Cheer your Huskies both at home and on the road this football season! Tickets are on sale for home and away games. The Huskies play five home games this season, with the next game at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, as they host
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Students, faculty, staff reflect on Blind Spots
Those who stopped by the Check Your Blind Spots bus out of curiosity this week left ready to act, leaving their thoughts behind on a pledge board. “Be open.” “Stop and listen.” “Slow down and think.” Lines of students, faculty, staff, alumni
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Esports summer camp more than just child’s play
What if playing video games could help prepare junior high and high school students for college and career success? In the right competitive and collaborative environment, it can do just that – while also being a lot of fun. This past summer,
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NIU’s inaugural Sista Summit set for Sept. 14
Women of color are invited to attend the inaugural Sista Summit, a one-day conference for NIU women-identified students on Sept. 14 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center, 231 N. Annie Glidden Road. “The Sista Summit
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Parking Services announces Food for Fines program to benefit Huskie Food Pantry
Would you like to be able to pay your parking fine while also helping out a fellow Huskie who’s facing food insecurity? For the week of Monday, Sept. 10 through Friday, Sept. 14, you can do that by participating in the NIU
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Welcome to our new faculty and staff!
The list, as always, is impressive. A visual artist who combines traditional and digital techniques. A chemist from Moscow with interest in the promise of functional organic materials to replace traditionally used materials with cheaper and better-performing new ones. A veteran teacher-educator
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Learn about local life at Campus Meets Community
NIU students, faculty and staff can learn about area businesses and discover local resources at the first-ever Campus Meets Community event Tuesday, Sept. 11, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Martin Luther King Commons. More than 40 local businesses and organizations affiliated
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National Preparedness Month 2018
Disasters happen. Prepare now. Learn how. As the new semester begins it is important to remember that we all must prepare ourselves and our families for times of disaster. Now is the time to learn how to make plans, learn lifesaving skills,
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NIU police encourage Huskies to be proactive about safety
As the semester kicks off, NIU police are asking Huskies to form safe habits as they reacclimate to campus life. “It takes a community to police the community, not just the police,” said Deputy Chief Jason John. “And our officers are part
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Huskies are on a roll with new bike share program
NIU’s bike share program is up and rolling around campus, offering an efficient and sustainable transportation option for the Huskie community. With the addition of about 150 new red bikes last month, students have been navigating around campus in style and on
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Melanie Koss named CoE’s first Senior Faculty Fellow
Melanie Koss Melanie Koss is the NIU College of Education’s first Senior Faculty Fellow. Launched this spring, the program recognizes and rewards high-performing, tenured faculty and promotes research and/or scholarly activity in the college. Recipients of the Senior Faculty Fellow title receive either
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College of Education spotlights innovation
A recent all-college meeting in the College of Education focused on department-level innovations and intentional growth strategies that support the Strategic Action Planning Framework. Dean Laurie Elish-Piper asked each department chair or faculty representative to present on one project or initiative that fuels the college’s
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