a concerning topic in the news to a crushing force that isolated and locked down schools, communities and economies. The pandemic continues to claim a heartbreaking inventory of victims, from small businesses and gainful employment
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Plan developed by department’s Diversity Integration Group (DIG) engages student-athletes, staff With issues of race relations and social justice rising to the forefront of national and international consciousness, Northern Illinois University Athletics has enacted an aggressive social justice education plan for student-athletes,
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When COVID sent us to a virtual environment in the spring, did your laptop require a gazillion updates? Did you struggle to access the internet at home? Did you write an entire class assignment on your phone? Tell us about it. Really.
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