Six sixth-graders at Rockford Environmental Science Academy are exploring Next Generation Science Standards – and having a blast at the same time. Pi-Sui Hsu, an associate professor in the Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment, is making weekly travels to Rockford to run an after-school program
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According to a report released by the World Economic Forum, by 2020, creativity will be one of the three most important and in-demand skills in the workplace. To help build their creative confidence, undergraduate students from across NIU will have the opportunity
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A familiar face has taken on the role of director of Architectural and Engineering Services of the university’s Facilities Management and Campus Services. Belinda Roller, who was named interim director in January after Tom Wroblewski retired, was selected after a national search
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In the six months since Project FLEX began delivering physical education and leadership training to young men incarcerated in the Illinois Youth Center of St. Charles, many eyes have been opened. Jenn Jacobs and Zach Wahl-Alexander, professors in the NIU Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education who deliver that
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The VeoRide bike-sharing program continues to gain popularity among students, faculty and staff. More than 2,000 people have signed up to use the two-wheeled transportation system to get around campus. Active users have taken more than 33,000 trips and logged over 13,000
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NIU associate professor and award-winning author Joseph Flynn will discuss his book, “White Fatigue: Rethinking Resistance for Social Justice,” on Thursday, April 4, at 6 p.m. The event is part of the university’s Diversity Dialogue Series sponsored by the Office of Academic
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The Northern Illinois University Chemistry Club invites the public to its annual Chemistry Demo Night held on Friday, April 12, in Faraday Hall 143, located directly behind LaTourette Hall on Normal Road. Doors will open at 6 p.m., and the show will start at 6:30 p.m. This year’s theme is “The Wizarding
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DeKalb, IL. – The NIU Department of Communication is bringing three nights of student films to Cole Hall’s Jameson Auditorium with the 18th installment of the Reality Bytes Independent Student Film Festival, beginning at 9 p.m. Tuesday, April 9. The events are free and
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Alum credits NIU with hotel management success, gives back Jeff Wolff started at Marriott as a bus boy about 45 years ago while still in high school and now travels throughout the world, working with more than 5,000 hotels. A vice president
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In an effort to ensure that NIU’s learning environment is inclusive and accessible to all students, Amylin Hendrix-Ziegelbauer joins the Huskie team as a closed-caption editor to serve students who are deaf or hard of hearing as well as anyone who may benefit
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The Graduate School invites faculty, staff and students to join in celebrating the outstanding accomplishments of NIU’s graduate students. A reception will be held at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23, in the Altgeld Hall Auditorium. Presentation of awards will begin at 3:30 p.m.
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A group of NIU students enjoyed more than a victory when the Chicago Bulls took on the Washington Wizards last Wednesday, March 20, at the United Center. About a hundred students and faculty from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Department of
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